Best Albums of 1988

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Listed below are the best albums of 1988 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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:

1,566 charts

Rank Score:

16,702

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Average Rating:

84 (1,846 votes)

Comments:

147

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Surfer Rosa

Pixies

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,305 charts

Rank Score:

12,824

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

909 charts

Rank Score:

10,950

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Overall Rank:

129

Average Rating:

84 (982 votes)

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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

844 charts

Rank Score:

7,301

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Overall Rank:

228

Average Rating:

80 (993 votes)

Comments:

...And Justice For All

Metallica

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

624 charts

Rank Score:

5,145

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Overall Rank:

348

Average Rating:

80 (1,142 votes)

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Tracy Chapman

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

558 charts

Rank Score:

3,793

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

3,781

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Overall Rank:

464

Average Rating:

80 (686 votes)

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Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

591 charts

Rank Score:

3,492

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Overall Rank:

511

Average Rating:

79 (725 votes)

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Green

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

503 charts

Rank Score:

3,449

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Overall Rank:

517

Average Rating:

78 (731 votes)

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10.

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Iron Maiden

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

353 charts

Rank Score:

2,501

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110

Overall Rank:

712

Average Rating:

80 (549 votes)

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Best Albums of 1988 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
The Beatles	4	0%
The Bevis Frond	3	0%
Philip Glass	3	0%
NOFX	2	0%
Nanci Griffith	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	429	43%
	235	23%
	45	4%
	42	4%
	31	3%
	29	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	903	90%
Yes	99	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	16	2%

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Best Albums of the 1970s
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
4. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
5. London Calling by The Clash
6. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
7. The Wall by Pink Floyd
8. Animals by Pink Floyd
9. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
10. Who's Next by The Who
11. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
12. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
13. Marquee Moon by Television
14. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
15. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
16. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
17. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
18. Low by David Bowie
19. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
20. Blue by Joni Mitchell