THE OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND'S (R.I.A.N.Z) (Website) CHART'S TOP ALBUMS FOR 1988
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA-ORIGINAL LONDON CAST-JULY 2 HYSTERIA-DEF LEPPARD-July 3 DIRTY DANCING-SOUNDTRACK-March 4 THE JOSHUA TREE-U2-January 5 BAD-MICHAEL JACKSON-January 6 RATTLE AND HUM-U2-December 7 KYLIE COLLECTION-KYLIE MINOGUE-September 8 KICK-Inxs-August 9 THE BIG CHILL SOUNDTRACK-Various Artists-November 10 THE LONESOME JUBILEE-John Mellencamp-June 11 Tracy Chapman-Tracy Chapman-December 12 Faith-George Michael-January 13 Diesel And Dust-Midnight Oil-January 14 Tour Of Duty-Soundtrack-December 15 Highlights From The Phantom Of The Opera-Original London Cast-May 16 A Momentary Lapse Of Reason-Pink Floyd-January 17 Tiffany-Tiffany-June 18 Man Of Colours-Icehouse-February 19 Freight Train Heart-Jimmy Barnes-April 20 Money For Nothing:The Best Of-Dire Straits-December