1988 Points Chart

[Panda]

Almost at the end of the decade now. Pop was still huge and SAW were becoming increasingly dominant and keen to create new stars. With Madonna busy writing and recording, a new female pop idol would fill the void (in the UK at least).

Dance and rap were seeing an increased presence in the chart while rock was having less of an impact in the higher reaches.

The Now albums were now into double figures but the rival Hits series was beginning to lose its way a little with a series of rebrands that would ultimately see it completely lose its identity, and ultimately lose the war with Now. This would be the last full year that compilations were included in the album chart, with the compilation chart starting in January 1989.


A reminder of the points system: 1 point for no.40 in the singles chart, 2 points for no.39, all the way up to 37 points for no.4, then it's 40 points for no.3, 45 points for no.2 and 50 points for no.1.


Before the countdown, here are some of the songs that didn't make the top 40:


(as ever, position in the end-of-year sales chart is in brackets)


44(81) AZTEC CAMERA - Somewhere In My Heart (230 points)



By far the biggest hit for the Scottish band, which for a short time, made Roddy Frame a Smash Hits-esque heart-throb. Frame was the group's only constant member and from the mid 90s onwards would record under his own name, though his backing group contained several musicians who had been part of the Aztec Camera line-up.


54(30) BOMB THE BASS - Beat Dis (219 points)



A no.2 hit for Tim Simenon but probably would've been even bigger if it had been released a few months later.


61(87) TRACY CHAPMAN - Fast Car (213 points)



In 1988, a star-studded concert was staged at Wembley Stadium to mark Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday. The showpiece was intended to be a surprise appearance by Stevie Wonder. However, Wonder's backing tape went missing and he walked out, saying he couldn't perform without it. While organisers hurried around, trying to persuade him to return to the stadium, other ways had to be found to fill the time. One of those ways was inviting Tracy Chapman back on stage to perform a second mini-set. During this second stint, she performed this song and it was the catalyst to it becoming a hit on both sides of the Atlantic. She wasn't the only act to benefit from the exposure gained by appearing on this bill, as we'll discover later.


63(62) DEACON BLUE - Real Gone Kid (212 points)



Apparently written about Maria McKee, with whom Deacon Blue had been on tour when she was lead singer in Lone Justice, this was the band's first top 10 hit. Posted partly in order to try and reclaim it as a song in its own right rather than "the music from the Boots ad".


73(80) EIGHTH WONDER - I'm Not Scared (203 points)



Patsy Kensit's side job which came about when she auditioned for her brother Jamie's band Spice. They later changed their name to Eighth Wonder and had a Europe-wide hit with this song.


79(24) ERASURE - Crackers International EP (196 points)



The Christmas no.3 hence its high position in the sales chart, it later climbed to no.2, racking up almost 400 points across the two years. The lead track was "Stop". While the song was doing well in the charts, Trevor and Simon did an almost perfect send-up of the video on Going Live.


90(94) PRIMITIVES - Crash (183 points)



A top 5 hit for the Coventry band, they never came close to matching its success.


95(45) U2 - Desire (174 points)



The first of six number one singles (that "Take Me To The Clouds Above" nonsense does NOT count) and the lead single from their "Rattle And Hum" album. The album sold well but received a mixed reception critically, leading to a complete re-invention for their next album "Achtung Baby".


97(98) DEBBIE GIBSON - Shake Your Love (170 points)



The Britney Spears to Tiffany's Christina Aguilera? The pair's careers seemed to follow similar paths: chart success and stardom whilst still in their teens, followed a drop in popularity, relative obscurity, then getting their kit off for Playboy in their 30s. Tiffany (we'll see her later) had the voice but Gibson was a talented songwriter. Both enjoyed huge success in the States but Gibson's popularity in the UK never matched that of Tiffany, with this no.7 hit her highest singles chart position. Gibson returned to the chart in the 90s on the back of appearing in the stage version of Grease alongside Craig McLachlan. The intro to this song sounds strangely similar to the theme from Play Your Cards Right.

[Panda]

Part 1 (40-36):

40(32) TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY - Sign Your Name (233 points)
Top 40 run: 29-8-2-3-4-12-15-30



The second appearance in a row for the artist formerly known as Terence Trent D'Arby. This was a no.2 hit early in the year but would be his last top 10 appearance. After the relative failure of his follow-up album "Neither Fish Nor Flesh", he made a more rock-orientated comeback in 1993, earning four top 20 hits from his "Symphony or Damn" album.


39(52) TIMELORDS - Doctorin' The Tardis (233 points)
Top 40 run: 22-4-1-2-8-12-27-35



A bizarre mix of The Sweet, Gary Glitter :/ and the Doctor Who theme. The Timelords were of course, Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty of the KLF and the success of this track led them to write The Manual, their blueprint for pop success (at the time). The book spawned at least one other hit - "Bring Me Edelweiss" by Edelweiss, who were directly inspired by the words of Drummond and Cauty. The KLF would go on to have a number of hits under their own name before spectacularly quitting the music business. More on that when we reach the 1990s...


38(41) YAZZ - Stand Up For Your Love Rights (235 points)
Top 40 run: 11-4-3-2-5-17-29-37 / 34



The follow-up to an absolute monster hit, I had completely forgotten this song existed until I started compiling this chart. It reached no.2 in November and re-entered the top 40 on New Year's Day, giving it just enough points to make the top 40 on this list.


37(34) BROS - When Will I Be Famous? (237 points)
Top 40 run: 39-16-6-2-3-6-11-21-36



The most famous song for the trio of Matt Goss (vocals), twin brother Luke Goss (drums) and Craig Logan (bass). The group became a pop sensation in 1988, filling a gap in the market left by Wham. Their first eight singles all reached the top 10, with five reaching the top 2. Although this remains the most-remembered song, they have two other tracks higher up on this list.


36(51) INXS - Need You Tonight (241 points)
Top 40 run: 18-4-2-5-13-21-25-25-21



Originally released in 1987, missing the top 40, it was re-released after "New Sensation" and "Never Tear Us Apart" had given the band UK hits. Somewhat surprisingly, this would be the group's only top 10 hit in the UK. The song's success made a global star of singer Michael Hutchence and set him on a collision course with someone we'll see a lot of later.

[Panda]

Part 2 (35-31):

35(48) CLIMIE FISHER - Love Changes (Everything) (241 points)
Top 40 run: 38-26-11-7-3-2-7-13-29



After Simon Climie had co-written "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" for Aretha Franklin and George Michael, he teamed with Rob Fisher to enjoy success as a recording artist. This remix of their first single reached no.2, after "Rise To The Occasion" had given them their first top 10 hit.


34(29) JASON DONOVAN - Nothing Can Divide Us (242 points)
Top 40 run: 37-13-5-6-6-9-12-20-21-39



With Neighbours becoming one of the most popular shows in the country, SAW smelled money and attempted to make a pop star of the popular Charlene, played by Kylie Minogue. It turned out to be a massive success so they tried the same trick with her on-screen husband (and real-life boyfriend at the time) Jason Donovan, with this track his debut hit, despite a clear lack of singing ability at that stage. The duo teamed up for "Especially For You", which would be the Christmas no.2, eventually climbing to the top in the New Year.


33(46) ERASURE - A Little Respect (242 points)
Top 40 run: 19-12-7-4-5-10-14-20-36



Part of a spectacular run of success that saw the duo have 15 top 10 hits in eight years. This track would later be covered along with "Stop" by Abba tribute act Bjorn Again as a cheeky response to Erasure's "Abba-esque" EP, entitled "Erasure-ish".


32(59) HAZELL DEAN - Who's Leaving Who? (242 points)
Top 40 run: 37-20-9-6-4-4-8-13-26



Hazell Dean had a couple of top 10 hits earlier in the decade but would've been an unlikely candidate for late 80s pop stardom (especially as she was pushing 40). It shows just how red hot SAW were at the time that they were able to give her another big hit (though they didn't write the song). Coincidentally, this scored exactly the same number of points as her other no.4 hit "Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)".


31(47) INNER CITY - Big Fun (244 points)
Top 40 run: 31-20-8-9-10-11-16-15-22-29-36



A popular dance hit, it only reached no.8 but spent 11 weeks inside the top 40. Inner City was US producer Kevin Saunderson, and vocalist Paris Grey. The follow-up "Good Life" was an even bigger hit, reaching no.4, but its chart run was split across 1988 and 1989.

[Panda]

Part 3 (30-26):

30(39) BVSMP - I Need You (249 points)
Top 40 run: 22-7-4-3-5-8-14-24-35



The only hit for the US hip hop group. This song was later re-worked by Welsh comedy rappers Goldie Lookin' Chain.


29(23) TAYLOR DAYNE - Tell It To My Heart (249 points)
Top 40 run: 24-8-4-3-4-6-14-23-36



This dance-pop hit was the big breakthrough for the US singer. The follow-up "Prove Your Love" also reached the top 10 in the UK but she didn't have regular hits after that. She was much more successful in the US, with her first seven singles reaching the top 10, including the no.1 "Love Will Lead You Back".


28(35) SABRINA - Boys (Summertime Love) (249 points)
Top 40 run: 24-4-3-3-6-8-15-25-36



Sabrina Salerno was an Italian model who launched a pop career. It's fair to say her talent for singing probably wasn't her main selling point. The video features poor Sabrina fighting a losing battle with her bikini top. The follow-up "All Of Me" reached the top 30 in the UK but she never had another hit over here, though she continued to have hits in Europe into the mid 1990s.


27(28) ASWAD - Don't Turn Around (260 points)
Top 40 run: 37-22-4-1-1-3-10-22-31



Having been performing since the mid 1970s, this cover of a Tina Turner b-side gave the reggae group their first top 40 hit, going all the way to no.1. They enjoyed several more hits over the next few years and returned to the top 5 in 1994 with "Shine".


26(37) KIM WILDE - You Came (265 points)
Top 40 run: 38-16-6-4-3-4-8-13-21-34



The first of three top 10 hits from her "Close" album, which would be the biggest seller of her career. Its success was helped by Wilde supporting Michael Jackson on the European leg of his "Bad" world tour.

[Whitneyfan]

A lot of people diss the last couple of years of the 80s but they are among my favourite years ever for music. Doing my 1988 retro chart each week, I've found that songs which should be top 5 are struggling to even make the top 20!

[Panda]

Part 4 (25-21):

25(31) BROS - Drop The Boy (267 points)
Top 40 run: 17-2-2-2-2-9-20-31



This funk-based follow-up to "When Will I Be Famous?" tends to be forgotten nowadays, but it actually outsold its predecessor, spending four weeks at no.2, kept off the top by Aswad for two weeks, then by a song we'll see later.


24(27) BILLY OCEAN - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (268 points)
Top 40 run: 27-8-4-3-3-5-10-21-27-38



Billy Ocean's sixth and final top 10 appearance, it was another global hit, topping the US chart.


23(1) CLIFF RICHARD - Mistletoe And Wine (270 points)
Top 40 run: 7-1-1-1-1-5



A rare appearance on the points chart for a Christmas no.1. It was released towards the end of November, allowing it to pick up enough points before the end of the year to qualify. The song was originally written for a 1970s musical called Scraps, which was an adaptation of The Little Match Girl. It was then adapted for TV in 1987 and Cliff liked the song enough to record it himself, changing some of the lyrics. It soon climbed to no.1 and held off Kylie and Jason to top the Christmas chart, becoming the biggest-selling single of the year in the process. The video is notable for Cliff attempting to guide a plane in for landing towards the end.


22(20) KYLIE MINOGUE - Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (276 points)
Top 40 run: 11-2-2-2-3-10-21-27-35



And so we come to the star of 1988. SAW's punt on turning an Australian soap actress into a pop sensation could not have gone any better. During the course of the year she would release five singles, with two reaching no.1 and the other three reaching no.2. This was her fourth single and possibly the best so far, spending three weeks at no.2, all behind our next song.


21(18) ENYA - Orinoco Flow (276 points)
Top 40 run: 19-5-1-1-1-5-13-27



A magnificently unique no.1 single, particularly in 1988, when pop had become so dominant. To this day, I have no idea how it got to no.1 but I'm glad it did. This was the first solo hit for the former Clannad member. Enya would go on to become Ireland's second-biggest selling act of all time behind U2. She would have two further UK top 10 hits in the 1990s plus a fake no.1 in 2004 on Mario Winans' "I Don't Wanna Know", where she was originally sampled but ended up re-recording her sampled part and got a credit (unlike on Fugees' "Ready Or Not", which is where she was originally sampled). She was also credited on the Pirates' response track, along with everyone south of Iceland - a highly annoying modern trend which will p*** me off greatly when I get to the 2010s.

[Panda]

Part 5 (20-16):

20(22) BROTHER BEYOND - The Harder I Try (282 points)
Top 40 run: 34-24-8-3-2-2-5-13-23-30-39



After several unsuccessful singles, Brother Beyond earned the services of Stock, Aitken & Waterman in an auction and this Motown-themed track was the result. The follow-up "He Ain't No Competition" also reached the top 10, but subsequent chart positions were gradually lower. Singer Nathan Moore was later in another boy band, Worlds Apart before moving into music management, with Lisa Scott-Lee among his clients.


19(33) FAT BOYS & CHUBBY CHECKER - The Twist (Yo Twist) (284 points)
Top 40 run: 19-4-2-2-3-6-13-21-29



After a big summer hit in 1987 with the Beach Boys, the Fat Boys repeated the trick a year later with this collaboration with Chubby Checker. Like its predecessor, it reached no.2.


18(17) BELINDA CARLISLE - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (284 points)
Top 40 run: 2-1-1-2-3-13-20-36



7-year-old me didn't appreciate just how stunning Belinda Carlisle was. I might have been a big fan if I'd been older. This was the first solo hit for the ex-Go-Go's singer and was released towards the end of 1987, reaching no.5 by the end of the year before climbing to no.1 early in 1988. Its combined points total across both years would have put it at no.5 on this list. Carlisle would have seven UK top 10 hits over the following decade and would also be involved in several Go-Go's reunions. Fellow band member Jane Wiedlin had a brief solo career, reaching no.12 with "Rush Hour" in 1988 and later played Joan of Arc in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.


17(11) KYLIE MINOGUE - The Loco-motion (291 points)
Top 40 run: 2-2-2-2-3-9-18-26-40



This lazy cover of the 60s classic was Kylie's third single. It spent four weeks at no.2, all behind the same song.


16(26) PET SHOP BOYS - Heart (299 points)
Top 40 run: 7-1-1-1-2-7-18-28



The duo's fourth and final no.1 single. They didn't originally plan to record it themselves with Madonna and Hazell Dean among those they pondered offering it to. It reached the top despite being the third single from their "Actually" album, though it was remixed for the single release.

[Panda]

Part 6 (15-11):

15(21) KYLIE MINOGUE - Got To Be Certain (302 points)
Top 40 run: 15-4-2-2-2-6-12-19-27-37



Kylie's second single. Less cheesy than her first but as a result, less memorable.


14(25) BROS - I Owe You Nothing (302 points)
Top 40 run: 2-1-1-4-4-11-16-23-31



This track gave them a no.1 single at the third attempt. "I Quit" and "Cat Among The Pigeons" would take their total of top 5 hits to five before the end of the year. Craig Logan departed after the group's first album, leaving just Matt and Luke Goss. Their second album would take a more rock direction but their popularity had already peaked with their debut.


13(19) S'EXPRESS - Theme From S'Express (309 points)
Top 40 run: 25-3-1-1-2-7-10-17-27-36



Released a few months after Bomb The Bass's "Beat Dis" and became a slightly bigger hit, thanks to its multiple sampling of Rose Royce's "Is It Love You're After?". The group, led by DJ/producer Mark Moore managed further top 10 hits with "Superfly Guy" and "Hey Music Lover". On their second album, the main vocalist was Sonique, who would go on to have her own no.1 hit with "Feels So Good".


12(14) WHITNEY HOUSTON - One Moment In Time (318 points)
Top 40 run: 24-8-3-1-1-3-6-13-19-38



Whitney's third UK no.1 was an official anthem of the Seoul Olympics staged that year, hence the video being a compilation of slow-mo Olympics footage. The video hasn't aged well given the number of drugs cheats on display. In fact, it's rather baffling that they kept Ben Johnson in there, given he was disqualified while the Games were still taking place.


11(13) FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION - Perfect (321 points)
Top 40 run: 35-12-2-1-2-3-3-10-17-30



A lovely little pop record that spent a single week at no.1 in May. For a while, the Brit Awards had a bit of a reputation for being something of a curse and Fairground Attraction certainly back up the theory. They won Best British Single for this song and Best British Album for "The First Of A Million Kisses" in 1989, then broke up during the recording of their second album after a number of fall outs. Singer Eddi Reader embarked on a solo career, releasing the magnificent single "Patience Of Angels" from her eponymous second solo album and won Best British Female at the 1995 Brits but only had one more top 40 hit after that. She continues to write, record and perform today and is a vocal campaigner in favour of Scottish independence.

[Earl Purple]

Mark E Nevin of Fairground Attraction, the bass guitarist and songwriter, then paired up to work with Morrissey of all people as a new music-writer and Stephen Street had stepped down from the role.

As with First of a Million Kisses, there were a few bright moments but not enough for their album "Kill Uncle" which Morrissey later described in his autobiography as "an album for the sake of releasing something", and if they'd only held on the wonderful "Pregnant For The Last Time" might have made it onto the album. Mark E Nevin also co-wrote 2 of the songs on Your Arsenal including "I Know It's Going to Happen Someday" which producer Mick Ronson then shaped to sound a bit like David Bowie's "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide" and even got David Bowie to cover it.

Regarding Kylie Minogue's cover of "The Locomotion", she had already recorded a version of this song and had a big hit in Australia with it, before she had teamed up with Stock Aitken Waterman to write her new original material, and wanted to release it in the UK too. Pete Waterman personally loved the original and didn't like her version so he wanted her to record a new version of it which he produced.

Had this managed to sell a few more and enter at #1, it would have meant back-to-back songwriting number ones for lyricist Gerry Goffin, who wrote this song with Carole King, and also wrote the lyrics for outgoing number one "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" with Michael Masser (which George Benson had originally recorded).

[Panda]

Part 7 (10-6):

10(8) HOLLIES - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (322 points)
Top 40 run: 28-5-2-1-1-2-5-14-26-36



The Hollies were one of the most successful groups of the 1960s and this song was the last of 15 top 10 hits they had during the decade. It returned to the chart after being featured in a beer ad. It was written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell and while the Hollies weren't the first act to record it, they were the first to have a major hit with it. Their version also features a young Elton John on piano (which would count as another no.1 hit for him if we're using Drake rules). The song was Christmas no.1 in 2012 for the Justice Collective.


9(15) SALT-N-PEPA - Push It (338 points)
Top 40 run: 24-7-3-2-2-2-5-9-16-22



Another act that benefited from worldwide exposure at the Nelson Mandela birthday concert at Wembley. The track originally peaked at no.41 but shot up the charts after the concert, eventually spending three weeks at no.2. Despite their name, the group was actually a trio with DJ Spinderella completing the line-up. They enjoyed several more hits over the years including a second no.2 hit with "Let's Talk About Sex". In the US, their popularity peaked a bit later with the release of the "Very Necessary" album, which included "Shoop" and their En Vogue collaboration "Whatta Man". The group split in 2002 but reunited a few years later and continue to perform live, though Spinderella left the band last year.


8(12) ROBIN BECK - First Time (342 points)
Top 40 run: 39-17-5-1-1-1-5-12-18-22-18



Another no.1 off the back of a TV ad, this time for a popular fizzy drink. After having a minor hit in the US almost a decade earlier, she'd made a living recording radio jingles and singing backing vocals for several established acts until the chance to record this song came along. It was her only UK hit though the follow-up "Save Up All Your Tears" reached the top 10 in Germany.


7(9) WET WET WET - With A Little Help From My Friends (342 points)
Top 40 run: 5-1-1-1-1-3-10-22-31-35



A double A-side with Billy Bragg & Cara Tivey's version of "She's Leaving Home", this was a charity single in aid of Childline. It gave Marti Pellow and the boys their first of three no.1 singles and was by far Billy Bragg's biggest hit.


6(6) GLENN MEDEIROS - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (352 points)
Top 40 run: 36-11-1-1-1-1-3-7-12-27



Recorded when he was just 17, this cover of George Benson's song (which was recorded only three years before this version) gave the Hawaiian a worldwide hit and was a summer no.1 in the UK. Medeiros never had another solo hit but he did reach no.12 in 1990, duetting with Bobby Brown on "She Ain't Worth It". He later went into teaching.

[Earl Purple]

you need to fix the Glenn Medeiros video.

(and why didn't you also post the Billy Bragg video?... ok I will)

[Panda]

Part 8 (5-1):

5(5) TIFFANY - I Think We're Alone Now (360 points)
Top 40 run: 13-3-1-1-1-2-5-10-19-33



Tiffany Darwish shot to fame aged just 15 with this cover of a 1960s song originally by Tommy James & The Shondells. Tiffany's success came on the back of a tour of shopping malls which helped spread the word in those pre-Internet days. This song and follow-up "Could've Been" had already topped the charts in the US in 1987 when it was released over here in early '88. "Could've Been" and "I Saw Him Standing There" also reached the top 10 over here but she didn't have another top 40 hit in the UK or US after 1988. Although she continued to record, she enjoyed no commercial success, bar a few appearances on the US Dance chart. In 2005, she appeared on ITV's Hit Me Baby, One More Time, winning her heat, but lost out to Shakin' Stevens in the final. Just two weeks later, she also appeared on the American version but was beaten in her heat by Arrested Development, who I suspect we'll see when we reach 1992.


4(10) WOMACK & WOMACK - Teardrops (382 points)
Top 40 run: 37-18-7-4-3-3-4-4-4-10-12-19-31-40



This smooth disco track is the highest song on the list that didn't reach no.1. Its seven week run in the top 4 sees it finish ahead of some strong competition on this list. Womack & Womack were married couple Linda (daughter of Sam Cooke) and Cecil. They'd had one top 40 hit prior to this with "Love Wars" reaching no.14 in 1984. They had two more top 40 hits from their "Conscience" album from which "Teardrops" was taken. The duo would later explore their African heritage, adopting the family name Zekkariyas, under which they would also record and perform, with Cecil changing his name to Zek and Linda becoming Zeriiya. They relocated to South Africa with their family, which is where Zek passed away in 2013, aged 65.


3(7) PHIL COLLINS - A Groovy Kind Of Love (382 points)
Top 40 run: 9-1-1-2-2-5-10-13-16-18-28-37



In the late 80s, Collins enjoyed a foray into acting, landing a starring role opposite Julie Walters in Buster. He contributed several songs to the soundtrack, including this cover and the follow-up single "Two Hearts". This was his only single to top the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.


2(2) YAZZ & THE PLASTIC POPULATION - The Only Way Is Up (453 points)
Top 40 run: 28-10-1-1-1-1-1-3-7-10-16-23-30



Yazz's big breakthrough came earlier in the year when she guested on Coldcut's "Doctorin' The House". This track was her first solo single (along with her non-existent backing group), a cover of a 1980 song by Otis Clay. It was released on a label set up by her husband Jazz Summers and spent five weeks at no.1. Follow-up "Stand Up For Your Love Rights" reached no.2 with the more sedate "Fine Time" also reaching the top 10 in 1989. Her last top 40 appearance was in 1993, joining with Aswad on a version of "How Long". Ultimately, the breakdown of her marriage and alcohol issues saw her step away from music and focus on religion.


1(3) KYLIE MINOGUE - I Should Be So Lucky (458 points)
Top 40 run: 31-16-2-1-1-1-1-1-3-8-10-21-37



The song that introduced Kylie the pop star to the world outside her native Australia. Supposedly written in 40 minutes because SAW forgot she was coming for a recording session, it remains arguably her most famous song, despite the amazing career that followed. Released at the end of 1987, it quickly climbed the chart in the new year, spending five weeks at no.1, earning just enough points to hold off Yazz's charge. Kylie remained with SAW for her first four albums, achieving 15 top 10 hits in just over four years, including four no.1s. Her relationship with Michael Hutchence played a key role in her transformation from innocent, smiling pop star to sultry, sensual diva and seeking a change in musical direction, she split with SAW after her contract with PWL expired in 1992 and she signed with dance label Deconstruction. But we'll leave that chapter for another day...

[Panda]

Top 100:

1(3) Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
2(2) Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up
3(7) Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind Of Love
4(10) Womack & Womack - Teardrops
5(5) Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
6(6) Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
7(9) Wet Wet Wet/Billy Bragg & Cara Tivey - With A Little Help From My Friends/She's Leaving Home
8(12) Robin Beck - First Time
9(15) Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
10(8) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
11(13) Fairground Attraction - Perfect
12(14) Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time
13(19) S'Express - Theme From S'Express
14(25) Bros - I Owe You Nothing
15(21) Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain
16(26) Pet Shop Boys - Heart
17(11) Kylie Minogue - The Loco-motion
18(17) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
19(33) Fat Boys & Chubby Checker - The Twist (Yo Twist)
20(22) Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try
21(18) Enya - Orinoco Flow
22(20) Kylie Minogue - Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi
23(1) Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine
24(27) Billy Ocean - Get Out Of My Dreams, Get Into My Car
25(31) Bros - Drop The Boy
26(37) Kim Wilde - You Came
27(28) Aswad - Don't Turn Around
28(35) Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)
29(23) Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart
30(39) BVSMP - I Need You
31(47) Inner City - Big Fun
32(59) Hazell Dean - Who's Leaving Who?
33(46) Erasure - A Little Respect
34(29) Jason Donovan - Nothing Can Divide Us
35(48) Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything)
36(51) INXS - Need You Tonight
37(34) Bros - When Will I Be Famous?
38(41) Yazz - Stand Up For Your Love Rights
39(52) Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis
40(32) Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name
41(65) Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac
42(43) Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy
43(4) Kylie & Jason - Especially For You
44(81) Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart
45(36) Krush - House Arrest
46(16) Angry Anderson - Suddenly
47(50) Chris De Burgh - Missing You
48(63) Bananarama - I Want You Back
49(75) Everything But The Girl - I Don't Want To Talk About It
50(53) Phil Collins - Two Hearts
51(93) Mac Band & The McCampbell Brothers - Roses Are Red
52(40) Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True
53(68) Pasadenas - Tribute (Right On)
54(30) Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis
55(85) UB40 & Chrissie Hynde - Breakfast In Bed
56(56) Tiffany - Could've Been
57(55) Rick Astley - She Wants To Dance With Me
58(42) Bros - Cat Among The Pigeons/Silent Night
59(90) Desireless - Voyage Voyage
60(77) Transvision Vamp - I Want Your Love
61(87) Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
62(60) Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi
63(62) Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid
64(49) Rick Astley - Together Forever
65(44) Breathe - Hands To Heaven
66(61) Yello - The Race
67(38) Bill Withers - Lovely Day (Sunshine Mix)
68(84) S'Express - Superfly Guy
69(79) Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
70(96) Maxi Priest - Wild World
71(71) Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer
72(57) New Order - Blue Monday '88
73(80) Eighth Wonder - I'm Not Scared
74(70) Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule
75(89) Fairground Attraction - Find My Love
76(64) D-Mob & Gary Haisman - We Call It Acieeed
77(86) Rick Astley - Take Me To Your Heart
78(92) Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
79(24) Erasure - Crackers International EP
80(-) Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand
81(74) Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You
82(54) Julio Iglesias & Stevie Wonder - My Love
83(73) Joyce Sims - Come Into My Life
84(69) Jermaine Stewart - Say It Again
85(66) Bomb The Bass - Megablast/Don't Make Me Wait
86(58) Morris Minor & The Majors - Stutter Rap
87(97) Sinitta - Cross My Broken Heart
88(67) Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'anna
89(82) Beatmasters & Cookie Crew - Rok Da House
90(94) Primitives - Crash
91(76) Elton John - Candle In The Wind (Live)
92(91) Coldcut ft Yazz & The Plastic Population - Doctorin' The House
93(99) Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
94(78) Robert Palmer - She Makes My Day
95(45) U2 - Desire
96(-) Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
97(98) Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love
98(-) Jackson 5 - I Want You Back '88
99(-) Kim Wilde - Never Trust A Stranger
100(-) Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat