Top 29 Music Albums of 1988
by Rm12398 
CHART UPDATES:
11th August 2022: TODAY- GALAXIE 500 enters the chart at #13.
10th September 2022: IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE WITH GOD- THE POGUES enters the chart at #6.
15th September 2022: CAIFANES- CAIFANES enters the chart at #7.
29th September 2022: …AND JUSTICE FOR ALL- METALLICA enters the chart at #19.
1st November 2022: FOLLOW THE LEADER- ERIC B. & RAKIM enters the chart at #20.
6th April 2023: JAMBOREE- BEAT HAPPENING enters the chart at #21.
9th April 2023: THE SERPENT'S EGG- DEAD CAN DANCE enters the chart at #15.
21st April 2023: SPIRIT OF EDEN- TALK TALK drops from #1 to #5.
- Chart updated: 06/01/2026 17:45
- (Created: 05/21/2022 17:59).
- Chart size: 29 albums.
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90/100 (A)
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,174
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85/100 (B+)
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,931
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B+
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
907
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B+
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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10,238
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B+
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,814
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B+
[First added to this chart: 09/28/2022]
85/100 (B+)
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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3,581
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B+
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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6,715
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80/100 (B)
[First added to this chart: 12/28/2025]
B
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,282
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Total albums: 29. Page 1 of 3
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Top 29 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Public Enemy | 1 | 3% | |
| Dead Can Dance | 1 | 3% | |
| The Lilac Time | 1 | 3% | |
| Cardiacs | 1 | 3% | |
| The Waterboys | 1 | 3% | |
| Galaxie 500 | 1 | 3% | |
| Jane's Addiction | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 29 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 6 from 22nd to 16thI'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 16th to 17thTraveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 by The Traveling Wilburys |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18thStarfish by The Church |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19thThe Serpent's Egg by Dead Can Dance |
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