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Highest Rated Albums of 1988
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1.
Jungle Brothers - Straight out the Jungle
November 8, 1988
Hip Hop
Score
100
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2.
Jackie McLean Quintet - Dynasty
November 5, 1988
Score
100
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3.
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
November 1, 1988
Hip Hop
Score
100
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4.
Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown
October 4, 1988
Hip Hop
Score
100
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5.
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
October 1, 1988
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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6.
Phil Keaggy - Phil Keaggy and Sunday's Child
October 0, 1988
Score
100
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7.
Enya - Watermark
September 19, 1988
New Age
Score
100
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8.
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
September 16, 1988
Post-Rock
Score
100
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9.
EPMD - Strictly Business
August 30, 1988
Hip Hop
Score
100
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10.
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
August 23, 1988
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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11.
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
August 8, 1988
Hip Hop
Score
100
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12.
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader
August 4, 1988
Hip Hop
Score
100
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13.
The Judds - Greatest Hits
August 2, 1988
Score
100
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14.
Dwight Yoakam - Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
August 2, 1988
Score
100
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15.
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane
August 1, 1988
Jangle Pop
Score
100
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16.
Joy Division - Substance
July 11, 1988
Post-Punk
Score
100
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17.
Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel
June 20, 1988
R&B
Score
100
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18.
Guy - Guy
June 13, 1988
Score
100
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19.
k.d. lang - Shadowland
April 26, 1988
Score
100
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20.
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
April 14, 1988
Hip Hop
Score
100
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21.
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
April 5, 1988
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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22.
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper
April 5, 1988
Hip Hop
Score
100
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23.
Rodney Crowell - Diamonds & Dirt
March 30, 1988
Score
100
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24.
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
March 21, 1988
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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25.
The Beatles - Past Masters
March 7, 1988
Pop Rock
Score
100
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1988.
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