List of number-one singles in 1988 (New Zealand)

This is a list of Number 1 hit singles in 1988 in New Zealand, starting with the first chart dated, 15 January 1988.

Chart

Key
  ‡  – Single of New Zealand origin
Date Artist Single
2 January 1988 Summer break - no chart Summer break - no chart
10 January 1988 Summer break - no chart Summer break - no chart
17 January 1988 George Michael "Faith"
24 January 1988 Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now"
31 January 1988
7 February 1988 Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up"
14 February 1988 MARRS "Pump Up The Volume"
21 February 1988
28 February 1988 Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"
6 March 1988
13 March 1988
20 March 1988
27 March 1988 U2 "One Tree Hill"
3 April 1988
10 April 1988 Easter holiday - no chart Easter holiday - no chart
17 April 1988 U2 "One Tree Hill"
24 April 1988
1 May 1988
8 May 1988
15 May 1988 Pet Shop Boys "Heart"
22 May 1988 Big Pig "Breakaway"
29 May 1988
5 June 1988 Aswad "Don't Turn Around"
12 June 1988
19 June 1988 Prince "Alphabet Street"
26 June 1988 New Order "Blue Monday 88"
3 July 1988
10 July 1988
17 July 1988 Holidaymakers "Sweet Lovers"‡
24 July 1988
31 July 1988
7 August 1988
14 August 1988
21 August 1988
28 August 1988 Timelords "Doctorin' the TARDIS"
4 September 1988
11 September 1988
18 September 1988 Times Two "Cecilia"
25 September 1988
2 October 1988
9 October 1988 Tex Pistol featuring Rikki Morris "Nobody Else"‡
16 October 1988 U2 "Desire"
23 October 1988
30 October 1988
6 November 1988
13 November 1988
20 November 1988 Yazz & The Plastic Population "The Only Way Is Up"
27 November 1988
4 December 1988
11 December 1988 When the Cat's Away "Melting Pot""‡
18 December 1988 Womack & Womack "Teardrops"
25 December 1988 Summer break - no chart Summer break - no chart

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