List of top 10 singles for 1988 in Australia

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This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the ARIA Charts in 1988.

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Top-ten singles

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SymbolMeaning
 ◁ Indicates single's top 10 entry was also its ARIA top 50 debut
List of ARIA top ten singles that peaked in 1988
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten		References
Singles from 1988
20 June"The Flame" Cheap Trick 120 June7 [1]
"What a Wonderful World" Louis Armstrong 127 June7 [2]
"I Want You Back" Bananarama 320 June6 [1]
"Blue Monday 1988" New Order 420 June4 [1]
"Underneath the Radar" Underworld 520 June8 [1]
"Pink Cadillac" Natalie Cole 620 June6 [1]
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Michael Bolton 720 June3 [1]
"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" Billy Ocean 820 June1 [1]
"New Sensation" INXS 920 June2 [1]
"When Will I Be Famous?" Bros 1020 June1 [1]
27 June"Better Be Home Soon" Crowded House 211 July12 [3]
"Fast Car" Tracy Chapman 427 June7 [2]
"I Saw Him Standing There" Tiffany 1027 June1 [2]
4 July"Got to Be Certain" ◁ Kylie Minogue 14 July9 [4]
11 July"Drop the Boy"Bros911 July1 [4]
18 July"Age of Reason" ◁ John Farnham 125 July11 [5]
"Wanna Be Up" Chantoozies 625 July9 [5]
25 July"Motor's Too Fast" James Reyne 68 August4 [6]
1 August"Perfect" Fairground Attraction 122 August11 [7]
"Simply Irresistible" Robert Palmer 112 September15 [8]
8 August"I Owe You Nothing" ◁Bros615 August5 [9]
15 August"Doctorin' the Tardis" ◁ The Timelords 226 September10 [10]
"Don't Be Cruel"Cheap Trick412 September9 [8]
5 September"All Fired Up" Pat Benatar 23 October9 [11]
"Wild World" Maxi Priest 85 September1 [12]
"Nothin' But a Good Time" Poison 105 September3 [12]
12 September"Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" Cyndi Lauper 812 September1 [8]
"That's When I Think of You" 1927 626 September5 [10]
19 September"Push It" Salt-N-Pepa 317 October7 [13]
26 September"Make Me Lose Control" Eric Carmen 83 October4 [11]
3 October"Oh Yeah" Yello 93 October2 [11]
10 October"Desire" ◁ U2 117 October8 [13]
"Two Strong Hearts"John Farnham617 October4 [13]
17 October"Bad Medicine" Bon Jovi 417 October6 [13]
"The Only Way Is Up" Yazz & the Plastic Population 224 October15 [14]
"A Groovy Kind of Love" Phil Collins 231 October13 [15]
24 October"Don't Worry, Be Happy" ◁ Bobby McFerrin 17 November13 [16]
31 October"Nothing Can Divide Us" ◁ Jason Donovan 321 November10 [17]
"Wild, Wild West" The Escape Club 628 November6 [18]
7 November"So Excellent"/"I Go, I Go" Kylie Mole 87 November3 [16]
14 November"When a Man Loves a Woman" Jimmy Barnes 328 November7 [18]
"I Want Your Love" Transvision Vamp 712 December9 [19]
28 November"If I Could"1927419 December13 [20]
"Bring Me Some Water" Melissa Etheridge 912 December5 [19]
12 December"Don't Need Love" Johnny Diesel and the Injectors 1012 December1 [19]

1989 peaks

List of ARIA top ten singles in 1988 that peaked in 1989
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten		References
5 December"Kokomo" The Beach Boys 12 January15 [21]
19 December"Handle with Care" Traveling Wilburys 39 January11 [22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  10. 1 2 "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  12. 1 2 "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  16. 1 2 "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  18. 1 2 "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  19. 1 2 3 "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  21. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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