RANKED FROM PUBLISHED SCORECARDS
Highest-rated albums of 1998.
A leaderboard of the records we've scored. Explore an era, read the reasoning, and see where your own verdict differs.
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Only the 108 albums with an unambiguous, usable published score can enter these rankings. Equal scores share a rank; alphabetical ordering within a tie does not imply a preference. This is the site's reviewed selection, not a complete survey of every release.
| Rank | Album / artist | Year | Score / 10 | Label & sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ↗Lauryn HillListening guide → | 1998 | 10 | Ruffhouse Records / Columbia Records |
| 1 | Aquemini ↗OutKastListening guide → | 1998 | 10 | LaFace Records / Arista Records |
| 3 | Capital Punishment ↗Big Pun | 1998 | 9 | Loud Records / RCA1 scorecard & notes |
| 3 | It's Dark and Hell Is Hot ↗DMX | 1998 | 9 | Ruff Ryders / Def Jam1 scorecard & notes |
| 3 | Moment of Truth ↗Gang Starr | 1998 | 9 | Noo Trybe / Virgin1 scorecard & notes |
| 3 | Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life ↗JAY-Z | 1998 | 9 | Roc-A-Fella Records / Def Jam1 scorecard & notes |
| 7 | Hard to Swallow ↗Vanilla Ice | 1998 | 2 | Republic Records1 scorecard & notes |