1998 Rock Album Releases

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Feb 10
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Neutral Milk Hotel
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
86
critic score
(9)
89
user score
(3,972)
Feb 24
Duster - Stratosphere
Duster
Stratosphere
88
critic score
(2)
85
user score
(971)
Sep 29
PJ Harvey - Is This Desire?
PJ Harvey
Is This Desire?
77
critic score
(6)
83
user score
(309)
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)
74
user score
(468)
Sep 29
Shakira - ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones?
Shakira
¿Dónde Están los Ladrones?
83
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(247)
Mar 10
Tortoise - TNT
Tortoise
TNT
76
critic score
(5)
84
user score
(243)
Jan 12
Radiohead - No Surprises
Radiohead
No Surprises
50
critic score
(1)
95
user score
(192)
Jun 2
The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
The Smashing Pumpkins
Adore
68
critic score
(7)
79
user score
(304)
May 5
Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel
Tori Amos
From the Choirgirl Hotel
75
critic score
(6)
86
user score
(158)
Jun 8
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F♯ A♯ ∞ [Expanded Version]
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
F♯ A♯ ∞ [Expanded Version]
78
critic score
(3)
89
user score
(145)
Oct 12
Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing
Placebo
Without You I'm Nothing
68
critic score
(5)
79
user score
(215)
Oct 20
Silver Jews - American Water
Silver Jews
American Water
81
critic score
(7)
83
user score
(270)
Sep 14
Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals
Marilyn Manson
Mechanical Animals
78
critic score
(8)
77
user score
(209)
Sep 8
Hole - Celebrity Skin
Hole
Celebrity Skin
78
critic score
(8)
78
user score
(186)
Sep 8
Sunny Day Real Estate - How It Feels to Be Something On
Sunny Day Real Estate
How It Feels to Be Something On
91
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(178)
Nov 3
Beck - Mutations
Beck
Mutations
81
critic score
(8)
80
user score
(218)
Nov 3
Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Alanis Morissette
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
75
critic score
(7)
80
user score
(123)
Jan 27
Hum - Downward Is Heavenward
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
87
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(70)
May 11
Garbage - Version 2.0
Garbage
Version 2.0
75
critic score
(7)
79
user score
(124)
Oct 20
New Radicals - Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
New Radicals
Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
72
critic score
(5)
79
user score
(66)
Jun 9
Don Caballero - What Burns Never Returns
Don Caballero
What Burns Never Returns
80
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(163)
Aug 18
Death Cab For Cutie - Something About Airplanes
Death Cab For Cutie
Something About Airplanes
75
critic score
(6)
74
user score
(99)
Feb 2
Mark Hollis - Mark Hollis
Mark Hollis
Mark Hollis
95
critic score
(4)
81
user score
(117)
Oct 26
R.E.M. - Up
R.E.M.
Up
74
critic score
(8)
71
user score
(113)
Feb 3
Pearl Jam - Yield
Pearl Jam
Yield
73
critic score
(7)
77
user score
(194)
Sep 21
Eels - Electro-Shock Blues
Eels
Electro-Shock Blues
84
critic score
(5)
82
user score
(103)
Sep 22
Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up the Girl
Goo Goo Dolls
Dizzy Up the Girl
70
critic score
(5)
71
user score
(61)
Jan 20
Swans - Swans Are Dead
Swans
Swans Are Dead
79
critic score
(2)
87
user score
(109)
Oct 13
Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945
Neutral Milk Hotel
Holland, 1945
92
user score
(84)
Aug 5
bôa - Duvet
bôa
Duvet
94
user score
(53)
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Oct 1
The Cardigans - Gran Turismo
The Cardigans
Gran Turismo
65
critic score
(6)
76
user score
(66)
May 12
Sonic Youth - A Thousand Leaves
Sonic Youth
A Thousand Leaves
74
critic score
(6)
76
user score
(162)
Jun 23
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg & Wilco
Mermaid Avenue
78
critic score
(5)
73
user score
(75)
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)
75
user score
(86)
Nov 3
Oasis - The Masterplan
Oasis
The Masterplan
75
critic score
(8)
83
user score
(79)
May 5
Spoon - A Series of Sneaks
Spoon
A Series of Sneaks
87
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(104)
Apr 21
Radiohead - Airbag / How Am I Driving?
Radiohead
Airbag / How Am I Driving?
82
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(72)
Mar 30
Pulp - This Is Hardcore
Pulp
This Is Hardcore
83
critic score
(9)
82
user score
(194)
Jul 20
Sparklehorse - Good Morning Spider
Sparklehorse
Good Morning Spider
87
critic score
(6)
85
user score
(107)
May 12
Lenny Kravitz - 5
Lenny Kravitz
5
42
critic score
(5)
73
user score
(37)
Apr 27
Katatonia - Discouraged Ones
Katatonia
Discouraged Ones
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(30)
Mar 24
Buckethead - Colma
Buckethead
Colma
60
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(44)
Jul 1
bôa - The Race of a Thousand Camels
bôa
The Race of a Thousand Camels
79
user score
(22)
Nov 10
New Radicals - You Get What You Give
New Radicals
You Get What You Give
89
user score
(26)
Mar 25
Boredoms - Super æ
Boredoms
Super æ
78
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(90)
Oct 6
Cake - Prolonging the Magic
Cake
Prolonging the Magic
61
critic score
(5)
72
user score
(46)
Jan 1
Clutch - The Elephant Riders
Clutch
The Elephant Riders
60
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(11)
Feb 10
Shellac - Terraform
Shellac
Terraform
72
critic score
(5)
76
user score
(34)
Mar 31
Dirty Three - Ocean Songs
Dirty Three
Ocean Songs
85
critic score
(4)
75
user score
(77)
Aug 25
Godsmack - Godsmack
Godsmack
Godsmack
60
critic score
(1)
60
user score
(41)
Mar 31
Jerry Cantrell - Boggy Depot
Jerry Cantrell
Boggy Depot
54
critic score
(5)
73
user score
(19)
Sep 29
Soul Coughing - El Oso
Soul Coughing
El Oso
68
critic score
(5)
78
user score
(24)
Jan 27
Shania Twain - You're Still the One
Shania Twain
You're Still the One
59
critic score
(2)
95
user score
(14)
Jul 28
12 Rods - Split Personalities
12 Rods
Split Personalities
89
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(37)
Apr 13
Los Planetas - Una semana en el motor de un autobús
Los Planetas
Una semana en el motor de un autobús
80
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(37)
Apr 28
Dave Matthews Band - Before These Crowded Streets
Dave Matthews Band
Before These Crowded Streets
64
critic score
(4)
73
user score
(33)
Sep 28
The Beta Band - The Three E.P.'s
The Beta Band
The Three E.P.'s
85
critic score
(8)
84
user score
(61)
Jun 1
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Munki
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Munki
68
critic score
(6)
72
user score
(38)
Oct 27
Jets To Brazil - Orange Rhyming Dictionary
Jets To Brazil
Orange Rhyming Dictionary
80
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(31)
Aug 18
Theatre of Tragedy - Aégis
Theatre of Tragedy
Aégis
80
critic score
(2)
87
user score
(14)
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