These are the singles that reached number one on the Top 100 Singles chart in 1988 as published by Cash Box magazine. +KeyIndicates best-performing single of 1988
Issue date Song ArtistJanuary 2 "Faith" George MichaelJanuary 9 January 16 "Got My Mind Set On You" George HarrisonJanuary 23 "The Way You Make Me Feel" Michael Jackson January 30 "Need You Tonight" INXSFebruary 6 "Could've Been" TiffanyFebruary 13 February 20 "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" Pet Shop Boys (& Dusty Springfield)February 27 "Father Figure" George Michael March 5 March 12 March 19 "Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley March 26 "Man in the Mirror" Michael Jackson April 2 April 9 April 16 "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" Billy Ocean April 23 April 30 "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" Whitney HoustonMay 7 "Wishing Well" Terence Trent D'Arby May 14 "Anything For You" Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine May 21 May 28 "One More Try" George Michael June 4 June 11 June 18 "Together Forever" Rick Astley June 25 "Foolish Beat" Debbie Gibson July 2 "Dirty Diana" Michael Jackson July 9 "The Flame" Cheap Trick July 16 July 23 "Pour Some Sugar On Me" Def Leppard July 30 August 6 "Roll With It" Steve Winwood August 13 August 20 August 27 "Monkey" George Michael September 3 September 10 "Sweet Child o' Mine" Guns N' RosesSeptember 17 September 24 October 1 "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Bobby McFerrin October 8 "Love Bites" Def Leppard October 15 "Red, Red Wine" UB40 October 22 "Groovy Kind of Love" Phil Collins October 29 November 5 "Kokomo" The Beach Boys November 12 November 19 "Wild Wild West" Escape ClubNovember 26 "Bad Medicine" Bon Jovi December 3 "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" Will To PowerDecember 10 "Look Away" ChicagoDecember 17 December 24 "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" PoisonDecember 31
See also 1988 in music List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1988 (U.S.)
References https://web.archive.org/web/20110818051641/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1988.html