Top 500 Songs of 1988

Top 500 Songs of 1988

RankArtistSong
500Wedding Present, theNoboy's Twisting Your Arm
499Bad ReligionSuffer
498Lloyd Cole & the CommotionsMy Bag
497Paula AbdulKnocked Out
496Steve WinwoodHolding On
495Cheap TrickGhost Town
494MantronixSimple Simon
493Ziggy MarleyTumblin' Down
492George Thorogood & the DestroyersBorn To Be Bad
491Agnostic FrontAnthem
490Huey Lewis & the NewsSmall World
489Roxanne ShanteGo On Girl
488Crowded HouseInto Temptation
487Paul CarrackOne Good Reason
486Kylie MinogueI Should Be So Lucky
485Sugarcubes, theColdsweat
484Billy BraggShe's Got A Spell
483DevoDisco Dancer
482Prefab ScoutCars & Girls
481Galaxie 500Flowers
480David Lee RothStand Up
479Kingdom ComeLiving Out of Touch
478Was (Not Was)Spy In the House Of Love
477Melissa EtheridgeLike The Way I Do
476Smithereens, theHouse We Used To Live In
475L.A. GunsElectric Gypsy
474WireKidney Bingos
473Bad CompanyNo Smoke Without A Fire
472House of Love, theDestroy The Heart
471Circus of PowerMotor
470Fairground AttractionPerfect
469Gladys Knight & the PipsLove Overboard
468Little FeatLet It Roll
467Transvision VampTell That Girl To Shut Up
466Daryl Hall & John OatesMissed Opportunity
465Farley Jackmaster FunkThe Acid Life
464Jungle Brothers, theStraight Out the Jungle
463Go-Betweens, theWas There Anything I Could Do?
462Balaam and the AngelI Love the Things You Do To Me
461StryperAlways There For You
460MegadethMary Jane
459fIREHOSEFor the Singer of R.E.M.
458Laura BraniganPower Of Love
457Randy NewmanIt's Money That Matters
456Moody Blues, theI Know You're Out There Somewhere
455George HarrisonThis Is Love
454PixiesCactus
453Voice Of The BeehiveI Say Nothing
452Nitzer EbbControl I'm Here
451KixGet It While It's Hot
450StingBe Still My Beating Heart
449UB40Breakfast In Bed
448Glenn FreyTrue Love
447MinistryFlashback
446Climie FisherLove Changes (Everything)
445Faith No MoreChinese Arithmetic
444Iggy PopHigh On You
443Deele, theTwo Occasions
442Ivan NevilleNot Just Another Girl
441Beat HappeningIndian Summer
440Faith No MoreDeath March
439Shona LaingSoviet Snow
438Brian WilsonLove & Mercy
437HeartThere's The Girl
436Scritti PolittiBoom There She Was
435Whitney HoustonLove Will Save the Day
434Sinead O' ConnorJump In The River
433Dan Reed Network, theRitual
432SparksSo Important
431A Guy Called GeraldVoodoo Ray
430Fat Boys, theLouie Louie
429Oingo BoingoWining Side
428Gregory IsaacsRumours
427Yngwie MalmsteenRising Force
426Information SocietyRunning
425TotoPamela
424New OrderTouched By the Hand Of God
423UB40Where Did I Go Wrong?
422Bruce SpringsteenOne Step Up
421Joe StrummerTrash City
420Marc AlmondTears Run Rings
419Communards, theNever Can Say Goodbye
418StingFragile
417Butthole SurfersI Saw An X-ray of a Girl Passing Gas
4162 Live CrewDo Way Diddy
415Pogues, theIf I Should Fall From Grace With God
414Pop Will Eat ItselfThere Is No Love Between Us Anymore
413Pet Shop BoysHeart
412Jermaine StewartSay It Again
411D.R.I.Suit and Tie Guy
410A HouseCall Me Blue
409Jesus & Mary Chain, theSurfin USA
408Siouxsie & the BansheesThe Last Beat of My Heart
407BananaramaLove In the First Degree
406Happy MondaysWFL (Wrote For Luck)
405MegadethHook In Mouth
404UnderworldUnderneath The Radar
403Boogie Down ProductionsIllegal Business
402Melissa EtheridgeBring Me Some Water
401Love & RocketsMirror People
400S'ExpressTheme from S'Express
399Timelords, theDoctorin' the Tardis
398Todd TerryWeekend
397Go-Betweens, theStreets of Your Town
396CeCe RogersSomeday
395Mighty Lemon DropsInside Out
394Prefab ScoutThe King Of Rock N' Roll
393Michelle ShockedAnchorage
392TeslaEz Come Ez Go
391Peter MurphyAll Night Long
390Leonard CohenTower Of Song
389U2God Part II
388Daryl Hall & John OatesDowntown Life
387House of Love, theChristine
386Lucinda WilliamsPassionate Kisses
385Siouxsie & the BansheesOrnaments Of Gold
384AerosmithMagic Touch
383MantronixKing Of the Beats
382Tracy ChapmanBaby Can I Hold You
381Lita FordBack To the Cave
380Vanessa WilliamsThe Right Stuff
379Miami Sound MachineCan't Stay Away From You
378Judson SpenceYeah, Yeah, Yeah
377Hothouse FlowersDon't Go
376Voice Of The BeehiveDon't Call Me Baby
375Aztec CameraSomehwere In My Heart
374Dinosaur Jr.Sludgefeast
373L'TrimmCars With The Boom
372Big PigBreakaway
371Galaxie 500King Of Spain
370MorrisseyHairdresser On Fire
369KissReason To Live
368Eazy-EEazy-er Said Than Dunn
367Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsThe Mercy Seat
366Church, the Reptile
365MudhoneyHate the Police
364Echo & the BunnymenBedbugs & Ballyhoo
363QueensrycheRevolution Calling
362Huey Lewis & the NewsPerfect World
361PebblesMercedes Boy
360Slick RickTreat Her Like A Prostitute
359Alarm, theRescue Me (live)
358Faith No MoreAnnie's Song
357RattI Want A Woman
356Iggy PopCold Metal
355Jesus & Mary Chain, theSidewalking
354Leonard CohenI'm Your Man
353Neil YoungThis Note's For You
352fIREHOSESometimes (Almost Always)
351Pet Shop BoysDomino Dancing
350Vaselines, theMolly's Lips
349StingEnglishman In New York
348Bomb The BassBeat Dis
347Billy BraggWaiting for the Great Leap Forwards
346Run D.M.C.Beats To the Rhyme
345Jerry HarrisonRev It Up
344Midnight OilDreamworld
343Annie Lennox & Al GreenPut A Little Love In Your Heart
342Waterboys, theFisherman's Blues
341FishboneFreddie's Dead
340Crowded HouseBetter Be Home Soon
339StryperI Believe In You
338Leonard CohenFirst We Take Manhattan
337Randy TravisOn The Other Hand
336Bam BamWhere's Your Child
335Dinosaur Jr.No Bones
334Steve EarleCopperhead Road
333MegadethIn My Darkest Hour
332Grateful DeadThrowing Stones
331Sugarcubes, theDelicious Demon
330JVC ForceStrong Island
329Rod StewartLost In You
328KixRed Lite, Green Lite, TNT
327Midnight OilThe Dead Heart
326Iron MaidenThe Evil That Men Do
325Big CountryKing Of Emotion
324Shona LaingGlad I'm Not A Kennedy
323Buster PoindexterHot Hot Hot
322Jody WatleySome Kind Of Lover
321Dead Milkmen, theSmokin' Banana Peels
320Run D.M.C.Tougher Than Leather
319Henry Lee SummerI Wish I Had A Girl
318Psychedelic Furs, theAll That Money Wants
317Big Audio DynamiteJust Play Music!
316Julian CopeCharlotte Anne
315Reese & SantonioBounce Your Body to the Box
314Inner CityBig Fun
313Reagan YouthNo Class
312Salt N PepaShake Your Thang
311New Kids On The BlockPlease Don't Go Girl
310Miami Sound MachineAnything For You
309Rick AstleyIt Would Take A Strong Strong Man
308SadeParadise
307Joe SmoothPromised Land
306L'TrimmGrab It
305Squeeze853-5937
304U2When Loves Comes To Town
303Duran DuranAll She Wants Is
302DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh PrinceA Nightmare On My Street
301Fat Boys, theJellyroll
300Peter CeteraOne Good Woman
299Terence Trent D'ArbyDance Little Sister (Part 1)
298John Cougar MellencampCheck It Out
297EuropeOpen Your Heart
296Eric B. & RakimPut Your Hands Together
295Talking HeadsTotally Nude
294Debbie GibsonFoolish Beat
293PixiesBreak My Body
292EPMDI'm Housin
291Steve WinwoodDon't You Know What The Night Can Do
290Big Daddy KaneSet It Off
289Dinosaur Jr.In A Jar
288Kenny LogginsNobody's Fool
287INXSKick
286Natalie ColeI Live For Your Love
285Galaxie 500Tugboat
284My Bloody ValentineFeed Me With Your Kiss
283MinistryThe Land of Rape and Honey
282Public EnemyShe Watch Channel Zero?!
281Scarlett & BlackYou Don't Know
280Dead Milkmen, theLife Is Shit
279MudhoneySweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More
278R.E.M.Finest Worksong
277TeslaCumin' Atcha Live
276ScorpionsPassion Rules the Game
275OMDDreaming
274EuropeNinja
273Boogie Down ProductionsYa Slippin'
272Joan Jett & the BlackheartsLittle Liar
271Sir Mix-A-LotSquare Dance Rap
270Bruce Hornsby & the RangeThe Valley Road
269TiffanyAll this Time
268Royal HouseCan You Party?
267Eric B. & RakimNo Competition
266They Might Be GiantsShe's An Angel
265R.E.M.World Leader Pretend
264Slick RickThe Ruler's Back
263Duran DuranI Don't Want Your Love
262Dinosaur Jr.Kracked
261AnthraxBe All, End All
260TeslaGetting' Better
259PixiesBone Machine
258Britny FoxSave the Weak
257Jane's AddictionSummertime Rolls
256Cocteau TwinsCarolyn's Fingers
255HurricaneI'm On To You
254Bryan FerryKiss and Tell
253ChicagoI Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love
252Public EnemyTerminator X To the Edge of Panic
251New EditionIf It Isn't Love
250Kylie MinogueThe Loco-Motion
249Whitney HoustonOne Moment In Time
248Boogie Down ProductionsI'm Still #1
247EPMDStrictly Business
246Michael JacksonDirty Diana
245Michael BoltonSittin' On the Dock Of The Bay
244Leonard CohenEverybody Knows
243Maxi PriestWild World
242Judas PriestRam It Down
241Taylor DayneProve Your Love
240Public EnemyNight of the Living Baseheads
239PrinceAlphabet St.
238MetallicaEye of the Beholder
237N.W.A.Gangsta Gangsta
236They Might Be GiantsAna Ng
235Patrick SwayzeShe's Like The Wind
234Judas PriestJohnny B Goode
233Fat Boys, theComing Back Hard Again
232Sir Mix-A-LotIron Main (feat Metal Church)
231DokkenHeaven Sent
230Georgia Satellites, theHippy Hippy Shake
229Jane WiedlinRush Hour
228Eric B. & RakimEric b. Never Scared
227Richard MarxEndless Summer Nights
226Smithereens, theOnly A Memory
225Salt N PepaGet Up Everybody (Get Up)
224TiffanyI Saw Him Standing There
223Johnny KempJust Got Paid
222Van HalenBlack & Blue
221Public EnemyShow 'Em Whatcha Got
220Ziggy MarleyTomorrow People
219George HarrisonWhen We Was Fab
218Siouxsie & the BansheesThe Killing Jar
217Dinosaur Jr.Raisans
216Sugarcubes, theMotorcrash
215Robyn Hitchcock & the EgyptiansBalloon Man
214Weird Al YankovicThis Song Is Just Six Words Long
213Elton JohnI Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That
212Dead Milkmen, theI Walk The Thinnest Line
211Brenda K. StarrI Still Believe
210Sam KinisonWild Thing
209MegadethAnarchy In the UK
208Kid 'N PlayRollin' With Kid 'N Play
207They Might Be GiantsPut Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
206Fat Boys, theThe Twist
205Sonic YouthSilver Rocket
204EUDa Butt
20310,000 ManiacsHey Jack Kerouac
202Debbie GibsonOut Of the Blue
201Guns N' RosesAnything Goes
200Biz MarkieVapors
199George MichaelKissing A Fool
198Weird Al YankovicFat
197My Bloody ValentineYou Made Me Realize
196Robert PlantTall Cool One
195WingerMadalaine
194Dead Milkmen, theStuart
193ExposeSeasons Change
192DanzigNot Of this World
191Sir Mix-A-LotButtermilk Biscuits
190EuropeTime Has Come
189DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh PrinceGirls Ain't Nothing But Trouble
188Whitney HoustonWhere Do Broken Hearts Go?
187Run D.M.C.Mary Mary
186Sugarcubes, theDeus
185Anita BakerGiving You The Best That I Got
184ForeignerI Don't Want To Live Without You
183Cure, theHot! Hot! Hot!
182Sisters Of MercyThis Corrosion
181ErasureChains of Love
180Natalie ColePink Cadillac
179Talking HeadsBlind
178Jets, theMake It Real
177Dinosaur Jr.Little Fury Things
176Guns N' RosesOut Ta Get Me
175Cheap TrickDon't Be Cruel
174They Might Be GiantsEverything Right Is Wrong Again
173Ozzy OsbourneCrazy Babies
172StetsasonicTalkin' All that Jazz
171CherI Found Someone
170Brenda RussellPiano In The Dark
169Eric CarmenHungry Eyes
168Godfathers, theBirth School, Work, Death
167Michael JacksonAnother Part Of Me
166Terence Trent D'ArbySign Your Name
165MinistryDeity
164George MichaelOne More Try
163INXSGuns In the Sky
162Paul CarrackDon't Shed A Tear
161CamouflageThe Great Commandment
160Bobby BrownDon't Be Cruel
159Circus of PowerCall of the Wild
158Belinda CarlisleCircle In The Sand
157Tracy ChapmanTalkin' Bout A Revolution
156Yngwie MalmsteenHeaven Tonight
155White LionTell Me
154Daryl Hall & John OatesEverything Your Heart Desires
153Guns N' RosesThink About You
152Boogie Down ProductionsStop the Violence
151Miami Sound Machine1-2-3
150Samantha FoxI Wanna Have Some Fun
149Pet Shop BoysAlways On My Mind
148Jets, theRocket 2 U
147L.A. GunsSex Action
146PebblesGirlfriend
145Taylor DayneI'll Always Love you
144EuropeSuperstitious
143Social DistortionPrison Bound
142Talking Heads(Nothing But) Flowers
141Billy OceanGet Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
140Kingdom ComeGet It On
139Information SocietyWalking Away
13810,000 ManiacsLike The Weather
137MetallicaHarvester of Sorrow
136Travelling Wilburys, theHandle With Care
135Public EnemyBlack Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
134AC/DCThat's The Way I Wanna Rock and Roll
133RattWay Cool Jr.
132Boogie Down ProductionsMy Philosophy
131Rick AstleyTogether Forever
130Guns N' RosesIt's So Easy
129Al B. Sure!Nite And Day
128Primitives, theCrash
127David Lee RothJust Like Paradise
126U2Angel Of Harlem
125ScorpionsRhythm Of Love
124Van HalenFinish What Ya Started
123Belinda CarlisleI Get Weak
122EPMDYou Gots To Chill
121WhitesnakeGive Me All Your Love
120Guns N' RosesMy Michelle
119Beach Boys, theKokomo
118Michael JacksonThe Way You Make Me Feel
117Eazy-EEazy-Duz-It
116When In RomeThe Promise
115Guns N' RosesUsed To Love Her
114N.W.A.Dopeman
113Keith SweatI Want Her
112J.J. FadSupersonic
111Bangles, theIn Your Room
110Eddie MoneyWalk On Water
109Slick RickChildren's Story
108Britny FoxGirlschool
107Pat BenatarAll Fired Up
106Kool Moe DeeWild Wild West
105ForeignerSay You Will
104George MichaelMonkey
103Guns N' RosesYou're Crazy
102Housemartins, theThe World's On Fire
101Guns N' RosesRocket Queen
10010,000 ManiacsWhat's The Matter Here?
99Rod StewartForever Young
98Great WhiteSave Your Love
97Patti SmithPeople Have The Power
96Def LeppardHysteria
95DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh PrinceParents Just Don't Understand
94Iron MaidenCan I Play With Madness
93MorrisseyEveryday Is Like Sunday
92Louis ArmstrongWhat A Wonderful World
91Fleetwood MacEverywhere
90VixenEdge of A Broken Heart
89Depeche ModeRoute 66
88ErasureA Little Respect
87Big Daddy KaneAin't No Half Steppin'
86Run D.M.C.Run's House
85RogerI Want To Be Your Man
84Britny FoxLong Way to Love
83Steve WinwoodRoll With It
82Eric B. & RakimLyrics of Fury
81Ice-TColors
80Kingdom ComeWhat Love Can Be
79BreatheHands To Heaven
78Samantha FoxNaughty Girls (Need Love Too)
77Bon JoviBorn To Be My Baby
76Taylor DayneDon't Rush Me
75PoisonFallen Angel
74IcehouseElectric Blue
73EuropeCherokee
72LL Cool JGoin' Back To Cali
71Joan Jett & the BlackheartsI Hate Myself For Loving You
70Richard MarxHold On To The Nights
69Metallica…And Justice For All
68PixiesGigantic
67INXSNew Sensation
66Phil CollinsA Groovy Kind Of Love
65They Might Be GiantsDon't Let Start
64George HarrisonGot My Mind Set On You
63Sir Mix-A-LotPosse On Broadway
62Johnny Hates JazzShattered Dreams
61Guns N' RosesMr Brownstone
60AC/DCHeatseeker
59Jungle Brothers, theI'll House You
58AerosmithRag Doll
57White LionWait
56Eric CarmenMake Me Lose Control
55U2Desire
54Information SocietyWhat’s On Your Mind
53INXSNever Tear Us Apart
52Robert PalmerSimply Irresistable
51UB40Red Red Wine
50Proclaimers, theI'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
49Bobby BrownMy Prerogative
48DanzigAm I Demon
47TiffanyCould've Been
46MudhoneyTouch Me, I'm Sick
45CinderellaGypsy Road
44MinistryStigmata
43Van HalenWhen It’s Love
42Bobby McFerrinDon't Worry Be Happy
41N.W.A.Fuck The Police
40Whitney HoustonSo Emotional
39Public EnemyDon't Believe the Hype
38Church, the Under The Milky Way
37George MichaelFather Figure
36Boy Meets GirlWaiting For A Star To Fall
35Def LeppardArmageddon It
34Michael JacksonMan In the Mirror
33KixBlow My Fuse
32Guns N' RosesNighttrain
31Eric B. & RakimMicrophone Fiend
30MorrisseySuedehead
29Bon JoviBad Medicine
28Sonic YouthTeen Age Riot
27Def LeppardLove Bites
26AnthraxAntisocial
25AerosmithAngel
24INXSDevil Inside
23Lita FordKiss Me Deadly
22Rob Base & DJ EZ RockIt Takes Two
21Cheap TrickThe Flame
20FugaziWaiting Room
19Escape Club, theWild Wild West
18PoisonEvery Rose Has It's Thorn
17Siouxsie & the BansheesPeek-A-Boo
16CinderellaDon't Know What you Got (Til Its Gone)
15Tracy ChapmanFast Car
14Eric B. & RakimFollow The Leader
13N.W.A.Straight Outta Compton
12Guns N' RosesParadise City
11Dinosaur Jr.Freak Scene
10New OrderBlue Monday
9Living ColourCult Of Personality
8PoisonNothin' But A Good Time
7Jane's AddictionJane Says
6DanzigMother
5Guns N' RosesWelcome To The Jungle
4George MichaelFaith
3PixiesWhere Is My Mind?
2INXSNeed You Tonight
1Guns N' RosesSweet Child O' Mine
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