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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Live

Bad Brains

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1988

Appears in:

6 charts

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561.

Back To Avalon

Kenny Loggins

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1988

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5 charts

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In This World

Cindytalk

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1988

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2 charts

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Hope Against Hope

Band Of Susans

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1988

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12 charts

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Flying Colours

Chris De Burgh

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1988

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5 charts

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So Good It Hurts

Mekons

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1988

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3 charts

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567.

Dress For Excess

Sigue Sigue Sputnik

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1988

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5 charts

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568.

Married To The Mob (Music From The Film)
Soundtrack compilation

Various Artists

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1988

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4 charts

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J.S. Bach: 6 Brandenburg Concertos / 4 Orchestral Suites
Compilation

Trevor Pinnock / The English Concert

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1988

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9 charts

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570.

Now That's What I Call Music! 13
Compilation

Various Artists

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1988

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1 chart

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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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