1988 Number 2 Hits
1988 - the retreat from the high water mark of 1980's music begins to gather momentum.
| Song at Number 2 | Week Ending | Song at Number 1 |
| Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York | 02/01/1988 | Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind |
| Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name | 23/01/1988 | Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth |
| Bros - When Will I Be Famous | 13/02/1988 | Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now |
| Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis | 27/02/1988 | Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky |
| 05/03/1988 | ||
| Rick Astley - Together Forever | 12/03/1988 | |
| 19/03/1988 | ||
| Bros - Drop The Boy | 26/03/1988 | Aswad - Don't Turn Around |
| 02/04/1988 | ||
| 09/04/1988 | Pet Shop Boys - Heart | |
| 16/04/1988 | ||
| Climie Fisher - Love Changes Everything | 23/04/1988 | |
| Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain | 28/05/1988 | Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends |
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| Fat Boys & Chubby Checker - The Twist (Yo Twist) | 02/07/1988 | Bros - I Owe You Nothing |
| 09/07/1988 | Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You | |
| Salt-N-Pepa - Push It / Tramp | 16/07/1988 | |
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| Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion | 06/08/1988 | Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up |
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| Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try | 03/09/1988 | |
| 10/09/1988 | Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind Of Love | |
| Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy | 22/10/1988 | Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time |
| Kylie Minogue - Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi | 29/10/1988 | Enya - Orinoco Flow |
| 05/11/1988 | ||
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| Yazz - Stand Up For Your Love Rights | 19/11/1988 | Robin Beck - First Time |
| INXS - Need You Tonight | 26/11/1988 | |
| Bros - Cat Amongst The Pigeons / Silent Night | 03/12/1988 |
