The
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts C ...
is one of many music charts compiled by the
Official Charts Company
The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France.
In the United Kingdom, its charts inc ...
that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.
Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts C ...
during
1988
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, as well as albums which peaked in
1987
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and
1989
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but were in the top 10 in 1988. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was ''
Popped In Souled Out
''Popped in Souled Out'' is the debut studio album by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet. It was released on 21 September 1987. Its offspring singles were " Wishing I Was Lucky", " Sweet Little Mystery", " Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" and "Temptation". U ...
'' by
Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish soft rock band formed in 1982. They scored a number of hits in the UK charts and around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. They are best known for their 1994 cover of The Troggs' 1960s hit "Love Is All Around", which w ...
. Overall, eighteen different albums peaked at number-one in 1988.
Top-ten albums
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See also
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1988 in British music
This is a summary of 1988 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
Summary
The growing popularity of house music was evident in the charts by the start of 1988, with many songs of this genre becoming big h ...
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List of number-one albums from the 1980s (UK)
References
General
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Specific
External links
1988 album chart archiveat the
Official Charts Company
The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France.
In the United Kingdom, its charts inc ...
(click on relevant week)
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United Kingdom top 10 albums
Top 10 albums
1988
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