Best Albums of 1988

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Listed below are the best albums of 1988 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1988 year 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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Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,557 charts

Rank Score:

17,032

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Average Rating:

84 (1,839 votes)

Comments:

147

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Surfer Rosa

Pixies

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,302 charts

Rank Score:

13,062

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

903 charts

Rank Score:

11,219

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Overall Rank:

127

Average Rating:

84 (976 votes)

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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

836 charts

Rank Score:

7,120

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Overall Rank:

234

Average Rating:

80 (988 votes)

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...And Justice For All

Metallica

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

622 charts

Rank Score:

5,152

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

512 charts

Rank Score:

3,809

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Overall Rank:

467

Average Rating:

80 (683 votes)

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Tracy Chapman

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

548 charts

Rank Score:

3,624

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Overall Rank:

494

Average Rating:

77 (622 votes)

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Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

586 charts

Rank Score:

3,504

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Overall Rank:

511

Average Rating:

79 (720 votes)

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Green

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

497 charts

Rank Score:

3,475

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Overall Rank:

516

Average Rating:

78 (725 votes)

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10.

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Iron Maiden

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

349 charts

Rank Score:

2,527

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109

Overall Rank:

712

Average Rating:

80 (544 votes)

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Best Albums of 1988 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
The Beatles	4	0%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Bevis Frond	3	0%
Philip Glass	3	0%
Devo	2	0%
The Original Broadway Cast	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	425	43%
	235	24%
	46	5%
	41	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	902	90%
Yes	98	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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