1988 Number One Song Calendar |
| red # = weekly rock chartblue # = pop chart |
| 1 | Got My Mind Set On You | 3 | 1 | 1-02-88 |
| George Harrison |
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| 2 | Need You Tonight | 6 | 1 | 1-09-88 |
| INXS |
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| 3 | Seasons Change | 1 | 1-16-88 |
| Expose |
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| 4 | Could've Been | 1 | 1-23-88 |
| Tiffany |
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| 5 | Hungry Eyes | 1 | 2-06-88 |
| Eric Carmen |
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| 6 | What Have I Done To Deserve This? | 1 | 2-13-88 |
| Pet Shop Boys And Dusty Springfield |
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| 7 | Father Figure | 1 | 2-20-88 |
| George Michael |
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| 8 | Never Gonna Give You Up | 1 | 3-05-88 |
| Rick Astley |
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| 9 | Man In The Mirror | 1 | 3-12-88 |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 10 | Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car | 1 | 3-26-88 |
| Billy Ocean |
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| 11 | Devil Inside | 2 | 1 | 4-02-88 |
| INXS |
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| 12 | Where Do Broken Hearts Go | 1 | 4-09-88 |
| Whitney Houston |
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| 13 | Angel | 1 | 1 | 4-16-88 |
| Aerosmith |
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| 14 | Wishing Well | 1 | 4-23-88 |
| Terence Trent D'Arby |
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| 15 | Anything For You | 1 | 4-30-88 |
| Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine |
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| 16 | Shattered Dreams | 1 | 5-07-88 |
| Johnny Hates Jazz |
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| 17 | One More Try | 1 | 5-14-88 |
| George Michael |
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| 18 | Together Forever | 1 | 6-04-88 |
| Rick Astley |
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| 19 | Foolish Beat | 1 | 6-11-88 |
| Debbie Gibson |
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| 20 | Dirty Diana | 1 | 6-25-88 |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 21 | The Flame | 1 | 1 | 7-02-88 |
| Cheap Trick |
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| 22 | Hold On To The Nights | 1 | 7-09-88 |
| Richard Marx |
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| 23 | Pour Some Sugar On Me | 11 | 1 | 7-16-88 |
| Def Leppard |
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| 24 | Roll With It | 1 | 1 | 7-23-88 |
| Steve Winwood |
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| 25 | Hands To Heaven | 1 | 7-30-88 |
| Breathe |
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| 26 | I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That | 20 | 1 | 8-13-88 |
| Elton John |
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| 27 | Monkey | 1 | 8-20-88 |
| George Michael |
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| 28 | Simply Irresistible | 1 | 1 | 8-27-88 |
| Robert Palmer |
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| 29 | Sweet Child O' Mine | 2 | 1 | 9-03-88 |
| Guns N' Roses |
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| 30 | Don't Worry Be Happy | 1 | 9-17-88 |
| Bobby McFerrin |
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| 31 | Love Bites | 1 | 1 | 10-01-88 |
| Def Leppard |
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| 32 | Red Red Wine | 1 | 10-08-88 |
| UB40 |
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| 33 | A Groovy Kind Of Love | 1 | 10-15-88 |
| Phil Collins |
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| 34 | Wild, Wild West | 1 | 10-22-88 |
| The Escape Club |
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| 35 | Kokomo | 1 | 11-05-88 |
| The Beach Boys |
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| 36 | Bad Medicine | 1 | 1 | 11-12-88 |
| Bon Jovi |
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| 37 | Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby) | 1 | 11-19-88 |
| Will To Power |
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| 38 | Look Away | 1 | 11-26-88 |
| Chicago |
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| 39 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 16 | 1 | 12-17-88 |
| Poison |
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| 40 | My Prerogative | 1 | 12-24-88 |
| Bobby Brown |
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| 41 | Two Hearts | 1 | 12-31-88 |
| Phil Collins |
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