List of European number-one hits of 1988

This is a list of the European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number ones of 1988, as published by Music & Media magazine.

Chart history

Key

†	Indicates best-performing single and album of 1988[1]

Issue date	Song	Artist	Album	Artist	Ref.
9 January	"Always on My Mind"	Pet Shop Boys	Whenever You Need Somebody	Rick Astley	[2]
16 January	No chart published
23 January	"Always on My Mind"	Pet Shop Boys	Whenever You Need Somebody	Rick Astley	[3]
30 January					[4]
6 February	"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"	Belinda Carlisle	Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby	Terence Trent D'Arby	[5]
13 February					[6]
20 February	"Always on My Mind"	Pet Shop Boys			[7]
27 February					[8]
5 March	"Tell It to My Heart"	Taylor Dayne			[9]
12 March					[10]
19 March	"Together Forever"	Rick Astley			[11]
26 March	"I Should Be So Lucky" †	Kylie Minogue			[12]
2 April			Dirty Dancing	Soundtrack	[13]
9 April	"Tell It to My Heart"	Taylor Dayne			[14]
16 April	"I Should Be So Lucky" †	Kylie Minogue			[15]
23 April					[16]
30 April	"Heart"	Pet Shop Boys			[17]
7 May					[18]
14 May					[19]
21 May					[20]
28 May			Stronger Than Pride	Sade	[21]
4 June			Lovesexy	Prince	[22]
11 June	"Theme from S-Express"	S-Express	Stronger Than Pride	Sade	[23]
18 June					[24]
25 June	"Yéké Yéké"	Mory Kanté			[25]
2 July					[26]
9 July					[27]
16 July	"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"	Glenn Medeiros			[28]
23 July	"Dirty Diana"	Michael Jackson	Bad †	Michael Jackson	[29]
30 July					[30]
6 August					[31]
13 August	"Im Nin'alu"	Ofra Haza			[32]
20 August					[33]
27 August	"The Loco-Motion"	Kylie Minogue			[34]
3 September					[35]
10 September					[36]
17 September	"The Only Way Is Up"	Yazz and the Plastic Population	Tracy Chapman	Tracy Chapman	[37]
24 September					[38]
1 October					[39]
8 October	"A Groovy Kind of Love"	Phil Collins			[40]
15 October	"One Moment in Time"	Whitney Houston			[41]
22 October					[42]
29 October			Rattle and Hum	U2	[43]
5 November					[44]
12 November					[45]
19 November	"Girl You Know It's True"	Milli Vanilli			[46]
26 November	"Don't Worry, Be Happy"	Bobby McFerrin			[47]
3 December			Money for Nothing	Dire Straits	[48]
10 December					[49]
17 December					[50]
24 December	No chart published
31 December