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