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, Tracy Chapman, R.E.M., N.W.A and Iron Maiden.
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Year of Release:
1988
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13
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Year of Release:
1988
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1988
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1988
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13
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
13
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
13
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
13
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 59 of 100

Best Albums of 1988 composition

Country Albums %


United States 431 43%
United Kingdom 234 23%
Germany 44 4%
Mixed Nationality 43 4%
France 29 3%
Australia 28 3%
Canada 26 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 899 90%
Yes 101 10%
Live? Albums %
No 972 97%
Yes 28 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 982 98%
Yes 18 2%
Best Albums of 1967
1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
3. The Doors by The Doors
4. Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
5. Forever Changes by Love
6. Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
7. Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
8. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd
9. Axis: Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
10. Strange Days by The Doors
11. Disraeli Gears by Cream
12. Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane
13. Days Of Future Passed by The Moody Blues
14. I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin
15. Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks
16. The Who Sell Out by The Who
17. Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
18. Chelsea Girl by Nico
19. Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley
20. John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan
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