| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1988 |
| TOP 50 BLACK CONTEMPORARY ALBUMS (As published in the December 31, 1988, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | MAKE IT LAST FOREVER – Keith Sweat (Vintertainment/Elektra) |
| 2 | FAITH – George Michael (Columbia) |
| 3 | INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY (Columbia) |
| 4 | IN EFFECT MODE – Al B. Sure! (Warner Bros.) |
| 5 | ALL OUR LOVE – Gladys Knight & The Pips (MCA) |
| 6 | EVERLASTING – Natalie Cole (EMI-Manhattan) |
| 7 | WHITNEY – Whitney Houston (Arista) |
| 8 | CHARACTERS – Stevie Wonder (Motown) |
| 9 | HE’S THE DJ, I’M THE RAPPER – D. J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (Jive) |
| 10 | EYES OF A STRANGER – The Deele (Solar) |
| 11 | DON’T BE CRUEL – Bobby Brown (MCA) |
| 12 | HOT, COOL & VICIOUS – Salt-N-Pepa (Next Plateau) |
| 13 | STRICTLY BUSINESS – EPMD (Fresh) |
| 14 | HOW YA LIKE ME NOW – Kool Moe Dee (Jive) |
| 15 | JOY – Teddy Pendergrass (Elektra) |
| 16 | UNLIMITED! – Roger (Reprise) |
| 17 | DON’T LET LOVE SLIP AWAY – Freddie Jackson (Capitol) |
| 18 | IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK – Public Enemy (Def Jam) |
| 19 | HEART BREAK – New Edition (MCA) |
| 20 | STRONGER THAN PRIDE – Sade (Epic) |
| 21 | LIVING LARGE... – Heavy D. & The Boyz (MCA) |
| 22 | PEBBLES (MCA) |
| 23 | TOUGHER THAN LEATHER – Run-D.M.C. (Profile) |
| 24 | BAD – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 25 | SHARP – Angela Winbush (Mercury) |
| 26 | LET ME TOUCH YOU – The O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 27 | TOUCH THE WORLD – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia) |
| 28 | TEAR DOWN THESE WALLS – Billy Ocean (Jive) |
| 29 | LOVE CONFESSIONS – Miki Howard (Atlantic) |
| 30 | LONG LIVE THE KANE – Big Daddy Kane (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros.) |
| 31 | SECRETS OF FLYING – Johnny Kemp (Columbia) |
| 32 | LOVESEXY – Prince (Paisley Park) |
| 33 | GOOD LOVE – Meli’sa Morgan (Capitol) |
| 34 | SCHOOL DAZE – Origiinal Motion Picture Soundtrack (EMI-Manhattan) |
| 35 | DAYDREAMING – Morris Day (Warner Bros.) |
| 36 | A SALT WITH A DEADLY PEPA – Salt-N-Pepa (Next Plateau) |
| 37 | GUY (Uptown/MCA) |
| 38 | JODY WATLEY (MCA) |
| 39 | DANA DANE WITH FAME (Profile) |
| 40 | HEARSAY – Alexander O’Neal (Tabu) |
| 41 | LETHAL – UTFO (Select) |
| 42 | FOLLOW THE LEADER – Eric B. & Rakim (Uni) |
| 43 | THE WORLD’S GREATEST ENTERTAINER – Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew (Reality) |
| 44 | COLORS – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Warner Bros.) |
| 45 | GOIN’ OFF – Biz Markie (Cold Chillin’) |
| 46 | ANY LOVE – Luther Vandross (Epic) |
| 47 | POWER – Ice -T (Sire) |
| 48 | ONE LOVE – ONE DREAM – Jeffrey Osborne (A&M) |
| 49 | PAID IN FULL – Eric B. & Rakim (4th & B’way) |
| 50 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN – Stephanie Mills (MCA) |