The 1988 year chart of the Dutch Top 40 is the ranking of the best records of that year, calculated across all 51 weekly charts of 1988. Every weekly entry counts 41 minus the position: 40 points for a number 1, 1 point for number 40. The 100 records with the most points are listed below, the best at the top. Top is (I've Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, with 590 points from 16 weeks.
All weeks, number ones and new entries of 1988 Decade chart 1980s
The 100 best records of 1988
- 1(I've Had) The Time Of My LifeBill Medley, Jennifer Warnes · 590 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 2
- 2Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For YouGlenn Medeiros · 469 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 18
- 3StopSam Brown, Pete Brown · 468 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 31
- 4TeardropsWomack & Womack · 452 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 39
- 5Push ItSalt-N-Pepa · 422 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 25
- 6Stop Loving You
- 7EverywhereFleetwood Mac · 413 points · 14 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 15
- 8Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My CarBilly Ocean · 405 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 6
- 9Fast CarTracy Chapman · 398 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 23
- 10Gimme Hope Jo'annaEddy Grant · 394 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 13
- 11Tribute (Right On)The Pasadenas · 379 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 30
- 12Yeke YekeMory Kanté · 371 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 16
- 13The Only Way Is Up
- 14Wonderful TonightEric Clapton · 357 points · 12 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 34
- 15Angel Eyes (Home And Away)Wet Wet Wet · 356 points · 13 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 5
- 16A Groovy Kind of LovePhil Collins · 335 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 38
- 17Wee RuleWee Papa Girl Rappers · 332 points · 10 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 43
- 18Sign Your Name
- 19Tell It to My HeartTaylor Dayne · 327 points · 10 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 10
- 20I Think We're Alone Now
- 21Theme from S-Express
- 22Don't Worry Be HappyBobby McFerrin · 314 points · 11 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 42
- 23What A Wonderful WorldLouis Armstrong · 305 points · 11 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 33
- 24Girl You Know It's TrueMilli Vanilli · 298 points · 11 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 35
- 25Beds Are BurningMidnight Oil · 297 points · 11 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 14
- 26One More TryGeorge Michael · 296 points · 11 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 17
- 27Desire
- 28Tomorrow PeopleZiggy Marley & The Melody Makers · 290 points · 12 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 19
- 29The TwistFat Boys, Chubby Checker · 285 points · 10 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 28
- 30Rise to the OccasionClimie Fisher · 285 points · 10 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 8
- 31Breakfast In BedUB40, Chrissie Hynde · 282 points · 10 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 27
- 32Heaven In My Hands
- 33Dirty DianaMichael Jackson · 269 points · 9 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 22
- 34I Owe You Nothing
- 35PerfectFairground Attraction · 267 points · 10 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 23
- 36Where Did I Go Wrong
- 37RecklessAfrika Bambaataa, UB40 · 267 points · 10 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 10
- 38Father FigureGeorge Michael · 261 points · 9 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 3
- 39Big FunInner City · 261 points · 9 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 44
- 40Orinoco Flow
- 41South AfricaRevelation Time, Ruud Gullit · 253 points · 10 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 24
- 42Play It Cool
- 43Winter in AmericaRene Froger · 251 points · 9 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 11
- 44China In Your Hand
- 45Is She Really Going Out With Him?Joe Jackson · 245 points · 9 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 33
- 46Alphabet St.
- 47Divine Emotions
- 48Riding On a TrainThe Pasadenas · 239 points · 10 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 40
- 49KissThe Art Of Noise, Tom Jones · 239 points · 8 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 45
- 50Smooth CriminalMichael Jackson · 238 points · 7 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 46
- 51Turn Back The ClockJohnny Hates Jazz · 238 points · 9 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 2
- 52I Need YouB.V.S.M.P. · 236 points · 11 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 13
- 53Eenmaal Kom Jij TerugKoos Alberts · 233 points · 8 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 32
- 54Never Tear Us Apart
- 55Mega Hit MixFun Fun, Martin Boer · 231 points · 9 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 4
- 56One Moment in TimeWhitney Houston · 231 points · 10 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 39
- 57BamboléoGipsy Kings · 230 points · 10 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 19
- 58Love Will Save the DayWhitney Houston · 229 points · 9 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 26
- 59MaxPaolo Conte · 225 points · 9 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 5
- 60I Want to Be Your Man
- 61Heaven Is a Place on EarthBelinda Carlisle · 222 points · 9 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 2
- 62Always on My MindPet Shop Boys · 221 points · 7 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 2
- 63Domino DancingPet Shop Boys · 220 points · 10 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 39
- 64Come into My LifeJoyce Sims · 219 points · 9 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 8
- 65Don't Turn Around
- 66Prove Your LoveTaylor Dayne · 217 points · 9 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 18
- 67Stuck On Earth
- 68Foolish BeatDebbie Gibson · 215 points · 9 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 34
- 69Do You Love MeThe Contours · 214 points · 10 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 26
- 70Paradise By the Dashboard Light
- 71The Loco-MotionKylie Minogue · 210 points · 8 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 36
- 72Tears Run RingsMarc Almond · 208 points · 8 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 43
- 73Till I Loved You (Duet with Don Johnson)Barbra Streisand · 207 points · 7 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 46
- 74When Will I Be Famous?
- 75Lovely DayBill Withers · 202 points · 8 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 42
- 76Wild WorldMaxi Priest, John Gallen · 201 points · 9 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 25
- 77Stay on These Roads
- 78Blue Monday 1988
- 79TroySinéad O'Connor · 199 points · 7 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 2
- 80Never Trust A Stranger
- 81Stand Up For Your Love Rights
- 82Fragile
- 83Somewhere Down The Crazy RiverRobbie Robertson · 192 points · 8 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 12
- 84House Arrest
- 85That's the Way It Is
- 86Wij Houden Van OranjeAndre Hazes · 187 points · 7 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 28
- 87The Right StuffVanessa Williams · 187 points · 9 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 31
- 88Long & Lasting LoveGlenn Medeiros · 185 points · 9 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 36
- 89Englishman In New York
- 90Aanvallen!
- 91Joint Mix - Remix
- 92Think (About It)Lyn Collins · 174 points · 8 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 43
- 93MonkeyGeorge Michael · 173 points · 7 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 30
- 94Pamela
- 95Chica Cubana
- 96Tougher Than the RestBruce Springsteen · 171 points · 9 weeks · peak position 13 · from week 28
- 97You've Lost That Lovin' FeelingThe Righteous Brothers · 164 points · 8 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 15
- 98When I Fall in LoveRick Astley · 163 points · 6 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 2
- 99Het OranjeliedDe Hollanders · 163 points · 6 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 29
- 100Don't Be Afraid Of The DarkThe Robert Cray Band · 163 points · 8 weeks · peak position 13 · from week 31
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
What is the best record of 1988 in the Dutch Top 40?
(I've Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes tops the 1988 year chart, with 590 points from 16 weeks in the chart (peak position 1). The top 5: 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), 4. Teardrops (Womack & Womack), 5. Push It (Salt-N-Pepa).
How is the 1988 year chart calculated?
Every weekly entry in 1988 earns points: 41 minus the position, so 40 points for a number 1 and 1 point for number 40. The sum of those points sets the order; on a tie the peak position counts, then the number of weeks, then the earliest week. Only the weeks of 1988 count, also for a record that entered the year before or stayed on into the next year.
Is the number 1 of the year chart also the record that spent longest at number 1?
Not necessarily. The year chart counts every week in the chart, including the weeks lower in the Top 40; a record that stayed high for a long time can therefore end above a shorter-lived number 1. The number ones of 1988, the longest-charting records and the highest new entries are on the 1988 year page.
How many weeks does the 1988 year chart cover?
51 weekly charts, with 335 different records between them, 16 of which reached number 1. Every week can be viewed separately from the year page.