Best Albums of 1988

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Listed below are the best albums of 1988 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1988 year summaryThe best artists of 1988 were Sonic Youth, Pixies, Talk Talk, Public Enemy, Metallica, My Bloody Valentine, R.E.M., Tracy Chapman, N.W.A and Iron Maiden.

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141.

Un Baión Para El Ojo Idiota

Patricio Rey Y Sus Redonditos De Ricota

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

127

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142.

Casual Gods

Jerry Harrison

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

124

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143.

Once In A Lifetime
Live

Runrig

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

123

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144.

Newbuild

808 State

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

122

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Truth And Soul

Fishbone

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

121

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146.

Voices And Images

Camouflage

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

121

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Information Society

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

21 charts

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119

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148.

Eazy-Duz-It

Eazy-E

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

118

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Doble Vida

Soda Stereo

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

118

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The Frenz Experiment

The Fall

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

43 charts

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118

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Best Albums of 1988 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	21	2%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Beatles	4	0%
Philip Glass	3	0%
The Bevis Frond	3	0%
Yoshio Ojima	2	0%
Laibach	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	429	43%
	237	24%
	44	4%
	44	4%
	28	3%
	28	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	905	90%
Yes	99	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	97%
Yes	29	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	18	2%

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