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British Number Ones of
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British Number One Hit Singles

1988 = Top of The Pops
  Date Artist / Song Title Writer(s) Label Weeks at No.1
602 16 January 1988
Heaven Is A Place On Earth
BELINDA CARLISLE
written by
RICK NOWELS and ELLEN SHIPLEY
Virgin VS 1036
Virgin
VS 1036
2
603 30 January 1988
I Think We're Alone Now
TIFFANY
written by
RITCHIE CORDELL
MCA 1211
MCA 1211
3
604 20 February 1988
I Should Be So Lucky
KYLIE MINOGUE
written by
MIKE STOCK / MATT AITKEN /
PETE WATERMAN
PWL 8
PWL 8
5
605 26 March 1988
Don't Turn Around
ASWAD
written by
ALBERT HAMMOND / DIANE WARREN /
TINA TURNER*
Mango IS 341
Mango
IS 341
2
606 9 April 1988
Heart
THE PET SHOP BOYS
written by
NEIL TENNANT, CHRIS LOWE
Parlophone R 6177
Parlophone
R 6177
3
607 30 April 1988
Theme From S'Express
S'EXPRESS
written by
MARK MOORE / PASCAL GABRIEL
Rhythm King LEFT 21
Rhythm King
LEFT 21
2
608 14 May 1988
Perfect
FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION
written by
MARK E. NEVIN
RCA PB 41845
RCA
PB 41845
1
609 21 May 1988
With A Little Help From My Friends
WET WET WET /

She's Leaving Home
BILLY BRAGG
written by
JOHN LENNON / PAUL McCARTNEY

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written by
JOHN LENNON / PAUL McCARTNEY
Child 1
Child 1
4
610 18 June 1988
Doctorin' The Tardis
THE TIMELORDS
written by
CHINN, CHAPMAN / R. GRAINER /
G. GLITTER, M. LEANDER /
THE TIMELORDS
KLF 003
KLF Communications
KLF 003
1
611 25 June 1988
I Owe You Nothing
BROS
written by
NICKY GRAHAM and TOM WATKINS
CBS Atom 4
CBS
ATOM 4
2
612 9 July 1988
Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
GLENN MEDEIROS
written by
MICHAEL MASSER / GERRY GOFFIN
London LON 184
London
LON 184
4
613 6 August 1988
The Only Way Is Up
YAZZ & PLASTIC POPULATION
written by
GEORGE JACKSON / JOHNNY HENDERSON
BLR 4
Big Life
BLR 4
5
614 10 September 1988
A Groovy Kind Of Love
PHIL COLLINS
written by
CAROLE BAYER / TONI WINE
Virgin VS 1117
Virgin
VS 1117
2
615 24 September 1988
He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
THE HOLLIES
written by
BOB RUSSELL and BOBBY SCOTT
EMI EM 74
EMI
EM 74
2
616 8 October 1988
Desire
U2
music by U2
lyrics by BONO
Island IS 400
Island
IS 400
1
617 15 October 1988
One Moment In Time
WHITNEY HOUSTON
written by
ALBERT HAMMOND / JOHN BETTIS
Arista 111 613
Arista
111 613
2
618 29 October 1988
Orinoco Flow
ENYA
written by
ENYA / ROMA RYAN
WEA YZ 312
WEA
YZ 312
3
619 19 November 1988
First Time
ROBIN BECK
written by
GAVIN SPENCER, TOM ANTHONY,
TERRY BOYLE
Mercury MER 270
Mercury
MER 270
3
620 10 December 1988
Mistletoe & Wine
CLIFF RICHARD
written by
JEREMY PAUL, LESLIE STEWART
and KEITH STRACHAN
EMS 78
EMS 78
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British Number One Hit Albums

  Date Album Details Track Details Weeks at No.1
360 16 January 1988 Popped In Souled Out
WET WET WET
Popped In Souled Out 1
361 23 January 1988 Turn Back The Clock
JOHNNY HATES JAZZ
Turn Back The Clock 1
re 30 January 1988 Introducing The Hardline According To
TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY
Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby 8
362 26 March 1988 Viva Hate
MORRISSEY
Viva Hate 1
363 2 April 1988 Now That's What I Call Music 11
VARIOUS ARTIST COMPILATION (EMI/VIRGIN)
Now That's What I Call Music 11 3
364 23 April 1988 IRON MAIDENSeventh Son Of A Seventh Son1
36530 AprERASUREThe Innocents1
re7 MayFLEETWOOD MACTango In The Night2
36621 MayPRINCELovesexy1
re28 MayFLEETWOOD MACTango In The Night1
3674 JunVarious artist compilation (CBS)Nite Flite4
3682 JulTRACY CHAPMANTracy Chapman3
36923 JulVarious artist compilation (EMI/Virgin)Now That's What I Call Music 125
37027 AugKYLIE MINOGUEKylie - The Album4
37124 SepVarious artist compilation (Vertigo)Hot City Nights1
3721 OctBON JOVINew Jersey2
37315 OctCHRIS DE BURGHFlying Colours1
37422 OctU2Rattle And Hum1
37529 OctDIRE STRAITSMoney For Nothing3
re19 NovKYLIE MINOGUEKylie - The Album2
3763 DecVarious artist compilation (EMI/Virgin)Now That's What I Call Music 133
37724 DecCLIFF RICHARDPrivate Collection 1979-19882
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