Top 100 Music Albums of 1988
by Moondance 
~ comments to be updated~
age 32 - living in Cabramurra (highest township in Australia) - a company town of 50 families & 100 mostly single men. Most nights a good number of us would gather at the one & only bar to drink & play guitars/sing songs.
year in music ranking: #10 of 63. This is my favourite year of the 80's and has between 3 to 5 albums in my top 100 of all time (depending on how I am feeling when I review my top 100 chart)
- Chart updated: 09/10/2025 04:45
- (Created: 11/02/2020 01:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,459
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,023
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,323
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Year of Release:
1988
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3,963
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 composition
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| Stephen Cummings | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young & The Bluenotes | 1 | 1% | |
| Venetians | 1 | 1% | |
| V.Spy V.Spy | 1 | 1% | |
| The Waterboys | 1 | 1% | |
| Edie Brickell & New Bohemians | 1 | 1% | |
| The Moffs | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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28 | 28% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 73rd to 74th Big Circumstance by Bruce Cockburn |
| Down 1 from 74th to 75th Boomerang Cafe by John Williamson |
| Down 1 from 75th to 76th American Dream by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| New entries |
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| Civilian by Frank Tovey |
| Leavers |
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| New Experience by Michelle Malone |
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| ! | 04/11/2023 21:12 |  Rhyner | 1,456 | 99/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2021 08:18 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2021 03:00 | mikepen | 58 | 93/100 |
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From mikepen 11/24/2021 03:00 | #276627
After your latest edits Moondance, I have now 26 (of 42) in common with you. I am certain this is only going to increase, as I see you've listed some great bands I really enjoyed from this era: Hunters & Collectors (though I don't think I have this album anywhere!), Psuedo Echo (never realised they were Australian - had always took them to be UK) and Eurogliders among many others.
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