Top 83 Music Albums of 1988
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Patman360 
- Chart updated: 08/18/2026 20:15
- (Created: 12/07/2012 00:29).
- Chart size: 83 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,188
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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
14,689
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[First added to this chart: 09/10/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,800
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4. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
11,783
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[First added to this chart: 07/10/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
494
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,267
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
538
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9. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
586
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
395
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Total albums: 83. Page 1 of 9
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Top 83 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
| My Bloody Valentine | 2 | 2% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 1% | |
| Living Colour | 1 | 1% | |
| Jane's Addiction | 1 | 1% | |
| Billy Bragg | 1 | 1% | |
| Rapeman | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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41 | 49% | |
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21 | 25% | |
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5 | 6% | |
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5 | 6% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 83 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
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| ! | 03/03/2025 04:36 |  Purplepash | 1,851 | 88/100 |
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