Best Albums of 1988

Listed below are the best albums of 1988 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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Battalions Of Fear 

 Blind Guardian

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

30

Rank in 1988:

361

Rank in 1980s:

3,663

Overall Rank:

28,900

Average Rating:

 67 (23 votes)

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362.

Putain De Camion 

 Renaud

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

30

Rank in 1988:

362

Rank in 1980s:

3,667

Overall Rank:

28,916

Average Rating:

 72 (7 votes)

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363.

Black, Brown & Beige (1988) 
Compilation

 Duke Ellington

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

30

Rank in 1988:

363

Rank in 1980s:

3,668

Overall Rank:

28,923

Average Rating:

 75 (5 votes)

Comments:

1

364.

Triptych 

 The Bevis Frond

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

29

Rank in 1988:

364

Rank in 1980s:

3,669

Overall Rank:

28,933

Average Rating:

 76 (16 votes)

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365.

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"; Symphony No. 9 "The Great" 

 Herbert von Karajan / Wiener Philharmoniker

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

29

Rank in 1988:

365

Rank in 1980s:

3,673

Overall Rank:

28,976

Average Rating:

 75 (6 votes)

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366.

Mahler: Symphonie No. 5 
Live

 Leonard Bernstein / Wiener Philharmoniker

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

29

Rank in 1988:

366

Rank in 1980s:

3,675

Overall Rank:

28,987

Average Rating:

 76 (10 votes)

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367.

Direct 

 Vangelis

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

29

Rank in 1988:

367

Rank in 1980s:

3,691

Overall Rank:

29,111

Average Rating:

 73 (13 votes)

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368.

Ultra Moderne Solitude 

 Alain Souchon

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

29

Rank in 1988:

368

Rank in 1980s:

3,705

Overall Rank:

29,220

Average Rating:

 71 (7 votes)

Comments:

1

369.

Roll With It 

 Steve Winwood

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

29

Rank in 1988:

369

Rank in 1980s:

3,709

Overall Rank:

29,260

Average Rating:

 67 (33 votes)

Comments:

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370.

Haydn: String Quartets ('Emperor' • 'Fifths' • 'Sunrise') 

 Kodály Quartet

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

29

Rank in 1988:

370

Rank in 1980s:

3,713

Overall Rank:

29,293

Average Rating:

 73 (2 votes)

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Best Albums of 1988 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	22	2%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Beatles	4	0%
The Bevis Frond	3	0%
Philip Glass	3	0%
The Legendary Pink Dots	2	0%
Pixies	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	433	43%
	233	23%
	46	5%
	44	4%
	30	3%
	27	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	905	90%
Yes	96	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	16	2%