List of number one hits in Italy (1988)

This list of number one hits is based on the charts of the Italian music magazine Musica e dischi in 1988. There were 17 number one singles and 15 number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1987 ←	List of number one hits in Italy  (M&D)			1989 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) 52nd week 1987 - 1st week 1988 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Los Lobos La Bamba Ritchie Valens Los Lobos landed a world hit with their cover version of the Mexican folk song, which forms the title song of the 1987 film of the same name . 2-4 Week 3 weeks (total 5) 5 M / A / R / R / S Pump Up the Volume Steve Young, Martyn Young - 5th-6th Week 2 weeks 2 Rick Astley Whenever You Need Somebody Stock Aitken Waterman - 7th-9th Week 3 weeks 3 Guesch Patti Étienne Guesch Patti, Vincent Bruley - 10-14 Week 5 weeks 5 Massimo Ranieri Perdere l'amore Marcello Marrocchi, Giampiero Artegiani The winning song of the Sanremo Festival in 1988 went straight to number one. 15th week 1 week (total 2) 2 Paul McCartney Once Upon a Long Ago Paul McCartney After performing with George Harrison at the Sanremo Festival, Paul McCartney's song rose to number one in its 18th week of the chart. 16. – 19. Week 4 weeks 4th Luca Barbarossa L'amore rubato Luca Barbarossa The third-placed Sanremo was also able to reach the top of the chart with his song. 20th week 1 week 1 Aha Stay on These Roads Pål Waaktaar-Savoy , Magne Furuholmen , Morten Harket The Norwegian band presented the song at the Sanremo Festival. 21-22 Week 2 weeks 2 Eighth Wonder I'm Not Scared Neil Tennant , Chris Lowe The group performed with the song at the Sanremo festival. 23-27 Week 5 weeks 5 Jovanotti Gimme Five Jovanotti, Claudio Cecchetto, Michele Centonze, David Sabiu With the first single from his debut album Jovanotti for President , the Roman rapper and singer took part in the 1988 Festivalbar competition and won the Prize for Discovery of the Year ( rivelazione dell'anno ). 28–34 Week 7 weeks 7th Nick Came Tell Me Nick Kamen, Patrick Leonard , David Williams Nick Kamen also took part in the festival bar competition. 35-36 Week 2 weeks 2 Eddy Grant Gimme Hope Jo'anna Eddy Grant Eddy Grant also took part in the festival bar competition with his anti- apartheid anthem. 37-40 Week 4 weeks 4th Jovanotti Gimme Five 2 Jovanotti, Claudio Cecchetto, Michele Centonze, David Sabiu - 41st week 1 week (total 7) 7th Duran Duran I Don't Want Your Love Duran Duran - 42nd week 1 week 1 U2 Desire U2 - 43-48 Week 6 weeks (total 7) 7th Duran Duran I Don't Want Your Love Duran Duran - 49th – 50th Week 2 weeks 2 Jovanotti È qui la festa? Claudio Cecchetto, Jovanotti, Stefano Tirone - 51–52. Week 2 weeks 2 Phil Collins A Groovy Kind of Love Carole Bayer Sager Collins recorded the cover version for the soundtrack of the film Buster .
← 1987				→ 1989 →

Albums

← 1987 ←	List of number one albums in Italy  (M&D)			1989 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) 1st - 4th Week 4 weeks 4th Adriano Celentano La pubblica ottusità - 5th week 1 week (total 2) 2 Eros Ramazzotti In certi momenti - 6-7 Week 2 weeks 2 Riccardo Cocciante La grande avventura - 8th week 1 week 1 Luca Carboni Luca Carboni - 9th week 1 week 1 Mina Oggi ti amo di più - 10-11 Week 2 weeks 2 Various artists Sanremo '88 The compilation for the Sanremo Festival 1988 went straight to number one. 12-16 Week 5 weeks 5 Renzo Arbore Discao meravigliao - 17th week 1 week (total 2) 2 Luca Barbarossa Non tutti gli uomini - 18th week 1 week 1 Franco Battiato Fisiognomica - 19th week 1 week (total 2) 2 Luca Barbarossa Non tutti gli uomini - 20th week 1 week 1 Sade Stronger Than Pride - 21-25 Week 5 weeks 5 Prince Lovesexy - 26.-37. Week 12 weeks 12 Lucio Dalla & Gianni Morandi Dalla / Morandi - 38-39 Week 2 weeks (total 11) 11 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman - 40-42 Week 3 weeks 3 Antonello Venditti In questo mondo di ladri - 43. – 51. Week 9 weeks 9 U2 Rattle and Hum - 52nd week 1988 - 8th week 1989 9 weeks (total 11) 11 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman -
← 1987				→ 1989 →

Web links

• Chart archive of Musica e dischi (paid subscription access)

See also number-one hits in 1988 in Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , the Switzerland , Spain , the United States and in the United Kingdom .