| Best Albums of 1988 |
| 1 | My Bloody Valentine | Isn't Anything |
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| 2 | Momus | Tender Pervert |
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| 3 | The King of Luxembourg | Sir |
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| 4 | Public Enemy | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back |
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| 5 | Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | Tender Prey |
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| 6 | REM | Green |
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| 7 | Dinosaur Jr | Bug |
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| 8 | The Pogues | If I Should Fall From Grace With God |
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| 9 | Always | Thames Valley Leather Club |
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| 10 | The Go Betweens | 16 Lovers Lane |
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| 11 | Sugarcubes | Life's Too Good |
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| 12 | Marden Hill | Cadaquez |
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| 13 | The Pixies | Surfer Rosa |
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| 14 | Morrissey | Viva Hate |
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| 15 | Yeah Jazz | Six Lane Ends |
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| 16 | The House of Love | The House of Love |
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| Best Albums of 1987 | Best Albums of 1989 |