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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Patchanka

Mano Negra

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

22 charts

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Misbehavin

Joanna Dean

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1988

Appears in:

4 charts

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283.

Lick

The Lemonheads

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

21 charts

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L'Apparenza

Lucio Battisti

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1988

Appears in:

7 charts

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285.

Life Is... Too $hort

Too $hort

Year of Release:

1988

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18 charts

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El Mar No Cesa

Héroes Del Silencio

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1988

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22 charts

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Musica È

Eros Ramazzotti

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

5 charts

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Crossroads
Compilation

Eric Clapton

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1988

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12 charts

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Michel Plays Petrucciani

Michel Petrucciani

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1988

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4 charts

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290.

Safe Mode: On

Double Bummer

Bongwater

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1988

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18 charts

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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%
Roy Harper	2	0%
My Bloody Valentine	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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