| This table shows the date the song reached number one in the charts during 1988. If your exact birth date isn't shown find the closest date before your birthday - this is the song that was number 1 on the day you were born or a later birthday. To find all your No.1 songs listed together see the panel below. | |||
Date Reached No. 1 |
Artist |
Song Title |
Wks |
| 10th January 1988 | Belinda Carlisle | Heaven Is A Place On Earth | 2 |
| 24th January 1988 | Tiffany | I Think We're Alone Now | 3 |
| 14th February 1988 | Kylie Minogue | I Should Be So Lucky | 5 |
| 20th March 1988 | Aswad | Don't Turn Around | 2 |
| 3rd April 1988 | The Pet Shop Boys | Heart | 3 |
| 24th April 1988 | S-Express | Theme From S-Express | 2 |
| 8th May 1988 | Fairground Attraction | Perfect | 1 |
| 15th May 1988 | Wet Wet Wet | With A Little Help From My Friends | 4 |
| 12th June 1988 | The Timelords | Doctorin' The Tardis | 1 |
| 19th June 1988 | Bros | I Owe You Nothing | 2 |
| 3rd July 1988 | Glenn Medeiros | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You | 4 |
| 31st July 1988 | Yazz & The Plastic Population | The Only Way Is Up | 5 |
| 4th September 1988 | Phil Collins | Groovy Kind Of Love | 2 |
| 18th September 1988 | The Hollies | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother | 2 |
| 2nd October 1988 | U2 | Desire | 1 |
| 9th October 1988 | Whitney Houston | One Moment In Time | 2 |
| 23rd October 1988 | Enya | Orinoco Flow | 3 |
| 13th November 1988 | Robin Beck | First Time | 3 |
| 4th December 1988 | Cliff Richard | Mistletoe and Wine | 4 |
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