Best Albums of 1988

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Listed below are the best albums of 1988 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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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151.

No Rest For The Wicked

Ozzy Osbourne

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

116

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152.

Love Junk

The Pursuit Of Happiness

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

116

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153.

Information Society

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

116

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154.

Un Baión Para El Ojo Idiota

Patricio Rey Y Sus Redonditos De Ricota

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

111

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155.

Birth, School, Work, Death

The Godfathers

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

111

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156.

Nerves

Kastrierte Philosophen

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

109

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157.

Drowning By Numbers
Soundtrack

Michael Nyman

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

107

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158.

End Of The Millenium Psychosis Blues

That Petrol Emotion

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

106

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The Chess Box
Compilation

Willie Dixon

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

105

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160.

Big Time
Live

Tom Waits

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

104

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Best Albums of 1988 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	426	43%
	235	24%
	45	5%
	42	4%
	31	3%
	29	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	901	90%
Yes	99	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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