Best Albums of 1998

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 (FR), OutKast, Lauryn Hill, Boards Of Canada, Elliott Smith, Mercury Rev, Eels and Madonna.
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1998
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963.
Crackle 
Compilation
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Let It Happen 
Compilation
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1998
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9
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
9
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Rank in 1990s:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1998
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8
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 97 of 100

Best Albums of 1998 composition

Country Albums %


United States 436 44%
United Kingdom 209 21%
Mixed Nationality 47 5%
Sweden 32 3%
Germany 31 3%
Japan 31 3%
Canada 26 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 915 92%
Yes 85 9%
Live? Albums %
No 957 96%
Yes 43 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Best Albums of 1987
1. The Joshua Tree by U2
2. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
3. Sign 'O' The Times by Prince
4. Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths
5. You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.
6. Document by R.E.M.
7. Bad by Michael Jackson
8. Music For The Masses by Depeche Mode
9. Sister by Sonic Youth
10. Hysteria by Def Leppard
11. Substance 1987 by New Order
12. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by The Cure
13. Kick by INXS
14. Louder Than Bombs by The Smiths
15. Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
16. Come On Pilgrim by Pixies
17. Paid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim
18. Diesel And Dust by Midnight Oil
19. Tango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac
20. Tunnel Of Love by Bruce Springsteen
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