List of European number-one hits of 1988

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This is a list of the European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number ones of 1988, as published by Music & Media magazine.

Chart history

Key
†Indicates best-performing single and album of 1988 [1]
Issue dateSongArtistAlbumArtistRef.
9 January"Always on My Mind" Pet Shop Boys Whenever You Need Somebody Rick Astley [2]
16 JanuaryNo chart published
23 January"Always on My Mind"Pet Shop BoysWhenever You Need SomebodyRick Astley [3]
30 January [4]
6 February"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Belinda Carlisle Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby Terence Trent D'Arby [5]
13 February [6]
20 February"Always on My Mind"Pet Shop Boys [7]
27 February [8]
5 March"Tell It to My Heart" Taylor Dayne [9]
12 March [10]
19 March"Together Forever"Rick Astley [11]
26 March"I Should Be So Lucky" † Kylie Minogue [12]
2 April Dirty Dancing Soundtrack [13]
9 April"Tell It to My Heart"Taylor Dayne [14]
16 April"I Should Be So Lucky" †Kylie Minogue [15]
23 April [16]
30 April"Heart"Pet Shop Boys [17]
7 May [18]
14 May [19]
21 May [20]
28 May Stronger Than Pride Sade [21]
4 June Lovesexy Prince [22]
11 June"Theme from S-Express" S-Express Stronger Than PrideSade [23]
18 June [24]
25 June"Yéké Yéké" Mory Kanté [25]
2 July [26]
9 July [27]
16 July"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" Glenn Medeiros [28]
23 July"Dirty Diana" Michael Jackson Bad †Michael Jackson [29]
30 July [30]
6 August [31]
13 August"Im Nin'alu" Ofra Haza [32]
20 August [33]
27 August"The Loco-Motion"Kylie Minogue [34]
3 September [35]
10 September [36]
17 September"The Only Way Is Up" Yazz and the Plastic Population Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman [37]
24 September [38]
1 October [39]
8 October"A Groovy Kind of Love" Phil Collins [40]
15 October"One Moment in Time" Whitney Houston [41]
22 October [42]
29 October Rattle and Hum U2 [43]
5 November [44]
12 November [45]
19 November"Girl You Know It's True" Milli Vanilli [46]
26 November"Don't Worry, Be Happy" Bobby McFerrin [47]
3 December Money for Nothing Dire Straits [48]
10 December [49]
17 December [50]
24 DecemberNo chart published
31 December

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