Top 100 Music Albums of 1988
by 
Graeme2 
Cause it's 88, time to set it straight.
What a great year. If only Spotify was around back then...
*Top 100 singles (very rough order 2 max per artist)
- Chart updated: 08/08/2023 19:15
- (Created: 06/24/2014 06:34).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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*the la's-there she goes
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
7,006
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*big daddy kane-wrath of kane
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Year of Release:
1988
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5,104
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*public enemy-bring the noise
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*sugar bear-don't scandalize mine
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*stakker humanoid-humanoid
[First added to this chart: 06/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
530
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*eric b & rakim-follow the leader
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*the church-under the milky way
[First added to this chart: 03/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,516
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*nick cave & the bad seeds-the mercy seat
[First added to this chart: 06/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
484
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*dinosaur jr-freak scene
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*slayer-south of heaven
[First added to this chart: 06/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,055
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Philip Glass | 2 | 2% | |
| Farley "Jackmaster" Funk | 1 | 1% | |
| Shack | 1 | 1% | |
| Erasure | 1 | 1% | |
| Big Daddy Kane | 1 | 1% | |
| King T | 1 | 1% | |
| DJ Cash Money & Marvelous | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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60 | 60% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
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| The World's Greatest Entertainer by Doug E. Fresh |
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| Triptych by The Bevis Frond |
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