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1998 Album Releases
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1998
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Feb 10
Neutral Milk Hotel
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
87
critic score
(12)
90
user score
(7,533)
Aug 25
Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
90
critic score
(14)
91
user score
(3,875)
Sep 29
OutKast
Aquemini
91
critic score
(10)
90
user score
(3,350)
Feb 24
Duster
Stratosphere
89
critic score
(3)
85
user score
(2,585)
Apr 20
Massive Attack
Mezzanine
87
critic score
(10)
88
user score
(2,526)
Jun 30
System of a Down
System of a Down
86
critic score
(6)
86
user score
(2,348)
Apr 20
Boards of Canada
Music Has the Right to Children
89
critic score
(7)
87
user score
(2,146)
Mar 3
Madonna
Ray of Light
77
critic score
(11)
87
user score
(1,499)
Sep 29
Black Star
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
85
critic score
(6)
86
user score
(1,177)
Aug 25
Elliott Smith
XO
84
critic score
(9)
87
user score
(1,150)
Aug 31
Death
The Sound of Perseverance
90
critic score
(1)
89
user score
(1,025)
Jan 16
Air
Moon Safari
78
critic score
(11)
81
user score
(941)
Sep 22
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
76
critic score
(5)
74
user score
(892)
Aug 18
Korn
Follow The Leader
73
critic score
(6)
70
user score
(822)
Jun 8
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
F♯ A♯ ∞ [Expanded Version]
78
critic score
(3)
93
user score
(776)
May 21
Seatbelts
Cowboy Bebop
90
critic score
(2)
89
user score
(716)
Mar 31
Gang Starr
Moment of Truth
73
critic score
(4)
88
user score
(644)
Oct 27
Refused
The Shape of Punk to Come
94
critic score
(4)
86
user score
(627)
May 19
DMX
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
67
critic score
(6)
82
user score
(614)
Sep 29
JAY-Z
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
64
critic score
(5)
69
user score
(614)
Oct 20
Silver Jews
American Water
81
critic score
(7)
83
user score
(561)
Jun 2
The Smashing Pumpkins
Adore
70
critic score
(8)
80
user score
(552)
Sep 29
PJ Harvey
Is This Desire?
72
critic score
(11)
83
user score
(549)
Sep 29
A Tribe Called Quest
The Love Movement
65
critic score
(5)
65
user score
(473)
Apr 28
Big Pun
Capital Punishment
85
critic score
(5)
85
user score
(445)
Jan 12
Radiohead
No Surprises
96
user score
(419)
Jul 14
Beastie Boys
Hello Nasty
83
critic score
(8)
79
user score
(408)
Jan 20
Swans
Swans Are Dead
79
critic score
(2)
90
user score
(405)
Sep 29
Shakira
¿Dónde Están los Ladrones?
83
critic score
(3)
81
user score
(401)
Mar 10
Tortoise
TNT
77
critic score
(6)
83
user score
(391)
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Sep 7
Belle and Sebastian
The Boy with the Arab Strap
84
critic score
(8)
81
user score
(390)
Nov 17
The Offspring
Americana
57
critic score
(5)
67
user score
(384)
Sep 8
Sunny Day Real Estate
How It Feels to Be Something On
91
critic score
(3)
85
user score
(382)
Sep 14
Marilyn Manson
Mechanical Animals
75
critic score
(9)
77
user score
(339)
Nov 25
Boris
Amplifier Worship
80
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(335)
Sep 8
Hole
Celebrity Skin
75
critic score
(9)
78
user score
(331)
Sep 22
Cat Power
Moon Pix
91
critic score
(6)
82
user score
(330)
Oct 12
Placebo
Without You I'm Nothing
66
critic score
(7)
79
user score
(327)
Aug 24
UNKLE
Psyence Fiction
78
critic score
(9)
81
user score
(326)
Feb 3
Pearl Jam
Yield
73
critic score
(9)
77
user score
(316)
May 5
Tori Amos
From the Choirgirl Hotel
75
critic score
(9)
86
user score
(313)
Jun 23
Gorguts
Obscura
80
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(309)
Nov 3
Beck
Mutations
82
critic score
(11)
78
user score
(308)
Jun 9
Don Caballero
What Burns Never Returns
81
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(305)
Mar 30
Pulp
This Is Hardcore
77
critic score
(13)
82
user score
(298)
Jul 13
Autechre
LP5
78
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(295)
Aug 18
Opeth
My Arms, Your Hearse
90
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(287)
Oct 19
Fatboy Slim
You've Come a Long Way, Baby
79
critic score
(9)
76
user score
(262)
May 12
Sonic Youth
A Thousand Leaves
72
critic score
(7)
75
user score
(259)
Sep 29
Mercury Rev
Deserter's Songs
89
critic score
(8)
82
user score
(250)
Nov 2
Portishead
Roseland NYC Live
73
critic score
(6)
89
user score
(249)
Jun 30
Lucinda Williams
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
90
critic score
(7)
79
user score
(234)
Aug 5
bôa
Duvet
96
user score
(229)
Aug 18
At the Drive-In
in/CASINO/OUT
90
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(220)
Aug 25
Rob Zombie
Hellbilly Deluxe
64
critic score
(4)
73
user score
(216)
Jun 29
Deftones
Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)
97
user score
(212)
Dec 22
DMX
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
71
critic score
(4)
78
user score
(210)
Apr 1
Fugazi
End Hits
74
critic score
(5)
77
user score
(206)
Mar 23
Iron Maiden
Virtual XI
43
critic score
(3)
42
user score
(203)
Jan 21
Richard Jacques
Sonic R
88
user score
(198)
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