Top Australian Albums - Year-end 1988

The best selling album in 1988 in Australia was KICK by INXS.

Notes: Sales level is a number of certified units for albums released in as of end of the year. Some albums could be under-certified. Popular albums released at the end of the year may have bigger number of shipments than real sales at that time

RankArtistAlbumSales levelReleased
1 INXS KICK 1987
2 SOUNDTRACK DIRTY DANCING 1987
3 JIMMY BARNES FREIGHT TRAIN HEART 1987
4 RICK ASTLEY WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY 1987
5 JOHN MELLENCAMP THE LONESOME JUBILEE 1987
6 ICEHOUSE MAN OF COLOURS 1987
7 TRACY CHAPMAN TRACY CHAPMAN 1988
8 TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY 1987
9 BROS PUSH 1988
10 JOHN FARNHAM WHISPERING JACK 1987
11 GEORGE MICHAEL FAITH 1987
12 SOUNDTRACK TOUR OF DUTY OST 35,000 1988
13 JOHN FARNHAM AGE OF REASON 1988
14 CROWDED HOUSE TEMPLE OF LOW MEN 1988
15 SOUNDTRACK GOOD MORNING VIETNAM 1987
16 POISON OPEN UP AND SAY ... AHH 1988
17 KYLIE MINOGUE KYLIE 1988
18 PINK FLOYD A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON 1987
19 BIG PIG BONK 35,000 1988
20 CHEAP TRICK LAP OF LUXURY 1988
21 THE CHOIRBOYS BIG BAD NOISE 1988
22 BANANARAMA WOW 1987
23 ROBERT PALMER HEAVY NOVA 1988
24 GEORGE HARRISON CLOUD NINE 1987
25 THE 12TH MAN WIRED WORLD OF SPORTS 1987
26 NOISEWORKS NOISEWORKS 1988
27 MIDNIGHT OIL DIESEL AND DUST 1987
28 TIFFANY TIFFANY 1987
29 VARIOUS ARTISTS HIT PIX '88 1988
30 VARIOUS ARTISTS '88 KIX ON 1988
31 ROCKMELONS TALES OF THE CITY 1988
32 THE ANGELS LIVELINE 1988
33 LITTLE RIVER BAND MONSOON 1988
34 RICHARD MARX RICHARD MARX 1987
35 KATE CEBERANO & WENDY MATTHEWS YOU'VE ALWAYS GOT THE BLUES 70,000 1988
36 FLEETWOOD MAC TANGO IN THE NIGHT 1987
37 SOUNDTRACK TOUR OF DUTY 2 OST 1988
38 GUNS N' ROSES APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION 1987
39 TONI CHILDS UNION 1988
40 VARIOUS ARTISTS 88 THE WINNERS 1988
41 CHANTOOZIES CHANTOOZIES 1988
42 AC/DC BLOW UP YOUR VIDEO 70,000 1988
43 MICHAEL JACKSON BAD 1987
44 VARIOUS ARTISTS PUMP IT UP '88 140,000 1988
45 STING NOTHING LIKE THE SUN 1987
46 VAN HALEN OU812 1988
47 JOHN WILLIAMSON BOOMERANG CAFE 1988
48 JOE COCKER UNCHAIN MY HEART 1987
49 BILLY IDOL VITAL IDOL 1985
50 VARIOUS ARTISTS 1988 WHAT'S HOT 1988

Source: ARIA