Top 50 Music Albums of 1988
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Chart updated: 08/18/2025 00:45
(Created: 03/22/2015 04:38).
Chart size: 50 albums.

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Eponymous
Compilation

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

149

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Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 composition

Artist	Albums	%

R.E.M.	2	4%
The Brilliant Corners	1	2%
Prefab Sprout	1	2%
The Mighty Lemon Drops	1	2%
Cardiacs	1	2%
The Railway Children	1	2%
Fairground Attraction	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	26	52%
	17	34%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	49	98%
Yes	1	2%

Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 11th to 10thWorld Without End by The Mighty Lemon Drops

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 10th to 12thToday by Galaxie 500
Down 1 from 35th to 36thStrip-Mine by James
Down 1 from 36th to 37thGreen Thoughts by The Smithereens

New entries
The First Of A Million Kisses by Fairground Attraction
Eponymous by R.E.M.

Leavers
The Law Of Things by The Bats

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