Top 49 Music Albums of 1988 by chriskarman

• Chart updated: 09/07/2020 12:15
• (Created: 05/02/2015 01:05).
• Chart size: 49 albums.

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16 Lovers Lane 

 The Go-Betweens

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

1,876

Rank in 1988:

15

Rank in 1980s:

148

Overall Rank:

962

Average Rating:

 79 (256 votes)

Comments:

16

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Surfer Rosa 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,289 charts

Rank Score:

13,540

Rank in 1988:

2

Rank in 1980s:

12

Overall Rank:

98

Average Rating:

 85 (1,822 votes)

Comments:

112

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Spirit Of Eden 

 Talk Talk

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

891 charts

Rank Score:

11,263

Rank in 1988:

3

Rank in 1980s:

17

Overall Rank:

134

Average Rating:

 84 (965 votes)

Comments:

67

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Isn't Anything 

 My Bloody Valentine

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

507 charts

Rank Score:

3,831

Rank in 1988:

6

Rank in 1980s:

65

Overall Rank:

469

Average Rating:

 80 (681 votes)

Comments:

41

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Green 

 R.E.M.

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

485 charts

Rank Score:

3,479

Rank in 1988:

9

Rank in 1980s:

78

Overall Rank:

519

Average Rating:

 78 (716 votes)

Comments:

55

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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 

 Public Enemy

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

819 charts

Rank Score:

7,070

Rank in 1988:

4

Rank in 1980s:

30

Overall Rank:

246

Average Rating:

 80 (971 votes)

Comments:

56

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Daydream Nation 

 Sonic Youth

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,541 charts

Rank Score:

17,658

Rank in 1988:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

69

Average Rating:

 84 (1,827 votes)

Comments:

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Nothing's Shocking 

 Jane's Addiction

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

380 charts

Rank Score:

2,442

Rank in 1988:

11

Rank in 1980s:

111

Overall Rank:

732

Average Rating:

 77 (471 votes)

Comments:

24

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Superfuzz Bigmuff 

 Mudhoney

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

412

Rank in 1988:

45

Rank in 1980s:

549

Overall Rank:

3,538

Average Rating:

 75 (150 votes)

Comments:

6

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The House Of Love 

 The House Of Love

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

516

Rank in 1988:

39

Rank in 1980s:

454

Overall Rank:

2,933

Average Rating:

 75 (104 votes)

Comments:

3

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Top 49 Music Albums of 1988 composition

Artist	Albums	%
My Bloody Valentine	2	4%
R.E.M.	2	4%
Green River	1	2%
Public Enemy	1	2%
Dead Can Dance	1	2%
Cowboy Junkies	1	2%
Soundgarden	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	22	45%
	14	29%
	4	8%
	4	8%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%

Top 49 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 5 from 25th to 20th Blue Bell Knoll by Cocteau Twins
Up 1 from 50th to 49th People by Hothouse Flowers
Up 1 from 49th to 48th The Eight Legged Groove Machine by The Wonder Stuff

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 20th to 21st Tender Prey by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Down 1 from 21st to 22nd Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys
Down 1 from 22nd to 23rd Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

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95/100	04/29/2021 09:57	Purplepash	1,307	88/100

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