JANUARY
Top hit
Faith · George Michael
Top album
Faith · George Michael
Enter the Year
Year
1988
MTV and the Blockbuster Single
Video-ready stars and drum-machine dreams compete for the center of culture.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Could've Been · Tiffany
Top album
Faith · George Michael
MARCH
Top hit
Father Figure · George Michael
Top album
Faith · George Michael
APRIL
Top hit
Man In The Mirror · Michael Jackson
Top album
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MAY
Top hit
Wishing Well · Terence Trent D'arby
Top album
Faith · George Michael
JUNE
Top hit
One More Try · George Michael
Top album
Faith · George Michael
JULY
Top hit
Dirty Diana · Michael Jackson
Top album
Hysteria · Def Leppard
AUGUST
Top hit
Roll With It · Steve Winwood
Top album
Appetite For Destruction · Guns N' Roses
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Monkey · George Michael
Top album
Hysteria · Def Leppard
OCTOBER
Top hit
Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail") · Bobby Mcferrin
Top album
Appetite For Destruction · Guns N' Roses
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Kokomo (From"Cocktail" ) · The Beach Boys
Top album
New Jersey · Bon Jovi
DECEMBER
Top hit
Look Away · Chicago
Top album
Rattle And Hum (Soundtrack) · U2