List of Billboard number-one country albums of 1988

These are the U.S. number-one country albums of 1988, per the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance.

Issue Date Album Artist
January 2 Always & Forever Randy Travis
January 9 Always & Forever Randy Travis
January 16 Always & Forever Randy Travis
January 23 Always & Forever Randy Travis
January 30 Always & Forever Randy Travis
February 6 Always & Forever Randy Travis
February 13 Always & Forever Randy Travis
February 20 Always & Forever Randy Travis
February 27 80's Ladies K. T. Oslin
March 5 Wild-Eyed Dream Ricky Van Shelton
March 12 Always & Forever Randy Travis
March 19 Always & Forever Randy Travis
March 26 Always & Forever Randy Travis
April 2 Always & Forever Randy Travis
April 9 Always & Forever Randy Travis
April 16 Wild-Eyed Dream Ricky Van Shelton
April 23 If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' George Strait
April 30 If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' George Strait
May 7 Always & Forever Randy Travis
May 14 Always & Forever Randy Travis
May 21 Always & Forever Randy Travis
May 28 Always & Forever Randy Travis
June 4 Always & Forever Randy Travis
June 11 Reba Reba McEntire
June 18 Reba Reba McEntire
June 25 Reba Reba McEntire
July 2 Reba Reba McEntire
July 9 Reba Reba McEntire
July 16 Reba Reba McEntire
July 23 Reba Reba McEntire
July 30 Reba Reba McEntire
August 6 Alabama Live Alabama
August 13 Wild Streak Hank Williams, Jr.
August 20 Wild Streak Hank Williams, Jr.
August 27 Old 8×10 Randy Travis
September 3 Old 8×10 Randy Travis
September 10 Old 8×10 Randy Travis
September 17 Old 8×10 Randy Travis
September 24 Old 8×10 Randy Travis
October 1 Old 8×10 Randy Travis
October 8 Old 8×10 Randy Travis
October 15 Old 8×10 Randy Travis
October 22 Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room Dwight Yoakam
October 29 Greatest Hits The Judds
November 5 Loving Proof Ricky Van Shelton
November 12 Loving Proof Ricky Van Shelton
November 19 Loving Proof Ricky Van Shelton
November 26 Loving Proof Ricky Van Shelton
December 3 Loving Proof Ricky Van Shelton
December 10 Loving Proof Ricky Van Shelton
December 17 Loving Proof Ricky Van Shelton
December 24 Loving Proof Ricky Van Shelton
December 31 Loving Proof Ricky Van Shelton