This poll combines ballots from 496 critics, who divided 100 points among 10 1998 albums. Maximum per album: 30. Minimum: 5. Points determined placement, with total mentions (indicated in parentheses) used for tie breaking.
*Includes 1997 import votes: 57 (5).
Singles 1. Fatboy Slim: "The Rockafeller Skank" (Skint/Astralwerks) 110 2. Lauryn Hill: "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 102 3. Beastie Boys: "Intergalactic" (Grand Royal) 84 4. Madonna: "Ray of Light" (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 76 5. Aaliyah: "Are You That Somebody" (Atlantic) 70 6. OutKast: "Rosa Parks" (LaFace) 50 7. Hole: "Celebrity Skin" (Geffen) 48 8. Fastball: "The Way" (Hollywood) 40 9. Jay-Z: "Hard Knock Life" (Rock-a-Fella/Def Jam) 39 10. Natalie Imbruglia: "Torn" (RCA) 35 11. Pras: "Ghetto Supastar" (Interscope) 34 12. Big Punisher Featuring Joe: "Still Not a Player" (Loud/RCA) 32 13. New Radicals: "You Get What You Give" (MCA) 40 14. Brandy and Monica: "The Boy Is Mine" (Arista) 29 Semisonic: "Closing Time" (MCA) 29 16. Stardust: "Music Sounds Better with You" (Roule/Virgin) 28 17. Sheryl Crow: "My Favorite Mistake" (A&M) 27 18. Marilyn Manson: "The Dope Show" (Nothing) 25 19. Alanis Morissette: "Thank U" (Maverick/Reprise) 24 20. Jay-Z: "Can I Get a . . ." (Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam) 22 21. Harvey Danger: "Flagpole Sitta" (Slash) 21 22. Shania Twain: "You're Still the One" (Mercury) 20 23. Propellerheads Featuring Shirley Bassey: "History Repeating" (Wall of Sound import) 19 * 24. Barenaked Ladies: "One Week" (Reprise) 18 Hole: "Malibu" (DGC) 18*Includes one 1997 vote.
Reissues 1. Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-68 (Rhino) 111 2. Hank Williams: The Complete Hank Williams (Polygram) 50 3. Charlie Feathers: Get With It: Essential Recordings 1954-69 (Revenant) 42 4. Randy Newman: Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman (Rhino/Warner-Reprise Archives) 40 Miles Davis: The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (Sony/Legacy) 37 6. The Perfect Beats: New York Electro Hip-Hop + Underground Classics, 1980-1985 (Timber!/Tommy Boy) 33 7. Burt Bacharach: The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection (Rhino) 30 8. Eric B. & Rakim: Paid in Full: The Platinum Edition (Island) 22 9. Ray Charles: The Complete Country & Western Recordings (Rhino) 21 John Coltrane: The Classic Quartet: Complete Impulse Studio Recordings (Impulse!) 21Village Voice, Mar. 2, 1999
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