CANADA'S (RPM:BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUM'S OF 1988

No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month
 1 KICK-INXS-JUNE                                                                                                         3398
 2 DIRTY DANCING-SOUNDTRACK-March                                                         2800
 3 FAITH-GEORGE MICHAEL-January                                                           2506
 4 HYSTERIA-DEF LEPPARD-October                                                           2082
 5 WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY-RICK ASTLEY-April                                           1480
 6 OUT OF ORDER-ROD STEWART-September                                                     1424
 7 COCKTAIL-SOUNDTRACK-October                                                            1392
 8 TRACY CHAPMAN-Tracy Chapman-August                                                     1384
 9 RATTLE AND HUM-U2-December                                                             1336
10 DIESEL AND DUST-Midnight Oil-June                                                      1336
11 Appetite For Destruction-Guns & Roses-October                                          1302
12 Tiffany-Tiffany-February                                                               1132
13 New Jersey-Bon Jovi-November                                                           1034
14 Victory Day-Tom Cochrane & Red Rider-December                                           986
15 Roll With It-Steve Winwood-September                                                    908
16 Introducing The Hard Line According To Terence Trent D'Arby-May                         764
17 Now And Zen-Robert Plant-April                                                          696
18 Cloud Nine-George Harrison-January                                                      664
19 More Dirty Dancing-Various Artists-May                                                  566
20 OU812-Van Halen-June                                                                    538
21 Heavy Nova-Robert Palmer-September                                                      526
22 Colin James-Colin James-November                                                        488
23 Reg Strikes Back-Elton John-August                                                      468
24 Diamond Sun-Glass Tiger-May                                                             440
25 Good Morning,Vietnam Soundtrack-April                                                   420
26 Open Up And Say...Ahh!-Poison-June                                                      408
27 Robbie Robertson-Robbie Robertson-February                                              370
28 Blow Up Your Video-AC/DC-March                                                          360
29 Scenes From The Southside-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-June                                354
30 Tear Down These Walls-Billy Ocean-May                                                   330
31 Skyscraper-David Lee Roth-March                                                         304
32 Racing After Midnight-Honeymoon Suite-June                                              300
33 Lovesexy-Prince-June                                                                    286
34 Savage-Eurythmics-February                                                              280
35 Giving You The Best That I Got-Anita Baker-December                                     268
36 Simple Pleasures-Bobby McFerrin-November                                                246
37 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son-Iron Maiden-June                                           242
38 You Can Dance-Madonna-January                                                           234
39 Lap Of Luxury-Cheap Trick-September                                                     228
40 Temple Of Low Men-Crowded House-October                                                 224
41 Pop Goes The World-Men Without Hats-March                                               200
42 Melissa Etheridge-Melissa Etheridge-November                                            196
43 Young Man Running-Corey Hart-August                                                     182
44 Naked-Talking Heads-May                                                                 178
45 Small World-Huey Lewis & The News-September                                             176
46 Stronger Than Pride-Sade-July                                                           164
47 Shadowland-K.D. Lang-July                                                               158
48 Heaven On Earth-Belinda Carlisle-March                                                  148
49 Introspective-Pet Shop Boys-December                                                    146
50 See The Light-Jeff Healey Band-December                                                 144
51 Permanent Vacation-Aerosmith-June                                                       130
52 Born To Be Bad-George Thorogood-March                                                   108
53 Live In Australia-Elton John-March                                                       84
54 Wide Awake In Dreamland-Pat Benatar-October                                              40
55 ...And Justice For All-Metallica-Elektra-October                                         36
56 Buster-Sounftrack-November                                                               34
57 Old 8 X 10-Randy Travis-September                                                        34