Best Albums of 1998 : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of 1998

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 30,000 greatest album charts.

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1998 year summaryThe best artists of 1998 were Neutral Milk Hotel, Massive Attack, Air, Boards Of Canada, OutKast, Elliott Smith, Lauryn Hill, Eels, Madonna and Mercury Rev.

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Album

Artist

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	1,771 charts
Rank in 1998:	1	Rank Score:	80,315
Rank in 1990s	4	Overall Rank:	18
Average Rating: 88/100 (1,992 votes)
Comments: 337 comments

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Mezzanine

Massive Attack

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	652 charts
Rank in 1998:	2	Rank Score:	15,812
Rank in 1990s	33	Overall Rank:	150
Average Rating: 82/100 (811 votes)
Comments: 42 comments

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Moon Safari

Air

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	546 charts
Rank in 1998:	3	Rank Score:	11,545
Rank in 1990s	48	Overall Rank:	216
Average Rating: 81/100 (667 votes)
Comments: 38 comments

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Music Has The Right To Children

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	410 charts
Rank in 1998:	4	Rank Score:	9,339
Rank in 1990s	54	Overall Rank:	260
Average Rating: 81/100 (485 votes)
Comments: 46 comments

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Aquemini

OutKast

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	357 charts
Rank in 1998:	5	Rank Score:	7,626
Rank in 1990s	63	Overall Rank:	327
Average Rating: 81/100 (432 votes)
Comments: 18 comments

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Elliott Smith

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	304 charts
Rank in 1998:	6	Rank Score:	5,601
Rank in 1990s	83	Overall Rank:	427
Average Rating: 81/100 (405 votes)
Comments: 10 comments

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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	318 charts
Rank in 1998:	7	Rank Score:	5,503
Rank in 1990s	86	Overall Rank:	433
Average Rating: 75/100 (458 votes)
Comments: 24 comments

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Electro-Shock Blues

Eels

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	286 charts
Rank in 1998:	8	Rank Score:	4,873
Rank in 1990s	93	Overall Rank:	474
Average Rating: 79/100 (336 votes)
Comments: 23 comments

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Ray Of Light

Madonna

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	253 charts
Rank in 1998:	9	Rank Score:	4,703
Rank in 1990s	100	Overall Rank:	497
Average Rating: 72/100 (407 votes)
Comments: 31 comments

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10.

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	273 charts
Rank in 1998:	10	Rank Score:	3,851
Rank in 1990s	122	Overall Rank:	588
Average Rating: 81/100 (339 votes)
Comments: 20 comments

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
Grateful Dead	3	0%
Mogwai	2	0%
Deep Purple	2	0%
Linton Kwesi Johnson	2	0%
Pearl Jam	2	0%
Lou Reed	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	473	47%
	213	21%
	28	3%
	27	3%
	27	3%
	26	3%
	25	2%
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