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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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,380 charts

Rank Score:

39,222

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Average Rating:

87 (2,872 votes)

Comments:

425

Mezzanine

Massive Attack

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

1,005 charts

Rank Score:

10,253

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Overall Rank:

149

Average Rating:

83 (1,240 votes)

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Moon Safari

Air

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

807 charts

Rank Score:

7,037

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Overall Rank:

246

Average Rating:

81 (983 votes)

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Aquemini

OutKast

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

657 charts

Rank Score:

6,200

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Overall Rank:

286

Average Rating:

83 (735 votes)

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The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

608 charts

Rank Score:

5,645

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Overall Rank:

319

Average Rating:

78 (781 votes)

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Music Has The Right To Children

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

614 charts

Rank Score:

5,556

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Overall Rank:

324

Average Rating:

82 (728 votes)

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Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

492 charts

Rank Score:

4,056

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

421 charts

Rank Score:

2,754

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Eels

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

372 charts

Rank Score:

2,620

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117

Overall Rank:

690

Average Rating:

79 (464 votes)

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10.

Ray Of Light

Madonna

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

412 charts

Rank Score:

2,593

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121

Overall Rank:

702

Average Rating:

74 (609 votes)

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	21	2%
Pearl Jam	2	0%
MxPx	2	0%
Deep Purple	2	0%
Valery Gergiev / Kirov Orchestra	2	0%
DMX	2	0%
Frank Zappa	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	436	44%
	208	21%
	47	5%
	33	3%
	31	3%
	31	3%
	26	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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