List of number one hits in the US (1988)

This is a list of the number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the US in 1988. That year there were thirty-three number one singles and eleven number one albums.

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Singles

← 1987 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1989 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 26, 1987 - January 8, 1988 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th George Michael Faith George Michael - January 9, 1988 - January 15, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Whitney Houston So Emotional Billy Steinberg , Tom Kelly - January 16, 1988 - January 22, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 George Harrison Got My Mind Set on You Rudy Clark - January 23, 1988 - January 29, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Michael Jackson The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson - January 30, 1988 - February 5, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 INXS Need You Tonight Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence - February 6, 1988 - February 19, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Tiffany Could've Been Lois Blaisch - February 20, 1988 - February 26, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Expose Seasons Change Lewis Martineé - February 27, 1988 - March 11, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 George Michael Father Figure George Michael - March 12, 1988 - March 25, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up Stock Aitken Waterman - March 26, 1988 - April 8, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Michael Jackson Man in the Mirror Siedah Garrett , Glen Ballard - April 9, 1988 - April 22, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Billy Ocean Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car Billy Ocean, Robert Lange - April 23, 1988 - May 6, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Whitney Houston Where Do Broken Hearts Go Frank Wildhorn , Chuck Jackson - May 7, 1988 - May 13, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Terence Trent D'Arby Wishing Well Terence Trent D'Arby, Sean Oliver - May 14, 1988 - May 27, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine Anything for You Gloria Estefan - May 28, 1988 - June 17, 1988 3 weeks (total 3) 3 George Michael One More Try George Michael - June 18, 1988 - June 24, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Rick Astley Together Forever Stock Aitken Waterman - June 25, 1988 - July 1, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Debbie Gibson Foolish beat Debbie Gibson - July 2, 1988 - July 8, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Michael Jackson Dirty Diana Michael Jackson - July 9, 1988 - July 22, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Cheap trick The Flame Bob Mitchell, Nick Graham - July 23, 1988 - July 29, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Richard Marx Hold On to the Nights Richard Marx - July 30, 1988 - August 26, 1988 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Steve Winwood Roll with It Steve Winwood, Will Jennings - August 27, 1988 - September 9, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 George Michael Monkey George Michael - September 10, 1988 - September 23, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Guns N 'Roses Sweet Child o 'Mine Guns N' Roses - September 24, 1988 - October 7, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Bobby McFerrin Don't Worry, Be Happy Bobby McFerrin - October 8, 1988 - October 14, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Def Leppard Love Bites Joe Elliott, Phil Collen , Steve Clark , Rick Savage, Robert Lange - October 15, 1988 - October 21, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 UB40 Red Red Wine Neil Diamond - October 22, 1988 - November 4, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Phil Collins A Groovy Kind of Love Toni Wine, Carole Bayer Sager - November 5, 1988 - November 11, 1988 1 week (total 2) 2 The Beach Boys Kokomo John Phillips , Mike Love , Scott McKenzie , Terry Melcher - November 12, 1988 - November 18, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 The Escape Club Wild, Wild West The Escape Club - November 19, 1988 - December 2, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Bon Jovi Bad Medicine Jon Bon Jovi , Richie Sambora , Desmond Child - December 3, 1988 - December 9, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Will to power Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley Peter Frampton , Allen Collins , Ronnie Van Zant - December 10, 1988 - December 23, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Chicago Look Away Diane Warren - December 24, 1988 - December 30, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Poison Every Rose Has Its Thorn Bret Michaels , CC DeVille , Bobby Dall, Rikki Rockett -
← 1987				→ 1989 →

Albums

← 1987 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1989 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 26, 1987 - January 15, 1988 3 weeks (9 in total) 9 Original motion picture soundtrack Dirty Dancing - January 16, 1988 - January 22, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 George Michael Faith - January 23, 1988 - February 5, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Tiffany Tiffany - February 6, 1988 - March 11, 1988 5 weeks (6 in total) 6th George Michael Faith - March 12, 1988 - May 13, 1988 9 weeks (total of 18) 18th Original motion picture soundtrack Dirty Dancing - May 14, 1988 - June 24, 1988 6 weeks (total of 12) 12 George Michael Faith - June 25, 1988 - July 22, 1988 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Van Halen OU812 - July 23, 1988 - August 5, 1988 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Def Leppard Hysteria - August 6, 1988 - August 12, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Guns N 'Roses Appetite for Destruction - August 13, 1988 - August 19, 1988 1 week (total 3) 3 Def Leppard Hysteria - August 20, 1988 - August 26, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Steve Winwood Roll with It - August 27, 1988 - September 2, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman - September 3, 1988 - September 23, 1988 3 weeks (6 in total) 6th Def Leppard Hysteria - September 24, 1988 - October 14, 1988 3 weeks (4 in total) 4th Guns N 'Roses Appetite for Destruction - October 15, 1988 - November 11, 1988 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Bon Jovi New Jersey - November 12, 1988 - December 23, 1988 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th U2 Rattle and Hum - December 24, 1988 - December 30, 1988 1 week (total 1) 1 Anita Baker Giving You the Best That I Got -
← 1987				→ 1989 →

Web links

• Chartsurfer.de - Number 1 hits USA (1988)

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles: 1955-2012, 14th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-205-2
• Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums: 1955-2009, 7th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (George Michael - Faith)
2. ↑ Discogs (Whitney Houston - So Emotional)
3. ↑ Discogs (George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You)
4. ↑ Discogs (Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel)
5. ↑ Discogs (INXS - Need You Tonight)
6. ↑ Discogs (Tiffany - Could've Been)
7. ↑ Discogs (Exposé - Seasons Change)
8. ↑ Discogs (George Michael - Father Figure)
9. ↑ Discogs (Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up)
10. ↑ Discogs (Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror)
11. ↑ Discogs (Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car)
12. ↑ Discogs (Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go)
13. ↑ Discogs (Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well)
14. ↑ Discogs (Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything for You)
15. ↑ Discogs (George Michael - One More Try)
16. ↑ Discogs (Rick Astley - Together Forever)
17. ↑ Discogs (Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat)
18. ↑ Discogs (Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana)
19. ↑ Discogs (Cheap Trick - The Flame)
20. ↑ Discogs (Richard Marx - Hold on to the Nights)
21. ↑ Discogs (Steve Winwood - Roll with It)
22. ↑ Discogs (George Michael - Monkey)
23. ↑ Discogs (Guns N 'Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine)
24. ↑ Discogs (Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy)
25. ↑ Discogs (Def Leppard - Love Bites)
26. ↑ Discogs (UB40 - Red Red Wine)
27. ↑ Discogs (Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind of Love)
28. ↑ Discogs (The Beach Boys - Kokomo)
29. ↑ Discogs (The Escape Club - Wild, Wild West)
30. ↑ Discogs (Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine)
31. ↑ Discogs (Will to Power - Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley (Free Baby))
32. ↑ Discogs (Chicago - Look Away)
33. ↑ Discogs (Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn)
34. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Dirty Dancing)
35. ↑ Discogs (George Michael - Faith)
36. ↑ Discogs (Tiffany - Tiffany)
37. ↑ Discogs (Van Halen - OU812)
38. ↑ Discogs (Def Leppard - Hysteria)
39. ↑ Discogs (Guns N 'Roses - Appetite for Destruction)
40. ↑ Discogs (Steve Winwood - Roll with It)
41. ↑ Discogs (Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman)
42. ↑ Discogs (Bon Jovi - New Jersey)
43. ↑ Discogs (U2 - Rattle and Hum)
44. ↑ Discogs (Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got)

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