List of Canadian number-one albums of 1988

These are the Canadian number-one albums of 1988. The charts were compiled and published by RPM every Saturday.

Number-one albums

† This indicates the best performing album of the year.[1]
Issue date Album Artist Ref
January 2 A Very Special Christmas various artists [2]
January 9 [3]
January 16 The Lonesome Jubilee John Cougar Mellencamp [4]
January 23 Faith George Michael [5]
January 30 [6]
February 6 Tiffany Tiffany [7]
February 13 [8]
February 20 [9]
February 27 Dirty Dancing Soundtrack [10]
March 5 [11]
March 12 [12]
March 19 [13]
March 26 [14]
April 2 [15]
April 9 [16]
April 16 [17]
April 23 [18]
April 30 [19]
May 7 [20]
May 14 [21]
May 21 [22]
May 28 [23]
June 4 Kick † INXS [24]
June 11 [25]
June 18 Diesel and Dust Midnight Oil [26]
June 25 OU812 Van Halen [27]
July 2 Kick † INXS [28]
July 9 [29]
July 16 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman [30]
July 23 [31]
July 30 [32]
August 6 [33]
August 13 [34]
August 20 [35]
August 27 [36]
September 3 [37]
September 10 [38]
September 17 [39]
September 24 [40]
October 1 [41]
October 8 Hysteria Def Leppard [42]
October 15 Cocktail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) various artists [43]
October 22 [44]
October 29 Rattle and Hum U2 [45]
November 5 [46]
November 12 [47]
November 19 [48]
November 26 [49]
December 3 [50]
December 10 [51]
December 17 [52]
December 24 [53]
December 31 [54]

See also

References

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