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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This Note's For You

Neil Young & The Bluenotes

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

55 charts

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103

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162.

Even Worse

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

32 charts

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102

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163.

Front By Front

Front 242

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

38 charts

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102

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164.

Safe Mode: On

Metamorphosis I - V

Philip Glass

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

8 charts

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101

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165.

Big Thing

Duran Duran

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1988

Appears in:

30 charts

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Shadow Factory
Compilation

Various Artists

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1988

Appears in:

5 charts

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Great Truckin' Songs Of The Renaissance

TISM

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1988

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7 charts

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The Beatnigs

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1988

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17 charts

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169.

Hold On To Me

The Black Sorrows

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1988

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17 charts

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Money For Nothing
Compilation

Dire Straits

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1988

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37 charts

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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%
Jandek	2	0%
芸能山城組 [Geinoh Yamashirogumi]	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	428	43%
	235	23%
	45	4%
	42	4%
	31	3%
	29	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	902	90%
Yes	99	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	17	2%

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