Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 by 
desh79 
- Chart updated: 07/27/2023 15:45
- (Created: 01/03/2017 13:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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More a manifesto than an album, this is by far the greatest hip hop album ever made, and I can't see anyone topping it anytime soon.
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Run The Jewels: "Hold my beer. Possibly.") [First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
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Run The Jewels: "Hold my beer. Possibly.") [First added to this chart: 01/03/2017]
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1988
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7,067
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Is Ambient Rock a universally recognised genre? If not, it ought to be, because this is a very fine example thereof. One of the most recknowned American underground bands with arguably their best album.
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1988
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17,584
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1988
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3,478
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1988
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1,586
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A regular spin during my teenage years (and metal is the one genre to prove that vinyl really does sound better). At full blast, obviously. I'm sure the neighbours loved me.
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1988
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5,027
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One of those albums that get better with each listen, and I suspect it may move up the rankings here as time progresses.
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1988
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11,252
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Late 80s UK soul-pop at its best, an album that was played up and down on my stereo back then while its videos were (justifiably) played up and down on MTV. A shame they decided to call it a day shortly afterwards.
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1988
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270
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1988
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3,520
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1988
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744
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Somewhat immature in parts (there's, erm, the title to begin with), but the starting gun for what came to be known as Madchester, and for that I salute it.
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1988
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370
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 composition
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| Die Ärzte | 2 | 2% | |
| Philip Glass | 2 | 2% | |
| Ministry | 1 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 1% | |
| Tracy Chapman | 1 | 1% | |
| James | 1 | 1% | |
| The Fall | 1 | 1% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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 Up 22 from 39th to 17thA Bell Is A Cup ... Until It Is Struck by Wire |
| Up 3 from 48th to 45th 16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens |
| Up 3 from 41st to 38th It Seems by Colin Newman |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 29 from 20th to 49th Группа крови [Gruppa Krovi] by Кино [Kino] |
| Down 24 from 16th to 40th Strictly Business by EPMD |
| Down 2 from 42nd to 44th Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son by Iron Maiden |
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 I Am Kurious Oranjby The Fall |
| Leavers |
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 Two Nuns And A Pack Muleby Rapeman |
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