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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Talk Is Cheap

Keith Richards

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

141

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122.

Masters Of Reality

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

141

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123.

Shadowland (The Owen Bradley Sessions)

k.d. lang

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

140

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124.

I Am Kurious Oranj

The Fall

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

140

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125.

Slow Turning

John Hiatt

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

139

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126.

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

132

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127.

Brian Wilson

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

37 charts

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132

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128.

Now And Zen

Robert Plant

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

43 charts

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132

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129.

Eponymous
Compilation

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

132

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130.

Past Masters - Volume One
Compilation

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

38 charts

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132

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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%
Giant Sand	2	0%
吉川洋一郎 [Yoichiro Yoshikawa]	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	426	43%
	234	23%
	44	4%
	43	4%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	901	90%
Yes	99	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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