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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1988.
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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1988.
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1987 | |||||
| December 19 | "I Live For Your Love" | Natalie Cole | 2 | January 16 | 9 |
| "Faith" | George Michael | 5 | January 16 | 6 | |
| Singles from 1988 | |||||
| January 9 | "Everywhere" | Fleetwood Mac | 1 | January 16 | 7 |
| January 16 | "Could've Been" | Tiffany | 1 | February 6 | 7 |
| "All I Want Is You" | Carly Simon | 7 | January 16 | 5 | |
| "Can't Stay Away from You" | Miami Sound Machine | 1 | February 13 | 10 | |
| "Hungry Eyes" | Eric Carmen | 2 | February 13 | 9 | |
| January 23 | "Seasons Change" | Expose | 1 | February 20 | 9 |
| January 30 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Michael Jackson | 9 | February 6 | 2 |
| February 6 | "She's Like the Wind" | Patrick Swayze | 1 | February 27 | 9 |
| "Twilight World" | Swing Out Sister | 7 | February 20 | 5 | |
| February 13 | "Without You" | Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle | 8 | March 5 | 6 |
| February 20 | "Father Figure" | George Michael | 3 | March 12 | 7 |
| "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Rick Astley | 1 | March 12 | 9 | |
| February 27 | "Endless Summer Nights" | Richard Marx | 2 | March 19 | 9 |
| March 5 | "Never Die Young" | James Taylor | 3 | March 26 | 7 |
| March 12 | "Man in the Mirror" | Michael Jackson | 2 | April 9 | 8 |
| March 19 | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Whitney Houston | 1 | April 2 | 10 |
| March 26 | "What a Wonderful World" | Louis Armstrong | 7 | April 2 | 4 |
| "I Get Weak" | Belinda Carlisle | 9 | March 26 | 3 | |
| "When We Was Fab" | George Harrison | 10 | March 26 | 1 | |
| April 2 | "Anything for You" | Miami Sound Machine | 1 | April 23 | 10 |
| April 9 | "One Step Up" | Bruce Springsteen | 3 | April 23 | 6 |
| "Talking Back to the Night" | Steve Winwood | 7 | April 23 | 5 | |
| April 16 | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" | Billy Ocean | 5 | April 30 | 5 |
| April 23 | "I Don't Want to Live Without You" | Foreigner | 1 | May 14 | 9 |
| "Piano in the Dark" | Brenda Russell featuring Joe Esposito | 3 | May 7 | 8 | |
| "Set the Night to Music" | Starship | 9 | April 30 | 2 | |
| April 30 | "Shattered Dreams" | Johnny Hates Jazz | 1 | May 21 | 8 |
| May 7 | "One More Try" | George Michael | 1 | May 28 | 9 |
| "Everything Your Heart Desires" | Hall & Oates | 2 | June 18 | 9 | |
| May 14 | "Pamela" | Toto | 9 | May 14 | 2 |
| May 21 | "The Valley Road" | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 1 | June 18 | 9 |
| "Carmelia" | Dan Hill | 8 | May 21 | 2 | |
| May 28 | "Heart of Mine" | Boz Scaggs | 3 | June 25 | 8 |
| "Make It Real" | The Jets | 1 | June 25 | 10 | |
| June 4 | "Circle in the Sand" | Belinda Carlisle | 5 | June 25 | 5 |
| June 11 | "Together Forever" | Rick Astley | 2 | June 25 | 6 |
| June 18 | "Between Like and Love" | Billy Vera & the Beaters | 9 | June 25 | 2 |
| June 25 | "Paradise" | Sade | 3 | July 16 | 6 |
| "Make Me Lose Control" | Eric Carmen | 1 | July 16 | 9 | |
| July 2 | "The Colour of Love" | Billy Ocean | 2 | July 23 | 8 |
| July 9 | "Roll with It" | Steve Winwood | 1 | August 6 | 9 |
| "Foolish Beat" | Debbie Gibson | 8 | July 23 | 3 | |
| "Hands to Heaven" | Breathe | 2 | August 6 | 8 | |
| July 23 | "Hold On to the Nights" | Richard Marx | 3 | August 6 | 7 |
| "1-2-3" | Miami Sound Machine | 1 | August 27 | 9 | |
| "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" | Elton John | 1 | August 20 | 9 | |
| July 30 | "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" | Chicago | 5 | August 27 | 7 |
| August 6 | "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" | The Moody Blues | 9 | August 6 | 2 |
| "Love Will Save the Day" | Whitney Houston | 10 | August 6 | 4 | |
| August 20 | "Fast Car" | Tracy Chapman | 7 | August 20 | 2 |
| August 27 | "One Good Woman" | Peter Cetera | 1 | September 3 | 9 |
| "Perfect World" | Huey Lewis & the News | 2 | September 10 | 7 | |
| September 3 | "I'll Always Love You" | Taylor Dayne | 2 | September 17 | 8 |
| "It Would Take a Strong Man" | Rick Astley | 1 | October 1 | 7 | |
| "Missed Opportunity" | Hall & Oates | 8 | September 10 | 3 | |
| September 10 | "Here with Me" | REO Speedwagon | 9 | September 10 | 3 |
| "Look Out Any Window" | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 7 | September 17 | 4 | |
| September 17 | "True Love" | Glenn Frey | 2 | October 1 | 7 |
| September 24 | "Groovy Kind of Love" | Phil Collins | 1 | October 8 | 9 |
| "Don't Worry, Be Happy" | Bobby McFerrin | 7 | September 24 | 4 | |
| "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" | Steve Winwood | 2 | October 15 | 8 | |
| October 1 | "Kokomo" [B] | The Beach Boys | 5 | October 8 | 7 |
| October 8 | "One Moment in Time" | Whitney Houston | 1 | October 29 | 7 |
| October 15 | "How Can I Fall?" | Breathe | 1 | November 12 | 10 |
| October 22 | "Forever Young" | Rod Stewart | 3 | November 12 | 6 |
| "A Word in Spanish" | Elton John | 4 | November 12 | 6 | |
| October 29 | "Look Away" | Chicago | 1 | December 3 | 11 |
| "Giving You the Best That I Got" [A] | Anita Baker | 1 | December 10 | 11 | |
| November 5 | "Kissing a Fool" | George Michael | 1 | November 26 | 7 |
| "Till I Loved You" | Barbara Streisand & Don Johnson | 3 | December 3 | 6 | |
| November 19 | "Waiting for a Star to Fall" | Boy Meets Girl | 1 | December 17 | 11 |
| November 26 | "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" | Will to Power | 2 | December 10 | 8 |
| December 3 | "Turn Back the Clock" | Johnny Hates Jazz | 5 | December 24 | 8 |
| "Two Hearts" | Phil Collins | 1 | December 24 | 12 | |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Bill Medley | 1 | November 21 | 12 |
| November 7 | "Valerie" | Steve Winwood | 2 | November 28 | 10 |
| "That's What Love Is All About" | Michael Bolton | 3 | December 5 | 9 | |
| November 28 | "Got My Mind Set on You" | George Harrison | 1 | December 19 | 10 |
| December 5 | "Never Thought (That I Could Love)" | Dan Hill | 2 | December 26 | 9 |
| "So Emotional" | Whitney Houston | 8 | December 12 | 6 | |
| December 12 | "I Don't Mind At All" | Bourgeois Tagg | 5 | December 26 | 5 |
| December 19 | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | Belinda Carlisle | 7 | December 19 | 4 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 3 | "Silhouette" | Kenny G | 2 | January 14 | 9 |
| December 17 | "I Remember Holding You" | Boys Club | 4 | January 21 | 8 |
| December 24 | "As Long as You Follow" | Fleetwood Mac | 1 | January 28 | 8 |
| "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | Annie Lennox & Al Green | 2 | February 4 | 8 |
AThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending November 12, 1988.
BThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending November 26, 1988.