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Singer Rick Astley
The British vocalist Rick Astley (pictured in 2009) had two number ones in 1988.

In 1988, Billboard magazine published a chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. The chart, which in 1988 was published under the title Hot Adult Contemporary, has undergone various name changes during its history but has been published as Adult Contemporary since 1996.[1] In 1988, 22 songs topped the chart 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.[2] It held the top spot for two weeks in 1988 before being displaced by "Everywhere" by the British-American rock group Fleetwood Mac. In March, the 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.[3] 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.[4] The British singer Phil Collins topped the chart with two songs from the soundtrack of the film Buster, in which he played the lead role,[5] reaching the top spot with his rendition of the 1965 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 AC chart entries on which Miami Sound Machine received separate billing; all Estefan's subsequent charting songs were credited to her alone.[6] 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; the 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 September. Chicago, the group which Cetera had fronted for nearly two decades before leaving in 1985,[7] achieved its first AC number one since his departure when "Look Away" spent a single week in the top spot in December.[8] 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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Singer Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine had three number ones in 1988, the most by any act.
Singer Lou Gramm
The British-American rock band Foreigner (vocalist Lou Gramm pictured) spent one week at number one with the song "I Don't Want to Live Without You".
Actor Patrick Swayze
The actor Patrick Swayze topped the chart with "She's Like the Wind", from the soundtrack of his film Dirty Dancing.
Chart history
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 2 "Got My Mind Set on You" George Harrison [2]
January 9 [9]
January 16 "Everywhere" Fleetwood Mac [10]
January 23 [11]
January 30 [12]
February 6 "Could've Been" Tiffany [13]
February 13 "Can't Stay Away from You" Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine [14]
February 20 "Seasons Change" Exposé [15]
February 27 "She's Like the Wind" Patrick Swayze featuring Wendy Fraser [16]
March 5 [17]
March 12 "Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley [18]
March 19 [19]
March 26 [20]
April 2 "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" Whitney Houston [21]
April 9 [22]
April 16 [23]
April 23 "Anything for You" Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine [24]
April 30 [25]
May 7 [26]
May 14 "I Don't Want to Live Without You" Foreigner [27]
May 21 "Shattered Dreams" Johnny Hates Jazz [28]
May 28 "One More Try" George Michael [29]
June 4 [30]
June 11 [31]
June 18 "The Valley Road" Bruce Hornsby and the Range [32]
June 25 "Make It Real" The Jets [33]
July 2 [34]
July 9 [35]
July 16 "Make Me Lose Control" Eric Carmen [36]
July 23 [37]
July 30 [38]
August 6 "Roll with It" Steve Winwood [39]
August 13 [40]
August 20 "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" Elton John [41]
August 27 "1-2-3" Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine [42]
September 3 "One Good Woman" Peter Cetera [43]
September 10 [44]
September 17 [45]
September 24 [46]
October 1 "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" Rick Astley [47]
October 8 "A Groovy Kind of Love" Phil Collins [48]
October 15 [49]
October 22 [50]
October 29 "One Moment in Time" Whitney Houston [51]
November 5 [52]
November 12 "How Can I Fall?" Breathe [53]
November 19 [54]
November 26 "Kissing a Fool" George Michael [55]
December 3 "Look Away" Chicago [56]
December 10 "Giving You the Best That I Got" Anita Baker [57]
December 17 "Waiting for a Star to Fall" Boy Meets Girl [58]
December 24 "Two Hearts" Phil Collins [59]
December 31 [60]

References

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  5. ^ Hutchinson, Tom. "Buster Review". Radio Times. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
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  33. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 25, 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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  44. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 10, 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  45. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 17, 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  46. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 24, 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  47. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 1, 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  48. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 8, 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  49. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 15, 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  50. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 22, 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  51. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 29, 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  52. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 5, 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  53. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 12, 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  54. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 19, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  55. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 26, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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