Best Albums of 1988

The top-rated records from 1988, ranked by our users

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Tracy Chapman album cover

Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman
1988
3.78 / 5
 Straight Outta Compton album cover

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.
1988
3.51 / 5
 Surfer Rosa album cover

Surfer Rosa

Pixies
1988
3.5 / 5
 Green album cover

Green

R.E.M.
1988
3.48 / 5
 ...And Justice For All album cover

...And Justice For All

Metallica
1988
3.43 / 5
 It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back album cover

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy
1988
3.37 / 5
 If I Should Fall From Grace With God album cover

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues
1988
3.33 / 5
 Daydream Nation album cover

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth
1988
3.29 / 5
 Fisherman's Blues album cover

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys
1988
3.19 / 5
 Vivid album cover

Vivid

Living Colour
1988
3.18 / 5