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1 Hot Hot Hot 10   Feb 1988  
  Buster Poindexter And His Banshees Of Blue  
    YouTube Amazon  

2 Pump Up The Volume 11   Feb 1988  
  M/A/R/R/S  
    YouTube Amazon  

3 She's Like The Wind 2   Mar 1988  
  Patrick Swayze Featuring Wendy Frasier  
    YouTube Amazon  

4 Kiss And Tell 19 28   Apr 1988  
  Bryan Ferry  
    YouTube Amazon  

5 You Don't Know 19   Apr 1988  
  Scarlett & Black  
    YouTube Amazon  

6 I Love The Things You Do To Me 11     Apr 1988  
  Balaam & The Angel  
    YouTube Amazon  

7 Dignity 19     Apr 1988  
  Deacon Blue  
    YouTube Amazon  

8 Serpentine 17     Apr 1988  
  Kings Of The Sun  
    YouTube Amazon  

9 Heaven Tonight 13     May 1988  
  Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force  
    YouTube Amazon  

10 Strange But True 11   May 1988  
  Times Two  
    YouTube Amazon  

11 When We Kiss 27   May 1988  
  Bardeux  
    YouTube Amazon  

12 Piano In The Dark 2   May 1988  
  Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito  
    YouTube Amazon  

13 Supersonic 23   May 1988  
  J.J. Fad  
    YouTube Amazon  

14 Under The Milky Way 2 19   Jun 1988  
  The Church  
    YouTube Amazon  

15 I Still Believe 5   Jun 1988  
  Brenda K. Starr  
    YouTube Amazon  

16 Red Blue Jeans 15     Jun 1988  
  John Kilzer  
    YouTube Amazon  

17 Tomorrow People 9 22   Jun 1988  
  Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers  
    YouTube Amazon  

18 Beds Are Burning 3 13   Jun 1988  
  Midnight Oil  
    YouTube Amazon  

19 I'm Onto You 18     Jun 1988  
  Hurricane  
    YouTube Amazon  

20 Sound Alarm 16     Jun 1988  
  Michael Anderson  
    YouTube Amazon  

21 Nite And Day 7   Jul 1988  
  Al B. Sure!  
    YouTube Amazon  

22 Love Changes (Everything) 16   Jul 1988  
  Climie Fisher  
    YouTube Amazon  

23 Just Got Paid 11   Jul 1988  
  Johnny Kemp  
    YouTube Amazon  

24 Common Ground 3     Aug 1988  
  Rhythm Corps.  
    YouTube Amazon  

25 Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) 15   Aug 1988  
  The Contours  
    YouTube Amazon  

26 Don't Worry Be Happy 1   Sep 1988  
  Bobby McFerrin  
    YouTube Amazon  

27 Another Lover 22   Oct 1988  
  Giant Steps  
    YouTube Amazon  

28 Fight (No Matter How Long) 7     Oct 1988  
  The Bunburys  
    YouTube Amazon  

29 Away 20     Nov 1988  
  The Feelies  
    YouTube Amazon  

30 Motor   Nov 1988  
  Circus Of Power  
    YouTube Amazon  

31 The Promise 6   Dec 1988  
  When In Rome  
    YouTube Amazon  


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1988 One Hit Wonders


Top pop songs for 1988 One Hit Wonders

official top hits
1 Don't Worry Be Happy
 Bobby McFerrin
2 She's Like The Wind
 Patrick Swayze Featuring Wendy Frasier
3 Piano In The Dark
 Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito
4 The Promise
 When In Rome
5 I Still Believe
 Brenda K. Starr
6 Nite And Day
 Al B. Sure!
7 Pump Up The Volume
 M/A/R/R/S
8 Hot Hot Hot
 Buster Poindexter And His Banshees Of Blue
9 Strange But True
 Times Two
10 Just Got Paid
 Johnny Kemp
11 Beds Are Burning
 Midnight Oil
12 Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)
 The Contours
13 Love Changes (Everything)
 Climie Fisher
14 Under The Milky Way
 The Church
15 You Don't Know
 Scarlett & Black

Top 100 One Hit Wonders

list of the most popular songs that were by one-time top 20 makers from 1960 To 2000

One Hit Wonders by Year

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 late 1950s

1988 Pop Top 100 Songs

the top pop songs of 1988 in order

1988 Rock Top 100 Songs

the top rock songs of 1980 in order

1988 Number One Pop Song Calendar

number one pop songs on any date, birthday, wedding, graduation, etc

1988 Number One Rock Songs

calendar of rock number one songs

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