Best Albums of 1988 : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of 1988

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1988 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,600 greatest album charts.

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1988 year summaryThe best bands of 1988 were Sonic Youth, Pixies, Public Enemy, Talk Talk, Metallica, My Bloody Valentine, Jane's Addiction, N.W.A, Queensrÿche and R.E.M..

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Band

11.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	66 charts
Rank in 1988:	11	Rank Score:	1,822
Rank in 1980s	90	Overall Rank:	625
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12.

Green

R.E.M.

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	97 charts
Rank in 1988:	12	Rank Score:	1,785
Rank in 1980s	93	Overall Rank:	639
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13.

Rattle And Hum

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	79 charts
Rank in 1988:	13	Rank Score:	1,641
Rank in 1980s	106	Overall Rank:	685
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14.

The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1

The Traveling Wilburys

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	66 charts
Rank in 1988:	14	Rank Score:	1,510
Rank in 1980s	120	Overall Rank:	749
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15.

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Iron Maiden

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	47 charts
Rank in 1988:	15	Rank Score:	1,494
Rank in 1980s	122	Overall Rank:	757
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16.

Substance

Joy Division

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	42 charts
Rank in 1988:	16	Rank Score:	1,303
Rank in 1980s	137	Overall Rank:	848
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17.

Viva Hate

Morrissey

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	51 charts
Rank in 1988:	17	Rank Score:	1,236
Rank in 1980s	145	Overall Rank:	895
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18.

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	57 charts
Rank in 1988:	18	Rank Score:	1,106
Rank in 1980s	158	Overall Rank:	973
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19.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	38 charts
Rank in 1988:	19	Rank Score:	1,022
Rank in 1980s	170	Overall Rank:	1,038
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20.

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	55 charts
Rank in 1988:	20	Rank Score:	951
Rank in 1980s	185	Overall Rank:	1,106
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Best Albums of 1988 composition

Band	Albums	%

The Beatles	4	0%
Pixies	2	0%
Erasure	2	0%
Various Artists	2	0%
Louis Armstrong	2	0%
Current 93	2	0%
Ray Charles	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	225	23%
	125	13%
	25	3%
	21	2%
	16	2%
	11	1%
	6	1%
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