February 13 - Michael Jackson purchases a ranch in Santa Ynez, California. He calls his new home "Neverland".
Blind Melon, Nivana, Cypress Hill, No Doubt and Sublime all form in 1988.
Former pop singer Sonny Bono is elected mayor of Palm Springs, California.
September 17-October 2 - The Summer Olympic Games are held in Seoul, South Korea.

1. What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
2. It Takes Two - Rob Base & E-Z Rock
3. Da Butt - EU
4. Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
5. I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne
6. Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns N Roses
7. Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter
8. Just Got Paid - Johnny Kemp
9. Paradise - Sade
10. Kokomo - Beach Boys
11. Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
12. Red Red Wine - UB40
13. Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
14. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
15. Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N Roses
16. Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
17. One Moment In Time - Whitney Houston
18. Wild, Wild West - Kool Moe Dee
19. Roll With It - Steve Winwood
20. Push It - Salt N Pepa
21. The Flame - Cheap Trick
22. Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird (Medley) - Will To Power
23. 1 2 3 - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
24. Power Of Love - Laura Branigan
25. Need You Tonight - INXS
26. One More Try - George Michael
27. Can't Stay Away From You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
28. Hot Hot Hot!!! - The Cure
29. The Promise - When In Rome
30. Don't Be Cruel - Bobby Brown
31. Nothin' But A Good Time - Poison
32. Chains Of Love - Erasure
33. Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi
34. Honestly - Stryper
35. The Way You Make Me Feel - Micheal Jackson
36. Strangelove - Depeche Mode
37. Angel - Aerosmith
38. Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys
39. Candle In The Wind - Elton John
40. Tomorrow People - Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
41. Forever Young - Alphaville
42. Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole
43. Forever Young - Rod Stewart
44. Parents Just Don't Understand - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
45. Tall Cool One - Robert Plant
46. Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
47. In God's Country - U2
48. What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) - Information Society
49. Just Like Heaven - The Cure
50. I Know You're Out There Somewhere - Moody Blues
51. Wild Wild West - The Escape Club
52. So Emotional - Whitney Houston
53. Girls Ain't Nothin' But Trouble - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
54. Wishing Well - Terence Trent D"Arby
55. It's Money That Matters - Randy Newman
56. It's The End Of The World As We Know It - R.E.M.
57. Under The Milky Way - The Church
58. Like The Weather - 10,000 Maniacs
59. Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
60. Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford
61. Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
62. Never Can Say Goodbye - Communards
63. Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark - Robert Cray Band
64. What's The Matter Here? - 10,000 Maniacs
65. Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins
66. Fat - Weird Al Yankovic
67. Monkey - George Michael
68. Rocket 2 U - Jets
69. Hazy Shade of Winter - the Bangles
70. Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell
71. Tell That Girl To Shut Up - Transvision Vamp
72. I Found Someone - Cher
73. Spotlight - Madonna
74. When Will I Be Famous? - Bros
75. Englishman In New York - Sting

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December 12, 1987 January 8, 1988: Faith - George Michael
January 9 - Januray 15: So Emotional - Whitney Houston
January 16 - January 22: Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison
January 23 - January 29: The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
January 30 - February 5: Need You Tonight - INXS
February 6 - February 19: Could've Been - Tiffany
February 20 - February 26: Seasons Change - Exposé
February 27 - March 11: Father Figure - George Michael
March 12 - March 20: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
March 26 - April 8: Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
April 9 - April 22: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
April 23 - May 6: Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston
May 7 - May 13: Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby
May 14 - May 27: Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
May 28 - July 17: One More Try - George Michael
June 18 - July 24: Together Forever - Rick Astley
June 25 - July 1: Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
July 2 - July 8: Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
July 9 - July 22: The Flame - Cheap Trick
July 23 - July 29: Hold On to The Nights - Richard Marx
July 30 - August 26: Roll With It - Steve Winwood
August 27 - September 9: Monkey - George Michael
September 10 - September 23: Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
September 24 - October 7: Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
October 8 - October 14: Love Bites - Def Leppard
October 15 - October 21: Red Red Wine - UB40
October 22 - November 4: Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins
November 5 - November 11: Kokomo - The Beach Boys
November 12 - November 18: Wild, Wild West - The Escape Club
November 19 - December 2: Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi
December 3 - December 9: Baby, I Love Your Way - Will To Power
December 10 - December 23: Look Away - Chicago
December 24, 1988- January 13, 1989: Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison