1988 in music

See also:

1987 in music,

other events of 1988,

1989 in music and the

list of 'years in music'.

Albums Released

• State Of Euphoria - Anthrax

• Suffer - Bad Religion

• Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart - Camper Van Beethoven

• 19 - Chicago

• The Trinity Sessions - The Cowboy Junkies

• Dangerous Age - Bad Company

• Bug - Dinosaur Jr.

• Reg Strikes Back - Elton John

• Gipsy Kings - Gipsy Kings

• The Sweet Children - Green Day

• Nothing's Shocking - Jane's Addiction

• Greatest Hits (1977-1987) - Journey

• Ram It Down - Judas Priest

• Straight Out The Jungle - The Jungle Brothers

• Shadowland - k.d. lang

• Talk Is Cheap - Keith Richards

• I'm Your Man - Leonard Cohen

• Vivid - Living Colour

• Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams

• Pontiac - Lyle Lovett

• So Far So Good... So what? - Megadeth

• And Justice For All - Metallica

• Time Oddyssey - Vinnie Moore

• Surfer Rosa - Pixies

• Lovesexy - Prince

• It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy

• Operation: Mindcrime - Queensryche

• Green - R.E.M.

• Land of Dreams - Randy Newman

• The Indescribable Wow - Sam Phillips

• Self-Titled - Sick of it All

• 'The Lion and the Cobra - Sinead O'Connor

• Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth

• Copperhead Road - Steve Earle

• Roll With It - Steve Winwood

• Out Of Order - Rod Stewart

• Toots in Memphis - Toots

• Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman

• Rattle And Hum - U2

Top Hits

• "Kokomo" - The Beach Boys

• "Don't Worry, Be Happy" - Bobby McFerrin

• "Man in the Mirror" - Michael Jackson

• "Get Outta My Dreams (Get Into My Car)" - Billy Ocean

• "Anything for You" - Gloria Estefan

• "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" - Poison

• "Never Gonna Give You Up" - Rick Astley

• "Look Away" - Chicago

• "Ram It Down" - Judas Priest

• "Blood Red Skies" - Judas Priest

• "One More Time" - George Michael

• "Roll With It" - Steve Winwood

• "Sweet Child O' Mine" -Guns N' Roses

• "Revolution Calling" - Queensryche

• "Operation: Mindcrime" - Queensryche

• "Got My Mind Set On You" - George Harrison

• "1-2-3" - Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine

• "Forever Young" - Rod Stewart

Events

• Compact Discs outsell vinyl records for the first time.

Deaths

• June Hillel Slovak, Red Hot Chili Peppers, guitarist

• October 19, Son House, blues musician

• December 6, Roy Orbison, singer

Awards

• The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Drifters, Bob Dylan, and The Supremes