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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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,020
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers | 1 | 2% | |
| N.W.A | 1 | 2% | |
| Queensrÿche | 1 | 2% | |
| k.d. lang | 1 | 2% | |
| Nanci Griffith | 1 | 2% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 1 | 2% | |
| Jane's Addiction | 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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