Best Albums of 1998

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Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,428 charts

Rank Score:

32,873

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

1,042 charts

Rank Score:

9,632

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Overall Rank:

145

Average Rating:

83 (1,283 votes)

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Moon Safari

Air

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

847 charts

Rank Score:

6,789

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Overall Rank:

238

Average Rating:

81 (1,015 votes)

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The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

654 charts

Rank Score:

6,119

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271

Average Rating:

78 (824 votes)

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Aquemini

OutKast

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

689 charts

Rank Score:

5,969

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Overall Rank:

278

Average Rating:

83 (758 votes)

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Music Has The Right To Children

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

630 charts

Rank Score:

5,021

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Overall Rank:

341

Average Rating:

82 (750 votes)

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Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

520 charts

Rank Score:

3,932

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Overall Rank:

432

Average Rating:

82 (662 votes)

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Ray Of Light

Madonna

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

429 charts

Rank Score:

2,754

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

440 charts

Rank Score:

2,620

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112

Overall Rank:

661

Average Rating:

80 (512 votes)

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10.

Electro-Shock Blues

Eels

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

381 charts

Rank Score:

2,433

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120

Overall Rank:

714

Average Rating:

79 (475 votes)

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
The Rolling Stones	2	0%
Valery Gergiev / Kirov Orchestra	2	0%
Fleetwood Mac	2	0%
Miles Davis	2	0%
Frank Zappa	2	0%
DMX	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	436	44%
	210	21%
	49	5%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	31	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	954	95%
Yes	46	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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