Top Canadian Albums - Year-end 1988

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

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 INXS KICK 1987
2 GEORGE MICHAEL FAITH 1987
3 SOUNDTRACK DIRTY DANCING 1987
4 RICK ASTLEY WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY 1987
5 MIDNIGHT OIL DIESEL AND DUST 1987
6 TRACY CHAPMAN TRACY CHAPMAN 1988
7 DEF LEPPARD HYSTERIA 1987
8 ROD STEWART OUT OF ORDER 1988
9 GUNS N' ROSES APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION 1987
10 TIFFANY TIFFANY 1987
11 STEVE WINWOOD ROLL WITH IT 1988
12 SOUNDTRACK COCKTAIL 1988
13 JOHN MELLENCAMP THE LONESOME JUBILEE 1987
14 TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY 1987
15 MICHAEL JACKSON BAD 1987
16 U2 RATTLE AND HUM 1988
17 BON JOVI NEW JERSEY 1988
18 SOUNDTRACK MORE DIRTY DANCING 1988
19 ROBERT PLANT NOW AND ZEN 1988
20 VAN HALEN OU812 1988
21 ROBERT PALMER HEAVY NOVA 1988
22 ELTON JOHN REG STRIKES BACK 1988
23 AEROSMITH PERMANENT VACATION 1987
24 GLASS TIGER DIAMOND SUN 1988
25 BRUCE HORNSBY SCENES FROM THE SOUTHSIDE 1988
26 STING NOTHING LIKE THE SUN 1987
27 GEORGE HARRISON CLOUD NINE 1987
28 COLIN JAMES COLIN JAMES 1988
29 SOUNDTRACK GOOD MORNING VIETNAM 1987
30 TOM COCHRANE & RED RIDER VICTORY DAY 1988
31 AC/DC BLOW UP YOUR VIDEO 1988
32 BILLY OCEAN TEAR DOWN THESE WALLS 1988
33 CHEAP TRICK LAP OF LUXURY 1988
34 ROBBIE ROBERTSON ROBBIE ROBERTSON 1987
35 CROWDED HOUSE TEMPLE OF LOW MEN 1988
36 HONEYMOON SUITE RACING AFTER MIDNIGHT 1988
37 MELISSA ETHERIDGE MELISSA ETHERIDGE 1988
38 BELINDA CARLISLE HEAVEN ON EARTH 1987
39 DAVID LEE ROTH SKYSCRAPER 1988
40 TRAVELING WILBURYS THE TRAVELING WILBURYS VOLUME 1 1988
41 BILLY IDOL VITAL IDOL 1985
42 EURYTHMICS SAVAGE 1987
43 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS SMALL WORLD 1988
44 WHITESNAKE WHITESNAKE 1987
45 BOBBY MCFERRIN SIMPLE PLEASURES 1988
46 SADE STRONGER THAN PRIDE 1988
47 U2 THE JOSHUA TREE 1987
48 PRINCE LOVESEXY 1988
49 TALKING HEADS NAKED 1988
50 MEN WITHOUT HATS POP GOES THE WORLD 1987
51 ELTON JOHN LIVE IN AUSTRALIA 1987
52 COREY HART YOUNG MAN RUNNING 1988
53 PAT BENATAR WIDE AWAKE IN DREAMLAND 1988
54 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK THE BEST OF OMD 1988
55 JEFF HEALEY BAND SEE THE LIGHT 1988
56 POISON OPEN UP AND SAY ... AHH 1988
57 ZIGGY MARLEY & MELODY MAKERS CONSCIOUS PARTY 1988
58 IRON MAIDEN SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON 1988
59 DEBBIE GIBSON OUT OF THE BLUE 1987
60 K.D. LANG SHADOWLAND 1988
61 SINEAD O'CONNOR THE LION AND THE COBRA 1987
62 BLUE RODEO OUTSKIRTS 1987
63 RITA MACNEIL REASON TO BELIEVE 1988
64 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS BORN TO BE BAD 1988
65 PINK FLOYD DELICATE SOUND OF THUNDER 1988
66 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN TUNNEL OF LOVE 1987
67 ANITA BAKER GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT 1988
68 RANDY TRAVIS ALWAYS & FOREVER 1987
69 HALL & OATES OOH YEAH! 1988
70 CINDERELLA LONG COLD WINTER 1988
71 CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG AMERICAN DREAM 1988
72 PET SHOP BOYS ACTUALLY 1987
73 CALIFORNIA RAISINS CALIFORNIA RAISINS 1987
74 RANDY TRAVIS OLD 8 X 10 1988
75 BARNEY BENTALL & THE LEGENDARY HEARTS BARNEY BENTALL & THE LEGENDARY HEARTS 1988
76 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY 1987
77 THE POGUES IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE WITH GOD 1988
78 SOUNDTRACK BUSTER 1988
79 STEVE EARLE COPPERHEAD ROAD 1988
80 PET SHOP BOYS INTROSPECTIVE 1988
81 MADONNA YOU CAN DANCE 1987
82 RICHARD MARX RICHARD MARX 1987
83 FOREIGNER INSIDE INFORMATION 1987
84 DJ JAZZY JEFF & FRESH PRINCE HE'S THE DJ, I'M THE RAPPER 1988
85 FLEETWOOD MAC TANGO IN THE NIGHT 1987
86 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CHIMES OF FREEDOM 1988
87 KEITH RICHARDS TALK IS CHEAP 1988
88 HOTHOUSE FLOWERS PEOPLE 1988
89 JONI MITCHELL CHALK MARK 1988
90 KINGDOM COME KINGDOM COME 1988
91 METALLICA AND JUSTICE FOR ALL 1988
92 PINK FLOYD A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON 1987
93 SCORPIONS SAVAGE AMUSEMENT 1988
94 JOHN HIATT SLOW TURNING 1988
95 NEW ORDER SUBSTANCE 1987
96 JOHN LENNON IMAGINE (SOUNDTRACK) 1988
97 NEIL YOUNG THIS NOTE'S FOR YOU 1988
98 DOKKEN BACK FOR THE ATTACK 1987
99 DAVID WILCOX BREAKFAST AT THE CIRCUS 1987
100 JOHNNY CLEGG & SAVUKA SHADOW MAN 1988

Source: RPM Magazine