Pazz & Jop 1998: Dean's List

Albums

1. Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (Mercury) 23
2. The Music in My Head (Stern's Africa) 17
3. Sonic Youth: A Thousand Leaves (DGC) 16
4. Billy Bragg & Wilco: Mermaid Avenue (Elektra) 12
5. Liz Phair: Whitechocolatespaceegg (Matador/Capitol) 7
6. Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974 (Columbia) 5
7. The Plastic People of the Universe: 1997 (Globus International import) 5
8. Public Enemy: He Got Game (Def Jam) 5
9. Aretha Franklin: A Rose Is Still a Rose (Arista) 5
10. George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars: Dope Dogs (Dogone) 5

11. Beastie Boys: Hello Nasty (Grand Royal)
12. Cadallaca: Introducing Cadallaca (K)
13. Canibus: Can-I-Bus (Universal)
14. Badar Ali Khan: Lost in Qawwali (Worldly/Triloka '97)
15. Bonnie Raitt: Fundamental (Capitol)
16. James Carter: In Carterian Fashion (Atlantic)
17. Local H: Pack Up the Cats (Island)
18. Mary J. Blige: The Tour (MCA)
19. P.M. Dawn: Dearest Christian, I'm So Very Sorry for Bringing You Here. Love, Dad (Gee Street/V2)
20. Pulnoc: Live in New York (Globus International import)
21. Grandaddy: Under the Western Freeway (V2)
22. Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos (The Prosthetic Cubans) (Atlantic)
23. PJ Harvey: Is This Desire? (Island)
24. John Lennon: Wonsaponatime (Capitol)
25. Bang on a Can: Music for Airports: Brian Eno (Point Music)
26. Alanis Morissette: Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (Maverick/Reprise)
27. Butch Thompson: Thompson Plays Joplin (Daring)
28. Lobi Traoré: Ségou (Cobalt import '96)
29. Jeb Loy Nichols: Lovers Knot (Capitol '97)
30. Rancid: Life Won't Wait (Epitaph)
31. OutKast: Aquemini (LaFace)
32. Air: Moon Safari (Source/Caroline)
33. Archers of Loaf: White Trash Heroes (Alias)
34. Amy Rigby: Middlescence (Koch)
35. Soul Coughing: El Oso (Slash/Warner Bros.)
36. Smash Mouth: Fush Yu Mang (Interscope '97)
37. Beck: Mutations (DGC)
38. Tricky: Angels With Dirty Faces (Island)
39. Kinleys: Just Between You and Me (Epic '97)
40. James Brown: Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68 (Polydor)
41. Sunz of Man: (The Last Shall Be First) (Red Ant)
42. New Radicals: Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too (MCA)
43. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: The McGarrigle Hour (Hannibal)
44. Black Star: Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (Rawkus)
45. Jon Langford: Skull Orchard (Sugar Free)
46. Belle and Sebastian: The Boy With the Arab Strap (Matador)
47. Bran Van 3000: Glee (Capitol)
48. Mystikal: Unpredictable (Jive/No Limit '97)
49. Killah Priest: Heavy Mental (Geffen)
50. Cesaria Evora: Cabo Verde (Nonesuch '97)
51. Chris Knight (Decca)
52. Bikini Kill: The Singles (Kill Rock Stars)
53. Apples in Stereo: Tone Soul Evolution (SpinArt/Sire '97)
54. Badar Ali Khan: Lost in Qawwali II (Worldly/Triloka)
55. Oruç Guvenc and Tumata: Rivers of One (Interworld '97)
56. King Sunny Ade: Odù (Atlantic/Mesa)
57. John Lee Hooker: The Best of Friends (Pointblank)
58. Ani DiFranco: Little Plastic Castle (Righteous Babe)
59. Kings of African Music (Music Club '97)
60. Los Van Van: Best of Los Van Van (Milan Latino '97)
61. Youssou N'Dour: Best of 80's (Celluloid import)
62. Afro-Latino (Putumayo World Music)
63. MTV's Amp 2 (MTV/Astralwerks)
64. Buddy Guy and Junior Wells: Last Time Around (Silvertone)
65. Odyssey the Band: Reunion (Knitting Factory Works)
66. Red Hot + Rhapsody (Antilles)
67. Paolo Conte: The Best of Paolo Conte (Nonesuch)
68. The Offspring: Americana (Columbia)
69. Henri Dikongue: C'Est la Vie (Tinder)
70. Rachid Taha: Diwan (Island)
71. Redman: Doc's Da Name 2000 (Def Jam)
72. Pearl Jam: Yield (Epic)
73. Mary Lou Lord: Got No Shadow (Work)
74. Yuri Yunakov Ensemble: New Colors in Bulgarian Wedding Music (Traditional Crossroads '97)
75. Grateful Dead: Dozin' at the Knick (Grateful Dead '96)
76. Quasi: Featuring "Birds" (Up)
77. Garbage: Version 2.0 (Almo Sounds)
78. Scrawl: Nature Film (Elektra)
79. Cuba Now (Metro Blue)
80. Ali: Crucial (Island Black Music)
81. Victoria Williams: Musings of a Creekdipper (Atlantic)
82. Warda: Lebanon/Algeria (Metro Blue '97)

Singles

1. Backstreet Boys: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Jive)
2. Fatboy Slim: "The Rockafeller Skank" (Astralwerks)
3. Local H: "All the Kids Are Right" (Island)
4. Next: "Too Close" (Arista)
5. Jay-Z: "Hard Knock Life" (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
6. The Lox: "Money, Power and Respect" (Bad Boy)
7. Brandy and Monica: "The Boy Is Mine" (Atlantic)
8. Will Smith: "Just the Two of Us" (Columbia)
9. Alanis Morissette: "Thank U" (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
10. Will Smith: "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" (Columbia)
11. Aaliyah: "Are You That Somebody?" (Atlantic)
12. New Radicals: "You Get What You Give" (MCA)
13. Aretha Franklin: "A Rose Is Still a Rose" (Arista)
14. Big Punisher Featuring Joe: "Still Not a Player" (Loud/RCA)
15. Spice Girls: "Stop" (Virgin)
16. Brandy: "Almost Doesn't Count" (Atlantic)
17. Monifah: "Touch It" (Universal)
18. Lauryn Hill: "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
19. Snoop Dogg: "Snoop World" (No Limit)
20. Puff Daddy Featuring Jimmy Page: "Come With Me" (Sony Music)

Reissues

1. Mississippi John Hurt: Rediscovered (Vanguard)
2. American Pop: An Audio History (West Hill Audio Archives)
3. Frank Sinatra: Everything Happens to Me (Reprise)
4. Huey "Piano" Smith: This Is . . . Huey "Piano" Smith (Music Club)
5. The Mamas and the Papas: Greatest Hits (MCA)
6. Over in Glory: Favorites From Classic Gospel Groups (MCA)
7. Bobby Bland: Greatest Hits Volume One--The Duke Recordings (MCA)
8. Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era (Rhino)
9. Millennium Funk Party (Rhino)
10. Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band: Acoustic Swing & Jug (Vanguard)

Village Voice, Mar. 2, 1999

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