Top 100 Music Albums of 1988
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- Chart updated: 07/27/2023 15:45
- (Created: 01/03/2017 13:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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More a manifesto than an album, this is by far the greatest hip hop album ever made, and I can't see anyone topping it anytime soon.
(Edit:
Run The Jewels: "Hold my beer. Possibly.") [First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
(Edit:
Run The Jewels: "Hold my beer. Possibly.") [First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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6,641
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Is Ambient Rock a universally recognised genre? If not, it ought to be, because this is a very fine example thereof. One of the most recknowned American underground bands with arguably their best album.
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Year of Release:
1988
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14,719
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Year of Release:
1988
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3,520
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,466
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A regular spin during my teenage years (and metal is the one genre to prove that vinyl really does sound better). At full blast, obviously. I'm sure the neighbours loved me.
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1988
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5,061
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One of those albums that get better with each listen, and I suspect it may move up the rankings here as time progresses.
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1988
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10,263
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Late 80s UK soul-pop at its best, an album that was played up and down on my stereo back then while its videos were (justifiably) played up and down on MTV. A shame they decided to call it a day shortly afterwards.
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1989*
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183
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Year of Release:
1988
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3,262
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1988
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770
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Somewhat immature in parts (there's, erm, the title to begin with), but the starting gun for what came to be known as Madchester, and for that I salute it.
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1988
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393
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Die Ärzte | 2 | 2% | |
| Philip Glass | 2 | 2% | |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 1 | 1% | |
| NOFX | 1 | 1% | |
| U2 | 1 | 1% | |
| The Traveling Wilburys | 1 | 1% | |
| Psychic TV | 1 | 1% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
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Up 22 from 39th to 17th |
Up 3 from 48th to 45th |
Up 3 from 41st to 38th |
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Down 29 from 20th to 49th |
Down 24 from 16th to 40th |
Down 2 from 42nd to 44th |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/08/2025 00:04 |  Purplepash | 1,849 | 88/100 |
| ! | 09/06/2020 20:06 |  CharlieBarley | 477 | 94/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2019 18:34 |  Rhyner | 1,463 | 99/100 |
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