The Year in #1 Hits - 1988

January 30th 1988

Need You Tonight - INXS
(1 week at #1)

Your Classic Country Video of the Week

This weeks video is "Mountain Music" by Alabama 

Reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Chart in May of 1982

The Year in #1 Hits - 1988

January 23rd 1988

The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson

(1 week at #1)

The Year in #1 Hits - 1988

From January 16th 1988

"Got My Mind Set on You" by George Harrison
(1 week at #1)

The Year in #1 Hits - 1988

January 9th 1988,  1 week at #1 and from her #1 album Whitney

"So Emotional" by Whitney Houston

Original vs Remake #11

Today's song is a classic "She's Gone" by Hall and Oates.  Originally released in 1974 and had moderate success reaching #60 on the Billboard Hot 100, but was covered that same year by the group Tavares who took it to the #1 spot on the Billboard R&B chart in December.   Atlantic records rereleased the single in 1976 after Hall and Oates had moved to RCA and had a hit with "Sara Smile".   This time it went to #7 on the Hot 100

The Year in #1 Hits - 1988

I am starting a new feature today with what I call "The Year in #1 Hits".   I will pick a year and each day (I hope!) I will post, in order from Jan 1st to Dec 31st, all the songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100 for that year.
I am starting with, for no particular reason, 1988.   I would love some feedback on this and maybe request for certain years.   I will also try to include the UK Top 40 chart also for a little change of pace.

So lets get this party started for 1988


Up first from January 1st of 1988 - "Faith" by George Michael (4th of 4 weeks at #1)