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In 1988 there were 51 weekly charts, with 335 different records. Of those, 296 entered the chart that year and 16 reached number 1. (I've Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes spent the longest at number 1, nine weeks, and with 16 weeks it also stayed longest in the chart. The highest new entry was Wij Houden Van Oranje by Andre Hazes, straight in at 15 in week 28. Top of the year chart is (I've Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, with 590 points.

Weeks

Year chart 1988

The top 10 of the 1988 year chart, on points: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40. The full list of 100 is on the year chart page.

  1. 1(I've Had) The Time Of My Life
    Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes · 590 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1
  2. 2Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
    Glenn Medeiros · 469 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1
  3. 3Stop
    Sam Brown, Pete Brown · 468 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1
  4. 4Teardrops
    Womack & Womack · 452 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  5. 5Push It
    Salt-N-Pepa · 422 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  6. 6Stop Loving You
    TOTO · 417 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2
  7. 7Everywhere
    Fleetwood Mac · 413 points · 14 weeks · peak position 3
  8. 8Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
    Billy Ocean · 405 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1
  9. 9Fast Car
    Tracy Chapman · 398 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1
  10. 10Gimme Hope Jo'anna
    Eddy Grant · 394 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1

The full 1988 year chart: the 100 best records

Number ones

  1. wk 2–3China In Your Hand
    T'Pau · 2 weeks at 1 · week 2
  2. wk 4–12(I've Had) The Time Of My Life
    Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes · 9 weeks at 1 · week 4
  3. wk 13Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
    Billy Ocean · 1 week at 1 · week 13
  4. wk 14Tell It to My Heart
    Taylor Dayne · 1 week at 1 · week 14
  5. wk 15–19Gimme Hope Jo'anna
    Eddy Grant · 5 weeks at 1 · week 15
  6. wk 20–21Yeke Yeke
    Mory Kanté · 2 weeks at 1 · week 20
  7. wk 22–27Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
    Glenn Medeiros · 6 weeks at 1 · week 22
  8. wk 28–29Fast Car
    Tracy Chapman · 2 weeks at 1 · week 28
  9. wk 30–32Push It
    Salt-N-Pepa · 3 weeks at 1 · week 30
  10. wk 33–36Tribute (Right On)
    The Pasadenas · 4 weeks at 1 · week 33
  11. wk 37–39Stop
    Sam Brown, Pete Brown · 3 weeks at 1 · week 37
  12. wk 40–41The Only Way Is Up
    Yazz · 2 weeks at 1 · week 40
  13. wk 42A Groovy Kind of Love
    Phil Collins · 1 week at 1 · week 42
  14. wk 43–48Teardrops
    Womack & Womack · 6 weeks at 1 · week 43
  15. wk 49–51Orinoco Flow
    Enya · 3 weeks at 1 · week 49
  16. wk 52Smooth Criminal
    Michael Jackson · 1 week at 1 · week 52

Longest in the chart

  1. 16(I've Had) The Time Of My Life
    Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 2
  2. 15Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
    Glenn Medeiros · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 18
  3. 15Stop
    Sam Brown, Pete Brown · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 31
  4. 14Push It
    Salt-N-Pepa · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 25
  5. 14Teardrops
    Womack & Womack · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 39
  6. 14Stop Loving You
    TOTO · weeks in 1988 · peak position 2 · from week 12
  7. 14Everywhere
    Fleetwood Mac · weeks in 1988 · peak position 3 · from week 15
  8. 13Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
    Billy Ocean · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 6
  9. 13Fast Car
    Tracy Chapman · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 23
  10. 13Angel Eyes (Home And Away)
    Wet Wet Wet · weeks in 1988 · peak position 2 · from week 5

Highest new entries

  1. 15Wij Houden Van Oranje
    Andre Hazes · new at 15 in week 28
  2. 15Het Oranjelied
    De Hollanders · new at 15 in week 29
  3. 15Orinoco Flow
    Enya · new at 15 in week 46
  4. 16Gimme Hope Jo'anna
    Eddy Grant · new at 16 in week 13
  5. 17Yeke Yeke
    Mory Kanté · new at 17 in week 16

Source: top40.nl

Sound of 1988

1988 sounded much like 1987, at a tempo around 117 bpm.

Measured across 105 of the 335 records from 1988 with a sound analysis. The mark and the small number: the average of all Dutch Top 40 years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many records reached number 1 in 1988?

In total 16 different records, across 51 charts. The first was China In Your Hand by T'Pau, the last Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson.

Which record had the longest run at number 1 in 1988?

(I've Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes: nine weeks in a row at 1.

Which record stayed in the chart longest in 1988?

(I've Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes: 16 weeks in 1988, peaking at number 1 that year.

What was the highest new entry of 1988?

Wij Houden Van Oranje by Andre Hazes, straight in at 15 in week 28.

Which record tops the 1988 year chart?

(I've Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, with 590 points from 16 weeks. The top 3: 1. (I've Had) The Time Of My Life (Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes), 2. Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (Glenn Medeiros), 3. Stop (Sam Brown and Pete Brown).

How is the year chart compiled?

On points from all weekly charts of 1988; only the weeks of that year count. The full ranking and the count are on the year chart of 1988.

How many records made the Dutch Top 40 in 1988?

In total 335 different records, spread over 51 charts. Of those, 296 entered the chart that year.