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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201.

Tender Pervert

Momus

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1988

Appears in:

20 charts

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202.

In The Spanish Cave

Thin White Rope

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1988

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23 charts

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203.

Revolutions

Jean Michel Jarre

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1988

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12 charts

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204.

Cacophony

Rudimentary Peni

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1988

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13 charts

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205.

Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill

Ute Lemper

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1988

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4 charts

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Voice Of Africa
Compilation

Abdullah Ibrahim

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1988

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2 charts

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Ghost Stories

The Dream Syndicate

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1988

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47 charts

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Spokojnie

Kult

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1988

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14 charts

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209.

Giving You The Best That I Got

Anita Baker

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1988

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18 charts

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Tougher Than Leather

Run-D.M.C.

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1988

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38 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%
"Weird Al" Yankovic	2	0%
Gary Numan	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	904	90%
Yes	100	10%

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

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

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