1998 Album Releases

1998

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Oct 13

Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert

The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert

96

critic score

(5)

Sep 29

OutKast - Aquemini

94

critic score

(6)

Jun 30

Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

93

critic score

(5)

Sep 22

Cat Power - Moon Pix

91

critic score

(6)

Aug 25

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

91

critic score

(10)

Jul 20

Sparklehorse - Good Morning Spider

Good Morning Spider

87

critic score

(6)

Apr 20

Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children

Boards of Canada

Music Has the Right to Children

87

critic score

(6)

Sep 29

Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

86

critic score

(5)

Feb 10

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

86

critic score

(9)

Oct 10

Caetano Veloso - Livro

86

critic score

(5)

Sep 29

Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs

Deserter's Songs

85

critic score

(6)

Oct 27

The Afghan Whigs - 1965

The Afghan Whigs

85

critic score

(5)

Sep 28

The Beta Band - The Three E.P.'s

The Three E.P.'s

85

critic score

(8)

Sep 7

Belle and Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap

Belle and Sebastian

The Boy with the Arab Strap

84

critic score

(7)

Sep 21

Eels - Electro-Shock Blues

Electro-Shock Blues

84

critic score

(5)

May 26

Jeff Buckley - Sketches for My Sweetheart The Drunk

Sketches for My Sweetheart The Drunk

84

critic score

(5)

Oct 12

Squarepusher - Music Is Rotted One Note

Music Is Rotted One Note

84

critic score

(5)

Mar 3

Madonna - Ray of Light

83

critic score

(8)

Jul 14

Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty

83

critic score

(7)

Mar 30

Pulp - This Is Hardcore

This Is Hardcore

83

critic score

(8)

May 19

Add N To (X) - On the Wires of Our Nerves

On the Wires of Our Nerves

82

critic score

(5)

Apr 20

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

82

critic score

(8)

Oct 20

Silver Jews - American Water

81

critic score

(7)

Oct 19

Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby

You've Come a Long Way, Baby

81

critic score

(7)

Nov 3

Beck - Mutations

81

critic score

(8)

Jan 1

Red Snapper - Making Bones

81

critic score

(6)

Sep 29

Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello - Painted from Memory

Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello

Painted from Memory

81

critic score

(7)

Sep 29

UNKLE - Psyence Fiction

Psyence Fiction

80

critic score

(7)

Aug 25

Elliott Smith - XO

80

critic score

(7)

Apr 13

Gomez - Bring It On

79

critic score

(6)

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Nov 2

U2 - The Best of 1980–1990

The Best of 1980–1990

79

critic score

(5)

Jan 1

The Reatards - Teenage Hate

79

critic score

(5)

Jun 23

Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg & Wilco

78

critic score

(5)

Sep 14

Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals

Mechanical Animals

78

critic score

(8)

Mar 16

Morcheeba - Big Calm

78

critic score

(5)

Sep 8

Hole - Celebrity Skin

78

critic score

(8)

Apr 21

Quasi - Featuring "Birds"

Featuring "Birds"

77

critic score

(5)

Sep 14

Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours

Manic Street Preachers

This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours

77

critic score

(9)

Sep 29

PJ Harvey - Is This Desire?

Is This Desire?

77

critic score

(6)

Jan 13

Victoria Williams - Musings of a Creekdipper

Victoria Williams

Musings of a Creekdipper

77

critic score

(7)

Sep 22

Queens of the Stone Age - Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age

76

critic score

(6)

Mar 10

76

critic score

(5)

Oct 19

Idlewild - Hope Is Important

Hope Is Important

76

critic score

(5)

Nov 10

Bruce Springsteen - Tracks

Bruce Springsteen

76

critic score

(6)

Sep 28

Wagon Christ - Tally Ho!

76

critic score

(5)

Nov 2

Bright Eyes - Letting Off the Happiness

Letting Off the Happiness

76

critic score

(5)

Jun 2

Rocket from the Crypt - RFTC

Rocket from the Crypt

75

critic score

(5)

May 5

Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel

From the Choirgirl Hotel

75

critic score

(6)

Dec 15

Busta Rhymes - E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front

E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front

75

critic score

(5)

Nov 3

Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

Alanis Morissette

Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

75

critic score

(7)

Jan 16

Air - Moon Safari

75

critic score

(9)

Mar 31

Scott Weiland - 12 Bar Blues

75

critic score

(5)

Aug 18

Death Cab For Cutie - Something About Airplanes

Death Cab For Cutie

Something About Airplanes

75

critic score

(6)

Nov 3

Oasis - The Masterplan

75

critic score

(8)

May 11

Garbage - Version 2.0

75

critic score

(7)

May 12

Sonic Youth - A Thousand Leaves

A Thousand Leaves

74

critic score

(6)

Apr 1

Fugazi - End Hits

74

critic score

(5)

Feb 17

Ani DiFranco - Little Plastic Castle

Little Plastic Castle

74

critic score

(6)

Jan 26

Propellerheads - Decksandrumsandrockandroll

Decksandrumsandrockandroll

74

critic score

(6)

Oct 26

74

critic score

(8)

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