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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TNT II

TNT (BR)

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1988

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2 charts

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Peter & The Wolf / Carnival Of The Animals: Part II

"Weird Al" Yankovic & Wendy Carlos

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1988

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3 charts

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Master Control

Liege Lord

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1988

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6 charts

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784.

Journée D'amérique

Richard Séguin

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1988

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4 charts

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785.

Heart's Horizon

Al Jarreau

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1988

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Supercarioca

Picassos Falsos

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1988

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2 charts

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Down On The Pleasure Avenue

Tomas Ledin

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1988

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788.

Between Tides

Roger Eno

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1988

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5 charts

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789.

Let's Go Scare Al

Gear Daddies

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1988

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Sliding Gliding Worlds

Ozric Tentacles

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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%
吉川洋一郎 [Yoichiro Yoshikawa]	2	0%
Devo	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	430	43%
	238	24%
	46	5%
	42	4%
	31	3%
	29	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	908	90%
Yes	98	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	98%
Yes	16	2%

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