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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Flying Colours

Chris De Burgh

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1988

Appears in:

5 charts

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562.

Heaven

BeBe & CeCe Winans

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1988

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2 charts

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563.

Dress For Excess

Sigue Sigue Sputnik

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1988

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5 charts

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Married To The Mob (Music From The Film)
Soundtrack compilation

Various Artists

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1988

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4 charts

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565.

Bevis Through The Looking Glass
Compilation

The Bevis Frond

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1988

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9 charts

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566.

Pop Said...

The Darling Buds

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1988

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12 charts

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567.

Now That's What I Call Music! 13
Compilation

Various Artists

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1988

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1 chart

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Self Control Music - Recovery Relaxation

Inoyama Land

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1988

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3 charts

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569.

News For Lulu

John Zorn / George Lewis / Bill Frisell

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1988

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7 charts

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570.

Décalages

Françoise Hardy

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1988

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4 charts

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Best Albums of 1988 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Beatles	4	0%
Philip Glass	3	0%
The Bevis Frond	3	0%
Diamanda Galás	2	0%
Willie Dixon	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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