brown #
= weekly rock chart peak
blue #
= pop chart peak
| 1 | One More Try | 1 | May 1988 |  |
| George Michael |
| 2 | Look Away | 1 | Nov 1988 | |
| Chicago |
| 3 | Sweet Child O' Mine | 2 | 1 | Sep 1988 | |
| Guns N' Roses |
| 4 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 16 | 1 | Dec 1988 | |
| Poison |
| 5 | The Flame | 1 | 1 | Jul 1988 | |
| Cheap Trick |
| 6 | Father Figure | 1 | Feb 1988 | |
| George Michael |
| 7 | Wild, Wild West | 1 | Oct 1988 | |
| The Escape Club |
| 8 | Bad Medicine | 1 | 1 | Nov 1988 | |
| Bon Jovi |
| 9 | Angel | 1 | 1 | Apr 1988 | |
| Aerosmith |
| 10 | Hands To Heaven | 1 | Jul 1988 | |
| Breathe |
| 11 | Roll With It | 1 | 1 | Jul 1988 | |
| Steve Winwood |
| 12 | Together Forever | 1 | Jun 1988 | |
| Rick Astley |
| 13 | My Prerogative | 1 | Dec 1988 | |
| Bobby Brown |
| 14 | Giving You The Best That I Got | 2 | Dec 1988 | |
| Anita Baker |
| 15 | Could've Been | 1 | Jan 1988 | |
| Tiffany |
| 16 | I'll Always Love You | 2 | Sep 1988 | |
| Taylor Dayne |
| 17 | Man In The Mirror | 1 | Mar 1988 | |
| Michael Jackson |
| 18 | Simply Irresistible | 1 | 1 | Aug 1988 | |
| Robert Palmer |
| 19 | Need You Tonight | 6 | 1 | Jan 1988 | |
| INXS |
| 20 | Never Gonna Give You Up | 1 | Mar 1988 | |
| Rick Astley |
| 21 | Love Bites | 1 | 1 | Oct 1988 | |
| Def Leppard |
| 22 | Shattered Dreams | 1 | May 1988 | |
| Johnny Hates Jazz |
| 23 | Seasons Change | 1 | Jan 1988 | |
| Expose |
| 24 | Foolish Beat | 1 | Jun 1988 | |
| Debbie Gibson |
| 25 | Hazy Shade Of Winter | 2 | Jan 1988 | |
| Bangles |