Top 17 Music Albums of 1988
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- Chart updated: 12/22/2025 18:15
- (Created: 12/13/2013 21:14).
- Chart size: 17 albums.
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Third album
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,855
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11th album
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
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7th album
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,472
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5th album
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
15,407
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5. (=)
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First album
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
12,014
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First album
Major success
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Major success
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,965
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6th album
It contains 17 songs
9 are new : tracks 2-4, 10-14, 17
1 is a cover : track 7
7 are live and not new songs : tracks 1, 5-6, 8-9, 15-16
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Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
It contains 17 songs
9 are new : tracks 2-4, 10-14, 17
1 is a cover : track 7
7 are live and not new songs : tracks 1, 5-6, 8-9, 15-16
Major success
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,381
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Second album
Major success
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Major success
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
925
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First album
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Essential album [First added to this chart: 01/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
926
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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First album
Essential album [First added to this chart: 05/09/2018]
Essential album [First added to this chart: 05/09/2018]
Total albums: 17. Page 1 of 2
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Top 17 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Sugarcubes | 1 | 6% | |
| Mano Negra | 1 | 6% | |
| Helloween | 1 | 6% | |
| Queensrÿche | 1 | 6% | |
| Les Rita Mitsouko | 1 | 6% | |
| Blue Öyster Cult | 1 | 6% | |
| Mylène Farmer | 1 | 6% | |
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