Best Albums of 1998

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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, Eels and Madonna.

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Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
Compilation

Tom Waits

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1998

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7 charts

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382.

Sunburn

Fuel (Grunge)

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1998

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24 charts

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383.

Miles From Our Home

Cowboy Junkies

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1998

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9 charts

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The Prosthetic Cubans

Marc Ribot

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1998

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11 charts

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385.

Beats And Breaks From The Flower Patch

Kitty Craft

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1998

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5 charts

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Wander This World

Jonny Lang

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1998

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11 charts

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387.

Got No Shadow

Mary Lou Lord

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1998

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21 charts

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Overcome By Happiness

Pernice Brothers

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1998

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12 charts

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389.

Music For Airports

Bang On A Can & Brian Eno

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1998

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11 charts

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Brand Spankin' New

Wayne Horvitz & Zony Mash

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1998

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3 charts

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Plastikman	2	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
Unwound	2	0%
ボアダムス [Boredoms]	2	0%
Ringo Starr	2	0%
DMX	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	437	44%
	209	21%
	44	4%
	34	3%
	32	3%
	31	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	916	92%
Yes	85	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	43	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	13	1%

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