BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1988*

No.-Album-Artist-Label
  1 FAITH-GEORGE MICHAEL-COLUMBIA
  2 DIRTY DANCING SOUNDTRACK-RCA
  3 HYSTERIA-DEF LEPPARD-Mercury
  4 KICK-INXS-Atlanric
  5 BAD-MICHAEL JACKSON-Epic
  6 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION-GUNS 'N ROSES-Geffen
  7 OUT OF THE BLUE-DEBBIE GINSON-Atlantic
  8 RICHARD MARX-Richard Marx-EMI
  9 TIFFANY-Tiffany-MCA
 10 PERMANENT VACATION-Aerosmith-Geffen
 11 Introducing The Hard Line...To Terence Trent D'Arby-Columbia
 12 Whitney-Whitney Houston-Arista
 13 Let It Loose-Gloria Estefan-Epic
 14 The Lonesome Jubilee-John Cougar Mellencamp-Mercury
 15 Whenever You Need Somebody-Rick Astley-RCA
 16 Tunnel Of Love-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia
 17 Heaven On Earth-Belinda Carlisle-MCA
 18 More Dirty Dancing-Various Artists-RCA
 19 Whitesnake-Whitesnake-Geffen
 20 Now And Zen-Robert Plant-Es Paranza
 21 Tracy Chapman-Tracy Chapman-Elektra
 22 Make It Last Forever-Keith Sweat-Vintertainment
 23 Open Up And Say...Ahh!-Poison-Enigma
 24 ...Nothing Like The Sun-Sting-A&M
 25 A Momentary Lapse Of Reason-Pink Floyd-Columbia
 26 The Joshua Tree-U2-Island
 27 He's The DJ I'm The Rapper-DJ Jazzy & The Fresh Prince-Jive
 28 OU812-Van Halen-Warner Brothers
 29 Pride-White Lion-Atlantic
 30 Diesel And Dust-Midnight Oil-Columbia
 31 Cloud Nine-George Harrison-Dark Horse
 32 Lap Of Luxury-Cheap Trick-Epic
 33 Savage Amusement-Scorpions-Mercury
 34 Roll With It-Steve Winwood-Virgin
 35 Jody Watley-Jody Watley-MCA
 36 Pebbles-Pebbles-MCA
 37 Stronger Than Pride-Sade-Epic
 38 Scenes From The Southside-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-RCA
 39 Exposure-Expose-Arista
 40 In Effect Mode-Al B. Sure!-Warner Brothers
 41 Tell It To Your Heart-Taylor Dayne-Arista
 42 Skyscraper-David Lee Roth-Warner Brothers
 43 Surfing With Aliens-Joe Satriani-Relativity
 44 Actually-Pet Shop Boys-EMI
 45 Magic-The Jets-MCA
 46 Always & Forever-Randy Travis-Warner Brothers
 47 Inside Information-Foreigner-Atlantic
 48 In My Tribe-10,000 Maniacs-Elektra
 49 Tango In The Night-Fleetwood Mac-Warner Brothers
 50 Lita-Lita Ford-RCA
 51 Rapture-Anita Baker-Elektra
 52 Conscious Party-Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers-Virgin
 53 Ouit Of Order-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers
 54 Long Cold Winter-Cinderella-Mercury
 55 Back For The Attack-Dokken-Elektra
 56 Once Bitten-Great White-Capitol
 57 Hot,Cool And Vicious-Salt 'n Pepa-Next Plateau
 58 Simple Pleasures-Bobby McFerrin-EMI
 59 Duotones-Kenny G.-Arista
 60 Heart Break-New Edition-MCA
 61 Kingdom Come-Polydor
 62 Good Morning,Vietnam-Soundtrack-A&M
 63 Tear Down These Walls-Billy Ocean-Jive
 64 Characters-Stevie Wonder-Motown
 65 Reg Strikes Back-Elton John-MCA
 66 Bad Animals-Heart-Capitol
 67 Cher-Cher-Geffen
 68 Document-R.E.M.-I.R.S.
 69 Heavy Nova-Robert Palmer-EMI
 70 Tougher Than Leather-Run D.M.C.-Profile
 71 Vital Idol-Billy Idol-Chrysalis
 72 Big Generator-Yes-Atco
 73 Don't Be Cruel-Bobby Brown-MCA
 74 Cocktail-Soundtrack-Elektra
 75 Crazy Nights-Kiss-Mercury
 76 How Ya Like Me Now-Kool Moe Doe-Jive
 77 Everlasting-Natalie Cole-EMI
 78 Blow Up Your Video-AC/DC-Atlantic
 79 Up Your Alley-Joan Jett & the Blackhearts-CBS Associated
 80 It's Better To Travel-Swing Out Sister-Mercury
 81 Substance-New Order-Qwest
 82 You Can Dance-Madonna-Sire
 83 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son-Iron Maiden-Capitol
 84 Never Die Young-James Taylor-Columbia
 85 Man Of Colours-Icehouse-Chrysalis
 86 Starfish-The Church-Arista
 87 Live In Australia With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra-Elton John-MCA
 88 Small World-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis
 89 Look What The Cat Dragged In-Poison-Enigma
 90 Music For The Masses-Depeche Mode-Sire
 91 Chronicles-Steve Winwood-Island
 92 Robbie Robertson-Robbie Robertson-Geffen
 93 Don Yeah!-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA
 94 Naked-Talking Heads-Sire
 95 The Lion And The Cobra-Sinead O'Connor-Enigma
 96 Touch The World-Earth,Wind & Fire-Columbia
 97 Wide Awake In Dreamland-Pat Benatar-Chrysalis
 98 Slippery When Wet-Bon Jovi-Mercury
 99 Even Worse-Weird Al Yankovic
100 Lovesexy-Prince-Paisley Park

* As published in the December 24,1988 edition of Billboard Magazine.