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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Zilch

Shack

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

9 charts

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642.

Red Sun

Thin White Rope

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1988

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4 charts

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No Contest

Tar Babies

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1988

Appears in:

5 charts

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Fishcotheque

The Jazz Butcher

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1988

Appears in:

8 charts

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Mind Wars

Holy Terror

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

7 charts

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Dragon's Kiss

Marty Friedman

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1988

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8 charts

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Trashland

Mercenárias

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1988

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4 charts

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Paddock Of Love

Lubricated Goat

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1988

Appears in:

7 charts

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649.

Idol Songs: 11 Of The Best
Compilation

Billy Idol

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1988

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8 charts

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Flying Home

Stanley Jordan

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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%
The Bevis Frond	3	0%
Philip Glass	3	0%
Marillion	2	0%
吉川洋一郎 [Yoichiro Yoshikawa]	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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3. Iron Maiden
4. The Cure
5. Bruce Springsteen
6. Prince
7. Roxy Music
8. Duran Duran
9. Dire Straits
10. Donald Fagen
11. Simple Minds
12. Elvis Costello
13. Elvis Costello And The Attractions
14. The Clash
15. Peter Gabriel
16. Laurie Anderson
17. XTC
18. The Fall
19. Judas Priest
20. Bad Brains