During the 1980s there were a total of 191 singles which took the UK chart number 1 spot. The most successful artist of this decade was Madonna with a total of 6 number 1 hits. The best-selling single of the decade was “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid.
The top 3 songs consisted of ‘Teardrops by Womack & Womack’, ‘The Only Way Is Up by Yazz & The Plastic Population’ and ‘I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue’.
The most complete music list of popular music from the year 1988 in the UK.
| # | Title - Artist |
|---|---|
| 1 | Teardrops - Womack & Womack |
| 2 | The Only Way Is Up - Yazz & The Plastic Population |
| 3 | I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue |
| 4 | Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins |
| 5 | The Harder I Try - Brother Beyond |
| 6 | I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany |
| 7 | Push It - Salt'n'Pepa |
| 8 | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You - Glenn Medeiros |
| 9 | Big Fun - Inner City feat. Kevin Saunderson |
| 10 | With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home - Wet Wet Wet & Billy Bragg |
| 11 | Perfect - Fairground Attraction |
| 12 | One Moment In Time - Whitney Houston |
| 13 | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies |
| 14 | First Time - Robin Beck |
| 15 | Got To Be Certain - Kylie Minogue |
| 16 | Theme From S-Express - S-Express |
| 17 | Don't Blame It On That Girl / Wap Bam Boogie - Matt Bianco |
| 18 | Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean |
| 19 | You Came - Kim Wilde |
| 20 | Nothing Can Divide Us - Jason Donovan |
| 21 | I Owe You Nothing - Bros |
| 22 | The Twist (Yo Twist) - Fat Boys & Chubby Checker |
| 23 | The Locomotion - Kylie Minogue |
| 24 | Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi - Kylie Minogue |
| 25 | Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 26 | Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne |
| 27 | I Need You - B.V.S.M.P. |
| 28 | Boys (Summertime Love) - Sabrina |
| 29 | Who's Leaving Who - Hazell Dean |
| 30 | A Little Respect - Erasure |
| 31 | Don't Turn Around - Aswad |
| 32 | Love Changes (Everything) - Climie Fisher |
| 33 | Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole |
| 34 | When Will I Be Famous - Bros |
| 35 | Somewhere In My Heart - Aztec Camera |
| 36 | I Want You Back - Bananarama |
| 37 | Roses are Red - Mac Band feat. McCampbell Brothers |
| 38 | Missing You - Chris de Burgh |
| 39 | Tribute (Right On) - The Pasadenas |
| 40 | Breakfast In Bed - UB40 & Chrissie Hynde |
| 41 | Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli |
| 42 | Voyage Voyage - Desireless |
| 43 | Real Gone Kid - Deacon Blue |
| 44 | Hands To Heaven - Breathe |
| 45 | The Race - Yello |
| 46 | Heart - Pet Shop Boys |
| 47 | I'm Not Scared - Eighth Wonder |
| 48 | Say It Again - Jermaine Stewart |
| 49 | Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle |
| 50 | Orinoco Flow - Enya |
| 51 | Drop The Boy - Bros |
| 52 | House Arrest - Krush |
| 53 | Sign Your Name - Terence Trent d'Arby |
| 54 | Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin |
| 55 | I Don't Want To Talk About It - Everything But The Girl |
| 56 | Stand Up For Your Love Rights - Yazz |
| 57 | She Wants To Dance With Me - Rick Astley |
| 58 | Could've Been - Tiffany |
| 59 | Doctorin' The Tardis - Timelords |
| 60 | I Want Your Love - Transvision Vamp |
| 61 | Need You Tonight - INXS |
| 62 | Fast Car - Tracy Chapman |
| 63 | Joe Le Taxi - Vanessa Paradis |
| 64 | Lovely Day (Remix) - Bill Withers |
| 65 | Superfly Guy - S-Express |
| 66 | Wild World - Maxi Priest |
| 67 | Wee Rule - Wee Papa Girl Rappers |
| 68 | Find My Love - Fairground Attraction |
| 69 | Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson |
| 70 | We Call It Acieed - D Mob feat. Gary Haisman |
| 71 | Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac |
| 72 | Circle in the Sand - Belinda Carlisle |
| 73 | My Love - Julio Iglesias & Stevie Wonder |
| 74 | Megablast / Don't Make Me Wait - Bomb The Bass |
| 75 | Gimme Hope Jo'anna - Eddy Grant |
| 76 | Crash - Primitives |
| 77 | Candle In The Wind (Live) - Elton John |
| 78 | She Makes My Day - Robert Palmer |
| 79 | Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson |
| 80 | I'm Gonna Be - The Proclaimers |
| 81 | Riding on a Train - The Pasadenas |
| 82 | Rush Hour - Jane Wiedlin |
| 83 | Beat Dis - Bomb The Bass |
| 84 | Blue Monday '88 - New Order |
| 85 | Together Forever - Rick Astley |
| 86 | Come Into My Life - Joyce Sims |
| 87 | Stutter Rap (No Sleep 'Til Bedtime) - Morris Minor & The Majors |
| 88 | Rok Da House - The Beatmasters feat. Cookie Crew |
| 89 | Cross My Broken Heart - Sinitta |
| 90 | Doctorin' The House - Coldcut feat. Yazz & The Plastic Population |
| 91 | In The Air Tonight (Remix) - Phil Collins |
| 92 | Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson |
| 93 | I Want You Back '88 - Michael Jackson & The Jackson Five |
| 94 | Never Trust A Stranger - Kim Wilde |
| 95 | My One Temptation - Mica Paris |
| 96 | The Jack That House Built - Jack n' Chill |
| 97 | Reach Out I'll Be There - Four Tops |
| 98 | Never / These Dreams - Heart |
| 99 | The King Of Rock n' Roll - Prefab Sprout |
| 100 | I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle |
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