Best Albums of 1988

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Listed below are the best albums of 1988 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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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Down In The Groove

Bob Dylan

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1988

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45 charts

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442.

Live At Blues Alley
Live

The Wynton Marsalis Quartet

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1988

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3 charts

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443.

Let It Bee

Voice Of The Beehive

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1988

Appears in:

14 charts

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444.

Souled American

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1988

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10 charts

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445.

Litfiba 3

Litfiba

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1988

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6 charts

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446.

Reg Strikes Back

Elton John

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1988

Appears in:

18 charts

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447.

Beast From The East
Live

Dokken

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1988

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10 charts

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Thaw

Foetus Interruptus

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1988

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14 charts

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449.

The Technology Of Tears

Fred Frith

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1988

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7 charts

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450.

O Ápice

Vzyadoq Moe

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1988

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6 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%
Current 93	2	0%
Nanci Griffith	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	427	43%
	237	24%
	45	4%
	42	4%
	31	3%
	29	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	903	90%
Yes	98	10%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	16	2%

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