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Highest Rated Albums of 1988
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1
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Pauline Oliveros - The Roots of the Moment
Score
100
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2
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Israel Vibration - Strength Of My Life
Reggae
Score
100
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3
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Emerson String Quartet - 6 String Quartets
Modern Classical
Score
100
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4
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Zakir Hussain & Shivkumar Sharma - Rāg Madhuvantī, Rāg Miśra Tilang
Score
100
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5
.
David Lanz - Cristofori's Dream
Score
100
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6
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Ali Farka Touré - Ali Farka Toure
Blues
Score
100
Source →
7
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John Zorn / George Lewis / Bill Frisell - News for Lulu
Bebop
Score
100
Source →
8
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Steve Roach - Dreamtime Return
Ambient
Score
100
Source →
9
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Stetsasonic - In Full Gear
June 21, 1988
Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
10
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Phil Keaggy - Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child
October 0, 1988
Score
100
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11
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Rodney Crowell - Diamonds & Dirt
March 30, 1988
Score
100
Source →
12
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Jackie McLean Quintet - Dynasty
November 5, 1988
Hard Bop
Score
100
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13
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The Residents - God In Three Persons
January 1, 1988
Experimental
Score
100
Source →
14
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k.d. lang - Shadowland
April 26, 1988
Country Pop
Score
100
Source →
15
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Dwight Yoakam - Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
August 2, 1988
Country
Score
100
Source →
16
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Jungle Brothers - Straight out the Jungle
November 8, 1988
Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
17
.
Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown
October 4, 1988
Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
18
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Guy - Guy
June 13, 1988
Score
100
Source →
19
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Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel
June 20, 1988
Contemporary R&B
Score
100
Source →
20
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Enya - Watermark
September 19, 1988
New Age
Score
100
Source →
21
.
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper
April 5, 1988
Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
22
.
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
November 1, 1988
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
23
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EPMD - Strictly Business
August 30, 1988
Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
24
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Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary
January 1, 1988
Boom Bap
Score
100
Source →
25
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The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane
August 1, 1988
Jangle Pop
Score
100
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