Top 50 Music Albums of 1988
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- Chart updated: 06/05/2025 13:45
- (Created: 05/03/2017 12:54).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
6,755
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,134
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3. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,067
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
4,005
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,150
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
491
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,279
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8. (11) 3
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,149
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,069
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,567
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pet Shop Boys | 1 | 2% | |
| Cowboy Junkies | 1 | 2% | |
| Ice-T | 1 | 2% | |
| Mudhoney | 1 | 2% | |
| Throwing Muses | 1 | 2% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 2% | |
| The Smithereens | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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27 | 54% | |
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10 | 20% | |
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5 | 10% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 11 from 28th to 17thFisherman's Blues by The Waterboys |
| Up 5 from 24th to 19thThe Raw & The Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals |
| Up 3 from 11th to 8thNothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 17th to 26thIn The Graveyard by Dead Moon |
| Down 5 from 10th to 15thThe Great Adventures Of Slick Rick by Slick Rick |
| Down 3 from 19th to 22ndLong Live The Kane by Big Daddy Kane |
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