Best Albums of 1988

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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1988
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876.
Apache 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1988
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1988
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5
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
5
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Rank in 1980s:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
5
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 88 of 100

Best Albums of 1988 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 22 2%
The Beatles 4 0%
Frank Zappa 4 0%
The Bevis Frond 3 0%
Philip Glass 3 0%
The Fall 2 0%
Die Ärzte 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 430 43%
United Kingdom 239 24%
Mixed Nationality 45 4%
Germany 42 4%
Australia 31 3%
Canada 29 3%
France 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%
Best Artists of 1971
1. Led Zeppelin
2. The Who
3. David Bowie
4. Marvin Gaye
5. The Rolling Stones
6. Joni Mitchell
7. Yes
8. Pink Floyd
9. Can
10. The Doors
11. Carole King
12. Nick Drake
13. Black Sabbath
14. Jethro Tull
15. Paul McCartney
16. Paul & Linda McCartney
17. T. Rex
18. John Lennon
19. Funkadelic
20. Sly & The Family Stone
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