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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1988
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1988
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921
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1988
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3,595
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1988
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3,564
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1988
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982
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1988
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1,295
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1988
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Total albums: 30. Page 1 of 3
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Melody Maker Best Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Talk Talk | 1 | 3% | |
| Green On Red | 1 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 3% | |
| Megadeth | 1 | 3% | |
| The Wonder Stuff | 1 | 3% | |
| A.R. Kane | 1 | 3% | |
| Jane Siberry | 1 | 3% | |
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Other 1988 year charts
A total of 24 charts from recognised sources are available for 1988, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 414 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village Voice Albums of the Year 1988 | Village Voice | 1988 year chart | 1988 |  |
| Rolling Stone 1988 Best Of Critics | Rolling Stone | 1988 year chart | 1988 | |
| Kerrang!'s Albums Of 1988 | Kerrang! | 1988 year chart | 1988 | |
Other charts by Melody Maker
A total of 21 charts from Melody Maker are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melody Maker Best Albums of 2000 | Melody Maker | 2000 year chart | 2000 | |
| Melody Maker Best Albums of 1999 | Melody Maker | 1999 year chart | 1999 | |
| Melody Maker Best Albums of 1998 | Melody Maker | 1998 year chart | 1998 | |
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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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