Best Albums of 1988

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Listed below are the best albums of 1988 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1988 were Sonic Youth, Pixies, Talk Talk, Public Enemy, Metallica, My Bloody Valentine, Tracy Chapman, R.E.M., N.W.A and Iron Maiden.

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Straka V Hrsti

Pražský Výběr

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

171

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102.

Lovely

The Primitives

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

167

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103.

Caifanes

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

164

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104.

Dimension Hatröss

Voïvod

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

161

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105.

Greatest Hits
Compilation

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

160

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Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

160

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107.

Living Years

Mike & The Mechanics

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

158

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108.

Ramones Mania
Compilation

Ramones

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

158

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Descanso Dominical

Mecano (ES)

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

152

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Melissa Etheridge

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

151

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Best Albums of 1988 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
The Beatles	4	0%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Bevis Frond	3	0%
Philip Glass	3	0%
The Fall	2	0%
Alien Sex Fiend	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	429	43%
	239	24%
	45	4%
	42	4%
	31	3%
	29	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	907	90%
Yes	98	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	98%
Yes	16	2%

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