| 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 DARBY (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 | HES THE DJ, IM THE RAPPER D. J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (Jive) |
| 10 | EYES OF A STRANGER The Deele (Solar) |
| 11 | DONT 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 | DONT 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 OJays (Philadelphia Intl) |
| 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 Melisa 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 ONeal (Tabu) |
| 41 | LETHAL UTFO (Select) |
| 42 | FOLLOW THE LEADER Eric B. & Rakim (Uni) |
| 43 | THE WORLDS 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 & Bway) |
| 50 | IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN Stephanie Mills (MCA) |