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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Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,560 charts

Rank Score:

16,879

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Average Rating:

84 (1,842 votes)

Comments:

147

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Surfer Rosa

Pixies

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,301 charts

Rank Score:

12,963

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

905 charts

Rank Score:

11,121

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Overall Rank:

128

Average Rating:

84 (978 votes)

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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

839 charts

Rank Score:

7,074

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Overall Rank:

237

Average Rating:

80 (992 votes)

Comments:

...And Justice For All

Metallica

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

623 charts

Rank Score:

5,220

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

514 charts

Rank Score:

3,804

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Overall Rank:

465

Average Rating:

80 (685 votes)

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Tracy Chapman

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

550 charts

Rank Score:

3,688

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Overall Rank:

480

Average Rating:

77 (624 votes)

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Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

588 charts

Rank Score:

3,488

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513

Average Rating:

79 (721 votes)

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Green

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

498 charts

Rank Score:

3,465

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Overall Rank:

516

Average Rating:

78 (727 votes)

Comments:

10.

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Iron Maiden

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

350 charts

Rank Score:

2,512

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109

Overall Rank:

711

Average Rating:

80 (546 votes)

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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%
NOFX	2	0%
Duke Ellington	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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