1988
- January 16 - Pink Floyd – "On the Turning Away" - 1 week
- January 23 - David Lee Roth – "Just Like Paradise" - 4 weeks
- February 20 - Robert Plant – "Heaven Knows" - 6 weeks
- April 2 - Henry Lee Summer – "I Wish I Had A Girl" - 1 week
- April 9 - Robert Plant – "Tall Cool One" - 4 weeks
- May 7 - The Smithereens – "Only A Memory" - 1 week
- May 14 - Bruce Hornsby & The Range – "The Valley Road" - 3 weeks
- June 4 - Van Halen – "Black and Blue" - 3 weeks
- June 25 - Steve Winwood – "Roll With It" - 4 weeks
- July 23 - Van Halen – "When It's Love" - 1 week
- July 30 - Robert Palmer – "Simply Irresistible" - 3 weeks
- August 20 - Little Feat – "Hate To Lose Your Lovin'" - 4 weeks
- September 17 - Steve Winwood – "Don’t You Know What the Night Can Do?" - 2 weeks
- October 1 - Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers – "I'm Not Your Man" - 1 week
- October 8 - U2 – "Desire" - 5 weeks
- November 12 - Randy Newman – "It's Money That Matters" - 2 weeks
- November 26 - R.E.M. – "Orange Crush" - 2 weeks
- December 10 - U2 – "Angel of Harlem" - 6 weeks
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