Top 6 Music Albums of 1988
by davidhuret 
- Chart updated: 02/03/2026 18:45
- (Created: 09/26/2013 08:01).
- Chart size: 6 albums.
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End of phase one of their career: feverish, intense, demonic even. It riskily opens with "The Mercy Seat" and, miraculously, the next nine tracks don't disappoint.
[First added to this chart: 09/26/2013]
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1988
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1,464
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Back to Mike Scott's Irish roots, with a pop sensibility: a perfectly struck balance.
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1988
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1,245
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George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison deliver an ego-free, superb and fun set of songs in serendipitous conditions. Miraculous.
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1988
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2,050
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Gracefully bracing themselves for mega-stardom...
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1988
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3,517
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Leaving the commercial pop world behind for good. Accomplishing beautiful jazz-inflected soundscapes. Impressive and brilliantly executed.
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1988
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10,328
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6. (5) 1
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Gems and noodlings... A great EP buried in a long album? Or a beautiful, over-the-top, coherent, gospel-flavored suite of songs? As time goes by, I'm more and more inclined to the latter opinion.
[First added to this chart: 11/29/2021]
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1988
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585
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Total albums: 6. Page 1 of 1
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Top 6 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Nick Cave | 1 | 17% | |
| The Waterboys | 1 | 17% | |
| The Traveling Wilburys | 1 | 17% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 17% | |
| Talk Talk | 1 | 17% | |
| Prince | 1 | 17% |
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