THE TOP 40 ALBUMS 1998

1.  ARAB STRAP - Philophobia (Chemikal Underground/Matador)
2.  RUFUS WAINWRIGHT - Rufus Wainwright (DreamWorks)
3.  ELLIOT SMITH - XO (DreamWorks)
4.  SARGE - The Glass Intact (Mud)
5.  LAURYN HILL - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
6.  CINERAMA - Va Va Voom (Cooking Vinyl/spinArt)
7.  BILLY BRAGG & WILCO - Mermaid Avenue (Elektra)
8.  GRANDADDY - Under The Western Freeway (Will)
9.  CAT POWER - Moon Pix (Matador)
10. MERCURY REV - Deserter's Songs (V2)
11. BELLE & SEBASTIAN - The Boy With The Arab Strap (Jeepster/Matador)
12. SLAPP HAPPY - Ca Va (V2)
13. PULP - This Is Hardcore (Island)
14. CATATONIA - International Velvet (Blanco Y Negro/Vapor)
15. HOLE - Celebrity Skin (DGC)
16. TREMBLING BLUE STARS - Lips That Taste Of Tears 
      (Shinkansen import)
17. PROLAPSE - The Italian Flag (Jetset)
18. SAINT ETIENNE - Good Humor (Creation/Sub Pop) 
19. RICHARD DAVIES - Telegraph (Flydaddy/V2)
20. QUASI - Featuring "Birds" (Up)
21. MORCHEEBA - Big Calm (China/Sire)
22. ARCHERS OF LOAF - White Trash Heros (Alias)
23. BLACK BOX RECORDER - England Made Me (Chrysalis import)
24. KRISTIN HERSH - Strange Angels (Throwing Music/Rykodisc)
25. BLACK STAR - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (Rawkus)
26. THE CANNANES - Arty Barbeque (Ajax)
27. VIC CHESNUTT - The Salesman And Bernadette (Capricorn)
28. CREEPER LAGOON - I Become Small And Go (NickleBag)
29. CHRIS KNIGHT - Chris Knight (Decca)
30. BEASTIE BOYS - Hello Nasty (Grand Royal/Capitol)
31. THE CARDIGANS - Gran Turismo (Stockholm/Mercury)
32. MARK EITZEL - Caught In A Trap And I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love       
You Too Much, Baby (Matador)
33. CANIBUS - Can-I-Bus (Universal)
34. SWERVEDRIVER - 99th Dream (Zero Hour)
35. MASSIVE ATTACK - Mezzanine (Circa/Virgin)
36. THE BEVIS FROND - North Circular (Flydaddy)
37. CADALLACA - Introducing Cadallaca (K)
38. BABYBIRD - There's Something Going On (Echo import)
39. SPORTSGUITAR - Happy Already (Matador)
40. JOHNNY SOCIETY - Wood (Messenger)