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Albums in the Year 1988

This page lists the top albums of 1988 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the home page. A list of biggest hit songs of 1988 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	U2	Rattle & Hum	1988	UK 1 - Oct 1988, Austria 1 - Nov 1988, Switzerland 1 - Oct 1988, Norway 1 - Oct 1988, France Best 1 of 1988, Sweden 2 - Oct 1988, Italy 7 of 1988, US CashBox 39 of 1988, UK Radio2 61, Global 75 - 13 M claimed, RYM 184 of 1988, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed, WXPN 340, Acclaimed 1280
2	Tracy Chapman	Tracy Chapman	1988	UK 1 - May 1988, Austria 1 - Sep 1988, Switzerland 1 - Jul 1988, Italy 1 of 1988, Norway 2 - Jun 1988, Sweden 2 - Jul 1988, France Best 5 of 1988, US CashBox 7 of 1988, RYM 40 of 1988, WXPN 191, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed, Rolling Stone 261, Acclaimed 386
3	Prince	Lovesexy	1988	UK 1 - May 1988, Switzerland 1 - May 1988, Sweden 1 - May 1988, Norway 2 - May 1988, Austria 3 - Jun 1988, France Best 3 of 1988, Italy 9 of 1988, Melody Maker 12 of 1988, US CashBox 35 of 1988, RYM 100 of 1988, Acclaimed 2019
4	Bon Jovi	New Jersey	1988	UK 1 - Oct 1988, Switzerland 1 - Oct 1988, Sweden 1 - Oct 1988, US 4 of 1989, Norway 4 - Sep 1988, Austria 14 - Nov 1988, US CashBox 25 of 1988, Italy 47 of 1988, Global 75 - 13 M claimed, RYM 95 of 1988, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed
5	Dire Straits	Money For Nothing	1988	UK 1 - Oct 1988, Switzerland 1 - Oct 1988, Austria 3 - Dec 1988, Norway 3 - Oct 1988, Italy 4 of 1989, Sweden 8 - Nov 1988, Global 103 - 10 M claimed, Internet 119 - 13 M claimed 1988
6	INXS	Kick	1988	US 4 of 1988, US CashBox 5 of 1988, France Best 7 of 1988, UK 9 - Nov 1987, Austria 15 - Apr 1988, Sweden 21 - Feb 1988, Switzerland 25 - Dec 1987, Italy 67 of 1988, RYM 78 of 1987, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed, WXPN 751, Acclaimed 1387
7	Tanita Tikaram	Ancient Heart	1988	Austria 1 - Jan 1989, Switzerland 1 - Nov 1988, Norway 1 - Oct 1988, UK 3 - Sep 1988, Sweden 8 - Oct 1988, Italy 9 of 1989
8	Metallica	...and Justice For All	1988	UK 4 - Sep 1988, Sweden 5 - Sep 1988, Switzerland 7 - Sep 1988, Norway 8 - Sep 1988, RYM 16 of 1988, US CashBox 31 of 1988, Italy 88 of 1988, Defin200 114, Global 117 - 9 M claimed, RIAA 123 - 8 M claimed, Acclaimed 1086
9	Iron Maiden	Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son	1988	UK 1 - Apr 1988, Switzerland 2 - Apr 1988, Norway 3 - Apr 1988, Sweden 3 - Apr 1988, Austria 6 - May 1988, RYM 8 of 1988, Italy 58 of 1988
10	Sade	Stronger Than Pride	1988	Switzerland 2 - May 1988, Sweden 2 - May 1988, UK 3 - May 1988, Austria 6 - Jun 1988, Norway 7 - May 1988, Italy 12 of 1988, US CashBox 15 of 1988, RYM 125 of 1988
11	Johnny Hates Jazz	Turn Back The Clock	1988	UK 1 - Jan 1988, Norway 1 - Jan 1988, Sweden 1 - Jan 1988, Switzerland 4 - Jan 1988, Austria 20 - Feb 1988
12	Enya	Watermark	1988	Switzerland 1 - Dec 1988, UK 5 - Oct 1988, Norway 5 - Nov 1988, Sweden 5 - Nov 1988, Austria 15 - Feb 1989, RYM 52 of 1988, Italy 80 of 1989, Acclaimed 2003
13	Europe	Out Of This World	1988	Norway 1 - Aug 1988, Sweden 1 - Aug 1988, Switzerland 3 - Aug 1988, UK 12 - Sep 1988, Austria 16 - Oct 1988, Italy 46 of 1988
14	The Pet Shop Boys	Introspective	1988	UK 2 - Oct 1988, Switzerland 2 - Oct 1988, Sweden 5 - Oct 1988, Norway 14 - Oct 1988, Austria 19 - Nov 1988, Italy 28 of 1988, RYM 58 of 1988, Acclaimed 1714
15	Traveling Wilburys	The Traveling Wilburys Volume I	1988	Norway 2 - Nov 1988, Sweden 2 - Nov 1988, Switzerland 6 - Dec 1988, US CashBox 9 of 1989, UK 16 - Nov 1988, RYM 32 of 1988, WXPN 343, Acclaimed 1607
16	Public Enemy	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back	1988	RYM 6 of 1988, UK 8 - Jul 1988, Acclaimed 18, Melody Maker 28 of 1988, Rolling Stone 48, Virgin 92, Channel4 93, Defin200 156, WXPN 209
17	A-Ha	Stay On These Roads	1988	Norway 1 - May 1988, UK 2 - May 1988, Switzerland 6 - May 1988, Austria 9 - May 1988, Sweden 10 - May 1988, Italy 30 of 1988
18	Morrissey	Viva Hate	1988	UK 1 - Mar 1988, France Best 10 of 1988, Norway 20 - Apr 1988, Sweden 27 - Mar 1988, RYM 44 of 1988, Italy 66 of 1988, Acclaimed 1202
19	The Scorpions	Savage Amusement	1988	Sweden 2 - May 1988, Switzerland 5 - May 1988, Norway 5 - May 1988, UK 18 - May 1988, Austria 19 - Jul 1988, US CashBox 33 of 1988, Italy 89 of 1988
20	Pink Floyd	Delicate Sound Of Thunder	1988	Norway 2 - Dec 1988, Switzerland 4 - Dec 1988, UK 11 - Dec 1988, Sweden 14 - Dec 1988, Austria 15 - Jan 1989, Italy 22 of 1988, RYM 148 of 1988
21	The Waterboys	Fisherman's Blues	1988	Norway 7 - Nov 1988, Melody Maker 9 of 1988, UK 13 - Oct 1988, France Best 14 of 1988, Sweden 18 - Nov 1988, RYM 48 of 1988, WXPN 816, Acclaimed 964
22	Talking Heads	Naked	1988	UK 3 - Mar 1988, Switzerland 6 - Mar 1988, Norway 7 - Mar 1988, Austria 8 - May 1988, Sweden 9 - Mar 1988, Italy 32 of 1988, US CashBox 36 of 1988
23	Rod Stewart	Out Of Order	1988	Sweden 1 - Jun 1988, Switzerland 7 - Jun 1988, UK 11 - Jun 1988, Norway 11 - Jun 1988, Austria 18 - Jul 1988, Italy 71 of 1988
24	Original Soundtrack	More Dirty Dancing	1988	Austria 1 - Apr 1988, Switzerland 1 - Mar 1988, UK 3 - May 1988, Sweden 28 - Apr 1988
25	Belinda Carlisle	Heaven On Earth	1988	Norway 1 - Jan 1988, Sweden 3 - Jan 1988, UK 4 - Jan 1988, Switzerland 4 - Jan 1988, Italy 83 of 1988
26	The Pogues	If I Should Fall From Grace With God	1988	UK 3 - Jan 1988, Switzerland 9 - Feb 1988, Sweden 9 - Feb 1988, France Best 9 of 1988, RYM 14 of 1988, Norway 15 - Feb 1988, Acclaimed 794
27	Bros	Push	1988	UK 2 - Apr 1988, Switzerland 3 - Apr 1988, Norway 6 - Apr 1988, Austria 14 - May 1988, Sweden 29 - Apr 1988, Italy 51 of 1988
28	Fleetwood Mac	Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits	1988	UK 3 - Dec 1988, Norway 11 - Jan 1989, Sweden 15 - Nov 1988, Switzerland 18 - Dec 1988, Italy 93 of 1989, RIAA 123 - 8 M claimed, Global 131 - 8 M claimed
29	Steve Winwood	Roll With It	1988	Sweden 3 - Jul 1988, UK 4 - Jul 1988, Switzerland 4 - Jul 1988, Norway 11 - Jul 1988, US CashBox 13 of 1988, Italy 76 of 1988
30	Level 42	Staring At The Sun	1988	UK 2 - Oct 1988, Norway 5 - Sep 1988, Switzerland 6 - Oct 1988, Sweden 10 - Oct 1988, Austria 30 - Nov 1988, Italy 72 of 1988
31	Midnight Oil	Diesel & Dust	1988	France Best 2 of 1988, Sweden 5 - Mar 1988, Switzerland 7 - Mar 1988, UK 19 - May 1989, RYM 36 of 1987, Acclaimed 744
32	Tina Turner	Tina Live In Europe	1988	Switzerland 3 - Apr 1988, Austria 4 - Apr 1988, UK 8 - Apr 1988, Sweden 8 - Mar 1988, Norway 16 - Apr 1988, Italy 82 of 1988
33	AC/DC	Blow Up Your Video	1988	UK 2 - Feb 1988, Norway 3 - Feb 1988, Switzerland 4 - Feb 1988, Sweden 4 - Feb 1988, Austria 25 - Mar 1988
34	Gipsy Kings	Gipsy Kings	1988	Switzerland 10 - Aug 1988, Norway 14 - Jul 1989, UK 16 - Apr 1989, Austria 20 - Oct 1988, Sweden 23 - May 1989, Italy 54 of 1988, RYM 110 of 1987
35	Leonard Cohen	I'm Your Man	1988	Norway 1 - Feb 1988, Sweden 6 - Feb 1988, Switzerland 9 - Mar 1988, RYM 64 of 1988, Acclaimed 553
36	The Pixies	Surfer Rosa	1988	Melody Maker 1 of 1988, RYM 4 of 1988, Acclaimed 77, WXPN 263, Rolling Stone 315
37	Billy Idol	Idol Songs: 11 Of The Best	1988	UK 2 - Jul 1988, Norway 4 - Jul 1988, Sweden 4 - Aug 1988, Switzerland 6 - Jul 1988, Austria 15 - Sep 1988
38	Erasure	The Innocents	1988	UK 1 - Apr 1988, Sweden 13 - Apr 1988, Switzerland 15 - May 1988, Norway 18 - May 1988, RYM 76 of 1988
39	Van Halen	OU 812	1988	Norway 5 - Jun 1988, US CashBox 9 of 1988, Switzerland 9 - Jun 1988, Sweden 9 - Jun 1988, UK 16 - Jun 1988, Austria 21 - Jul 1988
40	Chris de Burgh	Flying Colours	1988	UK 1 - Oct 1988, Switzerland 2 - Oct 1988, Norway 10 - Oct 1988, Sweden 34 - Oct 1988
41	Elton John	Reg Strikes Back	1988	Switzerland 5 - Jul 1988, Norway 8 - Jul 1988, Austria 13 - Aug 1988, UK 18 - Jul 1988, Sweden 18 - Jul 1988, Italy 18 of 1989
42	Sonic Youth	Daydream Nation	1988	RYM 1 of 1988, Melody Maker 24 of 1988, Acclaimed 70, Rolling Stone 329, WXPN 383
43	Sam Brown	Stop!	1988	Austria 2 - Nov 1988, UK 4 - Mar 1989, Switzerland 6 - Sep 1988, Norway 12 - Nov 1988, Sweden 18 - Sep 1988
44	Jean-Michel Jarre	Revolutions	1988	UK 2 - Oct 1988, Norway 4 - Oct 1988, Austria 13 - Nov 1988, Switzerland 13 - Oct 1988, Sweden 13 - Oct 1988
45	Billy Ocean	Tear Down These Walls	1988	UK 3 - Mar 1988, Norway 3 - Mar 1988, Switzerland 10 - Apr 1988, Sweden 14 - Mar 1988, Austria 28 - May 1988
46	REM	Green	1988	Melody Maker 4 of 1988, US CashBox 26 of 1989, UK 27 - Nov 1988, RYM 83 of 1988, WXPN 353, Acclaimed 509
47	Prefab Sprout	From Langley Park To Memphis	1988	UK 5 - Mar 1988, France Best 17 of 1988, Sweden 18 - Mar 1988, Italy 52 of 1988, RYM 149 of 1988, Acclaimed 2167
48	Paul McCartney	All The Best	1988	UK 2 - Nov 1987, Sweden 7 - Sep 1995, Switzerland 11 - Jan 1988, Italy 18 of 1988, Austria 23 - Feb 1988
49	Cinderella	Long Cold Winter	1988	Switzerland 7 - Jul 1988, Norway 13 - Jul 1988, US CashBox 22 of 1988, UK 30 - Jul 1988, Sweden 38 - Aug 1988, RYM 151 of 1988
50	John Hiatt	Slow Turning	1988	France Best 6 of 1988, Sweden 13 - Sep 1988, Norway 17 - Sep 1988, RYM 70 of 1988, WXPN 513, Acclaimed 2299
51	Bruce Hornsby & The Range	Scenes From The Southside	1988	Norway 15 - May 1988, Sweden 15 - May 1988, UK 18 - May 1988, Switzerland 19 - May 1988, US CashBox 28 of 1988, Austria 30 - Jul 1988
52	Fairground Attraction	The First Of A Million Kisses	1988	UK 2 - May 1988, Sweden 6 - May 1988, Austria 17 - Oct 1988, Switzerland 18 - Jul 1988, RYM 141 of 1988
53	The Hothouse Flowers	People	1988	UK 2 - Jun 1988, Norway 11 - Jul 1988, Sweden 11 - Jun 1988, Austria 20 - Sep 1988, Switzerland 21 - Jul 1988
54	Womack & Womack	Conscience	1988	UK 4 - Aug 1988, Switzerland 5 - Nov 1988, Austria 8 - Nov 1988, France Best 12 of 1988, Sweden 17 - Nov 1988
55	Keith Richards	Talk Is Cheap	1988	Sweden 12 - Oct 1988, Norway 16 - Oct 1988, Switzerland 30 - Oct 1988, UK 37 - Oct 1988, RYM 113 of 1988, Acclaimed 1741
56	Michelle Shocked	Short Sharp Shocked	1988	France Best 16 of 1988, Switzerland 24 - Nov 1988, UK 33 - Sep 1988, Sweden 37 - Sep 1988, RYM 62 of 1988, Acclaimed 1802
57	The Sugarcubes	Life's Too Good	1988	Melody Maker 2 of 1988, UK 14 - May 1988, France Best 18 of 1988, RYM 74 of 1988, Acclaimed 1163
58	Judas Priest	Ram It Down	1988	Norway 5 - May 1988, Sweden 5 - May 1988, Switzerland 8 - May 1988, Austria 15 - Jul 1988, UK 24 - May 1988
59	Kim Wilde	Close	1988	Norway 6 - Jun 1988, UK 8 - Dec 1988, Austria 8 - Oct 1988, Switzerland 8 - Jul 1988, Sweden 11 - Jun 1988
60	Deep Purple	Nobody's Perfect	1988	Norway 5 - Jul 1988, Sweden 5 - Jul 1988, Austria 16 - Aug 1988, Switzerland 16 - Jul 1988, UK 38 - Jul 1988
61	Talk Talk	Spirit Of Eden	1988	RYM 3 of 1988, Switzerland 12 - Oct 1988, Melody Maker 14 of 1988, UK 19 - Sep 1988, Acclaimed 372
62	Toto	The Seventh One	1988	Sweden 2 - Feb 1988, Switzerland 4 - Feb 1988, Norway 4 - Feb 1988, Italy 62 of 1988
63	Status Quo	Ain't Complaining	1988	Switzerland 5 - May 1988, Austria 11 - Jul 1988, UK 12 - Jun 1988, Norway 13 - May 1988, Sweden 19 - May 1988
64	Helloween	Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 2	1988	Switzerland 6 - Sep 1988, Sweden 7 - Sep 1988, Norway 12 - Sep 1988, RYM 15 of 1988, UK 24 - Sep 1988
65	Herbert Gronemeyer	O	1988	Austria 1 - May 1988, Switzerland 1 - Apr 1988
66	Taylor Dayne	Tell It To My Heart	1988	Switzerland 4 - Apr 1988, Sweden 15 - Mar 1988, Norway 17 - Apr 1988, Austria 19 - May 1988, UK 24 - Mar 1988
67	Magnum	Wings Of Heaven	1988	Sweden 2 - Apr 1988, UK 5 - Apr 1988, Switzerland 7 - Apr 1988, Norway 8 - Apr 1988
68	Tiffany	Tiffany	1988	UK 5 - Feb 1988, US CashBox 11 of 1988, Norway 13 - Mar 1988, Switzerland 17 - Feb 1988, Sweden 35 - Mar 1988
69	Rick Astley	Hold Me In Your Arms	1988	Sweden 7 - Dec 1988, UK 8 - Dec 1988, Switzerland 11 - Dec 1988, Austria 30 - Jan 1989, Italy 37 of 1989
70	David Lee Roth	Skyscraper	1988	Norway 9 - Feb 1988, UK 11 - Feb 1988, Switzerland 13 - Feb 1988, Sweden 13 - Feb 1988, US CashBox 18 of 1988
71	Scritti Politti	Provision	1988	UK 8 - Jun 1988, Norway 9 - Jun 1988, Sweden 9 - Jun 1988, Melody Maker 23 of 1988, Italy 91 of 1988
72	Yngwie J Malmsteen	Odyssey	1988	Sweden 7 - Apr 1988, Norway 10 - Apr 1988, Switzerland 17 - May 1988, UK 27 - May 1988, RYM 175 of 1988
73	Original Soundtrack	Buster	1988	UK 2 - Jan 1989, Switzerland 6 - Oct 1988, Austria 11 - Dec 1988, Italy 29 of 1988
74	Bob Dylan	Down In The Groove	1988	Norway 7 - Jun 1988, Switzerland 18 - Jun 1988, Sweden 22 - Jun 1988, UK 32 - Jun 1988, Italy 96 of 1988
75	Anthrax	State Of Euphoria	1988	UK 12 - Sep 1988, Norway 17 - Oct 1988, Switzerland 20 - Oct 1988, Sweden 21 - Oct 1988, RYM 152 of 1988
76	Ozzy Osbourne	No Rest For The Wicked	1988	Norway 12 - Oct 1988, Sweden 18 - Oct 1988, UK 23 - Oct 1988, Switzerland 26 - Oct 1988, RYM 157 of 1988
77	Poison	Open Up & Say...Aah!	1988	US CashBox 10 of 1988, UK 18 - May 1988, Switzerland 30 - Jun 1988, Sweden 37 - Jun 1988, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
78	Original Cast	Phantom Of The Opera	1988	Austria 1 - May 1989, Sweden 5 - Mar 1987, Defin200 168
79	Megadeth	So Far, So Good... So What!	1988	Melody Maker 15 of 1988, UK 18 - Mar 1988, Switzerland 28 - Mar 1988, Sweden 37 - Feb 1988, RYM 127 of 1988
80	Run DMC	Tougher Than Leather	1988	UK 13 - Jun 1988, Switzerland 28 - Jun 1988, US CashBox 32 of 1988, Sweden 35 - Jun 1988, RYM 169 of 1988
81	Van Morrison & The Chieftains	Irish Heartbeat	1988	Norway 15 - Jul 1988, UK 18 - Jul 1988, Switzerland 27 - Jul 1988, RYM 86 of 1988, Acclaimed 1450
82	Queensryche	Operation: Mindcrime	1988	RYM 2 of 1988, Switzerland 21 - May 1988, Sweden 25 - Jun 1988, Acclaimed 1180
83	Ofra Haza	Shaday	1988	Switzerland 3 - Aug 1988, Austria 7 - Sep 1988, Sweden 12 - Aug 1988, Italy 69 of 1988
84	The Smiths	Rank	1988	UK 2 - Sep 1988, Sweden 32 - Sep 1988, Italy 97 of 1988, RYM 160 of 1988
85	T'Pau	Rage	1988	UK 4 - Nov 1988, Sweden 14 - Nov 1988, Norway 16 - Nov 1988, Switzerland 21 - Nov 1988
86	Gianna Nannini	Malafemmina	1988	Switzerland 5 - Sep 1988, Austria 12 - Oct 1988, Sweden 12 - Sep 1988, Italy 23 of 1988
87	Kylie Minogue	Kylie	1988	Switzerland 7 - Jul 1988, Norway 10 - Aug 1988, Austria 15 - Oct 1988, Sweden 22 - Aug 1988
88	Chris Rea	The Best Of - New Light Through Old Windows	1988	UK 5 - Oct 1988, Norway 15 - Dec 1988, Switzerland 24 - Nov 1988, Sweden 29 - Nov 1988
89	Huey Lewis & The News	Small World	1988	Switzerland 10 - Aug 1988, UK 12 - Aug 1988, Norway 12 - Aug 1988, Sweden 14 - Aug 1988
90	Robert Plant	Now & Zen	1988	UK 10 - Mar 1988, US CashBox 12 of 1988, Norway 12 - Mar 1988, Sweden 18 - Mar 1988
91	Patti Smith Group	Dream Of Life	1988	Switzerland 9 - Jul 1988, Norway 9 - Jul 1988, Sweden 15 - Jul 1988, Italy 55 of 1988
92	Sandra	Into A Secret Land	1988	Switzerland 9 - Nov 1988, Austria 17 - Dec 1988, Norway 18 - Nov 1988, Sweden 22 - Nov 1988
93	Bobby McFerrin	Simple Pleasure	1988	Austria 8 - Dec 1988, Switzerland 14 - Dec 1988, US CashBox 23 of 1988, Sweden 35 - Nov 1988
94	The Proclaimers	Sunshine On Leith	1988	UK 6 - Sep 1988, Sweden 18 - Oct 1988, Austria 37 - Nov 1993, RYM 132 of 1988
95	Anita Baker	Giving You The Best That I Got	1988	UK 9 - Oct 1988, Sweden 21 - Nov 1988, US CashBox 23 of 1989, Italy 34 of 1988
96	Matt Bianco	Indigo	1988	Austria 9 - Aug 1988, Switzerland 16 - Jul 1988, UK 23 - Jul 1988, Italy 100 of 1988
97	Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	Tender Prey	1988	France Best 8 of 1988, Melody Maker 17 of 1988, RYM 26 of 1988, Acclaimed 698
98	Eric B & Rakim	Follow The Leader	1988	RYM 7 of 1988, UK 25 - Aug 1998, Sweden 35 - Aug 1988, Acclaimed 909
99	Duran Duran	Big Thing	1988	UK 15 - Oct 1988, Switzerland 19 - Nov 1988, Italy 25 of 1988, Sweden 27 - Nov 1988
100	Barbra Streisand	Till I Loved You	1988	Switzerland 16 - Nov 1988, Norway 16 - Nov 1988, UK 29 - Dec 1988, Sweden 34 - Nov 1988