Top 50 Music Albums of 1988
by Hayden

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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
888
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,291
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[First added to this chart: 11/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
38
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[First added to this chart: 10/21/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,512
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,878
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
420
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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12,227
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[First added to this chart: 06/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
4
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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4
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
19
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 composition

Country Albums %


United States 13 26%
United Kingdom 8 16%
Japan 5 10%
Canada 3 6%
Australia 3 6%
Mixed Nationality 3 6%
Argentina 2 4%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 47 94%
Yes 3 6%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 49 98%
Yes 1 2%

Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 8 from 33rd to 25th
Gwo Ka Modènn
by Gérard Lockel
Climber Up 4 from 44th to 40th
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
by The Pogues
Climber Up 4 from 20th to 16th
Souvenir Cassette
by After Dinner
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 12 from 29th to 41st
16 Lovers Lane
by The Go-Betweens
Faller Down 6 from 30th to 36th
Isn't Anything
by My Bloody Valentine
Faller Down 5 from 21st to 26th
Starfish
by The Church

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I couldn't agree more with the top 3. Great chart.
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