Best Albums of 1988
Listed below are the best albums of 1988 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"More perfectly adequate hip hop from the late 80s. However, q-tip shows up a few times and its like a flash of excitement when he appears... making the album a better advertisement for a tribe called quest than making a case for itself." Reply
"Mr. Yoakam's third record is a standout. Containing two number one singles there is not a stinker on here. The Buck Owen's duet "Streets of Bakersfield" is just fantastic. Though not a fan of 80's country Dwight's first three albums are an exception to the 80's malady." Reply
"One of the most underrated albums on these charts, and my second-favorite live album of all time. Joe Jackson is not a major artist - if you haven't heard this album. This live collection, taken from four different tours (one per side), makes a strong case that he *is* a major artist of his time...." [+] Reply
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"More the work of four individual solo artists than a group, which is why it isn't surprising that despite the huge success of the album that they'd split up less than a year after its release. Regardless, the songs are stellar and some of the acoustic instruments on some of the tracks hinted that..." [+] Reply
"I wanted a Journey compilation as I don't have anything else by Journey. Great album, ticks all the right boxes. Production is excellent. Yes, I know that it's American arena rock but when I am in the right mood I get a lot from listening to this. Quite an uplifting listening experience." Reply
"a soul inspired stark and intimate masterpiece" Reply
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"KD's last remotely country album, before she explored other avenues. Her voice has never sounded better, and she's developing a different approach to her music. Ingenue is better, but this shows her growing as an artist." Reply
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"Hey it's not bad. A great and innovative guitarist searching for his sound. The best however was yet to come." Reply
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Best Albums of 1988 composition
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| Various Artists | 22 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 0% | |
| Frank Zappa | 4 | 0% | |
| Philip Glass | 3 | 0% | |
| The Bevis Frond | 3 | 0% | |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | 2 | 0% | |
| Diamanda Galás | 2 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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436 | 44% | |
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229 | 23% | |
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48 | 5% | |
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45 | 5% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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