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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Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,541 charts

Rank Score:

17,656

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Average Rating:

84 (1,827 votes)

Comments:

146

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Surfer Rosa

Pixies

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,289 charts

Rank Score:

13,540

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

891 charts

Rank Score:

11,263

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Overall Rank:

134

Average Rating:

84 (965 votes)

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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

819 charts

Rank Score:

7,072

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Overall Rank:

246

Average Rating:

80 (971 votes)

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...And Justice For All

Metallica

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

609 charts

Rank Score:

5,024

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

507 charts

Rank Score:

3,831

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Overall Rank:

469

Average Rating:

80 (681 votes)

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Tracy Chapman

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

529 charts

Rank Score:

3,599

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Overall Rank:

500

Average Rating:

77 (615 votes)

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Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

574 charts

Rank Score:

3,513

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513

Average Rating:

79 (708 votes)

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Green

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

485 charts

Rank Score:

3,479

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Overall Rank:

519

Average Rating:

78 (716 votes)

Comments:

10.

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Iron Maiden

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

341 charts

Rank Score:

2,596

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105

Overall Rank:

696

Average Rating:

80 (534 votes)

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Best Albums of 1988 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	21	2%
The Beatles	4	0%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Bevis Frond	3	0%
Philip Glass	3	0%
NoMeansNo	2	0%
芸能山城組 [Geinoh Yamashirogumi]	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	429	43%
	235	23%
	44	4%
	43	4%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	903	90%
Yes	101	10%

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

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

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