Top 80 Music Albums of 1988
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- Chart updated: 08/09/2025 18:45
- (Created: 11/07/2013 11:10).
- Chart size: 80 albums.
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,683
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,261
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,962
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Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
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Comments:
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
379
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,401
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2014]
Total albums: 80. Page 1 of 8
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Top 80 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 2 | 3% | |
| 小野誠彦 [Seigen Ono] | 2 | 3% | |
| U2 | 1 | 1% | |
| Suicide | 1 | 1% | |
| Michelle Shocked | 1 | 1% | |
| Anne Clark | 1 | 1% | |
| Sylvia Juncosa | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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36 | 45% | |
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20 | 25% | |
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10 | 13% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 80 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 33rd to 35th Lovesexy by Prince |
| Down 1 from 35th to 36th Tarka by Anthony Phillips & Harry Williamson |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37th Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 by The Traveling Wilburys |
| New entries |
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| Ghosts Upon The Road by Eric Andersen |
| Leavers |
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| Out Of This World by Dissidenten |
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