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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21.

Watermark

Enya

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	32 charts
Rank in 1988:	21	Rank Score:	916
Rank in 1980s	193	Overall Rank:	1,147
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22.

Surfer Rosa & Come On Pilgrim

Pixies

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	18 charts
Rank in 1988:	22	Rank Score:	881
Rank in 1980s	196	Overall Rank:	1,180
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23.

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	47 charts
Rank in 1988:	23	Rank Score:	853
Rank in 1980s	206	Overall Rank:	1,222
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24.

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	47 charts
Rank in 1988:	24	Rank Score:	811
Rank in 1980s	215	Overall Rank:	1,287
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25.

New Jersey

Bon Jovi

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	32 charts
Rank in 1988:	25	Rank Score:	771
Rank in 1980s	226	Overall Rank:	1,341
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26.

G N' R Lies

Guns N' Roses

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	32 charts
Rank in 1988:	26	Rank Score:	744
Rank in 1980s	231	Overall Rank:	1,373
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27.

Tender Prey

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	44 charts
Rank in 1988:	27	Rank Score:	676
Rank in 1980s	249	Overall Rank:	1,484
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28.

Starfish

The Church

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	32 charts
Rank in 1988:	28	Rank Score:	564
Rank in 1980s	275	Overall Rank:	1,709
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29.

Lincoln

They Might Be Giants

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	26 charts
Rank in 1988:	29	Rank Score:	555
Rank in 1980s	279	Overall Rank:	1,727
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30.

Lovesexy

Prince

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	19 charts
Rank in 1988:	30	Rank Score:	540
Rank in 1980s	284	Overall Rank:	1,765
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Best Albums of 1988 composition

Band	Albums	%

The Beatles	4	0%
Louis Armstrong	2	0%
Lee Greenwood	2	0%
Current 93	2	0%
Thin White Rope	2	0%
Ray Charles	2	0%
The Fall	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	226	23%
	126	13%
	26	3%
	21	2%
	16	2%
	11	1%
	6	1%
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