List of Top 25 singles for 1988 in Australia

These are the Top 25 singles of 1988 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart.^[1] These were the first End of Year singles charts created by ARIA, it had started producing its own charts from mid-1988.^[2] ARIA had previously used the Kent Music Report, known from 1987 onwards as the Australian Music Report.^[3]

Peak chart positions from 1987 and early 1988 were calculated by David Kent for the Kent Music Report.^[3] Late 1988 peak chart positions are from the ARIA Charts.^[2] Overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by ARIA based on the number of weeks and position that the records reach within the Top 50 singles for each week during 1988.

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", "Simply Irresistible", "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car", "I Should Be So Lucky", "Never Gonna Give You Up" and "Faith" peaked at #1 on the Kent Music Report in early 1988.^[3] "Never Gonna Give You Up" also peaked at #1 on the Kent Music Report during 1987.^[3]
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Simply Irresistible", "The Flame", "What a Wonderful World", "Perfect", "Age of Reason", "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and "Got to Be Certain" peaked at #1 on the ARIA Charts in late 1988.^[2]

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