Top 100 Music Albums of 1988
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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.")
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1988
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7,006
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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. [First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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15,566
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3. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
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1988
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3,524
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
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1988
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1,517
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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. [First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
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1988
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5,104
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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. [First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
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1988
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10,214
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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. [First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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269
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1988
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3,281
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
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1988
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728
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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. [First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
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1988
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395
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 composition

Artist Albums %


Philip Glass 2 2%
Die Ärzte 2 2%
Happy Mondays 1 1%
Syd Barrett 1 1%
Fugazi 1 1%
Carlos Perón 1 1%
Michael Nyman 1 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 35 35%
United States 33 33%
Germany 6 6%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
France 3 3%
Japan 3 3%
Canada 3 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 94 94%
Yes 6 6%
Live? Albums %
No 96 96%
Yes 4 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 22 from 39th to 17th
A Bell Is A Cup ... Until It Is Struck
by Wire
Climber Up 3 from 48th to 45th
16 Lovers Lane
by The Go-Betweens
Climber Up 3 from 41st to 38th
It Seems
by Colin Newman
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 29 from 20th to 49th
Группа Крови [Gruppa Krovi]
by Кино [Kino]
Faller Down 24 from 16th to 40th
Strictly Business
by EPMD
Faller Down 2 from 42nd to 44th
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
by Iron Maiden
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New entry I Am Kurious Oranj
by The Fall

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