RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 88 ROCK (AOR) ALBUMS OF 1988*
Pos.-Title-Artist-Peak Month 1 KICK-INXS-ATLANTIC-FEBRUARY 2 NOW AND ZEN-ROBERT PLANT-ESPARANZA-May 3 OU812-VAN HALEN-Warner Brothers-July 4 HYSTERIA-DEF LEPPARD-Mercury-August 5 ROLL WITH IT-STEVE WINWOOD-Virgin-August 6 THE LONESOME JUBILEE-JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP-Mercury-March 7 INSIDE INFORMATION-FOREIGNER-Atlantic-January 8 CLOUD NINE-George Harrison-Dark Horse-January 9 DIESEL AND DUST-Midnight Oil-Columbia-May 10 SCENES FROM THE SOUTHSIDE-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-RCA-May 11 Tunnel Of Love-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-January 12 Skyscraper-David Lee Roth-Warner Brothers-March 13 Lap Of Luxury-Cheap Trick-Epic-May 14 Henry Lee Summer-Henry Lee Summer-CBS Associated-March 15 Out Of Order--Rod Stewart-WB-June 16 Permanent Vacation-Aerosmith-Geffen-January 17 Let It Roll-Little Feat-WB-September 18 ...Nothing Like The Sun-Sting-A&M-January 19 Cocktail-Soundtrack-Elektra-October 20 Robbie Robertson-Robbie Robertson-Geffen-January 21 Appetite For Destruction-Guns & Roses-Geffen-August 22 Green Thoughts-Smithereens-Enigma-May 23 Savage Amusement-Scorpions-Mercury-June 24 Big Generator-Yes-Atco-January 25 Starfish-The Church-Arista-April 26 Born To Be Bad-George Thorogood-EMI Manhattan-February 27 This Note's For You-Neil Young & The Bluenotes-Reprise-May 28 Just Before The Bullets Fly-Gregg Allman-Epic-August 29 Kingdom Come-Kingdom Come-Polydor-May 30 A Momentary Lapse Of Reason-Pink Floyd-Columbia-January 31 Rumble-Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers-Columbia-September 32 Long Cold Winter-Cinderella-Mercury-September 33 Outrider-Jimmy Page-Geffen-July 34 Eye Of The Hurricane-Alarm-IRS-January 35 One Good Reason-Paul Carrack-Chrysalis-January 36 Heavy Nova-Robert Palmer-EMI Manhattan-September 37 Wide Awake In Dreamland-Pat Benatar-Chrysalis-July 38 New Jersey-Bon Jovi-Mercury-October 39 Dangerous Age-Bad Company-Atlantic-October 40 Tracy Chapman-Tracy Chapman-Elektra-September 41 Pride-White Lion-Atlantic-May 42 Rattle And Hum-U2-Island-November 43 Melissa Etheridge-Melissa Etheridge-Island-September 44 A Man Of Colours-Icehouse-Chrysalis-March 45 Casual Gods-Jerry Harrison-Sire-April 46 Reg Strikes Back-Elton John-MCA-July 47 Naked-Talking Heads-Fly-April 48 Land Of Dreams-Randy Newman-Reprise-November 49 Crest Of A Knave-Jethro Tull-Chrysalis-January 50 Nothing To Lose-Eddie Money-Columbia-November 51 Open Up And Say...Ahh!-Poison-Enigma-June 52 Talk Is Cheap-Keith Richards-Virgin-October 53 Freight Train Heart-Jimmy Barnes-Geffen-June 54 Small World-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-September 55 Common Ground-Rhythm Corps-Pasha-August 56 Once Bitten-Great White-Capitol-February 57 Sur La Mer-Moody Blues-Polydor-June 58 Slow Turning-John Hiatt-A&M-October 59 Rock & Roll Strategy-.38 Special-A&M-November 60 Unchain My Heart-Joe Cocker-Capitol-February 61 Document-R.E.M.-I.R.S.-January 62 Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark-Robert Cray Band-Hightone-August 63 Crossroads-Eric Clapton-Polydor-May 64 Take What You Need-Robin Trower-Atlantic-June 65 Blow Up Your Video-AC/DC-Atlantic-March 66 Victory Day-Tom Cochrane & Red Rider-RCA-November 67 Hold Your Fire-Rush-Mercury-January 68 Memory In The Making-John Kilzer-Geffen-June 69 See The Light-Jeff Healey Band-Arista-November 70 The Joshua Tree-U2-Island-January 71 Up Your Alley-Joan Jett & The Blackhearts-Blackheart-December 72 Down In The Groove-Bob Dylan-Columbia-June 73 Open All Night-Georgia Satellites-Elektra-July 74 Racing After Midnight-Honeymoon Suite-WB-May 75 The Hunger-Michael Bolton-Columbia-February 76 People-Hothouse Flowers-London-September 77 Traveling Wilburys-Traveling Wilburys-Wilbury-November 78 Chronicles-Steve Winwood-Island-February 79 Conscious Party-Ziggy Marley-Virgin-June 80 Live Free Or Die-Balaam & The Angel-Virgin-April 81 Islands-Mike Oldfield-Virgin-February 82 Out Of This World-Europe-Epic-September 83 Earth Sun Moon-Love & Rockets-Big Time-January 84 Diamond Sun-Glass Tiger-EMI Manhattan-May 85 Whitesnake-Whitesnake-Geffen-January 86 Treat Her Right-Treat Her Right-RCA-May 87 Surfing With The Alien-Joe Satriani-January 88 Back For The Attack-Dokken-Elektra-January * As published in the December 16,1988 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.