Best Albums of 1988

Listed below are the best albums of 1988 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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Year of Release:
1988
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
4
Rank in 1988:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
4
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 1988 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 22 2%
The Beatles 4 0%
Frank Zappa 4 0%
The Bevis Frond 3 0%
Philip Glass 3 0%
Die Ärzte 2 0%
The Fall 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 429 43%
United Kingdom 238 24%
Mixed Nationality 45 4%
Germany 42 4%
Australia 31 3%
Canada 29 3%
France 28 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 906 90%
Yes 98 10%
Live? Albums %
No 973 97%
Yes 31 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 98%
Yes 16 2%
Best Artists of 1993
1. The Smashing Pumpkins
2. Nirvana
3. Wu-Tang Clan
4. Slowdive
5. Pearl Jam
6. Björk
7. A Tribe Called Quest
8. Suede
9. The Breeders
10. Red House Painters
11. PJ Harvey
12. Counting Crows
13. Snoop Dogg
14. Snoop Doggy Dogg
15. Liz Phair
16. Mazzy Star
17. Blur
18. Depeche Mode
19. Radiohead
20. Tool
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