Best Albums of 1998

Listed below are the best albums of 1998 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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, Madonna and Eels.
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1998
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1998
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1998
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Buy album United States
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1998
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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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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
8
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
8
Rank in 1998:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
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Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8
Rank in 1998:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8
Rank in 1998:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 19 2%
Deep Purple 2 0%
The Rolling Stones 2 0%
MxPx 2 0%
Brad Mehldau 2 0%
DMX 2 0%
Miles Davis 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 442 44%
United Kingdom 209 21%
Mixed Nationality 44 4%
Germany 34 3%
Sweden 32 3%
Japan 31 3%
France 24 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 915 92%
Yes 85 9%
Live? Albums %
No 956 96%
Yes 44 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Best Artists of the 1960s
1. The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan
5. The Beach Boys
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico
8. Led Zeppelin
9. The Doors
10. The Rolling Stones
11. John Coltrane
12. King Crimson
13. Frank Zappa
14. The Kinks
15. Love
16. Van Morrison
17. Neil Young
18. Charles Mingus
19. Miles Davis
20. The Zombies
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