Top 28 Music Albums of 1988
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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: 12/28/2025 23:15
- (Created: 05/21/2022 17:59).
- Chart size: 28 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,172
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85/100 (B+)
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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3,976
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B+
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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933
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B+
[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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10,202
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B+
[First added to this chart: 09/15/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,754
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B+
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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:
3,689
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
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1988
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6,992
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80/100 (B)
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,320
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Total albums: 28. Page 1 of 3
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Top 28 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sonic Youth | 1 | 4% | |
| My Bloody Valentine | 1 | 4% | |
| Dead Can Dance | 1 | 4% | |
| Public Enemy | 1 | 4% | |
| Galaxie 500 | 1 | 4% | |
| The Lilac Time | 1 | 4% | |
| The Go-Betweens | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 28 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 13th to 14thViva Hate by Morrissey |
| Down 1 from 14th to 15thThe Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies |
| Down 1 from 15th to 16thTraveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 by The Traveling Wilburys |
| New entries |
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| The Pictorial Jackson Review by Felt (UK) |
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