Best Albums of 1988
Listed below are the best albums of 1988 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
"Cohen returns with a gem. The first four tracks are pure perfection. This adds to his canon as much as his first three albums do. Don't dismiss Cohen as simply a 60s songwriter. His later work has nuggets of perfection as well." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1988
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2,193
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"Great album. Nothing's shocking, still sounds utterly unique today. It's funky, punky, and atmospheric. It's cinematic and intimate all at the same time. Personally, I just prefer follow up, ritual de lo habitual, but this is still a superb record in it's own right. This is the kind of record tha..." [+] Reply
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1988
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2,162
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"One of the best things about Beatles albums is the way multiple voices on the separate songs come together in one album by one band. By that standard, Vol 1 is the most Beatley Post-Beatle album by any ex-Beatle. By the multiple-voices-one-album factor, it even exceeds Band on the Run ." Reply
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Listmeister | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1988
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2,089
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"Fantastic concept album with an intricate plot that never wavers. Its wonderfully thought out, planned, and executed. Still as intriguing to listen to it today as it was back then. The amazing thing is that the songs are great individually as well as part of the whole." Reply
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1988
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1,882
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"Anyone who tells you they don't enjoy Fairy Tale of New York year-round is either a scrooge or a liar." Reply
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kynes | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1988
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1,808
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"Why are all the track ratings on this so low? Normally only interludes and tracks that are actually offensively bad get as low as 73, but that's the average for The Devil's Eye, and Love Goes On, the best song on the album, only has a 77." Reply
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Onater | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1988
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1,618
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"Morrissey's solo debut pretty much carried on where the Smiths left off, it was certainly on a par with Strangeways Here We Come, which had appeared only 6 months prior. This was a very nostalgic collection of songs for Morrissey which very clearly reached back into the early 70's. Viva Hate was ..." [+] Reply
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1988
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1,481
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"Yet another great Nick Cave album, and really the last of the more darker earlier records. After this, Cave wouldn't exactly turn into Elton John, but his music would become more accessible, although still not exactly commercial. The tender prey kicks off with, the mercy seat, another classic Cav..." [+] Reply
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1988
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1,469
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"This a criminally underrated album, and an underrated band in general. As a big fan of new wave, this is one of my favorite albums in the genre. Best tracks: Under the Milky Way, Reptile, Destination, Spark" Reply
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1988
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1,450
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"Rattle and hum, is U2 taking us on a journey of the history of rock. There's covers of The Beatles and Dylan, Hendrix appears on the record, and the band record a handful of songs at sun studios where Elvis recorded his earliest songs. Elsewhere, there's songs about Billie Holiday, references to ..." [+] Reply
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1988
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100
Best Albums of 1988 composition
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| Various Artists | 22 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 4 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 0% | |
| Philip Glass | 3 | 0% | |
| The Bevis Frond | 3 | 0% | |
| The Original Broadway Cast | 2 | 0% | |
| Diamanda Galás | 2 | 0% | |
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431 | 43% | |
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233 | 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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