List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1988 explained

Adult Contemporary is a chart published by Billboard ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. In 1988, 22 songs topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Adult Contemporary, based on playlists submitted by radio stations.[1]

In the year's first issue of Billboard the number one song was "Got My Mind Set on You" by George Harrison, which was in its third week at number one. It held the top spot for two weeks in 1988 before being displaced by "Everywhere" by British-American rock group Fleetwood Mac. In March, actor Patrick Swayze reached number one with the song "She's Like the Wind", featuring Wendy Fraser, taken from the soundtrack of the film Dirty Dancing, in which he starred.[2] It was the second AC chart-topper from the film, following "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, which had reached number one the previous year.[3] British singer Phil Collins topped the chart with two songs from the soundtrack of the film Buster, in which he played the lead role,[4] reaching the top spot with his rendition of the 1960s song "A Groovy Kind of Love" and the original track "Two Hearts".

Gloria Estefan and her band Miami Sound Machine were the only act to have three number ones during the year, but they were the final three hits on which Miami Sound Machine received separate billing; all Estefan's subsequent hits were credited to her alone.[5] The Latin-influenced group spent a total of five weeks at number one, tying with Whitney Houston and Phil Collins for the most time spent atop the chart by an act during 1988. Collins and Houston each achieved their total with two number ones; British vocalists Rick Astley and George Michael were the only other acts with multiple chart toppers during the year. The year's longest unbroken run at number one was achieved by Peter Cetera, whose song "One Good Woman" spent four weeks in the top spot in the fall. Chicago, the group which Cetera had fronted for nearly two decades before leaving in 1985,[6] achieved its first number one since his departure when "Look Away" spent a single week in the top spot in December.[7] The final Hot Adult Contemporary number one of 1988 was "Two Hearts" by Phil Collins, which held the top spot for the last two weeks of the year.

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing AC song of 1988[8]

scope=colIssue datescope=colTitlescope=colArtist(s)scope=col class=unsortable
scope=row"Got My Mind Set on You"[9]
scope=row[10]
scope=row"Everywhere"Fleetwood Mac[11]
scope=row[12]
scope=row[13]
scope=row"Could've Been"Tiffany[14]
scope=rowbgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="1""Can't Stay Away from You" and Miami Sound Machine[15]
scope=row"Seasons Change"Exposé[16]
scope=row"She's Like the Wind" featuring Wendy Fraser[17]
scope=row[18]
scope=row"Never Gonna Give You Up"[19]
scope=row[20]
scope=row[21]
scope=row"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"[22]
scope=row[23]
scope=row[24]
scope=row"Anything for You" and Miami Sound Machine[25]
scope=row[26]
scope=row[27]
scope=row"I Don't Want to Live Without You"Foreigner[28]
scope=row"Shattered Dreams"Johnny Hates Jazz[29]
scope=row"One More Try"[30]
scope=row[31]
scope=row[32]
scope=row"" and the Range[33]
scope=row"Make It Real"[34]
scope=row[35]
scope=row[36]
scope=row"Make Me Lose Control"[37]
scope=row[38]
scope=row[39]
scope=row"Roll with It"[40]
scope=row[41]
scope=row"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That"[42]
scope=row"1-2-3" and Miami Sound Machine[43]
scope=row"One Good Woman"[44]
scope=row[45]
scope=row[46]
scope=row[47]
scope=row"It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"[48]
scope=row""[49]
scope=row[50]
scope=row[51]
scope=row"One Moment in Time"[52]
scope=row[53]
scope=row"How Can I Fall?"Breathe[54]
scope=row[55]
scope=row"Kissing a Fool"[56]
scope=row"Look Away"Chicago[57]
scope=row"Giving You the Best That I Got"[58]
scope=row"Waiting for a Star to Fall"Boy Meets Girl[59]
scope=row"Two Hearts"[60]
scope=row[61]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Record Research Incorporated. vi. 2007. 9780898201697.
  2. Web site: The Story of... 'She's Like the Wind' by Patrick Swayze. October 2, 2018. Smooth Radio. Tom. Eames. November 9, 2019.
  3. Adult Contemporary chart for November 21, 1987. Billboard. July 17, 2019.
  4. Web site: Buster Review. Radio Times. Tom. Hutchinson. November 9, 2019.
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Adult Contemporary, 1961-2001. Record Research Incorporated. 2002. 9780898201499. 87.
  6. Web site: Peter Cetera Biography & History. Jason. Ankeny. AllMusic. July 15, 2019.
  7. Chicago Chart History. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  8. Billboard Adult Contemporary Year End, 1988. . September 12, 2020.
  9. Adult Contemporary chart for January 2, 1988. Billboard. November 7, 2019.
  10. Adult Contemporary chart for January 9, 1988. Billboard. November 7, 2019.
  11. Adult Contemporary chart for January 16, 1988. Billboard. November 7, 2019.
  12. Adult Contemporary chart for January 23, 1988. Billboard. November 7, 2019.
  13. Adult Contemporary chart for January 30, 1988. Billboard. November 7, 2019.
  14. Adult Contemporary chart for February 6, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  15. Adult Contemporary chart for February 13, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  16. Adult Contemporary chart for February 20, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  17. Adult Contemporary chart for February 27, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  18. Adult Contemporary chart for March 5, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  19. Adult Contemporary chart for March 12, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  20. Adult Contemporary chart for March 19, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  21. Adult Contemporary chart for March 26, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  22. Adult Contemporary chart for April 2, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  23. Adult Contemporary chart for April 9, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  24. Adult Contemporary chart for April 16, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  25. Adult Contemporary chart for April 23, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  26. Adult Contemporary chart for April 30, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  27. Adult Contemporary chart for May 7, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  28. Adult Contemporary chart for May 14, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  29. Adult Contemporary chart for May 21, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  30. Adult Contemporary chart for May 28, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  31. Adult Contemporary chart for June 4, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  32. Adult Contemporary chart for June 11, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  33. Adult Contemporary chart for June 18, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  34. Adult Contemporary chart for June 25, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  35. Adult Contemporary chart for July 2, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  36. Adult Contemporary chart for July 9, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  37. Adult Contemporary chart for July 16, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  38. Adult Contemporary chart for July 23, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  39. Adult Contemporary chart for July 30, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  40. Adult Contemporary chart for August 6, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  41. Adult Contemporary chart for August 13, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  42. Adult Contemporary chart for August 20, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  43. Adult Contemporary chart for August 27, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  44. Adult Contemporary chart for September 3, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  45. Adult Contemporary chart for September 10, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  46. Adult Contemporary chart for September 17, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  47. Adult Contemporary chart for September 24, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  48. Adult Contemporary chart for October 1, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  49. Adult Contemporary chart for October 8, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  50. Adult Contemporary chart for October 15, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  51. Adult Contemporary chart for October 22, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  52. Adult Contemporary chart for October 29, 1988. Billboard. November 9, 2019.
  53. Adult Contemporary chart for November 5, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  54. Adult Contemporary chart for November 12, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  55. Adult Contemporary chart for November 19, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  56. Adult Contemporary chart for November 26, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  57. Adult Contemporary chart for December 3, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  58. Adult Contemporary chart for December 10, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  59. Adult Contemporary chart for December 17, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  60. Adult Contemporary chart for December 24, 1988. Billboard. November 8, 2019.
  61. Adult Contemporary chart for December 31, 1988. Billboard. November 7, 2019.

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