Top Albums of 1998
1 |
113 |
Lauryn Hill |
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill |
Contemporary R&B,
Neo-Soul
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2 |
151 |
Air |
Moon Safari |
Ambient Pop,
Downtempo
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3 |
242 |
Neutral Milk Hotel |
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea |
Indie Folk,
Indie Rock
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4 |
257 |
Lucinda Williams |
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road |
Alt-Country,
Americana
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5 |
304 |
Massive Attack |
Mezzanine |
Trip Hop
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6 |
363 |
Mercury Rev |
Deserter's Songs |
Chamber Pop,
Neo-Psychedelia
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7 |
367 |
OutKast |
Aquemini |
Conscious Hip Hop
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8 |
398 |
Boards of Canada |
Music Has the Right to Children |
Ambient Techno,
IDM
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9 |
425 |
Madonna |
Ray of Light |
Downtempo,
Pop
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10 |
455 |
Elliott Smith |
XO |
Indie Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
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11 |
475 |
Fatboy Slim |
You've Come a Long Way, Baby |
Big Beat
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12 |
486 |
Manu Chao |
Clandestino |
Latin Alternative
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13 |
769 |
Bob Dylan |
The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 - Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert |
Contemporary Folk,
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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14 |
831 |
Pulp |
This Is Hardcore |
Art Rock,
Britpop
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15 |
845 |
Beck |
Mutations |
Alternative Rock,
Folk Rock
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16 |
972 |
Alain Bashung |
Fantaisie Militaire |
Nouvelle chanson française
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17 |
1042 |
The Beta Band |
The Three EP's |
Indie Rock
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18 |
1069 |
Billy Bragg & Wilco |
Mermaid Avenue |
Alt-Country,
Americana,
Folk Rock
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19 |
1121 |
Placebo |
Without You I'm Nothing |
Alternative Rock
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20 |
1140 |
Refused |
The Shape of Punk to Come |
Hardcore Punk,
Post-Hardcore
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21 |
1243 |
Calexico |
The Black Light |
Alt-Country,
Americana
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22 |
1422 |
Beastie Boys |
Hello Nasty |
Hip Hop
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23 |
1506 |
PJ Harvey |
Is This Desire? |
Alternative Rock,
Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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24 |
1571 |
Black Star |
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star |
Boom Bap,
Conscious Hip Hop
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25 |
1623 |
Belle and Sebastian |
The Boy with the Arab Strap |
Chamber Pop,
Twee Pop
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26 |
1652 |
Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach |
Painted from Memory |
Adult Contemporary
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27 |
1714 |
Tortoise |
TNT |
Electronic,
Experimental Rock,
Post-Rock
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28 |
1821 |
Eels |
Electro-Shock Blues |
Indie Pop,
Indie Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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29 |
1833 |
Kruder & Dorfmeister |
The K & D Sessions |
Trip Hop
|
30 |
1840 |
Mark Hollis |
Mark Hollis |
Ambient Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
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31 |
1923 |
Cat Power |
Moon Pix |
Singer/Songwriter,
Slowcore
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32 |
1943 |
R.E.M. |
Up |
Alternative Rock,
Pop Rock
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33 |
1994 |
Gang Starr |
Moment of Truth |
Boom Bap
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34 |
2032 |
Queens of the Stone Age |
Queens of the Stone Age |
Stoner Rock
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35 |
2048 |
Hole |
Celebrity Skin |
Alternative Rock,
Power Pop
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36 |
2088 |
Pearl Jam |
Yield |
Alternative Rock
|
37 |
2163 |
Rufus Wainwright |
Rufus Wainwright |
Singer/Songwriter
|
38 |
2298 |
Herbert |
Around the House |
Microhouse
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39 |
2314 |
Dixie Chicks |
Wide Open Spaces |
Contemporary Country,
Country Pop
|
40 |
2320 |
Turbonegro |
Apocalypse Dudes |
Glam Punk,
Hard Rock
|
41 |
2354 |
David Gray |
White Ladder |
Singer/Songwriter,
Soft Rock
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42 |
2395 |
Korn |
Follow the Leader |
Nu Metal
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43 |
2430 |
Garbage |
Version 2.0 |
Alternative Rock,
Pop Rock
|
44 |
2459 |
Gomez |
Bring It On |
Indie Rock
|
45 |
2495 |
The Afghan Whigs |
1965 |
Alternative Rock
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46 |
2505 |
UNKLE |
Psyence Fiction |
Trip Hop
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47 |
2506 |
Silver Jews |
American Water |
Indie Rock
|
48 |
2585 |
System of a Down |
System of a Down |
Alternative Metal
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49 |
2591 |
The Smashing Pumpkins |
Adore |
Alternative Rock
|
50 |
2608 |
Jeff Buckley |
Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk |
Alternative Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
|
51 |
2615 |
Rachid Taha |
Diwan |
Raï
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52 |
2626 |
Los Planetas |
Una semana en el motor de un autobús |
Indie Rock
|
53 |
2630 |
Tori Amos |
From the Choirgirl Hotel |
Art Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
54 |
2766 |
Boredoms |
Super AE |
Experimental Rock,
Noise Rock,
Psychedelic Rock
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55 |
2775 |
Manic Street Preachers |
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours |
Britpop
|
56 |
2829 |
Plastikman |
Consumed |
Minimal Techno
|
57 |
2839 |
Propellerheads |
Decksandrumsand- rockandroll |
Big Beat
|
58 |
2934 |
Marilyn Manson |
Mechanical Animals |
Industrial Rock
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Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000: |
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Sparklehorse |
Good Morning Spider |
Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion |
ACME |
Alternative Rock,
Blues Rock,
Garage Rock
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Jay-Z |
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life |
Hardcore Hip Hop
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Arab Strap |
Philophobia |
Slowcore
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Leila |
Like Weather |
IDM,
Indietronica
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Kid Rock |
Devil Without a Cause |
Hard Rock,
Rap Rock
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Monster Magnet |
Powertrip |
Stoner Rock
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Morcheeba |
Big Calm |
Trip Hop
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Sunny Day Real Estate |
How It Feels to Be Something On |
Midwest Emo
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Talvin Singh |
OK |
Atmospheric Drum and Bass
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Gillian Welch |
Hell Among the Yearlings |
Americana,
Contemporary Folk
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Sonic Youth |
A Thousand Leaves |
Alternative Rock,
Experimental Rock,
Noise Rock
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Money Mark |
Push the Button |
Indie Pop
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Gastr del Sol |
Camoufleur |
Chamber Folk,
Experimental Rock,
Post-Rock
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Royal Trux |
Accelerator |
Indie Rock,
Noise Rock
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Dirty Three |
Ocean Songs |
Post-Rock
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Amon Tobin |
Permutation |
Drum and Bass,
Nu Jazz
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Black Box Recorder |
England Made Me |
Indie Pop
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Spoon |
A Series of Sneaks |
Indie Rock
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DMX |
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot |
Hardcore Hip Hop
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The Third Eye Foundation |
You Guys Kill Me |
Atmospheric Drum and Bass,
Illbient
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Catatonia |
International Velvet |
Britpop,
Indie Rock
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Asian Dub Foundation |
Rafi's Revenge |
Breakbeat
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Big Punisher |
Capital Punishment |
Boom Bap,
Gangsta Rap
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4 Hero |
Two Pages |
Jazzstep
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Eliza Carthy |
Red Rice |
Contemporary Folk,
English Folk Music
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Nick Lowe |
Dig My Mood |
Singer/Songwriter
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Rae & Christian |
Northern Sulphuric Soul |
Trip Hop
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Fun Lovin' Criminals |
100% Colombian |
Alternative Rock,
Funk
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Liz Phair |
Whitechocolatespaceegg |
Alternative Singer/Songwriter,
Indie Rock
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