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, Tracy Chapman, R.E.M., N.W.A and Iron Maiden.

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Bagdad Cafe
Soundtrack

Various Artists

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1988

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5 charts

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992.

An Original
Compilation

Sam Cooke

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1988

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1 chart

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992.

Fury In The Slaughterhouse

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1988

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992.

Favorite Shirts

Lollipop Sonic

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1988

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1 chart

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995.

Little Flecks Of Foam Around Barking

The Chrysanthemums

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1988

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996.

Twilight Fields

Stephan Micus

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1988

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2 charts

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997.

Used Guitars

Marti Jones

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1988

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1 chart

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Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5

Herbert Blomstedt / San Francisco Symphony

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1988

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Compact Jazz: Woody Herman
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Woody Herman

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1988

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No Vocals Necessary

Farley "Jackmaster" Funk

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1988

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4 charts

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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%
Willie Dixon	2	0%
Diamanda Galás	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	429	43%
	236	24%
	43	4%
	43	4%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	902	90%
Yes	99	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

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