CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 1988*
No. Album-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 FAITH-GEORGE MICHAEL-COLUMBIA-FEBRUARY 2 DIRTY DANCING SOUNDTRACK-RCA-April 3 HYSTERIA-DEF LEPPARD-MERCURY-August 4 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION-GUNS 'N ROSES-Geffen-August 5 KICK-INXS-Atlantic-February 6 BAD-MICHAEL JACKSON-Epic-January 7 TRACY CHAPMAN-TRACY CHAPMAN-Elektra-September 8 INTRODUCING THE HARD LINE ACCORDING TO TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY-Terence Trent D'Arby-Columbia-May 9 OU812-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-July 10 OPEN UP AND SAY...AHH!-Poison-Enigma-June 11 Tiffany-Tiffany-MCA-February 12 Now And Zen-Robert Plant-EsParanza-May 13 Roll With It-Steve Winwood-Virgin-August 14 More Dirty Dancing-RCA-May 15 Stronger Than Pride-Sade-Epic-July 16 He's The DJ I'm The Rapper-DJ Jazzy & The Fresh Prince-Jive-September 17 Let It Loose-Gloria Estefan-Epic-May 18 Skyscraper-David Lee Roth-Warner Brothers-March 19 Cocktail-Soundtrack-Elektra-October 20 ...Nothing Like The Sun-Sting-A&M-January 21 The Lonesome Jubilee-John Cougar Mellencamp-Mercury-January 22 Long Cold Winter-Cinderella-Mercury-September 23 Simple Pleasures-Bobby McFerrin-EMI Manhattan-October 24 Cloud Nine-George Harrison-Dark Horse-January 25 New Jersey-Bon Jovi-Mercury-October 26 Don't Be Cruel-Bobby Brown-MCA-December 27 Make It Last Forever-Keith Sweat-Vintertainment-June 28 Scenes From The Southside-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-RCA-June 29 Whitesnake-Whitesnake-Geffen-January 30 Whenever You Need Somebody-Rick Astley-RCA-March 31 ...And Justice For All-Metallica-Elektra-October 32 Tougher Than Leather-Run D.M.C.-Profile-June 33 Savage Amusement-Scorpions-Mercury-June 34 A Momentary Lapse Of Reason-Pink Floyd-Columbia-January 35 Lovesexy-Prince-Paisley Park-June 36 Naked-Talking Heads-Fly-April 37 Heartbreak-New Edition-MCA-October 38 Tunnel Of Love-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-January 39 Rattle And Hum-U2-Island-November 40 Out Of The Blue-Debbie Gibson-Atlantic-February 41 Heavy Nova-Robert Palmer-EMI Manhattan-September 42 Permanent Vacation-Aerosmith-Geffen-January 43 Kingdom Come-Polydor-May 44 The Joshua Tree-U2-Island-January 45 Good Morning,Vietnam-Soundtrack-A&M-March 46 Pride-White Lion-Atlantic-May 47 In Effect Mode-Al B. Sure!-Uptown-July 48 Any Love-Luther Vandross-Epic-November 49 Labour Of Love-UB40-A&M-October 50 Hot,Cool And Vicious-Salt 'n Pepa-Next Plateau-March * As published in the December 24th,1988 issue of Cash Box Magazine.