Top 51 Music Albums of 1988
by MaxStorm98 
- Chart updated: 10/08/2025 03:15
- (Created: 10/13/2016 01:42).
- Chart size: 51 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,561
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,013
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
891
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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,211
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
7,004
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
5,103
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,280
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2016]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,698
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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,250
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,055
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Total albums: 51. Page 1 of 6
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Top 51 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| My Bloody Valentine | 2 | 4% | |
| Talk Talk | 1 | 2% | |
| Death (Metal) | 1 | 2% | |
| Boogie Down Productions | 1 | 2% | |
| Fishbone | 1 | 2% | |
| They Might Be Giants | 1 | 2% | |
| Public Enemy | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 51 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 4 from 47th to 43rd Rattle And Hum by U2 |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 42nd to 44th Watermark by Enya |
| Down 2 from 43rd to 45th Shadowland (The Owen Bradley Sessions) by k.d. lang |
| Down 2 from 44th to 46th Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam |
| New entries |
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| Tougher Than Leather by Run-D.M.C. |
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