List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1988

George Michael has topped the Billboard Year-End of 1988 charts in the U.S. with his album Faith and single of the same title. According to RIAA, he was the top-selling artist of the year 1988 in the United States.

The highest-selling albums and EPs in the United States are ranked in the Billboard 200, which is published by Billboard magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales. In 1988, 11 albums advanced to the peak position of the chart.

The beginning of the year started with the continuation of Dirty Dancing but was bumped out of the number one spot by Pop singer George Michael's first solo album Faith. It had the longest run among the releases, spending 12 non-consecutive weeks in the top position. The album was also notable for reaching the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (U.S. Hot Black Singles) at number-one making it the first album by a Caucasian artist to hit the top spot on that chart, mainly due to the R&B/funk-leaning singles that were released from the album, most notably, "One More Try", "I Want Your Sex" and "Father Figure". Faith was the best-selling album of 1988 in the United States, and eventually reached Diamond certification by the RIAA. Closely behind Faith, the Dirty Dancing soundtrack spent 11 non-consecutive weeks in the top position. From its August 1987 release, it spent a total of 18 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum eleven times.

Guns N' Roses' debut album, Appetite for Destruction, was their first number one album on the Billboard 200, and is one of the best selling albums in the U.S., being certified diamond (plus 18× platinum) by the RIAA.

Van Halen, Bon Jovi, and U2 each garnered their second number-one albums on the Billboard 200, while Tiffany, Def Leppard, Anita Baker, and Steve Winwood garnered their first.

Chart history

Key
Indicates best performing album of 1988
Issue date Album Artist(s) Label Ref.
January 2 Dirty Dancing Soundtrack RCA
January 9
January 16 Faith George Michael Columbia/Epic
January 23 Tiffany Tiffany MCA
January 30
February 6 Faith George Michael Columbia/Epic
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 5
March 12 Dirty Dancing Soundtrack RCA
March 19
March 26
April 2
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30
May 7
May 14 Faith George Michael Columbia/Epic
May 21
May 28
June 4
June 11
June 18
June 25 OU812 Van Halen Warner Bros.
July 2
July 9
July 16
July 23 Hysteria Def Leppard Mercury
July 30
August 6 Appetite for Destruction Guns N' Roses Geffen
August 13 Hysteria Def Leppard Mercury
August 20 Roll with It Steve Winwood Virgin
August 27 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman Elektra
September 3 Hysteria Def Leppard Mercury
September 10
September 17
September 24 Appetite for Destruction Guns N' Roses Geffen
October 1
October 8
October 15 New Jersey Bon Jovi Mercury
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12 Rattle and Hum U2 / Soundtrack Island
November 19
November 26
December 3
December 10
December 17
December 24 Giving You the Best That I Got Anita Baker Elektra
December 31

See also


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