The Number One Hits Of 1988:
December 12, 1987 – January 8, 1988:
George Michael – Faith
January 9, 1988 – January 15, 1988:
Whitney Houston – So Emotional
January 16, 1988 – January 22, 1988:
George Harrison – Got My Mind Set On You
January 23, 1988 – January 29, 1988:
Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel
January 30, 1988 – February 5, 1988:
INXS – Need You Tonight
February 6, 1988 – February 19, 1988:
Tiffany – Could’ve Been
February 20, 1988 – February 26, 1988:
Expose – Seasons Change
February 27, 1988 – March 11, 1988:
George Michael – Father Figure
March 12, 1988 – March 25, 1988:
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
March 26, 1988 – April 8, 1988:
Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror
April 9, 1988 – April 22, 1988:
Billy Ocean – Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
April 23, 1988 – May 6, 1988:
Whitney Houston – Where Do Broken Hearts Go
May 7, 1988 – May 13, 1988:
Terence Trent D’Arby – Wishing Well
May 14, 1988 – May 27, 1988:
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Anything For You
May 28, 1988 – June 17, 1988:
George Michael – One More Try
June 18, 1988 – June 24, 1988:
Rick Astley – Together Forever
June 25, 1988 – July 1, 1988:
Debbie Gibson – Foolish Beat
July 2, 1988 – July 8, 1988:
Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana
July 9, 1988 – July 22, 1988:
Cheap Trick – The Flame
July 23, 1988 – July 29, 1988:
Richard Marx – Hold On to the Nights
July 30, 1988 – August 26, 1988:
Steve Winwood – Roll with It
August 27, 1988 – September 9, 1988:
George Michael – Monkey
September 10, 1988 – September 23, 1988:
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
September 24, 1988 – October 7, 1988:
Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry, Be Happy
October 8, 1988 – October 14, 1988:
Def Leppard – Love Bites
October 15, 1988 – October 21, 1988:
UB40 – Red Red Wine
October 22, 1988 – November 4, 1988:
Phil Collins – A Groovy Kind of Love
November 5, 1988 – November 11, 1988:
The Beach Boys – Kokomo
November 12, 1988 – November 18, 1988:
The Escape Club – Wild, Wild West
November 19, 1988 – December 2, 1988:
Bon Jovi – Bad Medicine
December 3, 1988 – December 9, 1988:
Will to Power – Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley (Free Baby)
December 10, 1988 – December 23, 1988:
Chicago – Look Away
December 24, 1988 – January 13, 1989:
Poison – Every Rose Has Its Thorn
The biggest Pop Artists of 1988 include:
Anita Baker, Al B. Sure!, Billy Ocean, Bobby Brown, Bobby McFerrin, The Boys, Breathe, Cheap Trick, Cherrelle, Chicago, Debbie Gibson, D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Def Leppard, Elton John, George Harrison, George Michael, Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, Guns N’ Roses, INXS, Karyn White, Kool Moe Dee, Keith Sweat, Levert, Luther Vandross, Micheal Jackson, New Edition, Paula Abdul, Pebbles, Pet Shop Boys, Phil Collins, Poison, Prince, Richard Marx, Rick Astley, Sade, Salt-N-Pepa, Stephanie Mills, Steve Winwood, Surface, Taylor Dayne, Terence Trent D’Arby, Tiffany, Tony! Toni! Tone!, Van Halen, Whitney Houston
(Data is complied from various charts including: Billboard’s Pop, Rock, Airplay, R&B/Dance and Singles Charts. The Hot 100 is the primary chart used for this list.)
