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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Dance Songs of 1988

1987 <-

1988

-> 1989

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

02/1988

Together Forever by Rick Astley

from Whenever You Need Somebody

427

✫1
US

2
AC

✫1
dance

2
UK

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[RCA 8319]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

10/1988

Desire by U2

from Rattle and Hum

406

3
US

37
dance

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

✫1
UK

[Island 7-99250]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

02/1988

Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car by Billy Ocean

from Tear Down These Walls

401

✫1
US

5
AC

25
dance

✫1
R&B

3
UK

[Jive 9678]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean

12/1988

Straight Up by Paula Abdul

from Forever Your Girl

398

✫1
US

39
AC

3
dance

2
R&B

3
UK

[Virgin 99256]
written by Elliot Wolff

07/1988

Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli

from All or Nothing

362

2
US

3
dance

3
R&B

3
UK

[Arista 9781]
written by Bill Pettaway Jr., DJ Spen (as Sean Spencer), Kevin Lyles, Rodney Hollaman & Ky Adeyemo

11/1988

You Got It (The Right Stuff) by New Kids on the Block

from Hangin' Tough

361

3
US

20
dance

28
R&B

✫1
UK

[Columbia 08092]
written by Maurice Starr

08/1988

My Prerogative by Bobby Brown

from Don't Be Cruel

360

✫1
US

7
dance

✫1
R&B

6
UK

[MCA 53383]
written by Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin & Teddy Riley

01/1988

Sign Your Name by Terence Trent D'Arby

from Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby

351

4
US

13
AC

23
dance

2
R&B

2
UK

[R]
[Columbia 07911]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby

08/1988

The Loco-Motion by Kylie Minogue

from Kylie

333

3
US

39
AC

12
dance

2
UK

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[Geffen 7-27752]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King

10.

12/1988

Buffalo Stance by Neneh Cherry

from Raw Like Sushi

327

3
US

✫1
dance

30
R&B

3
UK

[Virgin 99231]
written by Jamie J. Morgan, Cameron McVey (as Booga Bear), Neneh Cherry & Phil Ramacon (as Phillip Ramacon)

11.

01/1988

Father Figure by George Michael

from Faith

327

✫1
US

3
AC

13
dance

6
R&B

11
UK

[Columbia 07682]
written by George Michael

12.

07/1988

Monkey by George Michael

from Faith

315

✫1
US

✫1
dance

8
R&B

13
UK

[Columbia 07941]
written by George Michael

13.

02/1988

Pink Cadillac by Natalie Cole

from Everlasting

297

5
US

16
AC

✫1
dance

9
R&B

5
UK

[EMI/Manhattan 50117]
written by Bruce Springsteen

14.

06/1988

Roll with It by Steve Winwood

from Roll with It

289

✫1
US

✫1
AC

21
dance

30
R&B

✫1
rock

53
UK

[Virgin 99326]
written by Steve Winwood, Will Jennings, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

15.

12/1988

Baby Don't Forget My Number by Milli Vanilli

from All or Nothing

286

✫1
US

10
dance

9
R&B

16
UK

[Arista 9832]
written by Frank Farian & Brad Howell (as B. Nail)

16.

10/1988

The Lover in Me by Sheena Easton

from The Lover in Me

284

2
US

43
AC

2
dance

5
R&B

15
UK

produced by Babyface
[MCA 53416]
written by L.A. Reid, Babyface & Daryl Simmons

17.

12/1988

Wild Thing by Tone-Lōc

from Lōc'ed After Dark

273

2
US

✫1
dance

3
R&B

21
UK

charted as the double A Side Wild Thing/Loc'ed After Dark in the UK
[Delicious Vinyl 102]
written by Young MC

18.

06/1988

I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That by Elton John

from Reg Strikes Back

258

2
US

✫1
AC

7
dance

13
rock

30
UK

[MCA 53345]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

19.

09/1988

She Wants to Dance with Me by Rick Astley

from Hold Me in Your Arms

254

6
US

5
AC

13
dance

6
UK

[RCA 8838]
written by Rick Astley

20.

03/1988

Mercedes Boy by Pebbles

from Pebbles

247

2
US

2
dance

✫1
R&B

42
UK

[MCA 53279]
written by Pebbles (as Perri McKissack)

21.

01/1988

I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue

from Kylie

243

28
US

10
dance

✫1
UK

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman [R]
[Geffen 7-27922]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

22.

10/1988

I Don't Want Your Love by Duran Duran

from Big Thing

242

4
US

✫1
dance

13
alt.

14
UK

[Capitol 44237]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon & John Taylor

23.

08/1988

Wild, Wild West by The Escape Club

from Wild Wild West

233

✫1
US

36
dance

45
rock

3
alt.

[Atlantic 89048]
written by Trevor Steel, John Holliday, Johnnie Christo & Milan Zekavica

24.

10/1988

A Little Respect by Erasure

from The Innocents

233

14
US

2
dance

15
alt.

4
UK

[Warner 27738 (Sire)]
written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell

25.

03/1988

Love Changes (Everything) by Climie Fisher

from Everything

231

23
US

12
AC

16
dance

2
UK

[R]
[Capitol 44137]
written by Simon Climie, Rob Fisher & Dennis Morgan

26.

11/1988

Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson

from Bad

231

7
US

10
dance

2
R&B

8
UK

[Epic 08044]
written by Michael Jackson

27.

04/1988

Theme from S'Express by S'Express

from Original Soundtrack

231

91
US

✫1
dance

✫1
UK

written by Mark Moore & Pascal Gabriel

28.

07/1988

The Only Way Is Up by Yazz

from Wanted

227

96
US

2
dance

✫1
UK

as Yazz & The Plastic Population
written by George Jackson & Johnny Henderson

29.

02/1988

Prove Your Love by Taylor Dayne

from Tell It to My Heart

226

7
US

✫1
dance

8
UK

[Arista 9677]
written by Arnie Roman & Seth Swirsky

30.

05/1988

Love Will Save the Day by Whitney Houston

from Whitney

224

9
US

10
AC

✫1
dance

5
R&B

10
UK

produced by Jellybean
[Arista 9720]
written by Toni C.

31.

06/1988

Doctorin' the Tardis by The Timelords

223

66
US

16
dance

17
alt.

✫1
UK

written by Bill Drummond, Jimmy Cauty, Ron Grainer (sample) & Gary Glitter (sample)

32.

09/1988

Don't Rush Me by Taylor Dayne

from Tell It to My Heart

223

2
US

3
AC

6
dance

78
UK

[Arista 9722]
written by Alexandra Forbes & Jeff Franzel

33.

01/1988

New Sensation by INXS

from Kick

211

3
US

11
dance

8
rock

25
UK

[Atlantic 89080]
written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence

34.

01/1988

Out of the Blue by Debbie Gibson

from Out of the Blue

211

3
US

16
AC

44
dance

19
UK

[Atlantic 89129]
written by Debbie Gibson

35.

04/1988

Alphabet St. by Prince

from Lovesexy

209

8
US

22
dance

3
R&B

9
UK

[Paisley Park 27900]
written by Prince

36.

06/1988

I Owe You Nothing by Bros

from Push

208

10
dance

✫1
UK

[R]
written by Nicky Graham & Tom Watkins

37.

12/1988

I Beg Your Pardon by Kon Kan

from Move to Move

206

15
US

3
dance

5
UK

written by Barry Harris & Joe South (sample)

38.

02/1988

Beat Dis by Bomb the Bass

from Into the Dragon

197

✫1
dance

2
UK

written by Tim Simenon & Emilio Pasquez

39.

02/1988

Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil

from Diesel and Dust

190

17
US

20
dance

6
rock

6
UK

[Columbia 38-07433]
written by Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie (as James Moginie) & Peter Garrett

40.

02/1988

Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) by Samantha Fox

from Samantha Fox

190

3
US

9
dance

31
UK

charted as Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) / I Surrender (To the Spirits of the Night) in US dance charts
[Jive 1089]
written by Full Force

41.

06/1988

What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy) by Information Society

from Information Society

190

3
US

✫1
dance

10
alt.

[Tommy Boy 27826]
written by Paul Robb & Kurt Harland

42.

10/1988

Stand Up for Your Love Rights by Yazz

from Wanted

187

5
dance

2
UK

written by Yazz & Tim Parry (as Timothy Parry)

43.

03/1988

Blue Monday 1988 by New Order

181

68
US

✫1
dance

3
UK

charted as Blue Monday 1998 / Touched by the Hand of God in US dance charts
[Qwest 27979]
written by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert

44.

09/1988

Domino Dancing by Pet Shop Boys

from Introspective

178

18
US

5
dance

22
alt.

7
UK

[EMI-Manhattan 50161]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe

45.

07/1988

Another Part of Me by Michael Jackson

from Bad

175

11
US

44
AC

18
dance

✫1
R&B

15
UK

[Epic 07962]
written by Michael Jackson

46.

07/1988

You Came by Kim Wilde

from Close

173

41
US

10
dance

3
UK

[MCA 53370]
written by Kim Wilde & Ricky Wilde (as Ricki Wilde)

47.

06/1988

Chains of Love by Erasure

from The Innocents

172

12
US

4
dance

22
alt.

11
UK

[Warner 27844 (Sire)]
written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell

48.

08/1988

The Way You Love Me by Karyn White

from Karyn White

172

7
US

38
AC

5
dance

✫1
R&B

42
UK

produced by Babyface
[Warner 27773]
written by Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons

49.

05/1988

Good Life by Inner City

from Paradise

171

73
US

✫1
dance

4
UK

[Virgin 7-99236]
written by Ann Saunderson, Kevin Saunderson, Paris Grey & Roy Holmon

50.

10/1988

We Call It Acieed by D:Mob

from A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That

171

✫1
dance

3
UK

featuring Gary Haismann
charted as We Call It Acieed / Trance Dance in US dance charts
written by D:Mob (as The D)

51.

10/1988

Kiss by The Art of Noise

from The Best of the Art of Noise

166

31
US

18
dance

14
alt.

5
UK

featuring Tom Jones
written by Prince

52.

01/1988

Rocket 2 U by The Jets [pop band]

from Magic

164

6
US

3
dance

5
R&B

69
UK

[MCA 53254]
written by Bobby Nunn

53.

12/1988

All She Wants Is by Duran Duran

from Big Thing

163

22
US

✫1
dance

24
alt.

9
UK

written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon & John Taylor

54.

05/1988

Tribute (Right On) by The Pasadenas

from To Whom It May Concern

154

52
US

27
dance

8
R&B

5
UK

[Columbia 68575]
written by Andrew Banfield, Aaron Brown, David Milliner, Michael Milliner, Hammish Seelochan & Pete Wingfield

55.

11/1988

Left to My Own Devices by Pet Shop Boys

from Introspective

154

84
US

8
dance

4
UK

[EMI-Manhattan 50171]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe

56.

11/1988

Put a Little Love in Your Heart by Annie Lennox & Al Green

from Scrooged: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

152

9
US

2
AC

29
dance

28
UK

[A&M 1255]
written by Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday & Randy Myers

57.

04/1988

Just Got Paid by Johnny Kemp

from Secrets of Flying

149

10
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

68
UK

[Columbia 07744]
written by Johnny Kemp, Teddy Riley, Gene Griffin & Aaron Hall

58.

05/1988

Paradise by Sade

from Stronger Than Pride

145

16
US

3
AC

21
dance

✫1
R&B

29
UK

[Epic 07904]
written by Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman & Paul Spencer Denman

59.

07/1988

Superfly Guy by S'Express

from Original Soundtrack

145

2
dance

5
UK

written by Mark Moore & Pascal Gabriel

60.

06/1988

If It Isn't Love by New Edition

from N.E. Heartbreak

144

7
US

20
dance

2
R&B

94
UK

[MCA 53264]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Samuel Harris III) & Terry Lewis

61.

04/1988

Who's Leaving Who by Hazell Dean

from Always

141

19
dance

4
UK

[Capitol 44167]
written by Jack White [German composer] & Mark Spiro

62.

11/1988

I Wanna Have Some Fun by Samantha Fox

from I Wanna Have Some Fun

138

8
US

2
dance

19
R&B

63
UK

produced by Full Force
[Jive 1154]
written by Full Force

63.

02/1988

Doctorin' the House by Coldcut

from What's That Noise?

131

3
dance

6
UK

featuring Yazz & The Plastic Population
written by Jonathan More, Matt Black & Yazz

64.

05/1988

My One Temptation by Mica Paris

from So Good

130

97
US

8
AC

36
dance

15
R&B

7
UK

[Island 99252]
written by Mike Leeson, Peter Vale & Miles Waters

65.

12/1988

More Than You Know by Martika

from Martika

126

18
US

12
dance

15
UK

[Columbia 08103]
written by Martika, Michael Margules (as Michael Jay) & Marvin Morrow

66.

04/1988

Divine Emotions by Narada Michael Walden

from Divine Emotion

125

✫1
dance

21
R&B

8
UK

as Narada
[Reprise 27967]
written by Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen

67.

07/1988

It Would Take a Strong Strong Man by Rick Astley

from Whenever You Need Somebody

122

10
US

✫1
AC

8
dance

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[RCA 8663]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

68.

09/1988

Big Fun by Inner City

from Paradise

121

✫1
dance

50
R&B

8
UK

featuring Kevin Saunderson
[Virgin 99260]
written by Kevin Saunderson, Paris Grey, James Pennington & Arthur Forrest

69.

12/1988

Fine Time by New Order

from Technique

118

2
dance

3
alt.

11
UK

written by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris & Bernard Sumner

70.

09/1988

Dial My Heart by The Boys [US R&B quartet]

from Messages from the Boys

117

13
US

18
dance

✫1
R&B

61
UK

produced by Babyface
[MCA 53301]
written by Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons

71.

11/1988

Walking Away by Information Society

from Information Society

116

9
US

5
dance

64
R&B

15
alt.

[Tommy Boy 27736]
written by Paul Robb

72.

03/1988

Cross My Broken Heart by Sinitta

from Sinitta!

116

26
dance

6
UK

[Atlantic 89047]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

73.

07/1988

Peek-a-Boo by Siouxsie & the Banshees

from Peepshow

109

53
US

14
dance

✫1
alt.

16
UK

[Geffen 7-27760]
written by Siouxsie (as Siouxsie Sioux), Steven Severin, Budgie, Martin McCarrick, Harry Warren & Johnny Mercer

74.

04/1988

The Promise by When in Rome

from When in Rome

108

11
US

45
AC

✫1
dance

[Virgin 99323]
written by Clive Farrington, Michael Floreale & Andrew Mann

75.

12/1988

Get on the Dance Floor by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock

from It Takes Two

101

✫1
dance

11
R&B

14
UK

[Profile 5239]
written by Rob Base (as Robert Ginyard), Michael Jackson (sample) & Randy Jackson [Jackson 5] (sample)

76.

07/1988

Hustle! (To the Music...) by The Funky Worm

from The Funky Worm

✫1
dance

13
UK

written by Mark Brydon, Carl Munson, Richard "Parrot" Barnatt & Julie Stewart

77.

06/1988

Cross My Heart by Eighth Wonder

from Fearless

56
US

10
dance

13
UK

[Columbia 08036 (WTG)]
written by Michael Margules (as Michael Jay)

78.

02/1988

Dreaming by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

from The Best of OMD

16
US

6
dance

50
UK

[A&M 3002]
written by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

79.

12/1988

She Won't Talk to Me by Luther Vandross

from Any Love

30
US

17
AC

18
dance

3
R&B

34
UK

[Epic 08513]
written by Luther Vandross & Hubert Eaves III

80.

03/1988

Bass (How Low Can You Go) by Simon Harris

from Bass!

3
dance

12
UK

written by Simon Harris

81.

02/1988

That's the Way It Is by Mel and Kim

from Coming to America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

9
dance

10
UK

written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

82.

07/1988

Another Lover by Giant Steps

from The Book of Pride

13
US

25
AC

10
dance

[A&M 1226]
written by Colin Campsie, Gardner Cole & George McFarlane

83.

01/1988

Just a Mirage by Jellybean

from Just Visiting This Planet

4
dance

13
UK

featuring Adele Bertei
[Chrysalis 43223]
written by Adele Bertei & Toni C. (as Toni C)

84.

06/1988

Don't Blame It on That Girl / Wap-Bam-Boogie by Matt Bianco

from Indigo

10
dance

11
UK

written by Mark Fisher & Mark Reilly

85.

04/1988

A Love Supreme by Will Downing

from Will Downing

4
dance

77
R&B

14
UK

[Island 99273]
written by David Cole, John Coltrane & Will Downing

86.

01/1988

Fishnet by Morris Day

from Daydreaming

23
US

12
dance

✫1
R&B

[Warner 28201]
written by Morris Day, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis

87.

04/1988

Get Lucky by Jermaine Stewart

from Say It Again

12
dance

69
R&B

13
UK

[Arista 9714]
written by Errol Brown & Simon Climie

88.

01/1988

Behind the Wheel by Depeche Mode

from Music for the Masses

61
US

3
dance

21
UK

charted as Behind the Wheel/Route 66 in US charts
written by Martin Gore

89.

04/1988

Im Nin'Alu by Ofra Haza

from Shaday

15
dance

18
alt.

15
UK

charted as Im Nin'Alu / Galbi in US dance charts
written by Shalom Shabazi, Izhar Ashdot & Bezalel Aloni

90.

07/1988

Shake Your Thang (It's Your Thing) by Salt-N-Pepa

from A Salt with a Deadly Pepa

8
dance

4
R&B

22
UK

featuring E.U.
charted as Shake Your Thang / Spinderella's Not a Fella (But a Girl D.J.) in Australia charts
[Next Plateau 319]
written by Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley & Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley)