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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191.

Pop Art

Transvision Vamp

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1988

Appears in:

12 charts

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192.

Wir Drehen Die Erde
Compilation

Владимир Высоцкий ‎[Vladimir Vysotsky]

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1988

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4 charts

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193.

Modern Lovers 88

Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

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1988

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12 charts

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194.

Radio One

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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1988

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15 charts

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195.

Comin' Home To Stay

Ricky Skaggs

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1988

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5 charts

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Big Time
Live

Tom Waits

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1988

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29 charts

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Hairway To Steven

Butthole Surfers

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1988

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26 charts

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198.

The Sun And The Moon

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1988

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9 charts

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199.

Don't Be Cruel

Bobby Brown

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1988

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44 charts

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Tender Pervert

Momus

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1988

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20 charts

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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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