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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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,405 charts

Rank Score:

37,037

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Average Rating:

87 (2,911 votes)

Comments:

428

Mezzanine

Massive Attack

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

1,025 charts

Rank Score:

10,248

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Overall Rank:

143

Average Rating:

83 (1,262 votes)

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Moon Safari

Air

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

821 charts

Rank Score:

6,997

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Overall Rank:

245

Average Rating:

81 (990 votes)

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Aquemini

OutKast

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

668 charts

Rank Score:

6,186

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Overall Rank:

278

Average Rating:

83 (744 votes)

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The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

625 charts

Rank Score:

6,010

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Overall Rank:

289

Average Rating:

78 (798 votes)

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Music Has The Right To Children

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

619 charts

Rank Score:

5,434

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Overall Rank:

330

Average Rating:

82 (735 votes)

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Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

502 charts

Rank Score:

3,976

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

432 charts

Rank Score:

2,767

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Eels

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

378 charts

Rank Score:

2,641

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114

Overall Rank:

678

Average Rating:

79 (464 votes)

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10.

Ray Of Light

Madonna

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

415 charts

Rank Score:

2,624

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117

Overall Rank:

683

Average Rating:

74 (613 votes)

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Best Albums of 1998 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
MxPx	2	0%
Deep Purple	2	0%
Aretha Franklin	2	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	2	0%
Miles Davis	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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