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The charts of 1988

Born in 1988? These were the No. 1 songs of your year:

  • United Kingdom: Mistletoe and Wine by Cliff Richard
  • United States: Faith by George Michael
  • Germany: Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli

United Kingdom: top 50 of 1988

Official Singles Chart, year-end

  1. Mistletoe and Wine – Cliff Richard
  2. The Only Way Is Up – Yazz and the Plastic Population
  3. I Should Be So Lucky – Kylie Minogue
  4. Especially for You – Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan
  5. I Think We're Alone Now – Tiffany
  6. Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You – Glenn Medeiros
  7. A Groovy Kind of Love – Phil Collins
  8. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother – The Hollies
  9. With a Little Help from My Friends – Wet Wet Wet
  10. Teardrops – Womack & Womack
  11. Orinoco Flow – Enya
  12. First Time – Robin Beck
  13. Don't Turn Around – Aswad
  14. Desire – U2
  15. Sign Your Name – Terence Trent D'Arby
  16. Heart – Pet Shop Boys
  17. Boys (Summertime Love) – Sabrina
  18. Perfect – Fairground Attraction
  19. Theme from S-Express – S-Express
  20. Let's Stick Together – Bryan Ferry
  21. Push It – Salt-N-Pepa
  22. You Came – Kim Wilde
  23. Doctorin' the Tardis – The Timelords
  24. I Owe You Nothing – Bros
  25. The Twist (Yo, Twist) – The Fat Boys and Chubby Checker
  26. I Don't Want to Talk About It – Everything but the Girl
  27. Heaven is a Place on Earth – Belinda Carlisle
  28. Drop the Boy – Bros
  29. Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car – Billy Ocean
  30. Girl You Know It's True – Milli Vanilli
  31. Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
  32. Tell It to My Heart – Taylor Dayne
  33. Need You Tonight – INXS
  34. Crackers International (EP) – Erasure
  35. A Little Respect – Erasure
  36. Love Changes (Everything) – Climie Fisher
  37. Suddenly – Angry Anderson
  38. Je ne sais pas pourquoi – Kylie Minogue
  39. Somewhere in My Heart – Aztec Camera
  40. When Will I Be Famous? – Bros
  41. I'm Not Scared – Eighth Wonder
  42. Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson
  43. Twist and Shout – The Beatles
  44. Who's Leaving Who – Hazell Dean
  45. Got to Be Certain – Kylie Minogue
  46. Mary's Prayer – Danny Wilson
  47. Together Forever – Rick Astley
  48. Big Fun – Inner City
  49. Nothing Can Divide Us – Jason Donovan
  50. Stand Up for Your Love Rights – Yazz

United States: top 50 of 1988

Billboard Hot 100, year-end

  1. Faith – George Michael
  2. Need You Tonight – INXS
  3. Got My Mind Set on You – George Harrison
  4. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
  5. Sweet Child o' Mine – Guns N' Roses
  6. So Emotional – Whitney Houston
  7. Heaven Is a Place on Earth – Belinda Carlisle
  8. Could've Been – Tiffany
  9. Hands to Heaven – Breathe
  10. Roll with It – Steve Winwood
  11. One More Try – George Michael
  12. Wishing Well – Terence Trent D'Arby
  13. Anything for You – Gloria Estefan
  14. The Flame – Cheap Trick
  15. Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car – Billy Ocean
  16. Seasons Change – Exposé
  17. Is This Love – Whitesnake
  18. Wild, Wild West – The Escape Club
  19. Pour Some Sugar on Me – Def Leppard
  20. I'll Always Love You – Taylor Dayne
  21. Man in the Mirror – Michael Jackson
  22. Shake Your Love – Debbie Gibson
  23. Simply Irresistible – Robert Palmer
  24. Hold On to the Nights – Richard Marx
  25. Hungry Eyes – Eric Carmen
  26. Shattered Dreams – Johnny Hates Jazz
  27. Father Figure – George Michael
  28. Foolish Beat – Debbie Gibson
  29. Always on My Mind – Pet Shop Boys
  30. The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
  31. U Got the Look – Prince
  32. Prove Your Love – Taylor Dayne
  33. I Get Weak – Belinda Carlisle
  34. Angel – Aerosmith
  35. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That – Elton John
  36. I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love – Chicago
  37. Hazy Shade of Winter – The Bangles
  38. Endless Summer Nights – Richard Marx
  39. Out of the Blue – Debbie Gibson
  40. Don't Worry, Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
  41. Make Me Lose Control – Eric Carmen
  42. Red Red Wine – UB40
  43. She's Like the Wind – Patrick Swayze
  44. Bad Medicine – Bon Jovi
  45. Kokomo – The Beach Boys
  46. I Don't Want to Live Without You – Foreigner
  47. The Loco-Motion – Kylie Minogue
  48. What Have I Done to Deserve This? – Pet Shop Boys
  49. Make It Real – The Jets
  50. What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy) – Information Society

Germany: top 49 of 1988

Offizielle Deutsche Charts, year-end

  1. Girl You Know It's True – Milli Vanilli
  2. Push It – Salt-N-Pepa
  3. Im Nin'alu – Ofra Haza
  4. Ella, elle l'a – France Gall
  5. Don't Worry, Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
  6. A Groovy Kind of Love – Phil Collins
  7. My Love Is a Tango – Guillermo Marchena
  8. Macho Macho – Rainhard Fendrich
  9. Orinoco Flow – Enya
  10. The Twist – Fat Boys
  11. I Should Be So Lucky – Kylie Minogue
  12. Perfect – Fairground Attraction
  13. Ye Ke Ye Ke – Mory Kanté
  14. Heaven Is a Place on Earth – Belinda Carlisle
  15. Dirty Diana – Michael Jackson
  16. Touchy! – a-ha
  17. Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson
  18. One Moment in Time – Whitney Houston
  19. First Time – Robin Beck
  20. Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
  21. Teardrops – Womack & Womack
  22. Boys (Summertime Love) – Sabrina
  23. Need You Tonight – INXS
  24. Heart – Pet Shop Boys
  25. Tell It to My Heart – Taylor Dayne
  26. Stand by Me – Ben E. King
  27. Together Forever – Rick Astley
  28. Stop – Sam Brown
  29. Okay! – O.K.
  30. Wild, Wild West – The Escape Club
  31. Desire – U2
  32. You Came – Kim Wilde
  33. Domino Dancing – Pet Shop Boys
  34. Love Will Save the Day – Whitney Houston
  35. I'm Not Scared – Eighth Wonder
  36. Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You – Glenn Medeiros
  37. Never Trust a Stranger – Kim Wilde
  38. The Only Way Is Up – Yazz
  39. Theme from S-Express – S-Express
  40. What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
  41. I Want You Back – Bananarama
  42. Stay on These Roads – a-ha
  43. Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car – Billy Ocean
  44. Secret Sympathy – Sandra
  45. Tougher Than the Rest – Bruce Springsteen
  46. Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
  47. She's Like the Wind – Patrick Swayze
  48. Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson
  49. Heaven Can Wait – Sandra

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