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:	471 charts
Rank in 1988:	1	Rank Score:	19,857
Rank in 1980s	6	Overall Rank:	48
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Surfer Rosa

Pixies

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	381 charts
Rank in 1988:	2	Rank Score:	14,312
Rank in 1980s	13	Overall Rank:	75
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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	211 charts
Rank in 1988:	3	Rank Score:	6,845
Rank in 1980s	23	Overall Rank:	184
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Spirit Of Eden

Talk Talk

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	154 charts
Rank in 1988:	4	Rank Score:	5,247
Rank in 1980s	29	Overall Rank:	233
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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:	270
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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:	483
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Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	100 charts
Rank in 1988:	7	Rank Score:	2,277
Rank in 1980s	74	Overall Rank:	509
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Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	101 charts
Rank in 1988:	8	Rank Score:	2,247
Rank in 1980s	76	Overall Rank:	515
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Operation: Mindcrime

Queensrÿche

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	63 charts
Rank in 1988:	9	Rank Score:	2,121
Rank in 1980s	79	Overall Rank:	540
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Tracy Chapman

Year of Release:	1988	Appears in:	90 charts
Rank in 1988:	10	Rank Score:	1,869
Rank in 1980s	87	Overall Rank:	602
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Best Albums of 1988 composition

Band	Albums	%

The Beatles	4	0%
Pixies	2	0%
Erasure	2	0%
The Fall	2	0%
Louis Armstrong	2	0%
Current 93	2	0%
Various Artists	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	225	23%
	124	12%
	26	3%
	21	2%
	16	2%
	11	1%
	6	1%
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