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Best Singles of 1988 by User Score

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1.

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
April 6th, 1988
Singer-Songwriter, Folk Pop, Folk Rock
USER SCORE
96
120 ratings
Amazon

2.

Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
March 21st, 1988
Alternative Rock, Noise Pop
USER SCORE
96
180 ratings
Amazon

3.

Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
October 24th, 1988
Dance-Pop, Synth Funk
USER SCORE
95
139 ratings
Amazon
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4.

Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot / Silver Rocket / Kissability
October 0th, 1988
Alternative Rock, Noise Rock
USER SCORE
95
33 ratings
Amazon

5.

N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
July 10th, 1988
USER SCORE
95
43 ratings
Amazon

6.

Fugazi - Waiting Room
November 0th, 1988
Post-Hardcore
USER SCORE
95
43 ratings
Amazon

7.

Talk Talk - I Believe In You
Post-Rock, Art Rock
USER SCORE
94
28 ratings
Amazon

8.

N.W.A. - Fuck tha Police
August 9th, 1988
Gangsta Rap
USER SCORE
94
71 ratings
Amazon

9.

The La's - There She Goes
October 31st, 1988
Jangle Pop
USER SCORE
94
28 ratings
Amazon

10.

Living Colour - Cult of Personality
July 14th, 1988
Funk Metal, Hard Rock
USER SCORE
93
42 ratings
Amazon

11.

Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror
January 16th, 1988
Pop Soul, Adult Contemporary
USER SCORE
88
73 ratings
Amazon

12.

Metallica - Harvester Of Sorrow
August 28th, 1988
Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
87
31 ratings
Amazon

13.

Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
April 18th, 1988
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
85
47 ratings
Amazon

14.

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
August 0th, 1988
USER SCORE
78
37 ratings
Amazon

15.

Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
August 10th, 1988
Hard Rock, Glam Metal
USER SCORE
76
69 ratings
Amazon

16.

Swans - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Gothic Rock, Neofolk
USER SCORE
65
34 ratings
Amazon

17.

The Beach Boys - Kokomo
July 18th, 1988
USER SCORE
57
42 ratings
Amazon

18.

Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy
September 0th, 1988
Pop Reggae
USER SCORE
54
48 ratings
Amazon
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