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:
7,004
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,561
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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:
12,013
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,965
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,173
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
484
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,280
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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:
2,146
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,024
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,523
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| k.d. lang | 1 | 2% | |
| Nanci Griffith | 1 | 2% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 1 | 2% | |
| Jane's Addiction | 1 | 2% | |
| Jungle Brothers | 1 | 2% | |
| Fine Young Cannibals | 1 | 2% | |
| Pet Shop Boys | 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 17th Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys |
| Up 5 from 24th to 19th The Raw & The Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals |
| Up 3 from 11th to 8th Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 17th to 26th In The Graveyard by Dead Moon |
| Down 5 from 10th to 15th The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick by Slick Rick |
| Down 3 from 19th to 22nd Long Live The Kane by Big Daddy Kane |
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