Number-one albums of 1988 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard magazine number one albums of 1988, per the Billboard 200.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 2 | Dirty Dancing | Soundtrack |
| January 9 | Dirty Dancing | Soundtrack |
| January 16 | Faith | George Michael |
| January 23 | Tiffany | Tiffany |
| January 30 | Tiffany | Tiffany |
| February 6 | Faith | George Michael |
| February 13 | Faith | George Michael |
| February 20 | Faith | George Michael |
| February 27 | Faith | George Michael |
| March 5 | Faith | George Michael |
| March 12 | Dirty Dancing | Soundtrack |
| March 19 | Dirty Dancing | Soundtrack |
| March 26 | Dirty Dancing | Soundtrack |
| April 2 | Dirty Dancing | Soundtrack |
| April 9 | Dirty Dancing | Soundtrack |
| April 16 | Dirty Dancing | Soundtrack |
| April 23 | Dirty Dancing | Soundtrack |
| April 30 | Dirty Dancing | Soundtrack |
| May 7 | Dirty Dancing | Soundtrack |
| May 14 | Faith | George Michael |
| May 21 | Faith | George Michael |
| May 28 | Faith | George Michael |
| June 4 | Faith | George Michael |
| June 11 | Faith | George Michael |
| June 18 | Faith | George Michael |
| June 25 | OU812 | Van Halen |
| July 2 | OU812 | Van Halen |
| July 9 | OU812 | Van Halen |
| July 16 | OU812 | Van Halen |
| July 23 | Hysteria | Def Leppard |
| July 30 | Hysteria | Def Leppard |
| August 6 | Appetite for Destruction | Guns N' Roses |
| August 13 | Hysteria | Def Leppard |
| August 20 | Roll With It | Steve Winwood |
| August 27 | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman |
| September 3 | Hysteria | Def Leppard |
| September 10 | Hysteria | Def Leppard |
| September 17 | Hysteria | Def Leppard |
| September 24 | Appetite for Destruction | Guns N' Roses |
| October 1 | Appetite for Destruction | Guns N' Roses |
| October 8 | Appetite for Destruction | Guns N' Roses |
| October 15 | New Jersey | Bon Jovi |
| October 22 | New Jersey | Bon Jovi |
| October 29 | New Jersey | Bon Jovi |
| November 5 | New Jersey | Bon Jovi |
| November 12 | Rattle and Hum | U2/Soundtrack |
| November 19 | Rattle and Hum | U2/Soundtrack |
| November 26 | Rattle and Hum | U2/Soundtrack |
| December 3 | Rattle and Hum | U2/Soundtrack |
| December 10 | Rattle and Hum | U2/Soundtrack |
| December 17 | Rattle and Hum | U2/Soundtrack |
| December 24 | Giving You the Best That I Got | Anita Baker |
| December 31 | Giving You the Best That I Got | Anita Baker |
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