Best Albums of 1988

Listed below are the best albums of 1988 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, R.E.M., Tracy Chapman, N.W.A and Iron Maiden.
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1988
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1,877
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1988
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1,591
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1988
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1,501
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Buy album United States
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1988
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522
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1988
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102
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1988
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97
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1988
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86
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1988
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53
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276.
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1988
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45
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43
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Total albums: 28. Page 1 of 3

Best Albums of 1988 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 21 2%
Frank Zappa 4 0%
The Beatles 4 0%
The Bevis Frond 3 0%
Philip Glass 3 0%
Gary Numan 2 0%
Pixies 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 429 43%
United Kingdom 235 23%
Germany 44 4%
Mixed Nationality 43 4%
France 29 3%
Australia 28 3%
Canada 28 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 902 90%
Yes 101 10%
Live? Albums %
No 974 97%
Yes 29 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 985 98%
Yes 18 2%
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5. ...Like Clockwork by Queens Of The Stone Age
6. Reflektor by Arcade Fire
7. Trouble Will Find Me by The National
8. Sunbather by Deafheaven
9. m b v by My Bloody Valentine
10. Pure Heroine by Lorde
11. Push The Sky Away by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
12. Acid Rap by Chance The Rapper
13. The Next Day by David Bowie
14. The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) by Steven Wilson
15. Loud City Song by Julia Holter
16. We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace And Magic by Foxygen
17. Amok by Atoms For Peace
18. Psychic by Darkside
19. Because The Internet by Childish Gambino
20. Comedown Machine by The Strokes
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