Tempo di consuntivi anche per il mensile britannico “Select”, il quale, nel numero di gennaio, riporta i 30 migliori album del ’98 secondo i propri giornalisti. Ecco la lista:<br> 1 Air, “Moon safari”<br> 2 Pulp, “This is hardcore”<br> 3 Belle & Sebastian, “The boy with the arab strap”<br> 4 Gomez, “Bring it on”<br> 5 Fatboy Slim, “You’ve come a long way, baby”<br> 6 Catatonia, “International velvet”<br> 7 Manic Street Preachers, “This is my truth…”<br> 8 Beta Band, “The 3 Eps”<br> 9 Lauryn Hill, “The miseducation of…”<br> 10 Black Box Recorder, “England made me”<br> 11 Michael Head, “The magical world of the strands”<br> 12 Elliott Smith, “Either/Or”<br> 13 Beastie Boys, “Hello nasty”<br> 14 Placebo, “Without you I’m nothing”<br> 15 Money Mark, “Push the button”<br> 16 Ash, “Nu-clear sounds”<br> 17 Delgados, “Pelaton”<br> 18 Madonna, “Ray of light”<br> 19 Fun Lovin’ Criminals, “100% Colombian”<br> 20 Jurassic 5, “Jurassic 5”<br> 21 Mercury Rev, “Deserter’s songs”<br> 22 Garbage, “Version 2.0”<br> 23 Massive Attack, “Mezzanine”<br> 24 Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, “Acme”<br> 25 Canibus, “Can-I-Bus”<br> 26 Divine Comedy, “Fin de siècle”<br> 27 Moodymann, “Mahogany brown”<br> 28 Dario G, “Sunmachine”<br> 29 Earl Brutus, “Tonight you are the special one”<br> 30 Royal Trux, “Accelerator”.