Non Yearbook Songs 1988

Non Yearbook Songs 1988

• Songs Released in 1988
• Chart Peak in 1988
• Billboard Songs Released in 1988
• Billboard Chart Peak in 1988

Song	First UK Chart Appearance	Highest Chart Position	Peak UK Chart Date	UK 'Now' Appearances
Aerosmith - Angel	10 April 1988	69	10 April 1988	0
Alice Cooper - Freedom	3 April 1988	50	10 April 1988	0
Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got	2 October 1988	55	2 October 1988	1
Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put a Little Love in Your Heart	6 November 1988	28	25 December 1988	0
The Art of Noise - Dragnet '88	6 March 1988	94	6 March 1988	0
Aztec Camera - Working in a Goldmine	31 July 1988	31	14 August 1988	0
B.V.S.M.P. - I Need You	17 July 1988	3	14 August 1988	0
Barbra Streisand and Don Johnson - Till I Loved You	30 October 1988	16	13 November 1988	0
Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)	5 June 1988	76	12 June 1988	3
The Beatmasters/P. P. Arnold - Burn It Up	24 September 1988	14		1
Belinda Carlisle - Love Never Dies	4 December 1988	54	4 December 1988	0
Belouis Some - Some Girls	28 February 1988	76	13 March 1988	0
Big Audio Dynamite - Just Play Music	22 May 1988	51	29 May 1988	0
Big Audio Dynamite - Other 99	31 July 1988	81	31 July 1988	0
Billy Idol - Catch My Fall	7 August 1988	63	14 August 1988	0
Billy Ocean - Calypso Crazy	1 May 1988	35	15 May 1988	0
Billy Ocean - Stand and Deliver	23 October 1988	97	23 October 1988	0
Billy Ocean - The Colour of Love	31 July 1988	65	7 August 1988	0
Blondie - Denis '88	27 November 1988	50	4 December 1988	0
Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel	24 July 1988	13	2 April 1989	0
Bomb The Bass - Megablast (Hip Hop On Precinct 13)	27 August 1988	6		1
Bomb The Bass featuring Maureen - Say a Little Prayer	20 November 1988	10	27 November 1988	0
Boney M. - 1988 Megamix	18 December 1988	52	25 December 1988	0
Bonnie Tyler - The Best	24 January 1988	95	24 January 1988	0
Boy George - Don't Cry	2 October 1988	60	2 October 1988	0
Boy George - Live My Life	28 February 1988	62	6 March 1988	0
Boy George - No Clause 28	12 June 1988	57	12 June 1988	0
Bros - Silent Night	27 November 1988	2	27 November 1988	0
Bruce Springsteen - Spare Parts	18 September 1988	32	18 September 1988	0
Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together '88	23 October 1988	12	6 November 1988	1
Cameo - You Make Me Work	23 October 1988	74	23 October 1988	0
Carly Simon - You're So Vain (Live)	4 September 1988	96	11 September 1988	0
Cher - We All Sleep Alone	27 March 1988	47	10 April 1988	0
Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas	4 December 1988	10	31 December 2021	9
Chris Rea - Que Sera	31 January 1988	73	14 February 1988	0
Chris de Burgh - Missing You	23 October 1988	3	20 November 1988	0
The Christians - Born Again	17 April 1988	25	8 May 1988	0
Climie Fisher - Love Like a River	18 December 1988	22	8 January 1989	1
The Communards - For a Friend	14 February 1988	28	6 March 1988	0
The Contours - Do You Love Me	5 June 1988	76	12 June 1988	2
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand	8 May 1988	87	21 August 1988	0
The Darling Buds - Burst	2 October 1988	50	23 October 1988	0
The Darling Buds - It's All Up to You	29 May 1988	86	5 June 1988	0
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires	17 April 1988	81	24 April 1988	0
Deacon Blue - Chocolate Girl	10 July 1988	43	7 August 1988	0
Debbie Gibson - Out of the Blue	1 May 1988	19	22 May 1988	0
Debbie Gibson - Staying Together	9 October 1988	53	9 October 1988	0
Deep Purple - Hush	12 June 1988	62	12 June 1988	0
Def Leppard - Love Bites	10 July 1988	11	24 July 1988	2
Derek B - Bad Young Brother	1 May 1988	16	15 May 1988	1
Donna Summer - All Systems Go	17 January 1988	54	24 January 1988	0
Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'anna	17 January 1988	7	6 March 1988	4
Elton John - Town of Plenty	28 August 1988	74	28 August 1988	0
Elton John - A Word in Spanish	27 November 1988	91	8 January 1989	0
Enya - Evening Falls...	18 December 1988	20	25 December 1988	0
Enya - Orinoco Flow	9 October 1988	1	23 October 1988	1
Erasure - Chains of Love	5 June 1988	11	12 June 1988	0
Erasure - A Little Respect	25 September 1988	4	16 October 1988	7
Erasure - Ship of Fools	28 February 1988	6	13 March 1988	0
Erasure - Stop!	4 December 1988	2	1 January 1989	3
Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes	10 January 1988	82	24 January 1988	2
Europe - Open Your Heart	30 October 1988	86	6 November 1988	0
Europe - Superstitious	14 August 1988	34	21 August 1988	0
Eurythmics - I Need a Man	3 April 1988	26	10 April 1988	0
Everything but the Girl - I Always Was Your Girl	20 March 1988	87	27 March 1988	0
Everything but the Girl - These Early Days	7 February 1988	75	7 February 1988	0
Exposé - Seasons Change	3 April 1988	97	3 April 1988	1
Five Star - Let Me Be Yours	13 November 1988	51	20 November 1988	0
Five Star - Rock My World	31 July 1988	28	7 August 1988	0
Five Star - There's a Brand New World	11 September 1988	61	11 September 1988	0
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere	27 March 1988	4	17 April 1988	5
Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - The Golden Boy	30 October 1988	86	30 October 1988	0
Gary Numan - America	27 November 1988	49	27 November 1988	0
George Benson - Let's Do It Again	21 August 1988	56	28 August 1988	0
George Benson - Twice the Love	6 November 1988	91	6 November 1988	0
George Michael - Monkey	10 July 1988	13	17 July 1988	0
Gladys Knight and The Pips - Love Overboard	10 January 1988	42	24 January 1988	0
Gladys Knight and The Pips - Lovin' on Next to Nothin'	20 March 1988	81	20 March 1988	0
Glass Tiger - Diamond Sun	22 May 1988	78	29 May 1988	0
Guns N' Roses - Nightrain	23 October 1988	17	3 September 1989	0
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine	14 August 1988	6	11 June 1989	0
Harry Enfield - Loadsamoney (Doin' Up the House)	1 May 1988	4	8 May 1988	0
Heart - Never	28 February 1988	8	20 March 1988	0
Hithouse - Jack to the Sound of the Underground	30 October 1988	14	27 November 1988	0
Hothouse Flowers - Easier in the Morning	11 September 1988	77	18 September 1988	0
Hothouse Flowers - I'm Sorry	17 July 1988	53	17 July 1988	0
Hue and Cry - Ordinary Angel	16 October 1988	42	6 November 1988	1
Huey Lewis and the News - Perfect World	10 July 1988	48	31 July 1988	0
Huey Lewis and the News - World to Me	4 December 1988	84	11 December 1988	0
The Human League - Love Is All That Matters	9 October 1988	41	23 October 1988	1
Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid	20 November 1988	17	4 December 1988	1
Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant	13 November 1988	6	20 November 1988	0
Iron Maiden - The Evil That Men Do	7 August 1988	5	14 August 1988	0
James Brown - I'm Real	29 May 1988	31	5 June 1988	0
James Brown - The Payback Mix	17 April 1988	12	1 May 1988	1
James Brown - She's the One	24 January 1988	45	24 January 1988	0
James Brown - Static	14 August 1988	83	21 August 1988	0
Jean-Michel Jarre - Revolutions	30 October 1988	52	30 October 1988	0
Jermaine Stewart - Get Lucky	27 March 1988	13	24 April 1988	1
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Hate Myself for Loving You	14 August 1988	46	4 September 1988	0
John Mellencamp - Check It Out	21 February 1988	96	21 February 1988	0
Johnny Hates Jazz - Heart Of Gold	21 February 1988	19	13 March 1988	1
Jonathan Butler - Take Good Care of Me	7 February 1988	89	7 February 1988	0
Joy Division - Atmosphere	12 June 1988	34	19 June 1988	2
Joyce Sims - Come Into My Life	3 January 1988	7	24 January 1988	5
Julio Iglesias featuring Stevie Wonder - My Love	19 June 1988	5	28 August 1988	0
Kim Wilde - Hey Mister Heartache	8 May 1988	31	22 May 1988	0
Kym Mazelle - Useless	6 November 1988	53	13 November 1988	0
L.A. Mix - Check This Out	15 May 1988	6	29 May 1988	1
The La's - There She Goes	6 November 1988	13	11 November 1990	9
Labi Siffre - Listen to the Voices	25 September 1988	81	2 October 1988	0
Level 42 - Take a Look	23 October 1988	32	30 October 1988	0
Liverpool FC - Anfield Rap (Red Machine in Full Effect)	8 May 1988	3	15 May 1988	0
Loose Ends - Mr. Bachelor	29 May 1988	50	29 May 1988	0
Loose Ends - Watching You	28 August 1988	83	11 September 1988	0
Matt Bianco - Good Times	21 August 1988	55	28 August 1988	0
Matt Bianco - Wap Bam Boogie	29 May 1988	11	3 July 1988	0
Maxi Priest - Goodbye to Love Again	21 August 1988	57	21 August 1988	0
Maxi Priest featuring Beres Hammond - How Can We Ease the Pain	14 February 1988	41	6 March 1988	0
Michael Bolton - (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay	20 March 1988	77	3 April 1988	0
Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana	10 July 1988	4	17 July 1988	0
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal	20 November 1988	8	27 November 1988	0
Midge Ure - Answers to Nothing	14 August 1988	49	28 August 1988	0
Midge Ure - Dear God	13 November 1988	55	20 November 1988	0
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning	10 April 1988	6	7 May 1989	0
Mike and the Mechanics - Nobody's Perfect	30 October 1988	80	13 November 1988	0
Milli Vanilli - Baby Don't Forget My Number	11 December 1988	16	22 January 1989	0
The Mission - Beyond the Pale	17 April 1988	32	24 April 1988	0
The Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There Somewhere	29 May 1988	52	3 July 1988	0
Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday	5 June 1988	9	12 June 1988	1
Morrissey - Suedehead	21 February 1988	5	28 February 1988	1
Nat King Cole - Unforgettable	27 November 1988	84	25 December 1988	3
Natalie Cole - Everlasting	19 June 1988	28	3 July 1988	0
Nick Heyward - You're My World	28 August 1988	67	11 September 1988	0
The O'Jays - Lovin' You	7 February 1988	87	7 February 1988	0
Olivia Newton-John - The Rumour	18 September 1988	85	18 September 1988	1
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Dreaming	31 January 1988	50	7 February 1988	0
The Pasadenas - Enchanted Lady	20 November 1988	31	27 November 1988	0
Pat Benatar - Don't Walk Away	25 September 1988	42	16 October 1988	0
Pebbles - Mercedes Boy	22 May 1988	42	29 May 1988	1
Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind Of Love	3 September 1988	1		4
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight ('88 Remix)	18 June 1988	4		1
Phil Collins - Two Hearts	20 November 1988	6	27 November 1988	1
Pixies - Gigantic	28 August 1988	93	28 August 1988	0
Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time	1 May 1988	35	8 May 1988	1
Pop Will Eat Itself - Def Con One	17 July 1988	63	31 July 1988	1
Prefab Sprout - The King of Rock 'n' Roll	17 April 1988	7	22 May 1988	1
Prefab Sprout - Nightingales	20 November 1988	78	20 November 1988	0
Prince - Alphabet Street	1 May 1988	9	8 May 1988	0
Richard Marx - Don't Mean Nothing	26 June 1988	78	3 July 1988	0
Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights	1 May 1988	50	15 May 1988	1
Rick Astley - Take Me to Your Heart	20 November 1988	8	4 December 1988	0
Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down the Crazy River	10 July 1988	15	21 August 1988	1
Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible	5 June 1988	44	12 June 1988	1
Royal House - Can You Party	29 May 1988	14	30 October 1988	0
Ruby Turner - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)	21 August 1988	77	11 September 1988	0
Ruby Turner featuring Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes of the Brokenhearted	18 December 1988	87	18 December 1988	0
Salt-N-Pepa - Tramp	20 March 1988	2	10 July 1988	0
Salt-N-Pepa - Twist and Shout	6 November 1988	4	20 November 1988	1
Sandie Shaw - Please Help the Cause Against Loneliness	2 October 1988	86	9 October 1988	0
Scott Fitzgerald - Go	10 April 1988	52	8 May 1988	1
Simply Red - I Won't Feel Bad	28 February 1988	68	13 March 1988	0
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Killing Jar	2 October 1988	41	2 October 1988	0
Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Last Beat of My Heart	27 November 1988	44	27 November 1988	0
Spandau Ballet - Raw	28 August 1988	47	4 September 1988	0
Steve Earle - Copperhead Road	9 October 1988	45	6 November 1988	2
Stevie Wonder - My Eyes Don't Cry	16 October 1988	92	23 October 1988	0
Stevie Wonder - You Will Know	31 January 1988	77	31 January 1988	0
Stevie Wonder featuring Michael Jackson - Get It	22 May 1988	37	29 May 1988	0
Sting - They Dance Alone	11 September 1988	94	11 September 1988	0
T'Pau - Road to Our Dream	27 November 1988	42	11 December 1988	0
T'Pau - Secret Garden	25 September 1988	18	16 October 1988	1
T'Pau - Sex Talk (Live)	27 March 1988	23	10 April 1988	0
Talk Talk - I Believe in You	25 September 1988	85	25 September 1988	0
Teddy Pendergrass - Joy	22 May 1988	58	29 May 1988	0
The Temptations - Look What You Started	31 January 1988	63	31 January 1988	0
The Blow Monkeys - It Pays to Belong	16 October 1988	76	16 October 1988	0
The Blow Monkeys - This Is Your Life	31 July 1988	32	16 April 1989	0
The Housemartins - There Is Always Something There to Remind Me	17 April 1988	35	1 May 1988	0
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Sidewalking	3 April 1988	30	10 April 1988	0
Thomas Dolby - Airhead	3 April 1988	53	17 April 1988	0
Thompson Twins - In the Name of Love	15 October 1988	46		3
Thompson Twins - In the Name of Love '88	9 October 1988	46	16 October 1988	0
Tiffany - Feelings of Forever	31 July 1988	52	31 July 1988	0
Tina Turner - Addicted to Love (Live)	13 March 1988	71	13 March 1988	0
Tom Tom Club - Don't Say No	2 October 1988	79	2 October 1988	0
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car	29 May 1988	4	24 April 2011	0
Transvision Vamp - Sister Moon	13 November 1988	41	27 November 1988	0
Transvision Vamp - Tell That Girl to Shut Up	3 April 1988	45	17 April 1988	0
Two Men, a Drum Machine and a Trumpet - I'm Tired Of Getting Pushed Around	3 January 1988	18		1
U2 - Angel of Harlem	11 December 1988	9	18 December 1988	1
U2 - Desire	25 September 1988	1	2 October 1988	1
UB40 - Come Out to Play	27 November 1988	77	4 December 1988	0
UB40 - Where Did I Go Wrong	14 August 1988	26	28 August 1988	0
Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi	7 February 1988	3	13 March 1988	1
Vanessa Williams - The Right Stuff	7 August 1988	62	20 August 1989	0
Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love	31 January 1988	18	7 February 1988	1
Yello - Tied Up	11 December 1988	60	11 December 1988	0

Song	First UK Chart Appearance	Highest Chart Position	Peak UK Chart Date	UK 'Now' Appearances
Aerosmith - Angel	10 April 1988	69	10 April 1988	0
Alice Cooper - Freedom	3 April 1988	50	10 April 1988	0
Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got	2 October 1988	55	2 October 1988	1
Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put a Little Love in Your Heart	6 November 1988	28	25 December 1988	0
The Art of Noise - Dragnet '88	6 March 1988	94	6 March 1988	0
Aztec Camera - Deep & Wide & Tall	18 October 1987	55	9 October 1988	0
Aztec Camera - Working in a Goldmine	31 July 1988	31	14 August 1988	0
B.V.S.M.P. - I Need You	17 July 1988	3	14 August 1988	0
Barbra Streisand and Don Johnson - Till I Loved You	30 October 1988	16	13 November 1988	0
Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)	5 June 1988	76	12 June 1988	3
Belinda Carlisle - Love Never Dies	4 December 1988	54	4 December 1988	0
Belouis Some - Some Girls	28 February 1988	76	13 March 1988	0
Big Audio Dynamite - Just Play Music	22 May 1988	51	29 May 1988	0
Big Audio Dynamite - Other 99	31 July 1988	81	31 July 1988	0
Billy Idol - Catch My Fall	7 August 1988	63	14 August 1988	0
Billy Ocean - Calypso Crazy	1 May 1988	35	15 May 1988	0
Billy Ocean - Stand and Deliver	23 October 1988	97	23 October 1988	0
Billy Ocean - The Colour of Love	31 July 1988	65	7 August 1988	0
Blondie - Denis '88	27 November 1988	50	4 December 1988	0
Bomb The Bass featuring Maureen - Say a Little Prayer	20 November 1988	10	27 November 1988	0
Boney M. - 1988 Megamix	18 December 1988	52	25 December 1988	0
Bonnie Tyler - The Best	24 January 1988	95	24 January 1988	0
Boy George - Don't Cry	2 October 1988	60	2 October 1988	0
Boy George - Live My Life	28 February 1988	62	6 March 1988	0
Boy George - No Clause 28	12 June 1988	57	12 June 1988	0
Bros - Silent Night	27 November 1988	2	27 November 1988	0
Bruce Springsteen - Spare Parts	18 September 1988	32	18 September 1988	0
Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together '88	23 October 1988	12	6 November 1988	1
Cameo - You Make Me Work	23 October 1988	74	23 October 1988	0
Carly Simon - You're So Vain (Live)	4 September 1988	96	11 September 1988	0
Cher - We All Sleep Alone	27 March 1988	47	10 April 1988	0
Chris Rea - Que Sera	31 January 1988	73	14 February 1988	0
Chris de Burgh - Missing You	23 October 1988	3	20 November 1988	0
The Christians - Born Again	17 April 1988	25	8 May 1988	0
The Communards - For a Friend	14 February 1988	28	6 March 1988	0
The Contours - Do You Love Me	5 June 1988	76	12 June 1988	2
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand	8 May 1988	87	21 August 1988	0
The Darling Buds - Burst	2 October 1988	50	23 October 1988	0
The Darling Buds - It's All Up to You	29 May 1988	86	5 June 1988	0
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires	17 April 1988	81	24 April 1988	0
Deacon Blue - Chocolate Girl	10 July 1988	43	7 August 1988	0
Deacon Blue - When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)	30 August 1987	34	24 April 1988	0
Debbie Gibson - Out of the Blue	1 May 1988	19	22 May 1988	0
Debbie Gibson - Staying Together	9 October 1988	53	9 October 1988	0
Deep Purple - Hush	12 June 1988	62	12 June 1988	0
Def Leppard - Love Bites	10 July 1988	11	24 July 1988	2
Derek B - Bad Young Brother	1 May 1988	16	15 May 1988	1
Donna Summer - All Systems Go	17 January 1988	54	24 January 1988	0
Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'anna	17 January 1988	7	6 March 1988	4
Elton John - Town of Plenty	28 August 1988	74	28 August 1988	0
Enya - Evening Falls...	18 December 1988	20	25 December 1988	0
Enya - Orinoco Flow	9 October 1988	1	23 October 1988	1
Erasure - Chains of Love	5 June 1988	11	12 June 1988	0
Erasure - A Little Respect	25 September 1988	4	16 October 1988	7
Erasure - Ship of Fools	28 February 1988	6	13 March 1988	0
Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes	10 January 1988	82	24 January 1988	2
Europe - Open Your Heart	30 October 1988	86	6 November 1988	0
Europe - Superstitious	14 August 1988	34	21 August 1988	0
Eurythmics - I Need a Man	3 April 1988	26	10 April 1988	0
Eurythmics - Shame	13 December 1987	41	17 January 1988	0
Everything but the Girl - I Always Was Your Girl	20 March 1988	87	27 March 1988	0
Everything but the Girl - These Early Days	7 February 1988	75	7 February 1988	0
Exposé - Seasons Change	3 April 1988	97	3 April 1988	1
Five Star - Let Me Be Yours	13 November 1988	51	20 November 1988	0
Five Star - Rock My World	31 July 1988	28	7 August 1988	0
Five Star - There's a Brand New World	11 September 1988	61	11 September 1988	0
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere	27 March 1988	4	17 April 1988	5
Fleetwood Mac - Family Man	13 December 1987	54	10 January 1988	0
Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - The Golden Boy	30 October 1988	86	30 October 1988	0
Gary Numan - America	27 November 1988	49	27 November 1988	0
George Benson - Let's Do It Again	21 August 1988	56	28 August 1988	0
George Benson - Twice the Love	6 November 1988	91	6 November 1988	0
George Michael - Monkey	10 July 1988	13	17 July 1988	0
Gladys Knight and The Pips - Love Overboard	10 January 1988	42	24 January 1988	0
Gladys Knight and The Pips - Lovin' on Next to Nothin'	20 March 1988	81	20 March 1988	0
Glass Tiger - Diamond Sun	22 May 1988	78	29 May 1988	0
Harry Enfield - Loadsamoney (Doin' Up the House)	1 May 1988	4	8 May 1988	0
Heart - Never	28 February 1988	8	20 March 1988	0
Hithouse - Jack to the Sound of the Underground	30 October 1988	14	27 November 1988	0
Hothouse Flowers - Easier in the Morning	11 September 1988	77	18 September 1988	0
Hothouse Flowers - I'm Sorry	17 July 1988	53	17 July 1988	0
Hue and Cry - I Refuse	18 January 1987	47	31 January 1988	0
Hue and Cry - Ordinary Angel	16 October 1988	42	6 November 1988	1
Huey Lewis and the News - Perfect World	10 July 1988	48	31 July 1988	0
Huey Lewis and the News - World to Me	4 December 1988	84	11 December 1988	0
The Human League - Love Is All That Matters	9 October 1988	41	23 October 1988	1
Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid	20 November 1988	17	4 December 1988	1
INXS - Need You Tonight	18 October 1987	2	20 November 1988	3
Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant	13 November 1988	6	20 November 1988	0
Iron Maiden - The Evil That Men Do	7 August 1988	5	14 August 1988	0
Jack 'n' Chill - The Jack That House Built	31 May 1987	6	7 February 1988	1
James Brown - I'm Real	29 May 1988	31	5 June 1988	0
James Brown - The Payback Mix	17 April 1988	12	1 May 1988	1
James Brown - She's the One	24 January 1988	45	24 January 1988	0
James Brown - Static	14 August 1988	83	21 August 1988	0
Jean-Michel Jarre - Revolutions	30 October 1988	52	30 October 1988	0
Jellybean - Jingo	6 December 1987	12	10 January 1988	0
Jermaine Stewart - Get Lucky	27 March 1988	13	24 April 1988	1
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Hate Myself for Loving You	14 August 1988	46	4 September 1988	0
John Mellencamp - Check It Out	21 February 1988	96	21 February 1988	0
Johnny Hates Jazz - Heart Of Gold	21 February 1988	19	13 March 1988	1
Jonathan Butler - Take Good Care of Me	7 February 1988	89	7 February 1988	0
Joy Division - Atmosphere	12 June 1988	34	19 June 1988	2
Joyce Sims - Come Into My Life	3 January 1988	7	24 January 1988	5
Julio Iglesias featuring Stevie Wonder - My Love	19 June 1988	5	28 August 1988	0
Kim Wilde - Hey Mister Heartache	8 May 1988	31	22 May 1988	0
Kym Mazelle - Useless	6 November 1988	53	13 November 1988	0
L.A. Mix - Check This Out	15 May 1988	6	29 May 1988	1
Labi Siffre - Listen to the Voices	25 September 1988	81	2 October 1988	0
Level 42 - Take a Look	23 October 1988	32	30 October 1988	0
Liverpool FC - Anfield Rap (Red Machine in Full Effect)	8 May 1988	3	15 May 1988	0
Loose Ends - Mr. Bachelor	29 May 1988	50	29 May 1988	0
Loose Ends - Watching You	28 August 1988	83	11 September 1988	0
Matt Bianco - Good Times	21 August 1988	55	28 August 1988	0
Matt Bianco - Wap Bam Boogie	29 May 1988	11	3 July 1988	0
Maxi Priest - Goodbye to Love Again	21 August 1988	57	21 August 1988	0
Maxi Priest featuring Beres Hammond - How Can We Ease the Pain	14 February 1988	41	6 March 1988	0
Michael Bolton - (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay	20 March 1988	77	3 April 1988	0
Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana	10 July 1988	4	17 July 1988	0
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal	20 November 1988	8	27 November 1988	0
Midge Ure - Answers to Nothing	14 August 1988	49	28 August 1988	0
Midge Ure - Dear God	13 November 1988	55	20 November 1988	0
Mike and the Mechanics - Nobody's Perfect	30 October 1988	80	13 November 1988	0
The Mission - Beyond the Pale	17 April 1988	32	24 April 1988	0
The Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There Somewhere	29 May 1988	52	3 July 1988	0
Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday	5 June 1988	9	12 June 1988	1
Morrissey - Suedehead	21 February 1988	5	28 February 1988	1
Nat King Cole - Unforgettable	27 November 1988	84	25 December 1988	3
Natalie Cole - Everlasting	19 June 1988	28	3 July 1988	0
Natalie Cole - Jump Start	26 July 1987	36	28 August 1988	0
Nick Heyward - You're My World	28 August 1988	67	11 September 1988	0
The O'Jays - Lovin' You	7 February 1988	87	7 February 1988	0
Olivia Newton-John - The Rumour	18 September 1988	85	18 September 1988	1
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Dreaming	31 January 1988	50	7 February 1988	0
The Pasadenas - Enchanted Lady	20 November 1988	31	27 November 1988	0
Pat Benatar - Don't Walk Away	25 September 1988	42	16 October 1988	0
Pebbles - Mercedes Boy	22 May 1988	42	29 May 1988	1
Phil Collins - Two Hearts	20 November 1988	6	27 November 1988	1
Pixies - Gigantic	28 August 1988	93	28 August 1988	0
Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time	1 May 1988	35	8 May 1988	1
Pop Will Eat Itself - Def Con One	17 July 1988	63	31 July 1988	1
Prefab Sprout - The King of Rock 'n' Roll	17 April 1988	7	22 May 1988	1
Prefab Sprout - Nightingales	20 November 1988	78	20 November 1988	0
Prince - Alphabet Street	1 May 1988	9	8 May 1988	0
Richard Marx - Don't Mean Nothing	26 June 1988	78	3 July 1988	0
Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights	1 May 1988	50	15 May 1988	1
Rick Astley - Take Me to Your Heart	20 November 1988	8	4 December 1988	0
Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down the Crazy River	10 July 1988	15	21 August 1988	1
Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible	5 June 1988	44	12 June 1988	1
Royal House - Can You Party	29 May 1988	14	30 October 1988	0
Ruby Turner - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)	21 August 1988	77	11 September 1988	0
Ruby Turner featuring Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes of the Brokenhearted	18 December 1988	87	18 December 1988	0
Salt-N-Pepa - Tramp	20 March 1988	2	10 July 1988	0
Salt-N-Pepa - Twist and Shout	6 November 1988	4	20 November 1988	1
Sandie Shaw - Please Help the Cause Against Loneliness	2 October 1988	86	9 October 1988	0
Scott Fitzgerald - Go	10 April 1988	52	8 May 1988	1
Simply Red - I Won't Feel Bad	28 February 1988	68	13 March 1988	0
Sinitta - G.T.O.	6 December 1987	15	10 January 1988	0
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Killing Jar	2 October 1988	41	2 October 1988	0
Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Last Beat of My Heart	27 November 1988	44	27 November 1988	0
Spandau Ballet - Raw	28 August 1988	47	4 September 1988	0
Steve Earle - Copperhead Road	9 October 1988	45	6 November 1988	2
Stevie Wonder - My Eyes Don't Cry	16 October 1988	92	23 October 1988	0
Stevie Wonder - You Will Know	31 January 1988	77	31 January 1988	0
Stevie Wonder featuring Michael Jackson - Get It	22 May 1988	37	29 May 1988	0
Sting - They Dance Alone	11 September 1988	94	11 September 1988	0
T'Pau - Road to Our Dream	27 November 1988	42	11 December 1988	0
T'Pau - Secret Garden	25 September 1988	18	16 October 1988	1
T'Pau - Sex Talk (Live)	27 March 1988	23	10 April 1988	0
Talk Talk - I Believe in You	25 September 1988	85	25 September 1988	0
Teddy Pendergrass - Joy	22 May 1988	58	29 May 1988	0
The Temptations - Look What You Started	31 January 1988	63	31 January 1988	0
The Blow Monkeys - It Pays to Belong	16 October 1988	76	16 October 1988	0
The Housemartins - There Is Always Something There to Remind Me	17 April 1988	35	1 May 1988	0
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Sidewalking	3 April 1988	30	10 April 1988	0
Thomas Dolby - Airhead	3 April 1988	53	17 April 1988	0
Thompson Twins - In the Name of Love '88	9 October 1988	46	16 October 1988	0
Tiffany - Feelings of Forever	31 July 1988	52	31 July 1988	0
Tina Turner - Addicted to Love (Live)	13 March 1988	71	13 March 1988	0
Tom Tom Club - Don't Say No	2 October 1988	79	2 October 1988	0
Transvision Vamp - Sister Moon	13 November 1988	41	27 November 1988	0
Transvision Vamp - Tell That Girl to Shut Up	3 April 1988	45	17 April 1988	0
U2 - Angel of Harlem	11 December 1988	9	18 December 1988	1
U2 - Desire	25 September 1988	1	2 October 1988	1
UB40 - Come Out to Play	27 November 1988	77	4 December 1988	0
UB40 - Where Did I Go Wrong	14 August 1988	26	28 August 1988	0
Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi	7 February 1988	3	13 March 1988	1
Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love	31 January 1988	18	7 February 1988	1
Yello - Tied Up	11 December 1988	60	11 December 1988	0

Song	First US Chart Appearance	Highest US Chart Position	Peak US Chart Date	UK 'Now' Appearances
Aerosmith - Angel	30 January 1988	3	30 April 1988	0
Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got	24 September 1988	3	17 December 1988	1
Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put a Little Love in Your Heart	5 November 1988	9	14 January 1989	0
Belinda Carlisle - I Feel Free	30 July 1988	88	13 August 1988	0
Billy Ocean - The Colour of Love	28 May 1988	17	30 July 1988	0
Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel	23 July 1988	8	15 October 1988	0
Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up	27 February 1988	13	23 April 1988	0
Cameo - You Make Me Work	5 November 1988	85	19 November 1988	0
Carly Simon - All I Want Is You	23 January 1988	54	20 February 1988	0
Cher - We All Sleep Alone	9 April 1988	14	11 June 1988	0
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Downtown Life	1 October 1988	31	5 November 1988	0
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires	16 April 1988	3	11 June 1988	0
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Missed Opportunity	9 July 1988	29	27 August 1988	0
Debbie Gibson - Out of the Blue	30 January 1988	3	9 April 1988	0
Debbie Gibson - Staying Together	6 August 1988	22	24 September 1988	0
Def Leppard - Hysteria	23 January 1988	10	26 March 1988	0
Def Leppard - Love Bites	13 August 1988	1	8 October 1988	2
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me	23 April 1988	2	23 July 1988	2
Elton John - A Word in Spanish	17 September 1988	19	12 November 1988	0
Erasure - Chains of Love	30 July 1988	12	29 October 1988	0
Erasure - A Little Respect	10 December 1988	14	4 March 1989	7
Europe - Superstitious	13 August 1988	31	8 October 1988	0
Fleetwood Mac - Family Man	2 April 1988	90	9 April 1988	0
George Michael - Monkey	9 July 1988	1	27 August 1988	0
Gladys Knight and The Pips - Love Overboard	9 January 1988	13	12 March 1988	0
Glass Tiger - I'm Still Searching	9 April 1988	31	14 May 1988	0
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine	25 June 1988	1	10 September 1988	0
Heart - I Want You So Bad	20 February 1988	49	26 March 1988	0
Huey Lewis and the News - Perfect World	16 July 1988	3	10 September 1988	0
Huey Lewis and the News - Small World	8 October 1988	25	26 November 1988	0
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Hate Myself for Loving You	25 June 1988	8	1 October 1988	0
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Little Liar	29 October 1988	19	21 January 1989	0
John Lennon - Jealous Guy	15 October 1988	80	22 October 1988	1
John Mellencamp - Check It Out	6 February 1988	14	16 April 1988	0
Kylie Minogue - It's No Secret	10 December 1988	37	11 February 1989	0
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World	20 February 1988	32	2 April 1988	12
Michael Bolton - (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay	23 January 1988	11	26 March 1988	0
Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana	7 May 1988	1	2 July 1988	0
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal	12 November 1988	7	14 January 1989	0
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning	2 April 1988	17	2 July 1988	0
Mike and the Mechanics - Nobody's Perfect	5 November 1988	63	10 December 1988	0
The Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There Somewhere	4 June 1988	30	6 August 1988	0
Olivia Newton-John - The Rumour	20 August 1988	62	10 September 1988	1
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Dreaming	12 March 1988	16	21 May 1988	0
Pebbles - Mercedes Boy	7 May 1988	2	9 July 1988	1
Phil Collins - Two Hearts	19 November 1988	1	21 January 1989	1
Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time	23 April 1988	6	9 July 1988	1
R.E.M. - It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)	30 January 1988	69	20 February 1988	1
Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights	23 January 1988	2	26 March 1988	1
Rick Astley - It Would Take a Strong Strong Man	16 July 1988	10	17 September 1988	0
Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible	2 July 1988	2	10 September 1988	1
Sheena Easton - The Lover in Me	5 November 1988	2	4 March 1989	0
Stacey Q - Don't Make a Fool of Yourself	27 February 1988	66	19 March 1988	0
Stevie Wonder - You Will Know	6 February 1988	77	20 February 1988	0
Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart	16 January 1988	15	12 March 1988	0
Teddy Pendergrass - Joy	18 June 1988	77	2 July 1988	0
Tiffany - All This Time	5 November 1988	6	11 February 1989	0
Tiffany - Feelings of Forever	11 June 1988	50	16 July 1988	0
Tone Loc - Wild Thing	3 December 1988	2	18 February 1989	1
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car	4 June 1988	6	27 August 1988	0
Transvision Vamp - Tell That Girl to Shut Up	1 October 1988	87	8 October 1988	0
U2 - Angel of Harlem	17 December 1988	14	11 February 1989	1
U2 - Desire	1 October 1988	3	26 November 1988	1
Vanessa Williams - The Right Stuff	23 July 1988	44	27 August 1988	0
Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love	13 February 1988	48	19 March 1988	1

Song	First US Chart Appearance	Highest US Chart Position	Peak US Chart Date	UK 'Now' Appearances
Aerosmith - Angel	30 January 1988	3	30 April 1988	0
The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime	19 December 1987	71	16 January 1988	1
Alphaville - Forever Young	23 March 1985	65	24 December 1988	0
Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got	24 September 1988	3	17 December 1988	1
Belinda Carlisle - I Feel Free	30 July 1988	88	13 August 1988	0
Billy Ocean - The Colour of Love	28 May 1988	17	30 July 1988	0
Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel	23 July 1988	8	15 October 1988	0
Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up	27 February 1988	13	23 April 1988	0
Cameo - You Make Me Work	5 November 1988	85	19 November 1988	0
Carly Simon - All I Want Is You	23 January 1988	54	20 February 1988	0
Cher - We All Sleep Alone	9 April 1988	14	11 June 1988	0
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Downtown Life	1 October 1988	31	5 November 1988	0
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires	16 April 1988	3	11 June 1988	0
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Missed Opportunity	9 July 1988	29	27 August 1988	0
Debbie Gibson - Out of the Blue	30 January 1988	3	9 April 1988	0
Debbie Gibson - Staying Together	6 August 1988	22	24 September 1988	0
Def Leppard - Hysteria	23 January 1988	10	26 March 1988	0
Def Leppard - Love Bites	13 August 1988	1	8 October 1988	2
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me	23 April 1988	2	23 July 1988	2
Depeche Mode - Strangelove	25 July 1987	50	22 October 1988	0
Elton John - A Word in Spanish	17 September 1988	19	12 November 1988	0
Erasure - Chains of Love	30 July 1988	12	29 October 1988	0
Europe - Superstitious	13 August 1988	31	8 October 1988	0
Eurythmics - I Need a Man	19 December 1987	46	30 January 1988	0
Exposé - Seasons Change	28 November 1987	1	20 February 1988	1
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere	28 November 1987	14	6 February 1988	5
Fleetwood Mac - Family Man	2 April 1988	90	9 April 1988	0
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You	24 October 1987	1	16 January 1988	0
George Michael - Monkey	9 July 1988	1	27 August 1988	0
Gladys Knight and The Pips - Love Overboard	9 January 1988	13	12 March 1988	0
Glass Tiger - I'm Still Searching	9 April 1988	31	14 May 1988	0
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine	25 June 1988	1	10 September 1988	0
Heart - I Want You So Bad	20 February 1988	49	26 March 1988	0
Heart - There's the Girl	7 November 1987	12	23 January 1988	0
Huey Lewis and the News - Perfect World	16 July 1988	3	10 September 1988	0
Huey Lewis and the News - Small World	8 October 1988	25	26 November 1988	0
INXS - Need You Tonight	24 October 1987	1	30 January 1988	3
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Hate Myself for Loving You	25 June 1988	8	1 October 1988	0
John Lennon - Jealous Guy	15 October 1988	80	22 October 1988	1
John Mellencamp - Check It Out	6 February 1988	14	16 April 1988	0
Kiss - Reason to Live	5 December 1987	64	30 January 1988	0
Laura Branigan - Power of Love	24 October 1987	26	9 January 1988	1
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World	20 February 1988	32	2 April 1988	12
Michael Bolton - (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay	23 January 1988	11	26 March 1988	0
Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana	7 May 1988	1	2 July 1988	0
Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel	21 November 1987	1	23 January 1988	1
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning	2 April 1988	17	2 July 1988	0
Mike and the Mechanics - Nobody's Perfect	5 November 1988	63	10 December 1988	0
The Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There Somewhere	4 June 1988	30	6 August 1988	0
Natalie Cole - I Live for Your Love	7 November 1987	13	6 February 1988	1
Olivia Newton-John - The Rumour	20 August 1988	62	10 September 1988	1
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Dreaming	12 March 1988	16	21 May 1988	0
Pebbles - Mercedes Boy	7 May 1988	2	9 July 1988	1
Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time	23 April 1988	6	9 July 1988	1
R.E.M. - It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)	30 January 1988	69	20 February 1988	1
Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights	23 January 1988	2	26 March 1988	1
Rick Astley - It Would Take a Strong Strong Man	16 July 1988	10	17 September 1988	0
Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible	2 July 1988	2	10 September 1988	1
Stacey Q - Don't Make a Fool of Yourself	27 February 1988	66	19 March 1988	0
Stevie Wonder - You Will Know	6 February 1988	77	20 February 1988	0
Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart	16 January 1988	15	12 March 1988	0
Teddy Pendergrass - Joy	18 June 1988	77	2 July 1988	0
Tiffany - Feelings of Forever	11 June 1988	50	16 July 1988	0
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car	4 June 1988	6	27 August 1988	0
Transvision Vamp - Tell That Girl to Shut Up	1 October 1988	87	8 October 1988	0
U2 - Desire	1 October 1988	3	26 November 1988	1
Vanessa Williams - The Right Stuff	23 July 1988	44	27 August 1988	0
Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love	13 February 1988	48	19 March 1988	1

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