Best Albums of 1998

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Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Siren

Heather Nova

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

114

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172.

Transaction De Novo

Bedhead

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

114

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173.

Music Is Rotted One Note

Squarepusher

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

114

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174.

The Art Of The Trio, Vol. 3: Songs

Brad Mehldau

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

13 charts

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113

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175.

The Best Of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Compilation

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

112

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176.

Safe Mode: On

Philophobia

Arab Strap

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

36 charts

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112

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Hell Among The Yearlings

Gillian Welch

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

39 charts

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112

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178.

Supernatural

dc Talk

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

14 charts

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111

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179.

My Arms, Your Hearse

Opeth

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

38 charts

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111

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180.

The Devil's Bris

Voltaire

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

4 charts

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111

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	21	2%
Miles Davis	2	0%
DMX	2	0%
Santana	2	0%
Ringo Starr	2	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
Aretha Franklin	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	435	44%
	209	21%
	48	5%
	33	3%
	31	3%
	31	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	43	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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