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1 Hot Hot Hot 10   Feb 1988  
  Buster Poindexter And His Banshees Of Blue  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

2 Pump Up The Volume 11   Feb 1988  
  M/A/R/R/S  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

3 She's Like The Wind 2   Mar 1988  
  Patrick Swayze Featuring Wendy Frasier  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

4 You Don't Know 19   Apr 1988  
  Scarlett & Black  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

5 I Love The Things You Do To Me 11     Apr 1988  
  Balaam & The Angel  
    YouTube    

6 Dignity 19     Apr 1988  
  Deacon Blue  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

7 Serpentine 17     Apr 1988  
  Kings Of The Sun  
    YouTube    

8 Heaven Tonight 13     May 1988  
  Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

9 Strange But True 11   May 1988  
  Times Two  
    YouTube    

10 When We Kiss 27   May 1988  
  Bardeux  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

11 Piano In The Dark 2   May 1988  
  Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

12 Supersonic 23   May 1988  
  J.J. Fad  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

13 Under The Milky Way 2 19   Jun 1988  
  The Church  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

14 Red Blue Jeans 15     Jun 1988  
  John Kilzer  
    YouTube    

15 I Still Believe 5   Jun 1988  
  Brenda K. Starr  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

16 Tomorrow People 9 22   Jun 1988  
  Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

17 I'm Onto You 18     Jun 1988  
  Hurricane  
    YouTube    

18 Sound Alarm 16     Jun 1988  
  Michael Anderson  
    YouTube    

19 Beds Are Burning 3 13   Jun 1988  
  Midnight Oil  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

20 Nite And Day 7   Jul 1988  
  Al B. Sure!  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

21 Love Changes (Everything) 16   Jul 1988  
  Climie Fisher  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

22 Just Got Paid 11   Jul 1988  
  Johnny Kemp  
    YouTube    

23 Common Ground 3     Aug 1988  
  Rhythm Corps.  
    YouTube    

24 Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) 15   Aug 1988  
  The Contours  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

25 Don't Worry Be Happy 1   Sep 1988  
  Bobby McFerrin  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

26 Fight (No Matter How Long) 7     Oct 1988  
  The Bunburys  
    YouTube    

27 Another Lover 22   Oct 1988  
  Giant Steps  
    YouTube    

28 Motor   Nov 1988  
  Circus Of Power  
    YouTube    

29 Away 20     Nov 1988  
  The Feelies  
    YouTube    

30 The Promise 6   Dec 1988  
  When In Rome  
    YouTube download at Amazon  


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1988 Top Pop One Hit Wonders

1Don't Worry Be Happy
 Bobby McFerrin
2She's Like The Wind
 Patrick Swayze Featuring Wendy Frasier
3Piano In The Dark
 Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito
4The Promise
 When In Rome
5I Still Believe
 Brenda K. Starr
6Nite And Day
 Al B. Sure!
7Pump Up The Volume
 M/A/R/R/S
8Hot Hot Hot
 Buster Poindexter And His Banshees Of Blue
9Strange But True
 Times Two
10Just Got Paid
 Johnny Kemp
11Beds Are Burning
 Midnight Oil
12Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)
 The Contours
13Love Changes (Everything)
 Climie Fisher
14Under The Milky Way
 The Church
15You Don't Know
 Scarlett & Black

Top 100 One Hit Wonders

list of the most popular songs that were by one-time top 20 makers from 1960 To 2000

One Hit Wonders by Year

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1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 late 1950s

1988 Pop Top 100 Songs

the top pop songs of 1988 in order

1988 Rock Top 100 Songs

the top rock songs of 1980 in order

1988 Number One Pop Song Calendar

number one pop songs on any date, birthday, wedding, graduation, etc

1988 Number One Rock Songs

calendar of rock number one songs

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