Best Albums of 1988

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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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12.

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

337 charts

Rank Score:

2,432

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

112

Overall Rank:

737

Average Rating:

79 (365 votes)

Comments:

25.

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

223 charts

Rank Score:

1,045

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

256

Overall Rank:

1,637

Average Rating:

76 (206 votes)

Comments:

59.

Miss America

Mary Margaret O'Hara

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

309

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

664

Overall Rank:

4,527

Average Rating:

76 (63 votes)

Comments:

80.

VIVISectVI

Skinny Puppy

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

227

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

856

Overall Rank:

5,802

Average Rating:

73 (51 votes)

Comments:

81.

Small Parts Isolated And Destroyed

NoMeansNo

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

223

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

868

Overall Rank:

5,875

Average Rating:

73 (30 votes)

Comments:

101.

Dimension Hatröss

Voïvod

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

175

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117.

Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

144

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123.

Shadowland (The Owen Bradley Sessions)

k.d. lang

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

140

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159.

Love Junk

The Pursuit Of Happiness

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

104

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173.

This Note's For You

Neil Young & The Bluenotes

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

51 charts

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Best Albums of 1988 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	21	2%
The Beatles	4	0%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Bevis Frond	3	0%
Philip Glass	3	0%
Yoshio Ojima	2	0%
NoMeansNo	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	427	43%
	233	23%
	44	4%
	43	4%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	900	90%
Yes	100	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

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

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