Best Albums of 1988
Listed below are the best albums of 1988 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"Really can't believe I'm the only comment for this record. I guess thanks to Morrissey wearing that STOP KILLING ME T SHIRT I wouldn't have bought it , it's a indie classic and adored the catchy songs . Don't care what Rolling Stone or NME write about it this is a gem ," Reply
"Little Love Affairs is Nanci Griffith's sixth album and her second on major label MCA. The rollicking folk accompaniment from the Philo records was scrapped on the MCA debut "Lone Star State of Mind" in favor for a more Nashville-friendly sound. Despite their best mainstreaming intentions, that r..." [+] Reply
"A dark, gloomy album laden with existentialist lyrical themes. As always, phenomenal musicianship, and the morose tone set by songs like Dark Ages, Victory and Real Love is somewhat balanced by the fury of faster paced songs like Teresa, Give Me That Knife and the title track." Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"One of my favourite albums. When I Grow Up, If Love Was A Train, Hello Hopeville & Making The Run To Gladewater just brilliant. Yee-ha!" Reply
"A snooze-fest , good for reading-sessions as a background-noise ." Reply
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"There are some albums that may not be that great but for one reason or another find a place in a listeners heart. This is one of those albums for me. I was young, life was crappy and this provided a good escape to an 11 year old me." Reply
"One of the essential conscious hip-hop albums. KRS-One's lyric's toe the line between corny and insightful, but they come across as honest and earnest due to his young age at the time and the circumstances surrounding the death of the other member of BDP, Scott La Rock. Despite La Rock's absence,..." [+] Reply
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"My vote goes to the vinyl edition w/o "Pleasure Slave"! Hilarious album!! Just epic. ;)))" Reply
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Best Albums of 1988 composition
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| 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% | |
| Laibach | 2 | 0% | |
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436 | 44% | |
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229 | 23% | |
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48 | 5% | |
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45 | 5% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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