1988

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UK Releases in 1988

Songs with multple appearances in 1988

1988 Songs

Possible 1988 Songs

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Now That's What I Call Music XIII (CD)
(Mon Nov 21)

Now That's What I Call Music 12 (CD)
(Mon Jul 11)

Now That's What I Call Music 12 (Cassette)
(Mon Jul 11)

Now That's What I Call Music 12 (VHS)
(Mon Jul 11)

Now That's What I Call Music 12 (Vinyl)
(Mon Jul 11)

Now That's What I Call Music 11 (CD)
(Mon Mar 21)

Now That's What I Call Music 11 (Vinyl)
(Mon Mar 21)

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Song	Highest UK Chart	Main	Anniversary	Millennium	Yearbook
A-Ha - Stay on These Roads	5				YB 1988
A-Ha - Touchy!	11				YB X 1988
The Adventures - Broken Land	20				YB 1988
All About Eve - Martha's Harbour	10	13		1988 M	YB 1988
Angry Anderson - Suddenly	3				YB 1988
Art of Noise/Tom Jones - Kiss	5	13	1988 A	1988 M
Aswad - Don't Turn Around	1		1988 A	1988 M	YB 1988
Aswad - Give A Little Love	11	12
Aztec Camera - How Men Are	25				YB X 1988
Aztec Camera - Somewhere in My Heart	3		1988 A		YB 1988
Bananarama - I Can't Help It	20	11
Bananarama - I Want You Back	5	12	1988 A	1988 M	YB 1988
Bananarama - Love, Truth and Honesty	23				YB 1988
Bananarama - Nathan Jones	15				YB X 1988
The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter	11				YB 1988
The Bangles - In Your Room	35				YB X 1988
The Beach Boys - Kokomo	25				YB 1988
The Beatmasters/P. P. Arnold - Burn It Up	14	13
Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand	4	12		1988 M	YB 1988
Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak	10				YB X 1988
Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You	67
Billy Idol - Hot In The City ('88 Remix)	13	11			YB 1988
Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car	3	11	1988 A	1988 M	YB X 1988
Bobby Brown - My Prerogative	6		1989 A	1989 M
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy	2	13	1988 A	1988 M	YB X 1988
Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis	2	11			YB 1988
Bomb The Bass - Don't Make Me Wait	6	13
Bomb The Bass - Megablast (Hip Hop On Precinct 13)	6
Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine	17				YB 1988
Breathe - Hands To Heaven	4	13			YB 1988
Brenda Russell - Piano in the Dark	23				YB 1988
Bros - Cat Among the Pigeons	2				YB X 1988
Bros - Drop the Boy	2				YB X 1988
Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try	2	13			YB 1988
Brother Beyond - He Ain't No Competition	6				YB X 1988
Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than the Rest	13				YB 1988
Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together '88	12	13
Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas	10
Chris Rea - On The Beach (Summer '88)	12				YB X 1988
The Christians - Harvest For The World	8	13		1988 M	YB X 1988
Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine	1				YB 1988
Climie Fisher - Love Like a River	22	14
Coldcut/Yazz and the Plastic Population - Doctorin' The House	6	11			YB X 1988
The Communards - There's More To Love	20	12			YB 1988
D Mob/Gary Haisman - We Call It Acieed	3	13
Deacon Blue - Dignity	20				YB X 1988
Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid	8		1988 A		YB 1988
Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat	9
Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love	7				YB X 1988
Derek B - Bad Young Brother	16	12
Duran Duran - I Don't Want Your Love	14	13			YB 1988
Echo & the Bunnymen - People Are Strange	29				YB X 1988
Elton John - Candle In The Wind (Live)	5	11			YB 1988
Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That	30	12			YB X 1988
Enya - Orinoco Flow	1		1988 A
Erasure - A Little Respect	4	13	1988 A	1988 M
Erasure - Stop!	2	14	1989 A	1989 M
Eurythmics - You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart	16		1988 A		YB 1988
Everything But The Girl - I Don't Want to Talk About It	3		1988 A		YB 1988
Fairground Attraction - Find My Love	7				YB X 1988
Fairground Attraction - Perfect	1		1988 A		YB 1988
The Fat Boys/Chubby Checker - The Twist (Yo Twist)	2	13	1988 A		YB X 1988
Five Star - Another Weekend	18				YB X 1988
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere	4	84	1988 A
George Michael - Father Figure	11				YB 1988
George Michael - One More Try	8				YB X 1988
Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine - 1-2-3	9				YB X 1988
Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You	10				YB 1988
Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine - Can't Stay Away from You	7
Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You	16
Hazell Dean - Maybe (We Should Call It a Day)	15				YB X 1988
Hazell Dean - Who's Leaving Who	4	12		1988 M	YB 1988
The Human League - Love Is All That Matters	41	13
Inner City - Good Life	4	14	1989 A	1989 M	YB 1988
Inner City/Kevin Saunderson - Big Fun	8	13	1988 A	1988 M	YB X 1988
Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness	3	12			YB 1988
James Brown - The Payback Mix	12	12
Jason Donovan - Nothing Can Divide Us	5				YB 1988
Jellybean/Adele Bertei - Just A Mirage	13	12			YB X 1988
Jermaine Stewart - Get Lucky	13	12
Jermaine Stewart - Say It Again	7	11			YB X 1988
Julia Fordham - Happy Ever After	27			1988 M	YB X 1988
Keith Sweat - I Want Her	26				YB X 1988
Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word	6	14
Kim Wilde - Never Trust a Stranger	7				YB 1988
Kim Wilde - You Came	3	13	1988 A	1988 M	YB 1988
Kylie Minogue - Got to Be Certain	2				YB X 1988
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky	1	11	1988 A		YB 1988
Kylie Minogue - Je ne sais pas pourquoi	2				YB X 1988
Kylie Minogue - Locomotion	2				YB 1988
Kylie Minogue/Jason Donovan - Especially for You	1		1989 A
The La's - There She Goes	13	18	1990 A	1990 M
Level 42 - Heaven In My Hands	12	13
Londonbeat - 9am (The Comfort Zone)	19				YB X 1988
The Mac Band - Roses Are Red	8				YB X 1988
Matt Bianco - Don't Blame It on That Girl	11				YB X 1988
Mel and Kim - That's The Way It Is	10	11			YB X 1988
Mica Paris - Breathe Life Into Me	26				YB X 1988
Mica Paris - My One Temptation	7				YB 1988
Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True	3	13			YB X 1988
Münchener Freiheit - Keeping the Dream Alive	14				YB X 1988
Narada Michael Walden - Divine Emotions	8				YB X 1988
Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac	5	12	1988 A		YB 1988
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance	3	14	1989 A	1988 M
New Order - Blue Monday '88	3				YB 1988
New Order - Fine Time	11				YB X 1988
The Pasadenas - Tribute (Right On)	5		1988 A		YB X 1988
Patrick Swayze/Wendy Fraser - She's Like the Wind	17				YB X 1988
Paula Abdul - Knocked Out	45				YB X 1990
Pebbles - Girlfriend	8				YB 1988
Pebbles - Mercedes Boy	42
Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing	7				YB X 1988
Pet Shop Boys - Heart	1			1988 M	YB 1988
Pet Shop Boys - Left to My Own Devices	4				YB 1988
Petula Clark - Downtown '88	10				YB X 1988
Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind Of Love	1	13	1988 A	1988 M
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight ('88 Remix)	4	12
Phil Collins - Two Hearts	6	14
The Primitives - Crash	5				YB X 1988
Richard Marx - Don't Mean Nothing	78
Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights	50
Rick Astley - Together Forever	2				YB 1988
Robert Palmer - She Makes My Day	6	13			YB X 1988
Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible	44
Robin Beck - First Time	1	14		1988 M	YB 1988
S'Express - Superfly Guy	5				YB X 1988
S'Express - Theme From S'express	1	12	1988 A		YB 1988
Sade - Love Is Stronger Than Pride	44				YB 1988
Sade - Paradise	29				YB X 1988
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It	2	12	1988 A		YB 1988
Salt-N-Pepa - Twist And Shout	4	13
Samantha Fox - Love House	32				YB X 1988
Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)	13	12	1988 A		YB 1988
Sinéad O'Connor - Mandinka	17	11			YB 1988
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-a-Boo	16				YB 1988
Status Quo - Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)	5	14		1989 M
Sting - Fragile	70				YB 1988
T'Pau - I Will Be With You	14	12
T'Pau - Secret Garden	18	13
T'Pau - Valentine	9	11			YB X 1988
Tanita Tikaram - Good Tradition	10				YB 1988
Tanita Tikaram - Twist in My Sobriety	22				YB X 1988
Thompson Twins - In the Name of Love	46
Tiffany - Could've Been	4				YB X 1988
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now	1	12	1988 A	1988 M	YB 1988
The Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis	1	12			YB 1988
Transvision Vamp - I Want Your Love	5	13			YB 1988
U2 - Angel of Harlem	9			1988 M
U2 - Desire	1		1988 A
UB40/Chrissie Hynde - Breakfast In Bed	6	13			YB 1988
Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi	3	11
Voice of the Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby	15	12			YB X 1988
Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends	1	12	1988 A		YB 1988
Whitney Houston - Love Will Save the Day	10				YB X 1988
Whitney Houston - One Moment in Time	1				YB 1988
Womack & Womack - Teardrops	3	13	1988 A	1988 M	YB 1988
Yazz - Stand Up For Your Love Rights	2				YB X 1988
Yazz and the Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up	1	13	1988 A	1988 M	YB 1988
Yello - The Race	7	13	1988 A	1988 M	YB 1988

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Songs yet to be sorted that appear on a Now album in 1988

David Sylvian - Orpheus

Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'anna

Eighth Wonder - I'm Not Scared

Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You

Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go

Hue and Cry - Ordinary Angel

Jack 'n' Chill - The Jack That House Built

Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour

Johnny Hates Jazz - Heart Of Gold

Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock

Joyce Sims - Come Into My Life

Maxi Priest - Wild World

The Mission - Tower Of Strength

Morris Minor and the Majors - Stutter Rap (No Sleep Till Bedtime)

Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday

Morrissey - Suedehead

Pat Benatar - All Fired Up

Prefab Sprout - The King of Rock 'n' Roll

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down the Crazy River

Rose Royce - Car Wash

Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)

Taylor Dayne - Tell It to My Heart

Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name

Two Men, a Drum Machine and a Trumpet - I'm Tired Of Getting Pushed Around

Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule

Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love

Will Downing - A Love Supreme