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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311.

Hangin' Tough

New Kids On The Block

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1988

Appears in:

19 charts

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312.

Up Your Alley

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

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1988

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13 charts

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313.

The Colors Turned Red

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1988

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8 charts

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314.

Cool From The Wire

Dirty Looks (CA)

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1988

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3 charts

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315.

Blow My Fuse

Kix

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1988

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15 charts

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316.

Winds Of Heaven, Stuff Of Earth

Rich Mullins

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1988

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6 charts

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317.

Kim Wilde

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1988

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15 charts

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318.

14 Iced Bears

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1988

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15 charts

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319.

Stop!

Sam Brown

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1988

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16 charts

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320.

UB40

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1988

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11 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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