1988 in British music

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This is a summary of 1988 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

Contents

[edit] Summary

[edit] Charts

[edit] Singles

Issue Date Song Title Artist
10 January Heaven Is A Place On Earth Belinda Carlisle
17 January Heaven Is A Place On Earth Belinda Carlisle
24 January I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany
31 January I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany
7 February I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany
14 February I Should Be So Lucky Kylie Minogue
21 February I Should Be So Lucky Kylie Minogue
28 February I Should Be So Lucky Kylie Minogue
6 March I Should Be So Lucky Kylie Minogue
13 March I Should Be So Lucky Kylie Minogue
20 March Don't Turn Around Aswad
27 March Don't Turn Around Aswad
3 April Heart Pet Shop Boys
10 April Heart Pet Shop Boys
17 April Heart Pet Shop Boys
24 April Theme From S'Express S'Express
1 April Theme From S'Express S'Express
8 May Perfect Fairground Attraction
15 May With a Little Help from My Friends /
She's Leaving Home		 Wet Wet Wet /
Billy Bragg
22 May With a Little Help from My Friends /
She's Leaving Home		 Wet Wet Wet /
Billy Bragg
29 May With a Little Help from My Friends /
She's Leaving Home		 Wet Wet Wet /
Billy Bragg
5 May With a Little Help from My Friends /
She's Leaving Home		 Wet Wet Wet /
Billy Bragg
12 June Doctorin' The Tardis The Timelords
19 June I Owe You Nothing Bros
26 June I Owe You Nothing Bros
3 July Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You Glenn Medeiros
10 July Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You Glenn Medeiros
17 July Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You Glenn Medeiros
24 July Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You Glenn Medeiros
31 July The Only Way Is Up Yazz and the Plastic Population
7 August The Only Way Is Up Yazz and the Plastic Population
14 August The Only Way Is Up Yazz and the Plastic Population
21 August The Only Way Is Up Yazz and the Plastic Population
28 August The Only Way Is Up Yazz and the Plastic Population
4 September A Groovy Kind Of Love Phil Collins
11 September A Groovy Kind Of Love Phil Collins
18 September He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother The Hollies
25 September He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother The Hollies
2 October Desire U2
9 October One Moment In Time Whitney Houston
16 October One Moment In Time Whitney Houston
23 October Orinoco Flow Enya
30 October Orinoco Flow Enya
6 November Orinoco Flow Enya
13 November The First Time Robin Beck
20 November The First Time Robin Beck
27 November The First Time Robin Beck
4 December Mistletoe and Wine Cliff Richard
11 December Mistletoe and Wine Cliff Richard
18 December Mistletoe and Wine Cliff Richard
25 December Mistletoe and Wine Cliff Richard


[edit] Top 40 Singles of 1988

Position Song Title Artist Sales Highest Position
1 Mistletoe And Wine Cliff Richard 1
2 The Only Way Is Up Yazz and the Plastic Population 1
3 I Should Be So Lucky Kylie Minogue 1
4 Especially For You Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan 1
5 I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany 1
6 Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You Glenn Medeiros 1
7 A Groovy Kind Of Love Phil Collins 1
8 He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother The Hollies 1
9 With a Little Help from My Friends/She's Leaving Home Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg 1
10 Teardrops Womack & Womack
11 The Loco-Motion Kylie Minogue
12 The First Time Robin Beck 1
13 Perfect Fairground Attraction 1
14 One Moment In Time Whitney Houston 1
15 Push It / Tramp Salt 'N' Pepa
16 Suddenly Angry Anderson
17 Heaven Is A Place On Earth Belinda Carlisle 1
18 Orinoco Flow Enya
19 Theme From S-Express S-Express 1
20 Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi Kylie Minogue
21 Got To Be Certain Kylie Minogue
22 The Harder I Try Brother Beyond
23 Tell It To My Heart Taylor Dayne
24 Crackers International (Ep) Erasure
25 I Owe You Nothing Bros 1
26 Heart Pet Shop Boys 1
27 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car Billy Ocean
28 Don't Turn Around Aswad 1
29 Nothing Can Divide Us Jason Donovan
30 Beat Dis Bomb The Bass
31 Drop The Boy Bros
32 Sign Your Name Terence Trent D'Arby
33 The Twist (Yo Twist) The Fat Boys & Chubby Checker
34 When Will I Be Famous? Bros
35 Boys (Summertime Love) Sabrina
36 House Arrest Krush
37 You Came Kim Wilde
38 Lovely Day (Sunshine Mix) Bill Withers
39 I Need You B.V.S.M.P.
40 Girl, You Know It's True Milli Vanilli

[edit] Music awards

[edit] BRIT Awards

The 1988 BRIT Awards winners were:

[edit] External links

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