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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Guitar
Live

Frank Zappa

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

14 charts

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332.

Sub Pop 200

Various Artists

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1988

Appears in:

10 charts

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The Best Of
Compilation

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

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1988

Appears in:

21 charts

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The Kinks Live: The Road
Live

The Kinks

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1988

Appears in:

8 charts

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335.

Recurrence

The Railway Children

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

15 charts

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Up Your Alley

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

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1988

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15 charts

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Cool From The Wire

Dirty Looks (CA)

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1988

Appears in:

4 charts

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Blow My Fuse

Kix

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1988

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17 charts

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Two Steps From The Middle Ages

Game Theory

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1988

Appears in:

12 charts

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Herbert Grönemeyer

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1988

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10 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%
John Farnham	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	430	43%
	237	24%
	46	5%
	42	4%
	31	3%
	28	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	902	90%
Yes	98	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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