Top Rated Songs Of the year 1988, These are chart busters and the only way to enjoy them is if you have a pair of good earbuds.
| Rank | TITLE | Artist(es) |
| 1 | MISTLETOE AND WINE | CLIFF RICHARD |
| 2 | THE ONLY WAY IS UP | Yazz & the Plastic Population |
| 3 | I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY | Kylie Minogue |
| 4 | ESPECIALLY FOR YOU | Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan |
| 5 | I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW | Tiffany |
| 6 | NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU | Glenn Medeiros |
| 7 | A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE | Phil Collins |
| 8 | HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER | The Hollies |
| 9 | WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS c/w SHE’S LEAVING HOME | Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg |
| 10 | TEARDROPS | Womack & Womack |
| 11 | THE LOCO-MOTION | Kylie Minogue |
| 12 | THE FIRST TIME | Robin Beck |
| 13 | PERFECT | Fairground Attraction |
| 14 | ONE MOMENT IN TIME | Whitney Houston |
| 15 | PUSH IT c/w TRAMP | Salt ‘N’ Pepa |
| 16 | SUDDENLY | Angry Anderson |
| 17 | HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH | Belinda Carlisle |
| 18 | ORINOCO FLOW | Enya |
| 19 | THEME FROM S-EXPRESS | S-Express |
| 20 | JE NE SAIS PAS POURQUOI | Kylie Minogue |
| 21 | GOT TO BE CERTAIN | Kylie Minogue |
| 22 | THE HARDER I TRY | Brother Beyond |
| 23 | TELL IT TO MY HEART | Taylor Dayne |
| 24 | CRACKERS INTERNATIONAL (EP) | Erasure |
| 25 | I OWE YOU NOTHING | Bros |
| 26 | HEART | The Pet Shop Boys |
| 27 | GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR | Billy Ocean |
| 28 | DON’T TURN AROUND | Aswad |
| 29 | NOTHING CAN DIVIDE US | Jason Donovan |
| 30 | BEAT DIS | Bomb The Bass |
| 31 | DROP THE BOY | Bros |
| 32 | SIGN YOUR NAME | Terence Trent D’Arby |
| 33 | THE TWIST (YO TWIST) | The Fat Boys & Chubby Checker |
| 34 | WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS? | Bros |
| 35 | BOYS (SUMMERTIME LOVE) | Sabrina |
| 36 | HOUSE ARREST | Krush |
| 37 | YOU CAME | Kim Wilde |
| 38 | LOVELY DAY (SUNSHINE MIX) | Bill Withers |
| 39 | I NEED YOU | B.V.S.M.P. |
| 40 | GIRL, YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE | Milli Vanilli |
| 41 | STAND UP FOR YOUR LOVE RIGHTS | Yazz |
| 42 | CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS c/w SILENT NIGHT | Bros |
| 43 | DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY | Bobby McFerrin |
| 44 | HANDS TO HEAVEN | Breathe |
| 45 | DESIRE | U2 |
| 46 | A LITTLE RESPECT | Erasure |
| 47 | BIG FUN | Inner City featuring Kevin Saunderson |
| 48 | LOVE CHANGES (EVERYTHING) | Climie Fisher |
| 49 | TOGETHER FOREVER | Rick Astley |
| 50 | MISSING YOU | Chris De Burgh |