CANADA'S (RPM:Magazine's Chart) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1988*

No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 KICK-INXS-JUNE 
  2 FAITH-GEORGE MICHAEL-January
  3 DIRTY DANCING-SOUNDTRACK-March
  4 WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY-RICK ASTLEY-April
  5 DIESEL AND DUST-MIDNIGHT OIL-June
  6 TRACY CHAPMAN-TRACY CHAPMAN-August
  7 HYSTERIA-DEF LEPPARD-October
  8 OUT OF ORDER-Rod Stewart-September
  9 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION-Guns & Roses-October
 10 TIFFANY-Tiffany-February  
 11 Roll With It-Steve Winwood-September
 12 Cocktail-Soundtrack-October 
 13 The Lonesome Jubilee-John Cougar Mellencamp-January
 14 Introducing The Hard Line According To Terence Trent D'Arby-May
 15 Bad-Michael Jackson-January
 16 Rattle And Hum-U2-December
 17 New Jersey-Bon Jovi-November
 18 More Dirty Dancing-Various Artists-May
 19 Now And Zen-Robert Plant-April
 20 OU812-Van Halen-June
 21 Heavy Nova-Robert Palmer-September
 22 Reg Strikes Back-Elton John-August
 23 Permanent Vacation-Aerosmith-June
 24 Diamond Sun-Glass Tiger-May
 25 Scenes From The Southside-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-June
 26 ...Nothing Like The Sun-Sting-January
 27 Cloud Nine-George Harrison-January 
 28 Colin James-Colin James-November
 29 Good Morning,Vietnam Soundtrack-April
 30 Victory Day-Tom Cochrane & Red Rider-December 
 31 Blow Up Your Video-AC/DC-March
 32 Tear Down These Walls-Billy Ocean-May
 33 Lap Of Luxury-Cheap Trick-September
 34 Robbie Robertson-Robbie Robertson-February
 35 Temple Of Low Men-Crowded House-October
 36 Racing After Midnight-Honeymoon Suite-June
 37 Melissa Etheridge-Melissa Etheridge-November
 38 Heaven On Earth-Belinda Carlisle-March
 39 Skyscraper-David Lee Roth-March
 40 Traveling Wilburys:Volume I-Traveling Wilburys-December
 41 Vital Idol-Billy Idol-January
 42 Savage-Eurythmics-February
 43 Small World-Huey Lewis & The News-September
 44 Whitesnake-Whitesnake-January
 45 Simple Pleasures-Bobby McFerrin-November
 46 Stronger Than Pride-Sade-July
 47 The Joshua Tree-U2-January
 48 Lovesexy-Prince-June
 49 Naked-Talking Heads-May
 50 Pop Goes The World-Men Without Hats-March
 51 Live In Australia-Elton John-March
 52 Young Man Running-Corey Hart-August
 53 Wide Awake In Dreamland-Pat Benatar-October
 54 The Best Of OMD-OMD-April
 55 See The Light-Jeff Healey Band-December
 56 Open Up And Say...Ahh!-Poison-June 
 57 Conscious Party-Ziggy Marley-June 
 58 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son-Iron Maiden-June
 59 Out Of The Blue-Debbie Gibson-March
 60 Shadowland-K.D. Lang-July
 61 The Lion And The Cobra-Sinead O'Connor-March
 62 Outskirts-Blue Rodeo-March
 63 Reason To Believe-Rita MacNeil-September
 64 Born To Be Bad-George Thorogood-March
 65 Live Delicate Sound Of Thunder-Pink Floyd-December 
 66 Tunnel Of Love-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-January
 67 Giving You The Best That I Got-Anita Baker-December
 68 Always And Forever-Randy Travis-January
 69 Ooh Yeah!-Daryl Hall & John Oates-June 
 70 Long Cold Winter-Cinderella-Mercury-September
 71 American Dream-Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young-December
 72 Actually-Pet Shop Boys-March
 73 California Raisins-California Raisins-March
 74 Old 8 X 10-Randy Travis-September
 75 Barney Bentall-Barney Bentall-March
 76 Whitney-Whitney Houston-January
 77 If I Should Fall From Grace With God-The Pogues-April
 78 Buster-Sounftrack-November
 79 Copperhead Road-Steve Earle-December
 80 Introspective-Pet Shop Boys-December
 81 You Can Dance-Madonna-January
 82 Richard Marx-Richard Marx-January
 83 Inside Information-Foreigner-January
 84 He's The DJ I'm The Rapper-DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince-January
 85 Tango In The Night-Fleetwood Mac-January
 86 Chimes Of Freedom-Bruce Springsteen-September
 87 Talk Is Cheap-Keith Richards-October
 88 People-Hothouse Flowers-September
 89 Chalk Mark-Joni Mitchell-April
 90 Kingdom Come-Kingdom Come-March
 91 ...And Justice For All-Metallica-Elektra-October 
 92 A Momentary Lapse Of Reason-Pink Floyd-January
 93 Savage Amusement-Scorpions-June
 94 Slow Turning-John Hiatt-November
 95 Substance-New Order-January
 96 Imagine Soundtrack-John Lennon-November
 97 This Note's For You-Neil Young & The Bluenotes-May
 98 Back For The Attack-Dokken-Elektra-January
 99 Breakfast At Circus-David Wilcox-February
100 Shadow Man-Johnny Clegg & Savuka-September
* As posted in the December 24,1988 issue of RPM Weekly Magazine