Number-one albums of 1988 (U.S.) 3349564 204352208 2008-04-09T01:14:42Z Classicrockfan42 6065862 Minor capitalization fix These are the ''[[Billboard magazine]]'' number one albums of [[1988]], per the [[Billboard 200]]. {| width="100%" | '''Issue Date''' || '''Album''' || '''Artist''' |- | [[January 2]] || ''[[Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)|Dirty Dancing]]'' || [[Soundtrack]] |- | [[January 9]] || ''Dirty Dancing'' || Soundtrack |- | [[January 16]] || ''[[Faith (George Michael album)|Faith]]'' || [[George Michael]] |- | [[January 23]] || ''[[Tiffany (album)|Tiffany]]'' || [[Tiffany (singer)|Tiffany]] |- | [[January 30]] || ''Tiffany'' || Tiffany |- | [[February 6]] || ''Faith'' || George Michael |- | [[February 13]] || ''Faith'' || George Michael |- | [[February 20]] || ''Faith'' || George Michael |- | [[February 27]] || ''Faith'' || George Michael |- | [[March 5]] || ''Faith'' || George Michael |- | [[March 12]] || ''Dirty Dancing'' || Soundtrack |- | [[March 19]] || ''Dirty Dancing'' || Soundtrack |- | [[March 26]] || ''Dirty Dancing'' || Soundtrack |- | [[April 2]] || ''Dirty Dancing'' || Soundtrack |- | [[April 9]] || ''Dirty Dancing'' || Soundtrack |- | [[April 16]] || ''Dirty Dancing'' || Soundtrack |- | [[April 23]] || ''Dirty Dancing'' || Soundtrack |- | [[April 30]] || ''Dirty Dancing'' || Soundtrack |- | [[May 7]] || ''Dirty Dancing'' || Soundtrack |- | [[May 14]] || ''Faith'' || George Michael |- | [[May 21]] || ''Faith'' || George Michael |- | [[May 28]] || ''Faith'' || George Michael |- | [[June 4]] || ''Faith'' || George Michael |- | [[June 11]] || ''Faith'' || George Michael |- | [[June 18]] || ''Faith'' || George Michael |- | [[June 25]] || ''[[OU812]]'' || [[Van Halen]] |- | [[July 2]] || ''OU812'' || Van Halen |- | [[July 9]] || ''OU812'' || Van Halen |- | [[July 16]] || ''OU812'' || Van Halen |- | [[July 23]] || ''[[Hysteria (album)|Hysteria]]'' || [[Def Leppard]] |- | [[July 30]] || ''Hysteria'' || Def Leppard |- | [[August 6]] || ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]'' || [[Guns N' Roses]] |- | [[August 13]] || ''Hysteria'' || Def Leppard |- | [[August 20]] || ''[[Roll with It (album)|Roll with It]]'' || [[Steve Winwood]] |- | [[August 27]] || ''[[Tracy Chapman (album)|Tracy Chapman]]'' || [[Tracy Chapman]] |- | [[September 3]] || ''Hysteria'' || Def Leppard |- | [[September 10]] || ''Hysteria'' || Def Leppard |- | [[September 17]] || ''Hysteria'' || Def Leppard |- | [[September 24]] || ''Appetite for Destruction'' || Guns N' Roses |- | [[October 1]] || ''Appetite for Destruction'' || Guns N' Roses |- | [[October 8]] || ''Appetite for Destruction'' || Guns N' Roses |- | [[October 15]] || ''[[New Jersey (album)|New Jersey]]'' || [[Bon Jovi]] |- | [[October 22]] || ''New Jersey'' || Bon Jovi |- | [[October 29]] || ''New Jersey'' || Bon Jovi |- | [[November 5]] || ''New Jersey'' || Bon Jovi |- | [[November 12]] || ''[[Rattle and Hum]]'' || [[U2]] |- | [[November 19]] || ''Rattle and Hum'' || U2 |- | [[November 26]] || ''Rattle and Hum'' || U2 |- | [[December 3]] || ''Rattle and Hum'' || U2 |- | [[December 10]] || ''Rattle and Hum'' || U2 |- | [[December 17]] || ''Rattle and Hum'' || U2 |- | [[December 24]] || ''[[Giving You the Best That I Got]]'' || [[Anita Baker]] |- | [[December 31]] || ''Giving You the Best That I Got'' || Anita Baker |- |} {{US Albums}} ==See also== *[[1988 in music]] *[[List of number-one albums (United States)]] [[Category:Lists of number-one albums in the United States|1988]]