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Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
August 25th, 1998
Neo-Soul
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Contemporary R&B
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East Coast Hip Hop
USER SCORE
91
4,725 ratings
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2
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OutKast - Aquemini
September 29th, 1998
Southern Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
USER SCORE
90
3,817 ratings
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3
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Swans - Swans Are Dead: Live ‘95-‘97
January 20th, 1998
Experimental Rock
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Post-Rock
USER SCORE
90
529 ratings
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4
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Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
February 10th, 1998
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
89
8,669 ratings
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5
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Portishead - Roseland NYC Live
November 2nd, 1998
Trip Hop
USER SCORE
89
311 ratings
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6
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近藤浩治 [Koji Kondo] - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
December 18th, 1998
Sequencer & Tracker
,
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
89
174 ratings
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Seatbelts - Cowboy Bebop
May 21st, 1998
Jazz
USER SCORE
89
869 ratings
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8
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Death - The Sound of Perseverance
August 31st, 1998
Technical Death Metal
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Progressive Metal
USER SCORE
89
1,230 ratings
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9
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Massive Attack - Mezzanine
April 20th, 1998
Trip Hop
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Post-Industrial
USER SCORE
88
3,123 ratings
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10
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Richard Jacques - Sonic R
January 21st, 1998
Eurodance
,
Dance-Pop
USER SCORE
88
228 ratings
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11
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Gang Starr - Moment of Truth
March 31st, 1998
Boom Bap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
USER SCORE
88
782 ratings
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12
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Madonna - Ray of Light
March 3rd, 1998
Art Pop
,
Downtempo
,
Trip Hop
USER SCORE
87
1,730 ratings
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13
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久石譲 [Joe Hisaishi] - Hana-bi
New Age
,
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
87
29 ratings
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14
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Elliott Smith - XO
August 25th, 1998
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Pop
USER SCORE
87
1,355 ratings
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15
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平沢進 [Susumu Hirasawa] - 救済の技法 [Technique Of Relief]
August 21st, 1998
Art Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Electronic
USER SCORE
87
221 ratings
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16
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Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children
April 20th, 1998
Downtempo
,
IDM
,
Hauntology
USER SCORE
87
2,504 ratings
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17
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Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
October 27th, 1998
Post-Hardcore
USER SCORE
87
740 ratings
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18
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Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
September 29th, 1998
Boom Bap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
USER SCORE
86
1,358 ratings
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19
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Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel
May 5th, 1998
Art Pop
,
Art Rock
USER SCORE
86
374 ratings
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20
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King Crimson - Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal
June 23rd, 1998
Progressive Rock
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
86
34 ratings
Amazon
21
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System of a Down - System of a Down
June 30th, 1998
Alternative Metal
USER SCORE
86
2,866 ratings
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22
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D'Angelo - Live At the Jazz Cafe, London
June 30th, 1998
USER SCORE
86
29 ratings
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23
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Big Pun - Capital Punishment
April 28th, 1998
Gangsta Rap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
USER SCORE
86
551 ratings
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24
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Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert
October 13th, 1998
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
85
78 ratings
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25
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Duster - Stratosphere
February 24th, 1998
Slowcore
,
Slacker Rock
USER SCORE
85
3,078 ratings
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