1988 in Music - Top Hits

Top Hits

• "1-2-3" – Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine
• "Acid Man" – Jolly Roger
• "Age Of Reason" – John Farnham
• "All Fired Up" – Pat Benatar
• "Angel of Harlem" – U2
• "Angel" – Aerosmith
• "Another Lover" – Giant Steps
• "Any Love" – Luther Vandross
• "Another Weekend" – Five Star
• "Anything For You" – Gloria Estefan
• "Atmosphere" – Joy Division (re-release)
• "Bad Medicine" – Bon Jovi
• "Bass (How Low Can You Go)" – Simon Harris
• "Bad Young Brother" – Derek B
• "Beat Dis" – Bomb The Bass
• "Behind the Wheel" – Depeche Mode (released in 1987)
• "Better Be Home Soon" – Crowded House
• "Big Fun" – Inner City
• "The Blood That Moves The Body" – a-ha
• "Blue Monday 1988" – New Order (remix)
• "Born to Be My Baby" – Bon Jovi
• "Boys (Summertime Love)" – Sabrina Salerno (released in 1987)
• "Breakfast in Bed" – UB40 featuring Chrissie Hynde
• "Bring the Noise" – Public Enemy
• "Buffalo Stance" – Neneh Cherry
• "Burn It Up" – Beatmasters featuring PP Arnold
• "Candle In The Wind" – Elton John (live)
• "Car Wash/Is It Love You're After" – Rose Royce (re-release)
• "Cars And Girls – Prefab Sprout
• "Can You Party" – Royal House
• "Catch My Fall" – Billy Idol
• "Chains of Love" – Erasure
• "Check This Out" – LA Mix
• "Circle in the Sand" – Belinda Carlisle
• "Come Into My Life" – Joyce Sims (released in 1987)
• "Copperhead Road" – Steve Earle
• "Crash" – The Primitives
• "Cross My Heart" – Eighth Wonder
• "Cult of Personality" – Living Colour
• "Desire" – U2
• "Devil Inside" – INXS
• "Dignity" – Deacon Blue
• "Dirty Diana" – Michael Jackson
• "Divine Emotions" – Narada Michael Walden
• "Doctorin the House" – Coldcut featuring Yazz and the Plastic Population
• "Doctorin' the Tardis – The Timelords
• "Domino Dancing" – Pet Shop Boys
• "Don't Believe the Hype" – Public Enemy
• "Don't Blame It on that Girl / Wap-Bam-Boogie" – Matt Bianco
• "Don't Make Me Wait/Megablast" – Bomb The Bass
• "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin
• "Dreaming" – OMD
• "Drop the Boy" – Bros
• "Endless Summer Nights" – Richard Marx
• "Everlasting" – Natalie Cole
• "Everyday Is Like Sunday" – Morrissey
• "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" – Poison
• "Everything Your Heart Desires" – Hall & Oates
• "Express Yourself" – N.W.A. (released in 1990 in the UK)
• "Fake 88" – Alexander O'Neal (remix)
• "Fast Car" – Tracy Chapman
• "Fiesta" – The Pogues
• "The Flame" – Cheap Trick
• "Fine Time" – New Order
• "First Time" – Robin Beck
• "Follow the Leader" – Eric B. & Rakim
• "Foolish Beat" – Debbie Gibson
• "Four Letter Word" – Kim Wilde
• "Forever Young" – Rod Stewart
• "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" – Billy Ocean
• "Girlfriend" – Pebbles (released in 1987)
• "Giving You the Best That I Got" – Anita Baker
• "Got My Mind Set on You" – George Harrison
• "Goodgroove" – Derek B
• "Good Life" – Inner City
• "Good Tradition" – Tanita Tikaram
• "The Great Commandment" – Camouflage
• "Hands to Heaven" – Breathe
• "Happy Ever After" – Julia Fordham
• "Heart" – Pet Shop Boys
• "Heat It Up" – Wee Papa Girl Rappers featuring Two Men & A Drum Machine
• "Heatseeker" – AC/DC
• "Heaven is a Place on Earth" – Belinda Carlisle (released in 1987)
• "Hey Manhattan!" – Prefab Sprout
• "Hey Mister Heartache" – Kim Wilde
• "Hold On to the Nights" – Richard Marx
• "Hole In My Heart" – Cyndi Lauper
• "Hot in the City" – Billy Idol
• "House Arrest (The Beat Is Law)" – Krush (released in 1987)
• "Hungry Eyes" – Eric Carmen
• "Hustle! (To the Music...)" – The Funky Worm
• "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" – Elton John
• "I Don't Want to Live Without You" – Foreigner
• "I Don't Want to Talk About It" – Everything but the Girl
• "I Gave It Up (When I Fell In Love)" – Luther Vandross
• "I Get Weak" – Belinda Carlisle
• "I Know You Got Soul" – Eric B. & Rakim
• "I Hate Myself for Loving You" – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
• "I Owe You Nothing" – Bros
• "I Need You" – BVSMP
• "I Saw Him Standing There – Tiffany
• "I Should Be So Lucky" – Kylie Minogue
• "I Want You Back" – Bananarama
• "I Want Your Love" – Transvision Vamp
• "I'll Always Love You" – Taylor Dayne
• "I'll Be There for You" – Bon Jovi
• "I'll Be With You" – T'Pau
• "I'll House You" – Richie Rich meets The Jungle Brothers
• "I'm Not Scared" – Eighth Wonder
• "I'm Real" – James Brown featuring Full Force
• "I'm Too Scared" – Steven Dante
• "Im Nin'Alu" – Ofra Haza
• "In My Dreams" – Will Downing
• "In The Air Tonight" – Phil Collins (remix)
• "Is This Love" – Whitesnake
• "It Must Have Been Love" – Magnum
• "It Takes Two" – Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
• "The Jack That House Built" – Jack 'N' Chill (released in 1987)
• "Jack To The Sound Of The Underground" – Hithouse
• "Joe le Taxi" – Vanessa Paradis (released in 1987)
• "John Skero Goes West" – John Skero
• "Johnny B. Goode" – Judas Priest
• "Jour de neige" – Elsa Lunghini
• "Just Like Paradise" – David Lee Roth
• "The King Of Rock 'N' Roll – Prefab Sprout
• "Kokomo" – The Beach Boys
• "Lead Me On" – Amy Grant
• "Left to My Own Devices" – Pet Shop Boys
• "A Little Respect" – Erasure
• "Look Away" – Chicago
• "Love Bites" – Def Leppard (released in 1987)
• "Love Changes (Everything)" – Climie Fisher (remix/released in 1987)
• "The Lover In Me- Sheena Easton
• "The Lovers" – Alexander O'Neal
• "Lucretia My Reflection" – Sisters of Mercy
• "Make It Real" – The Jets
• "Make Me Lose Control" – Eric Carmen
• "Mary's Prayer" – Danny Wilson (released in 1987)
• "Man in the Mirror" – Michael Jackson
• "Maybe (We Should Call It A Day)" – Hazel Dean
• "Mercedes Boy" – Pebbles
• "Mistletoe and Wine" – Cliff Richard
• "Monkey" – George Michael
• "Moonchild" – Fields of the Nephilim
• "Mountain Song" – Jane's Addiction
• "Mystify" – INXS (released 1989 in the UK)
• "Need You Tonight" – INXS (released in 1987)
• "Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley (released in 1987)
• "Never Knew Love Like This" – Alexander O'Neal
• "Never Tear Us Apart" – INXS
• "Never Trust a Stranger" – Kim Wilde
• "New Sensation" – INXS
• "Nothing But A Good Time" – Poison
• "Nothing Can Divide Us" – Jason Donovan
• "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" – Glenn Medeiros (United Kingdom peak)
• "Nuit de folie" – Début de Soirée
• "On the edge of a broken heart" – Vixen
• "One More Try" – George Michael
• "One" – Metallica
• "The Only Way Is Up" – Yazz and the Plastic Population
• "Orange Crush" – R.E.M. (released 1989 in the UK)
• "Orinoco Flow" – Enya
• "Pamela" – Toto
• "Paradise" – Sade
• "Paradise City" – Guns N' Roses
• "Parents Just Don't Understand" – DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
• "The Party" – Kraze
• "The Payback Mix" – James Brown
• "People Are Strange" – Echo & the Bunnymen
• "People Have the Power" – Patti Smith
• "Piano in the Dark" – Brenda Russell
• "Pink Cadillac" – Natalie Cole
• "Pour Some Sugar on Me" – Def Leppard (released in 1987)
• "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" – Mylène Farmer
• "The Promise" – When in Rome
• "Push It/Tramp" – Salt-N-Pepa
• "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" – Annie Lennox & Al Green
• "Quelque chose dans mon cœur" – Elsa Lunghini
• "Quelque part au Soleil" – Dalida
• "The Race" – Yello
• "Rag Doll" – Aerosmith
• "Real Gone Kid" – Deacon Blue
• "Revolution Baby" – Transvision Vamp
• "Rise To The Occasion (Hip Hop Mix)" – Climie Fisher (remix/released in 1987)
• "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" – Mel & Kim (released December 1987)
• "Rok Da House" – The Beatmasters featuring The Cookie Crew (remix/released in 1987)
• "Roll With It" – Steve Winwood
• "Roses Are Red" – Mac Band featuring McCampbell Brothers
• "Run's House" – Run-D.M.C.
• "Saved By Love" – Amy Grant
• "I Say a Little Prayer" – Bomb The Bass
• "Seasons Change" – Exposé
• "Shaday" – Ofra Haza
• "Shake for the Sheik" – The Escape Club
• "Shake Your Thang (It's Your Thing)" – Salt-N-Pepa featuring E.U.
• "Shattered Dreams" – Johnny Hates Jazz (USA release)
• "Ship of Fools" – Erasure
• "Sidewalking" – The Jesus and Mary Chain
• "Sign Your Name" – Terence Trent D'Arby (released in 1987)
• "Simply Irresistible" – Robert Palmer
• "Smooth Criminal" – Michael Jackson
• "So Excellent / I Go! I Go!" – Kylie Mole
• "Stakker Humanoid" – Humanoid
• "Stand" – R.E.M.
• "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" – Yazz
• "Stay on These Roads" – a-ha
• "Stop!" – Erasure
• "Stop This Crazy Thing" – Coldcut featuring Junior Reid & The Ahead Of Our Time Orchestra
• "Straight Outta Compton" – N.W.A.
• "Stutter Rap ( No Sleep 'Til Bedtime )" – Morris Minor and the Majors
• "Superfly Guy" – S-Express
• "Suedehead" – Morrissey
• "Superstitious" – Europe
• "Sweet Child o' Mine" – Guns N' Roses (released in 1987)
• "Teen Age Riot" – Sonic Youth
• "Tell Me True" – Juice Newton
• "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" – AC/DC
• "There's More To Love" – Communards
• "Theme from S-Express" – S-Express
• "This Brutal House" – Nitro Deluxe
• "This Is Your Life" – The Blow Monkeys
• "Tired of Getting Pushed Around" – Two Men, a Drum Machine and a Trumpet
• "Tougher Than The Rest" – Bruce Springsteen
• "Together Forever" – Rick Astley
• "Touched by the Hand of God" – New Order
• "The Twist (Yo Twist)" – Fat Boys & Chubby Checker
• "Twist in My Sobriety" – Tanita Tikaram
• "Twist and Shout" – Salt-N-Pepa
• "Two Hearts" – Cliff Richard
• "Two Strong Hearts" – John Farnham
• "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)" – Elsa Lunghini and Glenn Medeiros
• "Waiting For A Star To Fall" – Boy Meets Girl (released on December 10, 1988)
• "We Call it Acieeed!" – D Mob featuring Gary Haisman
• "Wee Rule" – Wee Papa Girl Rappers
• "Welcome to the Jungle" – Guns N' Roses (released in 1987)
• "(What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me" – Alexander O'Neal
• "What You See Is What You Get" – Glen Goldsmith
• "Whats' On Your Mind (Pure Energy) – Information Society
• "What I Am" – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (released 1989 in the UK)
• "When We Was Fab" – George Harrison
• "When Will I Be Famous" – Bros
• "When You Come" – Crowded House
• "When You Put Your Heart In It" – Kenny Rogers
• "Wild: Wild West!" – Escape Club
• "Wild World" – Maxi Priest
• "Wishing Well" – Terence Trent D'Arby (released in 1987)
• "Yé ké yé ké" – Mory Kanté
• "You Are the One" – a-ha
• "You Came" – Kim Wilde
• "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart – Eurythmics