WNCW`s Top 100 of 1998
100. CIGAR STORE INDIANS - EL BAILE DE LA COBRA (Deep South)
99. MOLLIE O'BRIEN - BIG RED SUN (Sugar Hill)
98. AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS - EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH (Sugar Hill)
97. LONESOME RIVER BAND - FIND THE WAY (Sugar Hill)
96. MARCIA BALL, IRMA THOMAS, TRACY NELSON - SING IT! (Rounder)
95. THE BAND - JUBILATION (River North)
94. MARTIN SEXTON - THE AMERICAN (Atlantic)
93. STACEY EARLE - SIMPLE GEARLE (Gearle)
92. LITTLE FEAT - UNDER THE RADAR (CMC International)
91. HERBIE HANCOCK - GERSHWIN'S WORLD (Verve)
90. CHRIS ISAAK - SPEAK OF THE DEVIL (Reprise)
89. JOE ELY - TWISTIN IN THE WIND (MCA)
88. VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE HORSE WHISPERER (MCA Nashville)
87. RUSTED ROOT - RUSTED ROOT (Mercury)
86. GALACTIC - CRAZYHORSE MONGOOSE (Capricorn)
85. BAP KENNEDY - DOMESTIC BLUES (E Squared)
84. BOB DYLAN - LIVE 1996: THE "ROYAL ALBERT HALL" CONCERT (Columbia / Legacy)
83. MARC RIBOT - Y LOS CUBANOS POSTIZOS (Atlantic)
82. LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III - LITTLE SHIP (Charisma / Virgin)
81. SUSAN TEDESCHI - JUST WON'T BURN (Tone-Cool / Rounder)
80. GOLDEN SMOG - WEIRD TALES (Rykodisc)
79. VARIOUS ARTISTS - ROCK AND ROLL DOCTOR: A TRIBUTE TO LOWELL GEORGE (CMC International)
78. THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT - ROUND THE WHEEL (Sci Fidelity)
77. VARIOUS ARTISTS - WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE: SONGS OF PETE SEEGER (Appleseed)
76. JOHN GORKA - AFTER YESTERDAY (Red House)
75. THE HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN - SWINGIN' STAMPEDE (Hightone)
74. TINY TOWN - TINY TOWN (Pioneer Music Group)
73. JIM LAUDERDALE - WHISPER (BNA)
72. JOHN SCOFIELD - A GO GO (Verve)
71. JOHNNY LANG - WANDER THIS WORLD (A&M)
70. JOHNNY CASH / WILLIE NELSON - VH1 STORYTELLERS (American)
69. DAR WILLIAMS, LUCY KAPLANSKY, RICHARD SHINDELL - CRY, CRY, CRY (Razor & Tie)
68. BIO RITMO - RUMBA BABY RUMBA (Triloka / Mercury)
67. BR5-49 - BIG BACKYARD BEAT SHOW (Arista)
66. CHRIS KNIGHT - CHRIS KNIGHT (Decca)
65. MICHAEL RENO HARRELL - WAYS TO TRAVEL (Rank)
64. PETER CASE - FULL SERVICE NO WAITING (Vanguard)
63. NICHOLAS PAYTON - PAYTON'S PLACE (Verve)
62. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - TRACKS (Columbia)
61. OLU DARA - IN THE WORLD, FROM NATCHEZ TO NEW YORK (Atlantic)
60. JOHN LEE HOOKER - THE BEST OF FRIENDS (Pointblank / Virgin)
59. BETH WOOD - NEW BLOOD (Autonomous / Roadrunner)
58. BUDDY GUY - HEAVY LOVE (Silvertone)
57. WHISKEYTOWN - FAITHLESS STREET (Outpost)
56. LIZ PHAIR - WHITECHOCOLATESPACEEGG (Matador / Capitol)
55. RANDY SCRUGGS - CROWN OF JEWELS (Reprise)
54. WIDESPREAD PANIC - LIGHT FUSE GET AWAY (Capricorn)
53. FARMER NOT SO JOHN - RECEIVER (Compass)
52. BLUE HIGHWAY - MIDNIGHT STORM (Rebel)
51. TORI AMOS - FROM THE CHOIRGIRL HOTEL (Atlantic)
50. DAVID CHILDERS - TIME MACHINE (Rank)
49. ROBBIE ROBERTSON - CONTACT FROM THE UNDERWORLD OF REDBOY (Capitol)
48. DWIGHT YOAKAM - A LONG WAY HOME (Reprise)
47. DR. JOHN - ANUTHA ZONE (Pointblank / Virgin)
46. MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD - COMBUSTICATION (Blue Note)
45. JOHN FOGERTY - PREMONITION (Reprise)
44. DONNA THE BUFFALO - ROCKIN' IN THE WEARY LAND (Sugar Hill)
43. LAURA LOVE - SHUM TICKY (Mercury)
42. BARENAKED LADIES - STUNT (Reprise)
41. BRUCE HORNSBY - SPIRIT TRAIL (RCA)
40. KATE CAMPBELL - VISIONS OF PLENTY (Compass)
39. THE MAVERICKS - TRAMPOLINE (MCA)
38. PATTY GRIFFIN - FLAMING RED (A&M)
37. JUNIOR BROWN - LONG WALK BACK (Curb)
36. JONI MITCHELL - TAMING THE TIGER (Reprise)
35. NATALIE MERCHANT - OPHELIA (Elektra)
34. THE FREIGHT HOPPERS - WAITING ON THE GRAVY TRAIN (Rounder)
33. CHUCK BRODSKY - RADIO (Red House)
32. RALPH STANLEY & FRIENDS - CLINCH MOUNTAIN COUNTRY (Rebel)
31. PHISH - THE STORY OF THE GHOST (Elektra)
30. TAJ MAHAL & THE HULA BLUES BAND - SACRED ISLAND (Private Music)
29. THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA - THE DIRTY BOOGIE (Interscope)
28. BECK - MUTATIONS (DGC)
27. THE V-ROYS - ALL ABOUT TOWN (E Squared)
26. ANI DiFRANCO - LITTLE PLASTIC CASTLE (Righteous Babe)
25. COWBOY JUNKIES - MILES FROM OUR HOME (Geffen)
24. JERRY GARCIA / DAVID GRISMAN - SO WHAT (Acoustic Disc)
23. SHERYL CROW - THE GLOBE SESSIONS (A&M)
22. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - BEFORE THESE CROWDED STREETS (RCA)
21. NANCI GRIFFITH - OTHER VOICES, TOO (Elektra)
20. JERRY DOUGLAS - RESTLESS ON THE FARM (Sugar Hill)
19. DAVE ALVIN & THE GUILTY MEN - BLACKJACK DAVID (Hightone)
18. B.B. KING - BLUES ON THE BAYOU (MCA)
17. R.E.M. - UP (Warner Bros.)
16. SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS - PERENNIAL FAVORITES (Mammoth)
15. BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - LEFT OF COOL (Warner Bros.)
14. BONNIE RAITT - FUNDAMENTAL (Capitol)
13. SON VOLT - WIDE SWING TREMOLO (Warner Bros.)
12. ROBERT EARL KEEN - WALKING DISTANCE (Arista / Austin)
11. VAN MORRISON - THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (Polydor)
10. KEB' MO' - SLOW DOWN (5/50 / Epic/ Okeh)
9. DEL McCOURY / MAC WISEMAN / DOC WATSON - MAC, DOC & DEL (Sugar Hill)
8. JAMES McMURTRY - WALK BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS (Sugar Hill)
7. SAM BUSH - HOWLIN' AT THE MOON (Sugar Hill)
6. WILLIE NELSON - TEATRO (Island)
5. BILLY BRAGG & WILCO - MERMAID AVENUE (Elektra)
4. EMMYLOU HARRIS - SPYBOY (Eminent)
3. GILLIAN WELCH - HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS (Almo)
2. LYLE LOVETT - STEP INSIDE THIS HOUSE (MCA)
1. LUCINDA WILLIAMS - CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD (Mercury)