Melody Maker Best Albums of 1988
by Melody Maker (1988) 
Melody Maker was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies. These are their best albums of 1988.
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Year of Release:
1988
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12,013
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Year of Release:
1988
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926
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Year of Release:
1988
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3,698
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Year of Release:
1988
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3,523
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Buy album
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,017
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,324
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,173
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Melody Maker Best Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Dinosaur Jr. | 1 | 3% | |
| Mary Margaret O'Hara | 1 | 3% | |
| The House Of Love | 1 | 3% | |
| Shiva Burlesque | 1 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 3% | |
| Prince | 1 | 3% | |
| Scritti Politti | 1 | 3% | |
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Other 1988 year charts
There are 20 charts from recognised sources for 1988 (3 are listed below). There are also 414 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| THe Best Albums of 1988 | uDiscoverMusic | 1988 year chart | 2023 | |
| Top 30 Hip Hop Albums 1988 | HipHopGoldenAge | 1988 year chart | 2019 | |
| The 30 Best Albums of 1988 | Paste | 1988 year chart | 2018 | |
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Graeme2 04/09/2019 17:26 | #234690
Graeme2 04/09/2019 17:26 | #234690
Always preferred NME. Having PE and Sonic Youth in the 20s demonstrates why I guess. With scritti politti above, dear me. And no other hip-hop in the middle of the golden age.
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