Top 23 Music Albums of 1988
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- Chart updated: 02/12/2026 10:15
- (Created: 07/23/2024 15:01).
- Chart size: 23 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/30/2024]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,182
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Rank in 1980s:
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[First added to this chart: 08/30/2024]
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[First added to this chart: 08/30/2024]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
12,018
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 08/30/2024]
[First added to this chart: 08/30/2024]
[First added to this chart: 08/30/2024]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,042
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Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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[First added to this chart: 08/30/2024]
[First added to this chart: 08/30/2024]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,906
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2024]
[First added to this chart: 10/12/2024]
Total albums: 23. Page 1 of 3
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Top 23 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pixies | 1 | 4% | |
| Nurse With Wound | 1 | 4% | |
| Stephan Micus | 1 | 4% | |
| Peter Frohmader | 1 | 4% | |
| Red Temple Spirits | 1 | 4% | |
| N.W.A | 1 | 4% | |
| Tracy Chapman | 1 | 4% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 23 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 9th to 7thOnly Life by The Feelies |
| Up 1 from 19th to 18thThe Serpent's Egg by Dead Can Dance |
| Up 1 from 18th to 17thGreed by Ambitious Lovers |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 11 from 8th to 19thThaw by Foetus Interruptus |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4thTwilight Fields by Stephan Micus |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6thTracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman |
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