Top 100 Music Albums of 1988
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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10,279
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,877
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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2,520
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
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1988
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7,041
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
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1988
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3,960
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
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1988
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129
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
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1988
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3,294
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
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1988
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589
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
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1988
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132
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2021]
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1988
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772
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 composition

Artist Albums %


Frank Zappa 4 4%
My Bloody Valentine 2 2%
NoMeansNo 2 2%
Testament 1 1%
Sieges Even 1 1%
Tom Waits 1 1%
Tracy Chapman 1 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 54 54%
United Kingdom 20 20%
Germany 5 5%
Canada 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Sweden 2 2%
Australia 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 93 93%
Yes 7 7%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 4 from 39th to 35th
Master Control
by Liege Lord
Climber Up 4 from 28th to 24th
Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
by The Traveling Wilburys
Climber Up 4 from 23rd to 19th
Surfer Rosa
by Pixies
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 41 from 55th to 96th
Front By Front
by Front 242
Faller Down 30 from 35th to 65th
Money For Nothing
by Dire Straits
Faller Down 26 from 60th to 86th
History Of Hate
by Despair
New entries
New entry Stronger Than Pride
by Sade
New entry Children
by The Mission
New entry Peepshow
by Siouxsie And The Banshees
New entry No Place For Disgrace
by Flotsam And Jetsam
New entry Malleus Maleficarum
by Pestilence
New entry The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra)
by Marillion
New entry You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 1
by Frank Zappa
New entry Life Cycle
by Sieges Even
New entry Oasis
by Roberta Flack
New entry Thundersteel
by Riot
New entry Eternal Nightmare
by Vio-lence
New entry Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 2
by Helloween
New entry If I Should Fall From Grace With God
by The Pogues
New entry Ancient Dreams
by Candlemass
New entry Hang Time
by Soul Asylum
New entry The Serpent's Egg
by Dead Can Dance
New entry Big Thing
by Duran Duran
New entry Barcelona
by Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe
New entry State Of Euphoria
by Anthrax
New entry By All Means Necessary
by Boogie Down Productions
New entry How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today?
by Suicidal Tendencies
New entry Blood Fire Death
by Bathory
New entry Punishment For Decadence
by Coroner
New entry Power Metal
by Pantera
New entry Peace In Our Time
by Big Country
New entry Under The Influence
by Overkill
New entry History Of A Time To Come
by Sabbat (UK)
New entry Buffalo Tom
by Buffalo Tom
New entry Gorilla Biscuits
by Gorilla Biscuits
New entry Let It Be
by Laibach
New entry Life Time
by Rollins Band
New entry Blue Bell Knoll
by Cocteau Twins
New entry House Tornado
by Throwing Muses
New entry Truth And Soul
by Fishbone
New entry Hallucinations
by Atrocity
New entry Big Time
by Tom Waits
New entry No Rest For The Wicked
by Ozzy Osbourne
New entry You Made Me Realise
by My Bloody Valentine
New entry Tougher Than Leather
by Run-D.M.C.
New entry The Day Everything Became Nothing
by NoMeansNo
New entry Godflesh
by Godflesh
New entry Flag
by Yello

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Best Albums of the 1970s
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
4. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
5. London Calling by The Clash
6. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
7. The Wall by Pink Floyd
8. Animals by Pink Floyd
9. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
10. Who's Next by The Who
11. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
12. Marquee Moon by Television
13. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
14. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
15. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
16. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
17. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
18. Low by David Bowie
19. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
20. Blue by Joni Mitchell
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