| Yearly Rock Report for 1998 |
| # | Artist | Title | Label |
|---|
| 1 |
Various |
Banned in Boston |
Fail Safe/Einstein |
| 2 |
Neutral Milk Hotel |
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea |
Merge |
| 3 |
Bevis Frond |
North Circular |
Flydaddy |
| 4 |
All Natural Lemon and Lime Flavors |
Turning into Small |
Gern Blandsten |
| 5 |
Belle & Sebastian |
The Boy With the Arab Strap |
Matador |
| 6 |
Beatnik Filmstars |
Boss Disque |
Merge |
| 7 |
Prolapse |
The Italian Flag |
Jetset |
| 8 |
Gerty Farish |
Bulks Up |
Load |
| 9 |
Versus |
Two Cents Plus Tax |
Caroline |
| 10 |
30 Seconds Over Tokyo |
30 Seconds Over Tokyo |
Flat |
| 11 |
Cat Power |
Moon Pix |
Matador |
| 12 |
Statics |
Punk Rock and Roll |
Rip Off |
| 13 |
Thee Headcoats |
The Messerschmitt Pilot's Severed Hand |
Damaged Goods |
| 14 |
Secret Stars |
Genealogies |
Shrimper |
| 15 |
Les Thugs |
Nineteen Something |
Sub Pop |
| 16 |
Various |
Planetary Pebbles Vol. 2: Exitos a Go Go |
AIP |
| 17 |
Mean Red Spiders |
Places You Call Home |
Teenage USA |
| 18 |
Various |
Essential Pebbles - Vol. 1 |
AIP |
| 19 |
Ducky Boys |
Dark Days |
GMM |
| 20 |
Mars Accelerator |
Frankfurt: Telephonics |
RxRemedy |
| 21 |
Hovercraft |
Experiment Below |
Mute |
| 22 |
Various |
Bloodstains Across Finland |
Poko/Love |
| 23 |
Dump |
A Plea for Tenderness |
Brinkman |
| 24 |
Green Pajamas |
Indian Winter |
Get Hip |
| 25 |
Various |
It's the Cheap Damaged Goods Sampler |
Damaged Goods |
| 26 |
Various |
Essential Pebbles Vol. 2 |
AIP |
| 27 |
Reo Speedealer |
Reo Speedealer |
Royalty |
| 28 |
"Davies, Richard" |
Telegraph |
Flydaddy |
| 29 |
Monster Magnet |
Power Trip |
A&M |
| 30 |
Minders |
Hooray for Tuesday |
Spinart |
| 31 |
Sanity Assassins |
Resistance is Useless |
Cargo/Retch |
| 32 |
Proletariat |
Voodoo Economics & Other American Tragedies |
Taang! |
| 33 |
Donkey |
Pump in the Yard Dump in the Bucket |
Love Letter |
| 34 |
Photon Band |
All Young in the Soul |
Darla |
| 35 |
Lears |
The Story So Far |
Get Hip |
| 36 |
Grain |
Two Zeros |
Fragrant |
| 37 |
Agnositc Front |
Something's Gotta Give |
Epitaph |
| 38 |
Green Pajamas |
Strung Out |
Endgame/Camera Obscura |
| 39 |
Pilsner |
Autosuggestion |
Get Hip |
| 40 |
Asteroid #4 |
Introducing Asteroid #4 |
Lounge |
| 41 |
Various |
Up the Dosage! |
Wonder Drug |
| 42 |
Sianspheric |
Sianspheric |
Sonic Unyon |
| 43 |
Come |
Gently Down the Stream |
Matador |
| 44 |
Pacific Ocean |
Birds Don't Think They're Flying |
Enchante |
| 45 |
Bethany Curve |
Gold |
Unit Circle |
| 46 |
Karate |
The Bed Is in the Ocean |
Southern |
| 47 |
Original Sins |
Skeletons in the Garage |
Spare Me |
| 48 |
Armitage Shanks |
Cacophony Now |
Damaged Goods |
| 49 |
Grasshopper and the Golden Crickets |
The Orbit of Eternal Grace |
Beggars Banquet |
| 50 |
Tullycraft |
City of Subarus |
Cher Doll |
| 51 |
Gasoline |
Gasoline |
Estrus |
| 52 |
Jessamine |
Don't Stay Too Long |
Kranky |
| 53 |
Cap'n Jazz |
An Alphabetapolotholopy |
Jade Tree |
| 54 |
Bedhead |
Transaction de Novo |
Trance |
| 55 |
Dropkick Murphys |
Do or Die |
Hellcat |
| 56 |
Pernice Brothers |
Overcome by Happiness |
Sub Pop |
| 57 |
Kermit's Finger |
Straight from the Bar |
Poorest Quality |
| 58 |
Pedro the Lion |
It's Hard to Find a Friend |
Made in Mexico |
| 59 |
Ex |
History is What's Happening |
Ex Records |
| 60 |
Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo |
Strange But True |
Matador |
| 61 |
Stisism |
Coping With Society |
Intensive |
| 62 |
Cornelius |
Fantasma |
Matador |
| 63 |
Major Accident |
The Ultimate High |
GMM |
| 64 |
Stereolab |
Aluminum Tunes |
Drag City |
| 65 |
Alchemysts |
Over & Out |
Camera Obscura |
| 66 |
New Bomb Turks |
At Ropes End |
Epitaph |
| 67 |
Various |
15th Anniversary Compilation |
Suburban Voice |
| 68 |
Bauhaus |
Crackle |
Beggar's Banquet |
| 69 |
Blonde Redhead |
In an Expression of the Inexpressible |
Touch n Go |
| 70 |
Six Finger Satellite |
Law of Ruins |
Sub Pop |
| 71 |
In My Eyes |
The Difference Between |
Revelation |
| 72 |
Electric Frankenstein |
Time is Now |
Kado |
| 73 |
June of 44 |
Four Great Points |
Quarterstick |
| 74 |
Various |
Little Darla Has a Treat for You Vol. 9 |
Darla |
| 75 |
Bailter Space |
Photon |
Turnbuckle |
| 76 |
Litter |
$100 Fine |
K-Tel |
| 77 |
Murder City Devils |
Empty Bottles Broken Hearts |
Sub Pop |
| 78 |
Gimmicks |
High Heels |
Estrus |
| 79 |
Dread |
The Dread |
Dummy Up |
| 80 |
Hopewell |
Contact |
Burnt Hair |
| 81 |
Cretins |
We're Gonna Get So Laid |
Melted |
| 82 |
"Pollard, Robert" |
Waved Out |
Matador |
| 83 |
Bangs |
Tiger Beat |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 84 |
Mullens |
Mullens |
Get Hip |
| 85 |
Various |
Motor City's Burnin Vol. 1 |
Total Energy |
| 86 |
Showcase Showdown |
"We Are Showcase Showdown 7""" |
Tario |
| 87 |
Salamander |
Red Ampersand |
Camera Obscura |
| 88 |
Tortoise |
TNT |
Thrill Jockey |
| 89 |
"Montgomery, Roy" |
And Now the Rain |
Drunken Fish |
| 90 |
Trembling Blue Stars |
Lips That Taste of Tears |
Shinkansen |
| 91 |
Various |
No More Heroes: A Tribute to the Stranglers |
Elevator |
| 92 |
Various |
Hepcats Took My Baby |
Legend of Assquatch |
| 93 |
Swingin Utters |
Five Lessons Learned |
Fat Wreck |
| 94 |
"Phelps, Joel RL" |
The Downer Trio: 3 |
Pacifico |
| 95 |
Magnog |
More Weather |
Kranky |
| 96 |
Unwound |
Challenge for a Civilized Society |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 97 |
August Spies |
"Deadbeat 7""" |
Rodent Popsicle |
| 98 |
"Garner, Sue" |
To Run More Smoothly |
Thrill Jockey |
| 99 |
Dillinger Four |
Midwestern Songs of the Americas |
Hopeless |
| 100 |
Damon & Naomi |
Playback Singers |
Sub Pop |
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