List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1988

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These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1988.

Issue DateSongArtist(s)Reference
2 JanuaryNo Top 40 released
9 January"China in Your Hand" T'Pau [1]
16 January [2]
23 January"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes [3]
30 January [4]
6 February [5]
13 February [6]
20 February [7]
27 February [8]
5 March [9]
12 March [10]
19 March [11]
26 March"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" Billy Ocean [12]
2 April"Tell It to My Heart" Taylor Dayne [13]
9 April"Gimme Hope Jo'anna" Eddy Grant [14]
16 April [15]
23 April [16]
30 April [17]
7 May [18]
14 May"Yé ké yé ké" Mory Kanté [19]
21 May [20]
28 May"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" Glenn Medeiros [21]
4 June [22]
11 June [23]
18 June [24]
25 June [25]
2 July [26]
9 July"Fast Car" Tracy Chapman [27]
16 July [28]
23 July"Push It" Salt-n-Pepa [29]
30 July [30]
6 August [31]
13 August"Tribute (Right On)" The Pasadenas [32]
20 August [33]
27 August [34]
3 September [35]
10 September"Stop!" Sam Brown [36]
17 September [37]
24 September [38]
1 October"The Only Way Is Up" Yazz & the Plastic Population [39]
8 October [40]
15 October"A Groovy Kind of Love" Phil Collins [41]
22 October"Teardrops" Womack & Womack [42]
29 October [43]
5 November [44]
12 November [45]
19 November [46]
26 November [47]
3 December"Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" Enya [48]
10 December [49]
17 December [50]
24 December"Smooth Criminal" Michael Jackson [51]
31 DecemberNo Top 40 released

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