These are the singles that reached number one on the Top 100 Singles chart in 1988 as published by Cash Box magazine.
 | Indicates best-performing single of 1988 |
These are the singles that reached number one on the Top 100 Singles chart in 1988 as published by Cash Box magazine.
| Indicates best-performing single of 1988 |
"Never Gonna Give You Up" is the debut single recorded by English singer and songwriter Rick Astley, released on 27 July 1987. It is one of Astley's most famous songs. It was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, and was released as the first single from Astley's debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody (1987). The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the United Kingdom in 1987, where it stayed at the top of the chart for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, including the United States and West Germany. The song won Best British Single at the 1988 Brit Awards.
"Pony Time" is a song written by Don Covay and John Berry, and originally recorded in 1960 by Covay with his group "the Goodtimers".