Top 17 Music Albums of 1988
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Dishonorable Mentions (rated below 60/100):
Fine Young Cannibals- The Raw and the Cooked
Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation
Steve Winwood- Roll With It
My Bloody Valentine- Isn't Anything
R.E.M.- Green
- Chart updated: 06/16/2025 00:45
- (Created: 08/08/2013 01:41).
- Chart size: 17 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,292
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,284
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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4,022
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[First added to this chart: 10/05/2023]
Year of Release:
1988
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2,460
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[First added to this chart: 08/30/2021]
[First added to this chart: 01/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,090
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[First added to this chart: 04/07/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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10,105
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[First added to this chart: 02/29/2024]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,895
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2022]
10. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2024]
Year of Release:
1988
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2,160
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Total albums: 17. Page 1 of 2
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Top 17 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| N.W.A | 1 | 6% | |
| Public Enemy | 1 | 6% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 6% | |
| The Pogues | 1 | 6% | |
| Tracy Chapman | 1 | 6% | |
| Morrissey | 1 | 6% | |
| Iron Maiden | 1 | 6% | |
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Top 17 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 13th to 14thViva Hate by Morrissey |
| Down 1 from 14th to 15th16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens |
| Down 1 from 15th to 16thI'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen |
| New entries |
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| If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues |
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