Top 40 Music Albums of 1988
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- Chart updated: 10/04/2025 21:15
- (Created: 07/07/2020 13:58).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,458
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2. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,016
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,615
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[First added to this chart: 05/28/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,521
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
6,999
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,691
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,655
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,960
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9. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,144
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[First added to this chart: 12/26/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,021
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Top 40 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Waterboys | 1 | 3% | |
| Enya | 1 | 3% | |
| My Bloody Valentine | 1 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 3% | |
| The Pogues | 1 | 3% | |
| Iron Maiden | 1 | 3% | |
| The Go-Betweens | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 6 from 23rd to 17th If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 17th to 18th Blue Bell Knoll by Cocteau Twins |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19th Substance by Joy Division |
| Down 1 from 19th to 20th Danzig by Danzig |
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