Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 by Graeme2

Cause it's 88, time to set it straight.
What a great year. If only Spotify was around back then...
*Top 100 singles (very rough order 2 max per artist)

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*the la's-there she goes [First added to this chart: 06/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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7,154
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*big daddy kane-wrath of kane [First added to this chart: 06/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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5,215
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Buy album United States
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*public enemy-bring the noise [First added to this chart: 06/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
272
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Buy album United States
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*sugar bear-don't scandalize mine [First added to this chart: 06/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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72
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Buy album United States
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*stakker humanoid-humanoid [First added to this chart: 06/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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528
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Buy album United States
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*eric b & rakim-follow the leader [First added to this chart: 06/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
335
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Buy album United States
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*the church-under the milky way [First added to this chart: 03/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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2,509
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*nick cave & the bad seeds-the mercy seat [First added to this chart: 06/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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506
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9. (=)
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*dinosaur jr-freak scene [First added to this chart: 06/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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49
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*slayer-south of heaven [First added to this chart: 06/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,038
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10

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Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 composition

Artist Albums %


Philip Glass 2 2%
Flames 1 1%
Death (Metal) 1 1%
808 State 1 1%
Steve Roach 1 1%
Schoolly D 1 1%
Metallica 1 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 60 60%
United Kingdom 21 21%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Canada 3 3%
Germany 3 3%
Australia 3 3%
Greece 1 1%
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Soundtrack? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%

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Best Artists of the 1980s
1. The Smiths
2. Prince
3. Pixies
4. The Cure
5. Talking Heads
6. U2
7. Metallica
8. Kate Bush
9. R.E.M.
10. The Stone Roses
11. Sonic Youth
12. Michael Jackson
13. Bruce Springsteen
14. Iron Maiden
15. Tom Waits
16. Prince And The Revolution
17. Joy Division
18. New Order
19. Talk Talk
20. Rush
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