The Release crew wrote down the best foreign and Swedish albums (max 5), songs (max 3), live artist, newcomer and artist of 1998.

Click here to see the crew lists from 1997.

Mikael Kahrle

Foreign albums
Garbage: Version 2.0
Massive Attack: Mezzanine
Marilyn Manson: Mechanical Animals
Das Ich: Egodram
Vast: Visual Audio Sensory Theater

Foreign songs
Massive Attack: Teardrop
The Smashing Pumpkins: Pug
Garbage: You Look So Fine

Foreign live artist
Depeche Mode

Foreign newcomer
Vast

Foreign artist
Depeche Mode

Swedish albums
Saft: Paranoia Erotica
Covenant: Europa
The Cardigans: Gran Turismo
Sista mannen på jorden: Ligg tyst ett tag med...
Fläskkvartetten: Jag ger vad som helst för lite solsken

Swedish songs
Fläskkvartetten feat Nina Persson: Som glas
The Cardigans: My Favourite Game
Covenant: Tension

Swedish live artist
Covenant

Swedish newcomer
Proxy

Swedish artist
Covenant



Lotta Jansson

Foreign albums
Marilyn Manson: Mechanical Animals
Madonna: Ray of Light
Garbage: Version 2.0
Massive Attack: Mezzanine
Alanis Morissette: Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

Foreign songs
Marilyn Manson: Last Day on Earth
Das Ich: Destillat
VNV Nation: Solitary

Foreign live artist
Depeche Mode

Foreign newcomer
VNV Nation

Foreign artist
Depeche Mode

Swedish albums
Covenant: Europa
Saft: Paranoia Erotica
The Cardigans: Gran Turismo

Swedish songs
Covenant: Leviathan
The Cardigans: My Favourite Game
Saft: Undantag

Swedish live artist
Covenant

Swedish newcomer
Filter 2.0

Swedish artist
Saft



Kristoffer Noheden

Foreign albums
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Acme
The Jesus and Mary Chain: Munki
Barry Adamson: As Above, so Below
Vainio Väisänen Vega: Endless
Sow: Sick

Foreign songs
Pig: Jump the Gun
Jay-Z: Hard Knock Life
The Smashing Pumpkins: Perfect

Foreign live artist
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Foreign newcomer
Add N to (X)

Foreign artist
Raymond Watts

Swedish albums
Fläskkvartetten: Jag ger vad som helst för lite solsken
Broder Daniel: Broder Daniel Forever
Bob Hund: Jag rear ut min själ! Allt skall bort!!!

Swedish songs
Whale feat. Bus 75: Four Big Speakers
Black Moses: Oh God
Bob Hund: Nu är det väl revolution på gång

Swedish live artist
The Royal Beat Conspiracy

Swedish newcomer
-

Swedish artist
Freddie Wadling



Mattias Huss

Foreign albums
Barry Adamson: As Above, so Below
Legendary Pink Dots: Nemesis Online
Diamanda Galas: Malediction and Prayer
The Jesus and Mary Chain: Munki
Eels: Electro-shock blues

Foreign songs
PJ Harvey: The River
Tortoise: I Set my Face to the Hillside
Current 93: A Gothic Lovesong

Foreign live artist
Portishead

Foreign newcomer
Plexiq

Foreign artist
Squarepusher

Swedish albums
Stina Nordenstam: People Are Strange
Bob Hund: Jag rear ut min själ! Allt ska bort!!!
Broder Daniel: Broder Daniel Forever
Sista mannen på jorden: Ligg tyst ett tag med...
Peter Nordahl Trio med Lisa Ekdahl: Back to Earth

Swedish songs
The Cardigans: Explode
Blipp!: Vänner
Saft: Ditt namn i min mun

Swedish live artist
The Valets

Swedish newcomer
Hayce

Swedish artist
Stina Nordenstam


Niklas Forsberg

Foreign albums
Matter of Fact: Infacted
De/Vision: Monosex
VNV Nation: Praise the Fallen
Red Flag: Caveat Emptor
Garbage: Version 2.0

Foreign songs
Apoptygma Berzerk: Paranoia
Mesh: Trust You
Ravenous: The Voices You Hear (Split and Polish Mix)

Foreign live artist
Rational Youth

Foreign newcomer
Matter of Fact

Foreign artist
De/Vision

Swedish albums
Saft: Paranoia Erotica
The Cardigans: Gran Turismo
Sista mannen på jorden: Ligg tyst ett tag med...
Covenant: Europa

Swedish songs
Sista mannen på jorden: Maskinen går bra
Saft: Ditt namn i min mun
The Cardigans: Explode

Swedish live artist
Saft

Swedish newcomer
Filter 2.0

Swedish artist
Saft



Erik Almgren

Foreign albums
Barry Adamson: As Above, so Below
Moloko: I Am Not a Doctor
Two Lone Swordsmen: Stay Down
Massive Attack: Mezzanine
Sow: Sick

Foreign songs
Massive Attack: Teardrop
Barry Adamson: What It Means
Marilyn Manson: I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)

Foreign live artist
Gus Gus

Foreign newcomer
Hooverphonic

Foreign artist
Marilyn Manson

Swedish albums
Fläskkvartetten: Jag ger vad som helst för lite solsken
Baxter: Baxter
The Cardigans: Gran Turismo

Swedish songs
Fläskkvartetten: Tåg & Flyg & Båt
Baxter: I Can't See Why
Whale feat. Bus 75: Four Big Speakers

Swedish live artist
-

Swedish newcomer
Baxter

Swedish artist
Freddie Wadling


Johan Astemark

Foreign albums
Cradle of Filth: Cruelty and The Beast
Ever Eve: Stormbirds
Ikon: This Quiet Earth
My Dying Bride: 34.788%...Complete
Clan of Xymox: Hidden Faces

Foreign songs
Giants Causeway: Flicker
RX: K Y Re:amin
Skinny Puppy: Rodent (DDT mix)

Foreign live artist
PJ Harvey

Foreign newcomer
The Shadow Dance

Foreign artist
Dreadful Shadows

Swedish albums
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Extended Revelation
The Mist of Avalon: The Mist of Avalon
Cat Rapes Dog: The Secrets of God

Swedish songs
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Black Star
The Cardigans: My Favourite Game
The Mist of Avalon: Sleepless

Swedish live artist
Phrank

Swedish newcomer
Phrank

Swedish artist
Funhouse



Sussi Pettersson

Foreign albums
Autechre: Album
In the Nursery: Lingua
Das Ich: Egodram
Massive Attack: Mezzanine
The Smashing Pumpkins: Adore

Foreign songs
Depeche Mode: Only When I Lose Myself
The Smashing Pumpkins: Pug
Autechre: Arch Carrier

Foreign live artist
Depeche Mode

Foreign newcomer
VNV Nation

Foreign artist
Depeche Mode

Swedish albums
Covenant: Europa
Sista mannen på jorden: Ligg tyst ett tag med...
Bob Hund: Jag rear ut min själ! Allt ska bort!!!
Saft: Paranoia Erotica
Protagonist: A Rebours

Swedish songs
Covenant: Wall of Sound
Mobile Homes: Circle of Stars
Statemachine: Play With Passion

Swedish live artist
Bob Hund

Swedish newcomer
Sista mannen på jorden

Swedish artist
Covenant