Best albums of 1988

13 records · chart score = each record's average, pulled toward the site average (8.0) until it has more than a few scores

1. 1
   East WestThe Paul Butterfield Blues Band

   1988R&B/Soul
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
2. 2
   The Paul Butterfield Blues BandThe Paul Butterfield Blues Band

   1988R&B/Soul
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
3. 3
   The Wonderful And Frightening World Of....The Fall

   1988Alternative
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
4. 4
   Green (Remastered)R.E.M.

   1988Alternative
   Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
5. 5
   ...And Justice for All (Remastered Deluxe Box Set)Metallica

   1988Rock
   Chart score8.05avg 8.1 · 1 score
6. 6
   Surfer Rosa (2007 Remaster)Pixies

   1988Alternative
   Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
7. 7
   So Far, So Good...So What! (Expanded Edition - Remastered)Megadeth

   1988Metal
   Chart score8.00avg 7.9 · 1 score
8. 8
   Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (Remastered 2015)Iron Maiden

   1988Metal
   Chart score7.86avg 7.6 · 2 scores
9. 9
   Nothing's ShockingJane's Addiction

   1988Alternative
   Chart score7.80avg 7.1 · 1 score
10. 10
    Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!Devo

    1988Alternative
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
11. 11
    WingerWinger

    1988Metal
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
12. 12
    A Bell Is a Cup Until It Is StruckWire

    1988Alternative
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score
13. 13
    The Frenz ExperimentThe Fall

    1988Alternative
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score