Best Albums of 1988

« View best albums of 1987View best albums of 1989 »

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

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

791.

Anthology
Compilation

Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

792.

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

793.

For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits
Compilation

Roy Orbison

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

794.

Bulletboys

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

795.

Optical Race

Tangerine Dream

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

796.

Busca Una Mujer

Luis Miguel

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

797.

Let's Play Domination

World Domination Enterprises

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

798.

Triskaidekaphobe

Das Damen

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

799.

The Long Acre

In Tua Nua

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

800.

Nonentity - Water III: Fan Black Dada

Zoogz Rift

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
...
79
80
81
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 80 of 100

Best Albums of 1988 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	21	2%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Beatles	4	0%
The Bevis Frond	3	0%
Philip Glass	3	0%
Nanci Griffith	2	0%
NoMeansNo	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	427	43%
	237	24%
	44	4%
	44	4%
	28	3%
	28	3%
	28	3%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	902	90%
Yes	99	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	972	97%
Yes	29	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

« View best albums of 1987View best albums of 1989 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Recent Member Charts
1. Albums waiting to be added 9 by Johnnyo (2024)
2. Top 95 Music Albums of 1979 by Johnnyo (2024)
3. Top 97 Music Albums of 2002 by jeremy9 (2024)
4. Top 80 Music Albums of 1974 by amirmishali (2024)
5. Around the World Around the World Around the World Around the Wo by ForegroundNoise (2024)
6. Die besten Alben des Jahres 2023 by ROCKS by LosWochos (2024)
7. Top 95 Music Albums of 1993 by Patman360 (2024)
8. Top 30 Music Albums of 1981 by jeremy9 (2024)
9. Top 84 Music Albums of 1975 by Patman360 (2024)
10. Top 89 Music Albums of 2020 by joathome (2024)
11. Top 49 Music Albums of 2024 by MadhattanJack (2024)
12. Top 75 Music Albums of 2010 by jeremy9 (2024)
13. Top 17 Music Albums of 2007 by NoAlarms (2024)
14. Top 8 Music Albums of 2005 by NoAlarms (2024)
15. Top 13 Music Albums of 2001 by NoAlarms (2024)
16. Top 89 Music Albums of 1977 by LosWochos (2024)
17. Top 16 Music Albums of 2024 by davidhuret (2024)
18. Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s by NoAlarms (2024)
19. Top 36 Music Albums of the 1950s by DriftingOrpheus (2024)
20. Top 23 Music Albums of 1991 by Squonk007 (2024)