1988’s Biggest Artists and Songs |
| Jody Watley (1987 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1988) U2 (Grammy for Album of the Year) Graceland – Paul Simon (Grammy for Record of the Year) |
| New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: 10,000 Maniacs, Ice-T (solo), Traveling Wilburys, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Vanessa Williams, Guns N Roses, Paula Abdul, New Kids On The Block, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Kylie Minogue, Keith Sweat, Taylor Dayne, Al B Sure! and Rick Astley |
1988’s Retro Top 10 Hits |
| 1. Kokomo – Beach Boys |
| 2. Monkey – George Michael |
| 3. Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car – Billy Ocean |
| 4. What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy) – Information Society |
| 5. What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong (originally recorded in 1967) |
| 6. The Flame – Cheap Trick |
| 7. Hold On To The Nights – Richard Marx |
| 8. I Beg Your Pardon – Kon Kan |
| 9. Chains of Love – Erasure |
| 10. Shattered Dreams – Johnny Hates Jazz |
1988’s ‘One Hit Wonders’ |
| 1. Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S |
| 2. Hot Hot Hot – Buster Poindexter |
| 3. Da’ Butt – E.U. |
| 4. Forever Young – Alphaville (also released in 1985) |
| 5. Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin |
| 6. My Girl – Suave |
| 7. She’s Like The Wind – Patrick Swayze |
| 8. Long Way To Love – Britny Fox |
| 9. Under The Milky Way – The Church |
| 10. Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls – Book of Love |
1988’s Dance Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. It Takes Two – Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock |
| 2. Push It – Salt-N-Pepa |
| 3. Just Got Paid – Johnny Kemp |
| 4. The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson |
| 5. Nite And Day – Al B. Sure! |
| 6. Da’ Butt – E.U. |
| 7. I Want Her – Keith Sweat |
| 8. Don’t Be Cruel – Bobby Brown |
| 9. Pink Cadillac – Natalie Cole |
| 10. Dirty Diana – Michael Jackson |
One More of 1988’s Dance Top Hits |
| Wild Wild West – Kool Moe Dee |
1988’s Pop Dance Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S |
| 2. Hot Hot Hot – Buster Poindexter |
| 3. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley |
| 4. So Emotional – Whitney Houston |
| 5. The Promise – When In Rome |
| 6. Supersonic – J.J. Fad |
| 7. Prove Your Love – Taylor Dayne |
| 8. Mercedes Boy – Pebbles |
| 9. Girlfriend – Pebbles |
| 10. 1-2-3 – Miami Sound Machine |
1988’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison |
| 2. Red Red Wine – UB40 |
| 3. Got My Mind Set On You – George Harrison |
| 4. Forever Young – Rod Stewart |
| 5. Need You Tonight – INXS |
| 6. Nothin But a Good Time – Poison |
| 7. New Sensation – INXS |
| 8. Simply Irresistible – Robert Palmer |
| 9. Angel – Aerosmith |
| 10. Hazy Shade of Winter – The Bangles |
1988’s Alternative Rock Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Just Like Heaven – The Cure |
| 2. Chains of Love – Erasure |
| 3. Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil |
| 4. Hot Hot Hot!!! – The Cure |
| 5. Under The Milky Way – The Church |
| 6. What Have I Done To Deserve This – Pet Shop Boys With Dusty Springfield |
| 7. Peek-A-Boo – Siouxie and the Banshees |
| 8. It’s The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) – R.E.M. |
| 9. Route 66/Behind The Wheel – Depeche Mode |
| 10. Blue Monday 1988 – New Order |
More of 1988’s Alternative Rock Hits |
| Tell That Girl To Shut Up – Transvision Vamp |
| Strangelove – Depeche Mode |
1988’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Sweet Child O Mine – Guns N Roses |
| 2. Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard |
| 3. Welcome To The Jungle – Guns N Roses |
| 4. Bad Medicine – Bon Jovi |
| 5. Kiss Me Deadly – Lita Ford |
| 6. Devil Inside – INXS |
| 7. Handle With Care – Traveling Wilburys |
| 8. Tall Cool One – Robert Plant |
| 9. Love Bites – Def Leppard |
| 10. I Know Your Out There Somewhere – The Moody Blues |
More of 1988’s Album Rock |
| In God’s Country – U2 |
1988’s Bubblegum Pop Music Top Ten |
| 1. Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin |
| 2. Hot Hot Hot – Buster Poindexter |
| 3. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley |
| 4. Out of the Blue – Debbie Gibson |
| 5. Kokomo – Beach Boys |
| 6. I Saw Her Standing There – Tiffany |
| 7. I Should Be So Lucky – Kylie Minogue |
| 8. Rag Doll – Aerosmith |
| 9. Girls Ain’t Nothin But Trouble – DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince |
| 10. 1-2-3 – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine |
PCM’s 1988 Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard |
| 2. It Takes Two – Rob Base & E-Z Rock |
| 3. What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong |
| 4. Push It – Salt N Pepa |
| 5. I’ll Always Love You – Taylor Dayne |
| 6. Sweet Child Of Mine – Guns N Roses |
| 7. Hot Hot Hot – Buster Poindexter |
| 8. Just Got Paid – Johnny Kemp |
| 9. Paradise – Sade |
| 10. Kokomo – Beach Boys |
