| 1 | New Jersey | Bon Jovi | |
| 2 | Appetite For Destruction | Guns N' Roses | |
| 3 | Cocktail | Soundtrack | |
| 4 | Hysteria | Def Leppard | |
| 5 | Simple Pleasures | Bobby McFerrin | |
| 6 | Don't Be Cruel | Bobby Brown | |
| 7 | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | |
| 8 | ... And Justice For All | Metallica | |
| 9 | Faith | George Michael | |
| 10 | Long Cold Winter | Cinderella | |
| 11 | Kick | INXS | |
| 12 | Heart Break | New Edition | |
| 13 | Roll With It | Steve Winwood | |
| 14 | Rattle And Hum | U2 | |
| 15 | Labour Of Love | UB40 | |
| 16 | He's The D.J., I'm The Rapper | D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | |
| 17 | OU812 | Van Halen | |
| 18 | Open Up And Say...Ahh! | Poison | |
| 19 | No Rest For The Wicked | Ozzy Osbourne | |
| 20 | Up Your Alley | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts | |
| 21 | Tell It To My Heart | Taylor Dayne | |
| 22 | Out Of Order | Rod Stewart | |
| 23 | Lap Of Luxury | Cheap Trick | |
| 24 | Heavy Nova | Robert Palmer | |
| 25 | Silhouette | Kenny G | |
| 26 | Information Society | Information Society | |
| 27 | Out Of This World | Europe | |
| 28 | Any Love | Luther Vandross | |
| 29 | Reg Strikes Back | Elton John | |
| 30 | State Of Euphoria | Anthrax | |
| 31 | 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment In Time | Various Artists | |
| 32 | Dirty Dancing | Soundtrack | |
| 33 | Whenever You Need Somebody | Rick Astley | |
| 34 | Small World | Huey Lewis & The News | |
| 35 | In Effect Mode | Al B. Sure! | |
| 36 | Talk Is Cheap | Keith Richards | |
| 37 | Soul Searching | Glenn Frey | |
| 38 | Power | Ice-T | |
| 39 | Wild, Wild West | The Escape Club | |
| 40 | Stronger Than Pride | Sade | |
| 41 | Time And Tide | Basia | |
| 42 | Richard Marx | Richard Marx | |
| 43 | Diesel And Dust | Midnight Oil | |
| 44 | Out Of The Blue | Debbie Gibson | |
| 45 | Imagine: John Lennon | Soundtrack | |
| 46 | Hangin' Tough | New Kids On The Block | |
| 47 | Let It Loose | Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine | |
| 48 | Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark | The Robert Cray Band | |
| 49 | Let It Roll | Little Feat | |
| 50 | It Takes Two | Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock | |
