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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Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	473 charts
Rank in 1988:	1	Rank Score:	19,907
Rank in 1980s	6	Overall Rank:	48
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Surfer Rosa

Pixies

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	384 charts
Rank in 1988:	2	Rank Score:	14,310
Rank in 1980s	13	Overall Rank:	76
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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	213 charts
Rank in 1988:	3	Rank Score:	6,990
Rank in 1980s	22	Overall Rank:	177
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Spirit Of Eden

Talk Talk

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	154 charts
Rank in 1988:	4	Rank Score:	5,166
Rank in 1980s	31	Overall Rank:	240
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...And Justice For All

Metallica

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	129 charts
Rank in 1988:	5	Rank Score:	4,429
Rank in 1980s	36	Overall Rank:	271
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Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	86 charts
Rank in 1988:	6	Rank Score:	2,349
Rank in 1980s	71	Overall Rank:	489
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Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	102 charts
Rank in 1988:	7	Rank Score:	2,296
Rank in 1980s	73	Overall Rank:	501
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Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	101 charts
Rank in 1988:	8	Rank Score:	2,274
Rank in 1980s	76	Overall Rank:	510
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Operation: Mindcrime

Queensrÿche

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	63 charts
Rank in 1988:	9	Rank Score:	2,119
Rank in 1980s	80	Overall Rank:	543
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Tracy Chapman

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	91 charts
Rank in 1988:	10	Rank Score:	1,871
Rank in 1980s	87	Overall Rank:	605
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Best Albums of 1988 composition

Band	Albums	%

The Beatles	4	0%
My Bloody Valentine	2	0%
Thin White Rope	2	0%
R.E.M.	2	0%
Erasure	2	0%
Pixies	2	0%
The Fall	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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