1988 (ARIA Charts)
"ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June 1988. They ran concurrent to the Australian Music Report, until 1999. The variance in dates between the two charts are as follows: The Dates given for ARIA Charts are Saturdays. The Dates given for the Australian Music Report are Mondays."
- Cheap Trick - "The Flame"
- 4 June for 4 weeks
- Louis Armstrong - "What a Wonderful World"
- 2 July for 1 week
- Kylie Minogue - "Got to Be Certain"
- 9 July for 3 weeks
- John Farnham - "Age of Reason"
- 30 July for 4 weeks
- Fairground Attraction - "Perfect"
- 27 August for 3 weeks
- Robert Palmer - "Simply Irresistible"
- 17 September for 5 weeks
- U2 - "Desire"
- 22 October for 3 weeks
- Bobby McFerrin - "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
- 12 November for 7 weeks
- The Beach Boys - "Kokomo"
- 31 December for 1 week and 6 weeks in 1989
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "Better Be Home Soon" by Crowded House, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle, "Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime)" by Morris Minor and the Majors and "Doctorin' the Tardis" by The Timelords.
Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Whenever You Need Somebody" (3) and "When I Fall in Love"/"My Arms Keep Missing You" (5) by Rick Astley, "The Only Way Is Up" (3) by Yazz, "Run to Paradise" (3) by The Choirboys, "Sign Your Name" (3) by Terence Trent D'Arby, "Don't Be Cruel" (5) by Cheap Trick, "Love in the First Degree" (5) and "I Want You Back" (3) by Bananarama, "When Will I Be Famous?" (5) and "I Owe You Nothing" (6) by Bros, "All Fired Up" (6) by Pat Benatar, "I Want Your Love" (8) by Transvision Vamp and "Fat" (11) by "Weird Al Yankovic".
Hits by Australasian artists (with peak positions noted) also included "When a Man Loves a Woman" (3) by Jimmy Barnes, "Nothing Can Divide Us" (3) by Jason Donovan, "That's When I Think of You" (6) and "If I Could" (4) by 1927, "Heatseeker" (5) by AC/DC, "Love Is a Bridge" (11) by Little River Band, "So Excellent"/"I Go, I Go" (8) by Kylie Mole, and "I Still Love You (Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi)" (11) by Kylie Minogue.
Read more about this topic: List Of Number-one Singles In Australia During The 1980s