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Top Dance Songs of 1988

1987 <-1988-> 1989

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1.
02/1988
427

✫1
US
2
AC
✫1
dance






2
UK
2.
10/1988

Desire by U2

from Rattle and Hum   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.
3.
02/1988
401

✫1
US
5
AC
25
dance
✫1
R&B




3
UK
[Jive 9678]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean
4.
12/1988
398

✫1
US
39
AC
3
dance
2
R&B




3
UK
[Virgin 99256]
written by Elliot Wolff
5.
07/1988
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
6.
11/1988
361

3
US


20
dance
28
R&B




✫1
UK
[Columbia 08092]
written by Maurice Starr
7.
08/1988
360

✫1
US


7
dance
✫1
R&B




6
UK
[MCA 53383]
written by Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin & Teddy Riley
8.
01/1988
351

4
US
13
AC
23
dance
2
R&B




2
UK
[R]
[Columbia 07911]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby
9.
08/1988
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
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
327

✫1
US
3
AC
13
dance
6
R&B




11
UK
[Columbia 07682]
written by George Michael
12.
07/1988
315

✫1
US


✫1
dance
8
R&B




13
UK
[Columbia 07941]
written by George Michael
13.
02/1988
297

5
US
16
AC
✫1
dance
9
R&B




5
UK
[EMI/Manhattan 50117]
written by Bruce Springsteen
14.
06/1988
289

✫1
US
✫1
AC
21
dance
30
R&B
✫1
rock


53
UK
15.
12/1988
286

✫1
US


10
dance
9
R&B




16
UK
[Arista 9832]
written by Frank Farian & Brad Howell (as B. Nail)
16.
10/1988
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
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
258

2
US
✫1
AC
7
dance


13
rock


30
UK
[MCA 53345]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
19.
09/1988
254

6
US
5
AC
13
dance






6
UK
[RCA 8838]
written by Rick Astley
20.
03/1988
247

2
US


2
dance
✫1
R&B




42
UK
[MCA 53279]
written by Pebbles (as Perri McKissack)
21.
01/1988
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
242

4
US


✫1
dance




13
alt.
14
UK
[Capitol 44237]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon & John Taylor
23.
08/1988
233

✫1
US


36
dance


45
rock
3
alt.


24.
10/1988
233

14
US


2
dance




15
alt.
4
UK
[Warner 27738 (Sire)]
written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell
25.
03/1988
231

23
US
12
AC
16
dance






2
UK
[R]
[Capitol 44137]
written by Simon Climie, Rob Fisher & Dennis Morgan
26.
11/1988
231

7
US


10
dance
2
R&B




8
UK
[Epic 08044]
written by Michael Jackson
27.
04/1988
231

91
US


✫1
dance






✫1
UK
28.
07/1988
227

96
US


2
dance






✫1
UK
as Yazz & The Plastic Population
written by George Jackson & Johnny Henderson
29.
02/1988
226

7
US


✫1
dance






8
UK
[Arista 9677]
written by Arnie Roman & Seth Swirsky
30.
05/1988
224

9
US
10
AC
✫1
dance
5
R&B




10
UK
produced by Jellybean
[Arista 9720]
written by Toni C.
31.
06/1988
223

66
US


16
dance




17
alt.
✫1
UK
written by Bill Drummond, Jimmy Cauty, Ron Grainer (sample) & Gary Glitter (sample)
32.
09/1988
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   Kick
211

3
US


11
dance


8
rock


25
UK
[Atlantic 89080]
written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence
34.
01/1988
211

3
US
16
AC
44
dance






19
UK
[Atlantic 89129]
written by Debbie Gibson
35.
04/1988
209

8
US


22
dance
3
R&B




9
UK
[Paisley Park 27900]
written by Prince
36.
06/1988
208





10
dance






✫1
UK
[R]
written by Nicky Graham & Tom Watkins
37.
12/1988
206

15
US


3
dance






5
UK
written by Barry Harris & Joe South (sample)
38.
02/1988
197





✫1
dance






2
UK
39.
02/1988
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
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.
07/1988
190

3
US


✫1
dance




10
alt.


[Tommy Boy 27826]
written by Paul Robb & Kurt Harland
42.
10/1988
187





5
dance






2
UK
written by Yazz & Tim Parry (as Timothy Parry)
43.
04/1988
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
178

18
US


5
dance




22
alt.
7
UK
[EMI-Manhattan 50161]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
45.
07/1988
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   Close
173

41
US


10
dance






3
UK
[MCA 53370]
written by Kim Wilde & Ricky Wilde (as Ricki Wilde)
47.
06/1988
172

12
US


4
dance




22
alt.
11
UK
[Warner 27844 (Sire)]
written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell
48.
08/1988
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.
12/1988
171

73
US


✫1
dance






4
UK
[Virgin 7-99236]
written by Ann Saunderson, Kevin Saunderson, Paris Grey & Roy Holmon
50.
10/1988
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
166

31
US


18
dance




14
alt.
5
UK
featuring Tom Jones
written by Prince
52.
01/1988
164

6
US


3
dance
5
R&B




69
UK
[MCA 53254]
written by Bobby Nunn
53.
12/1988
163

22
US


✫1
dance




24
alt.
9
UK
54.
05/1988
154

52
US


27
dance
8
R&B




5
UK
55.
11/1988
154

84
US


8
dance






4
UK
[EMI-Manhattan 50171]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
56.
11/1988
152

9
US
2
AC
29
dance






28
UK
57.
04/1988
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
145

16
US
3
AC
21
dance
✫1
R&B




29
UK
59.
07/1988
145





2
dance






5
UK
60.
06/1988
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
141





19
dance






4
UK
[Capitol 44167]
written by Jack White [German composer] & Mark Spiro
62.
11/1988
138

8
US


2
dance
19
R&B




63
UK
produced by Full Force
[Jive 1154]
written by Full Force
63.
02/1988
131





3
dance






6
UK
64.
05/1988
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
126

18
US


12
dance






15
UK
[Columbia 08103]
written by Martika, Michael Margules (as Michael Jay) & Marvin Morrow
66.
04/1988
125





✫1
dance
21
R&B




8
UK
as Narada
[Reprise 27967]
written by Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen
67.
07/1988
122

10
US
✫1
AC
8
dance








68.
09/1988
121





✫1
dance
50
R&B




8
UK
69.
12/1988
118





2
dance




3
alt.
11
UK
70.
09/1988
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
116

9
US


5
dance
64
R&B


15
alt.


[Tommy Boy 27736]
written by Paul Robb
72.
03/1988
116





26
dance






6
UK
[Atlantic 89047]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman
73.
07/1988
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.
06/1988
108

11
US
45
AC
✫1
dance








[Virgin 99323]
written by Clive Farrington, Michael Floreale & Andrew Mann
75.
12/1988
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
94





✫1
dance






13
UK
77.
06/1988
91

56
US


10
dance






13
UK
[Columbia 08036 (WTG)]
written by Michael Margules (as Michael Jay)
78.
02/1988
91

16
US


6
dance






50
UK
79.
12/1988
90

30
US
17
AC
18
dance
3
R&B




34
UK
[Epic 08513]
written by Luther Vandross & Hubert Eaves III
80.
03/1988
90





3
dance






12
UK
written by Simon Harris
81.
02/1988
89





9
dance






10
UK
82.
08/1988
86

13
US
25
AC
10
dance








83.
03/1988
85





4
dance






13
UK
featuring Adele Bertei
[Chrysalis 43223]
written by Adele Bertei & Toni C. (as Toni C)
84.
06/1988
84





10
dance






11
UK
85.
04/1988
82





4
dance
77
R&B




14
UK
[Island 99273]
written by David Cole, John Coltrane & Will Downing
86.
01/1988
81

23
US


12
dance
✫1
R&B






[Warner 28201]
written by Morris Day, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis
87.
04/1988
77





12
dance
69
R&B




13
UK
[Arista 9714]
written by Errol Brown & Simon Climie
88.
01/1988
77

61
US


3
dance






21
UK
charted as Behind the Wheel/Route 66 in US charts
written by Martin Gore
89.
04/1988
77





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
75





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)
91.
05/1988
74

44
US


✫1
dance
4
R&B




71
UK
[Wing 887386]
written by Kipper Jones & Rex Salas
92.
11/1988
73





11
dance






14
UK
written by Hithouse (as Peter Slaghuis)
93.
01/1988
72





3
dance






18
UK
written by David Steele & Andy Cox
94.
09/1988
72

67
US


9
dance




8
alt.
26
UK
written by Marc Almond
95.
02/1988
70





30
dance






13
UK
charted as Dominion/Mother Russia in US dance charts
written by Andrew Eldritch
96.
05/1988
66





✫1
dance
24
R&B




28
UK
[Columbia 08073]
written by Vaughan Mason
97.
07/1988
65





21
dance
18
R&B




18
UK
[Def Jam 07934]
written by Chuck D (as Carlton Ridenhour), Keith Shocklee & Eric Sadler (as Eric "Vietnam" Sadler)
98.
06/1988
65





46
dance






14
UK
written by Todd Terry
99.
01/1988
64

67
US


✫1
dance
3
R&B




94
UK
[Columbia 07695]
written by Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White
100.
07/1988
63





11
dance
16
R&B




21
UK
[Uni 50003]
written by Rakim (as William Griffin) & Eric B. (as Eric Barrier)

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