List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1988
These are the
That year, 17 acts earned their first number one song, such as
, and Rick Astley were the only acts to hit number one more than once, with George Michael having the most with four, Michael Jackson with three, and Whitney Houston and Rick Astley with two.Chart history
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1988 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
Number-one artists
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
---|---|---|
1 | George Michael | 8 |
2 | Michael Jackson | 4 |
Steve Winwood | ||
4 | Whitney Houston | 3 |
Rick Astley | ||
6 | Tiffany | 2 |
Billy Ocean | ||
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | ||
Cheap Trick | ||
Guns N' Roses | ||
Bobby McFerrin | ||
Phil Collins | ||
Bon Jovi | ||
Chicago | ||
Poison | ||
16 | George Harrison | 1 |
INXS | ||
Exposé | ||
Terence Trent D'Arby | ||
Debbie Gibson | ||
Richard Marx | ||
Def Leppard | ||
UB40 | ||
The Beach Boys | ||
The Escape Club | ||
Will to Power |
See also
- 1988 in music
- List of Billboard number-one singles
References
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- ^ "January 16, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "January 23, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "January 30, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "February 6, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "February 13, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "February 20, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "February 27, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "March 5, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "March 12, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "March 19, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "March 26, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "April 2, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "April 9, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "April 16, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "April 23, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "April 30, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "May 7, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "May 14, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "May 21, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "May 28, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "June 4, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "June 11, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "June 18, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "June 25, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "July 2, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "July 9, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "July 16, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "July 23, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "July 30, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "August 6, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "August 13, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "August 20, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "August 27, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "September 3, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "September 10, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "September 17, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "September 24, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "October 1, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "October 8, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "October 15, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "October 22, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "October 29, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "November 5, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "November 12, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "November 19, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "November 26, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "December 3, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "December 10, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "December 17, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "December 24, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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- ^ "December 31, 1988". Billboard Hot 100.
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Additional sources
- ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (ISBN 0-89820-079-2)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.