Best Albums of 1998

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Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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:

2,416 charts

Rank Score:

35,955

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Average Rating:

87 (2,931 votes)

Comments:

428

Mezzanine

Massive Attack

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

1,026 charts

Rank Score:

10,123

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Overall Rank:

143

Average Rating:

83 (1,267 votes)

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Moon Safari

Air

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

831 charts

Rank Score:

6,985

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Overall Rank:

239

Average Rating:

81 (998 votes)

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The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

648 charts

Rank Score:

6,357

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Overall Rank:

270

Average Rating:

78 (807 votes)

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Aquemini

OutKast

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

679 charts

Rank Score:

6,179

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Overall Rank:

277

Average Rating:

83 (749 votes)

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Music Has The Right To Children

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

625 charts

Rank Score:

5,306

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Overall Rank:

333

Average Rating:

82 (739 votes)

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Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

507 charts

Rank Score:

3,886

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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:

421 charts

Rank Score:

2,738

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

434 charts

Rank Score:

2,720

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110

Overall Rank:

648

Average Rating:

80 (504 votes)

Comments:

10.

Electro-Shock Blues

Eels

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

378 charts

Rank Score:

2,559

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120

Overall Rank:

698

Average Rating:

79 (467 votes)

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Deep Purple	2	0%
Plastikman	2	0%
Frank Zappa	2	0%
The Rolling Stones	2	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
Brad Mehldau	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	438	44%
	208	21%
	47	5%
	34	3%
	32	3%
	31	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	92%
Yes	85	9%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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Best Albums of the 1990s
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. Nevermind by Nirvana
3. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
4. The Bends by Radiohead
5. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
6. Automatic For The People by R.E.M.
7. Ten by Pearl Jam
8. Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
9. In Utero by Nirvana
10. Grace by Jeff Buckley
11. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
12. Illmatic by Nas
13. Dummy by Portishead
14. Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
15. Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer
16. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins
17. Homogenic by Björk
18. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
19. Spiderland by Slint
20. Violator by Depeche Mode