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: 07/22/2026 19:15
- (Created: 05/21/2022 17:59).
- Chart size: 29 albums.
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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:
1,138
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,958
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[First added to this chart: 08/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
896
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,250
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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,800
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[First added to this chart: 09/28/2022]
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,514
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
6,632
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,251
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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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| Beat Happening | 1 | 3% | |
| The Pogues | 1 | 3% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 1 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 3% | |
| Caifanes | 1 | 3% | |
| The Traveling Wilburys | 1 | 3% | |
| Nick Cave | 1 | 3% | |
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