Top UK Albums - Year-end 1988

The best selling album in 1988 in United Kingdom was KYLIE by KYLIE MINOGUE which sold 1,510,000 copies.

RankArtistAlbumSalesReleased
1 KYLIE MINOGUE KYLIE 1,510,000 1988
2 CLIFF RICHARD PRIVATE COLLECTION: 1979 - 1988 1,030,000 1988
3 MICHAEL JACKSON BAD 980,000 1987
4 BROS PUSH 940,000 1988
5 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 13 910,000 1988
6 WET WET WET POPPED IN SOULED OUT 870,000 1987
7 TRACY CHAPMAN TRACY CHAPMAN 850,000 1988
8 TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY 840,000 1987
9 FLEETWOOD MAC TANGO IN THE NIGHT 830,000 1987
10 U2 RATTLE AND HUM 820,000 1988
11 DIRE STRAITS MONEY FOR NOTHING 810,000 1988
12 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 12 760,000 1988
13 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 11 720,000 1988
14 SOUNDTRACK DIRTY DANCING 690,000 1987
15 INXS KICK 690,000 1987
16 ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER THE PREMIERE COLLECTION 620,000 1988
17 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY 590,000 1987
18 THE CHRISTIANS CHRISTIANS 560,000 1987
19 BANANARAMA THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION 560,000 1988
20 BELINDA CARLISLE HEAVEN ON EARTH 550,000 1987
21 ERASURE THE INNOCENTS 530,000 1988
22 ALEXANDER O'NEAL HEARSAY 520,000 1987
23 JOHNNY HATES JAZZ TURN BACK THE CLOCK 510,000 1988
24 PET SHOP BOYS INTROSPECTIVE 500,000 1988
25 T'PAU BRIDGE OF SPIES 480,000 1987
26 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK THE BEST OF OMD 470,000 1988
27 FLEETWOOD MAC GREATEST HITS 460,000 1988
28 BILLY IDOL IDOL SONGS - 11 OF THE BEST 450,000 1988
29 CHRIS REA NEW LIGHT THROUGH OLD WINDOWS - THE BEST OF 430,000 1988
30 FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION FIRST OF A MILLION KISSES 410,000 1988
31 THE GREATEST LOVE SERIES THE GREATEST LOVE 400,000 1987
32 BRYAN FERRY & ROXY MUSIC THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 400,000 1988
33 SOUNDTRACK BUSTER 400,000 1988
34 NITE FLITE SERIES NITE FLITE 390,000 1988
35 PET SHOP BOYS ACTUALLY 380,000 1987
36 CHRIS DE BURGH FLYING COLOURS 360,000 1988
37 GEORGE MICHAEL FAITH 350,000 1987
38 HUMAN LEAGUE GREATEST HITS 350,000 1988
39 RICK ASTLEY WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY 350,000 1987
40 VARIOUS ARTISTS SOFT METAL 330,000 1988
41 THE HITS ALBUM SERIES HITS 7 320,000 1987
42 THE PASADENAS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN 310,000 1988
43 ENYA WATERMARK 310,000 1988
44 THE HITS ALBUM SERIES HITS 8 300,000 1988
45 SOUNDTRACK MORE DIRTY DANCING 300,000 1988
46 LUTHER VANDROSS GIVE ME THE REASON 290,000 1986
47 SMASH HITS SERIES (UK) SMASH HITS PARTY 88 280,000 1988
48 YAZZ & THE PLASTIC POPULATION WANTED 270,000 1988
49 ROY ORBISON THE LEGENDARY ROY ORBISON 270,000 1988
50 VARIOUS ARTISTS HOT CITY NIGHTS 260,000 1988
51 SADE STRONGER THAN PRIDE 260,000 1988
52 WOMACK & WOMACK CONSCIENCE 260,000 1988
53 DEACON BLUE RAINTOWN 260,000 1987
54 RICK ASTLEY HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS 250,000 1988
55 U2 THE JOSHUA TREE 250,000 1987
56 BON JOVI NEW JERSEY 240,000 1988
57 THE GREATEST HITS OF SERIES THE GREATEST HITS OF 1988 230,000 1988
58 VARIOUS ARTISTS UNFORGETTABLE 230,000 1988
59 PRINCE LOVESEXY 230,000 1988
60 VARIOUS ARTISTS RAP TRAX 230,000 1988
61 AZTEC CAMERA LOVE 230,000 1987
62 WET WET WET THE MEMPHIS SESSIONS 220,000 1988
63 DIRE STRAITS BROTHERS IN ARMS 220,000 1985
64 TANITA TIKARAM ANCIENT HEART 220,000 1988
65 ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 210,000 1987
66 THE PROCLAIMERS SUNSHINE ON LEITH 210,000 1988
67 DEF LEPPARD HYSTERIA 210,000 1987
68 BROTHER BEYOND GET EVEN 200,000 1988
69 VARIOUS ARTISTS MOTOWN DANCE PARTY 200,000 1988
70 SALT 'N PEPA A SALT WITH A DEADLY PEPA 200,000 1988
71 MICA PARIS SO GOOD 200,000 1988
72 IRON MAIDEN SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON 200,000 1988
73 CLIMIE FISHER EVERYTHING 200,000 1987
74 ERIC CLAPTON THE CREAM OF CLAPTON 200,000 1987
75 EAGLES THE BEST OF EAGLES 200,000 1985
76 JOYCE SIMS COME INTO MY LIFE 190,000 1987
77 LUTHER VANDROSS ANY LOVE 190,000 1988
78 TRAVELING WILBURYS THE TRAVELING WILBURYS VOLUME 1 190,000 1988
79 T'PAU RAGE 190,000 1988
80 MORRISSEY VIVA HATE 180,000 1988
81 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE GREATEST EVER ROCK 'N' ROLL MIX 180,000 1988
82 TIFFANY TIFFANY 180,000 1987
83 THE POGUES IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE WITH GOD 180,000 1988
84 STING NOTHING LIKE THE SUN 180,000 1987
85 THE HIT FACTORY SERIES THE HIT FACTORY VOL 2 170,000 1988
86 BARRY WHITE THE COLLECTION 170,000 1988
87 PREFAB SPROUT FROM LANGLEY PARK TO MEMPHIS 170,000 1988
88 ERASURE THE CIRCUS 170,000 1987
89 HOTHOUSE FLOWERS PEOPLE 170,000 1988
90 ALL ABOUT EVE ALL ABOUT EVE 170,000 1988
91 FOSTER & ALLEN THE WORLDS OF FOSTER AND ALLEN 170,000 1988
92 VARIOUS ARTISTS SIXTIES MIX 2 170,000 1988
93 VARIOUS ARTISTS HIP HOP AND RAPPING IN THE HOUSE 170,000 1988
94 PAUL SIMON NEGOTIATIONS AND LOVE SONGS 1971-1986 170,000 1988
95 JOE LONGTHORNE JOE LONGTHORNE SONGBOOK 170,000 1988
96 HEART HEART 170,000 1985
97 DEBBIE GIBSON OUT OF THE BLUE 160,000 1987
98 JEAN-MICHEL JARRE REVOLUTIONS 160,000 1988
99 ROBERT PALMER HEAVY NOVA 160,000 1988
100 LEVEL 42 STARING AT THE SUN 160,000 1988

Source: Music Week