Top 85 Music Albums of 1988
by LittleM1971 
1988 Playlist:
A Complete History Of Sexual Jealousy (Parts 17-24) - Momus
Joe Le Taxi - Vanessa Paradis
Domino Dancing - Pet Shop Boys
Cars And Girls - Prefab Sprout
Streets Of Your Town - The Go-Betweens
Shangri La - The Brilliant Corners
Suedehead - Morrissey
What Is There To Smile About? - Close Lobsters
Let's Go Round There - The Darling Buds
Heaven Knows - The Flatmates
Crash - The Primitives
Chrysalis - The Railway Children
Try - Razorcuts
She Paints - Biff Bang Pow!
A Kiss And A Slap - Ultra Vivid Scene
Give Me Some Peppermint Freedom - The Orchids
Emma's House - The Field Mice
Christine - The House Of Love
Lazyitis - Happy Mondays
Carry Bag Man - The Fall
I'm Not Always So Stupid - The Wedding Present
Sidewalking - The Jesus & Mary Chain
Revolution - Spacemen 3
You Made Me Realise - My Bloody Valentine
In The Attic - Buffalo Tom
Teenage Riot - Sonic Youth
Oblivious - Galaxie 500
Indian Summer - Beat Happening
Luka - The Lemonheads
Need - Mudhoney
I Drink - L7
River Euphrates - Pixies
Freak Scene - Dinosaur Jr.
Get Up - R.E.M.
Fisherman’s Blues - The Waterboys
- Chart updated: 5 days ago
- (Created: 01/14/2014 23:20).
- Chart size: 85 albums.
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Last listen: 05/10/24
[First added to this chart: 01/15/2014]
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1988
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Last listen: 21/06/25
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1988
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3,733
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Year of Release:
1988
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Last listen: 29/03/25
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1988
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395
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Year of Release:
1988
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Top 85 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
| The Lemonheads | 2 | 2% | |
| The Fall | 2 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Felt (UK) | 2 | 2% | |
| The Pastels | 1 | 1% | |
| Ultra Vivid Scene | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 85 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 4 from 39th to 35th Introspective by Pet Shop Boys |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 35th to 36th Lovely by The Primitives |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37th The Eight Legged Groove Machine by The Wonder Stuff |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th Another Age by The Jasmine Minks |
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