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Best Albums of 1988 by User Score
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Krystian Zimerman - Chopin: 4 Balladen; Barcarolle; Fantasie
July 8th, 1988
Romanticism
USER SCORE
88
26 ratings
Amazon
2
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Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
April 14th, 1988
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
USER SCORE
87
1,723 ratings
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3
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Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
September 16th, 1988
Art Rock
,
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
87
1,530 ratings
Amazon
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4
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Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
October 18th, 1988
Alternative Rock
,
Noise Rock
USER SCORE
87
2,310 ratings
Amazon
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5
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近藤浩治 [Koji Kondo] - Super Mario Bros. 3 Soundtrack
October 23rd, 1988
Chiptune
,
Sequencer & Tracker
,
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
85
34 ratings
Amazon
6
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Stephen Sondheim - Into the Woods [Original Cast Recording]
Show Tunes
USER SCORE
85
23 ratings
Amazon
7
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Michio Mamiya - Grave Of The Fireflies Soundtrack
June 25th, 1988
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
85
11 ratings
Amazon
8
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Billy Bragg - Workers Playtime
September 1st, 1988
Pop Rock
,
Folk
USER SCORE
85
21 ratings
Amazon
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9
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New Edition - Heart Break
June 20th, 1988
Contemporary R&B
,
Dance-Pop
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New Jack Swing
,
Boy Band
USER SCORE
84
41 ratings
Amazon
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10
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Ennio Morricone - Cinema Paradiso
November 17th, 1988
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
84
26 ratings
Amazon
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11
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Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
April 11th, 1988
Heavy Metal
,
Progressive Metal
USER SCORE
84
663 ratings
Amazon
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12
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芸能山城組 [Geinoh Yamashirogumi] - Symphonic Suite AKIRA
July 27th, 1988
Cinematic Classical
,
Electronic
,
Tribal Ambient
,
Gamelan
,
Post-Minimalism
USER SCORE
84
44 ratings
Amazon
13
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Fugazi - Fugazi
November 19th, 1988
Post-Hardcore
USER SCORE
84
237 ratings
Amazon
14
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Pailhead - Trait
July 1st, 1988
Industrial Rock
,
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
84
13 ratings
Amazon
15
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Toumani Diabaté - Kaira
USER SCORE
84
11 ratings
Amazon
16
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Danny Elfman - Beetlejuice
June 7th, 1988
Cinematic Classical
,
Calypso
USER SCORE
84
13 ratings
Amazon
17
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Astor Piazzolla - The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night (Tango Apasionado)
May 0th, 1988
USER SCORE
84
12 ratings
Amazon
18
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Metallica - ...And Justice for All
September 7th, 1988
Thrash Metal
USER SCORE
83
2,351 ratings
Amazon
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19
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Henning Christiansen - Abschiedssymphonie
January 1st, 1988
Modern Classical
USER SCORE
83
20 ratings
Amazon
20
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Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2: The Helsinki Concert
October 25th, 1988
USER SCORE
83
16 ratings
Amazon
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21
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Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn
August 8th, 1988
Neoclassical Metal
,
Heavy Psych
,
Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
83
23 ratings
Amazon
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22
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Razor - Violent Restitution
Thrash Metal
USER SCORE
83
20 ratings
Amazon
23
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Death - Leprosy
November 16th, 1988
Death Metal
USER SCORE
83
718 ratings
Amazon
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24
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Pixies - Surfer Rosa
March 21st, 1988
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
83
2,238 ratings
Amazon
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25
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Bathory - Blood Fire Death
October 8th, 1988
Black Metal
,
Thrash Metal
USER SCORE
83
306 ratings
Amazon
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