The Top 40 of 1988- This List Turns 30 This Year

Who doesn’t love 80s music? It was the late 80s when this list came out for the Top 40 Chart list in 1988. These songs are awesome and will forever be thought of as favorites.

Top 40 Chart List (1988)

1. Faith – George Michael
2. Need You Tonight – INXS
3. Got My Mind Set On You – George Harrison51c2MSF+OpL._SS500
4. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
5. Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
6. So Emotional – Whitney Houston
7. Heaven Is A Place On Earth – Belinda Carlisle
8. Could’ve Been – Tiffany
9. Hands To Heaven – Breathe
10. Roll With It – Steve Winwood
11. One More Try – George Michael
12. Wishing Well – Terence Trent d’Arby
13. Anything For You – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
14. The Flame – Cheap Trick
15. Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car – Billy Ocean
16. Seasons Change – Expose
17. Is This Love – Whitesnake
18. Wild Wild West – Escape ClubDef+Leppard+Pour+Some+Sugar+On+Me++Sleeve-620
19. Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard
20. I’ll Always Love You – Taylor Dayne
21. Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson
22. Shake Your Love – Debbie Gibson
23. Simply Irresistible – Robert Palmer
24. Hold On To The Nights – Richard Marx
25. Hungry Eyes – Eric Carnen
26. Shattered Dreams – Johnny Hates Jazz
27. Father Figure – George Michael
28. Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) – Samantha Fox
29. A Groovy Kind Of Love – Phil Collins
30. Love Bites – Def Leppard
31. Endless Summer Nights – Richard Marx
32. Foolish Beat – Debbie Gibson
33. Where Do Broken Hearts Go – Whitney HoustonR-1569883-1271850517.jpeg
34. Angel – Aerosmith
35. Hazy Shade Of Winter – Bangles
36. The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
37. Don’t Worry – Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
38. Make Me Lose Control – Eric Carnen
39. Red Red Wine – UB40
40. She’s Like The Wind – Patrick Swayze



“Heaven is a Place on Earth” can come on and to this day, I can still belt out all the words. And “She’s Like The Wind” reminds me of Dirty Dancing every time. Oh, 1988, we miss you.

Author: Emily Rokke

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