Best Albums of 1998

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Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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:

2,420 charts

Rank Score:

34,986

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Average Rating:

87 (2,941 votes)

Comments:

428

Mezzanine

Massive Attack

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

1,033 charts

Rank Score:

10,012

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Overall Rank:

143

Average Rating:

83 (1,274 votes)

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Moon Safari

Air

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

833 charts

Rank Score:

6,972

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Overall Rank:

235

Average Rating:

81 (1,005 votes)

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The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

653 charts

Rank Score:

6,321

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Overall Rank:

269

Average Rating:

78 (812 votes)

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Aquemini

OutKast

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

683 charts

Rank Score:

6,036

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Overall Rank:

279

Average Rating:

83 (753 votes)

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Music Has The Right To Children

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

625 charts

Rank Score:

5,168

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Overall Rank:

339

Average Rating:

82 (741 votes)

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Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

508 charts

Rank Score:

3,858

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Overall Rank:

453

Average Rating:

82 (653 votes)

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Ray Of Light

Madonna

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

425 charts

Rank Score:

2,789

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

437 charts

Rank Score:

2,712

Rank in 1998:

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111

Overall Rank:

648

Average Rating:

80 (506 votes)

Comments:

10.

Electro-Shock Blues

Eels

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

379 charts

Rank Score:

2,503

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121

Overall Rank:

707

Average Rating:

79 (469 votes)

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Pearl Jam	2	0%
Santana	2	0%
The Rolling Stones	2	0%
Miles Davis	2	0%
Valery Gergiev / Kirov Orchestra	2	0%
DMX	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	436	44%
	210	21%
	47	5%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	31	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	953	95%
Yes	47	5%

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

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