1988 in music
See also:
1989 in music and the
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.
Births
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