Top Songs of 1988


Rank All Time Rank Artist Song Genres
1
309
Pixies Where Is My Mind? Indie Rock
2
316
Sonic Youth Teen Age Riot Alternative Rock, Noise Rock
3
427
N.W.A Straight Outta Compton Gangsta Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
4
467
Dinosaur Jr. Freak Scene Indie Rock
5
484
N.W.A Fuck tha Police Gangsta Rap, Political Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop
6
541
Fugazi Waiting Room Post-Hardcore
7
642
Tracy Chapman Fast Car Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
8
703
Morrissey Everyday Is Like Sunday Indie Pop
9
710
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock It Takes Two East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
10
731
Public Enemy Don't Believe the Hype East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
11
773
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds The Mercy Seat Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
12
857
My Bloody Valentine You Made Me Realise Noise Pop, Noise Rock, Shoegaze
13
859
Mudhoney Touch Me I'm Sick Garage Punk, Grunge
14
890
Neneh Cherry Buffalo Stance Dance-Pop, Pop Rap
15
1015
Pixies Gigantic Indie Rock
16
1182
A Guy Called Gerald Voodoo Ray Acid House
17
1232
Fine Young Cannibals She Drives Me Crazy New Wave, Pop Rock
18
1320
Metallica One Thrash Metal
19
1437
The Church Under the Milky Way Jangle Pop
20
1510
Eric B. & Rakim Follow the Leader East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
21
1671
S'Express Theme from S-Express Acid House
22
1678
Morrissey Suedehead Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
23
1995
N.W.A Express Yourself Conscious Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop
24
2075
Mano Negra Mala vida Gypsy Punk
25
2082
Leonard Cohen Tower of Song Singer/Songwriter, Sophisti-Pop
26
2168
The Traveling Wilburys Handle with Care Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
27
2242
Prince Alphabet St. Funk, Pop Soul
28
2401
Enya Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) New Age
29
2419
The Primitives Crash Jangle Pop, Power Pop
30
2452
Leonard Cohen Everybody Knows Singer/Songwriter, Sophisti-Pop
31
2482
Happy Mondays WFL (Wrote for Luck) Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester
32
2579
Public Enemy Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
33
2601
Jane's Addiction Jane Says Acoustic Rock, Alternative Rock
34
2607
U2 Desire Rock
35
2631
R.E.M. Orange Crush Jangle Pop
36
2702
Inner City Big Fun Chicago House, Detroit Techno
37
2808
Bobby Brown My Prerogative New Jack Swing
38
2873
Kate Bush This Woman's Work Art Pop, Singer/Songwriter
39
2883
Tone-Lōc Wild Thing Pop Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
40
2915
Living Colour Cult of Personality Funk Metal, Hard Rock
41
2932
Slick Rick Children's Story Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
42
3003
Lucinda Williams Passionate Kisses Alt-Country, Jangle Pop
43
3202
Stetsasonic Talkin' All That Jazz East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
44
3208
Pet Shop Boys Left to My Own Devices Dance-Pop, Hi-NRG, Synthpop
45
3270
The Waterboys Fisherman's Blues Celtic Rock
46
3293
Leonard Cohen First We Take Manhattan Singer/Songwriter, Synthpop
47
3433
Prefab Sprout The King of Rock 'n' Roll New Wave, Pop Rock
48
3458
Spacemen 3 Revolution Neo-Psychedelia, Space Rock
49
3601
Bobby McFerrin Don't Worry Be Happy A cappella, Pop
50
3602
EPMD You Gots to Chill Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
51
3721
Big Daddy Kane Ain't No Half Steppin' Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
52
3893
U2 Angel of Harlem Blue Eyed Soul, Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
53
3948
The Go-Betweens Streets of Your Town Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
54
4202
Gipsy Kings Bamboleo Rumba Catalana, Rumba Flamenca
55
4207
Paula Abdul Straight Up Dance-Pop, Synthpop
56
4296
The Jesus and Mary Chain Sidewalking Noise Pop
57
4399
The House of Love Christine Indie Pop, Noise Pop
58
4447
Michelle Shocked Anchorage Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
59
4521
R.E.M. World Leader Pretend Jangle Pop
60
4543
EPMD Strictly Business Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
61
4606
Tracy Chapman Talkin' Bout a Revolution Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
62
4691
Guns N' Roses Patience Acoustic Rock
63
4701
U2 All I Want Is You Pop Rock
64
4706
Crowded House Into Temptation Baroque Pop
65
4765
Crowded House Better Be Home Soon Soft Rock
66
4834
Bangles Eternal Flame Adult Contemporary
67
4969
Womack and Womack Teardrops Pop Soul
68
4994
The Proclaimers I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) Folk Pop, Pop Rock
69
5002
Erasure A Little Respect Synthpop
70
5052
N.W.A Gangsta Gangsta Gangsta Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
71
5281
The Dead Milkmen Punk Rock Girl Pop Punk
72
5384
Prefab Sprout Cars and Girls New Wave, Sophisti-Pop
73
5550
Soda Stereo En la ciudad de la furia Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
74
5595
Patti Smith People Have the Power Art Rock, Pop Rock
75
5772
Ofra Haza Im nin'alu (English Mix) Dance-Pop, Jewish Music, Mizrahi Music
76
5807
Eric B. & Rakim Microphone Fiend Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
77
5808
Caifanes Viento Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
78
5829
Run-D.M.C. Run's House (What's It All About?) East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
79
5856
Boogie Down Productions My Philosophy Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
80
5868
Milli Vanilli Girl, You Know It's True Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop
81
5898
Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians What I Am Alternative Rock
82
5927
De La Soul Plug Tunin' Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
83
6181
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs feat. Celia Cruz Vasos vacíos Latin Alternative, Ska
84
6296
Lyle Lovett If I Had a Boat Contemporary Country
85
6360
My Bloody Valentine Feed Me with Your Kiss Noise Pop, Shoegaze
86
6439
Ice-T Colors Gangsta Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
87
6574
Marley Marl feat. Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap & Big Daddy Kane The Symphony Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
88
6612
Roxanne Shanté Go On Girl East Coast Hip Hop
89
6668
Royal House Can You Party House
90
6687
Danzig Mother Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
91
6791
U2 God, Part II Pop Rock
92
6822
Brian Wilson Love and Mercy Art Pop, Sunshine Pop, Synthpop
93
6866
Keith Richards Take It So Hard Blues Rock
94
6909
De La Soul Jenifa (Taught Me) Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
95
6913
Nirvana Love Buzz Grunge
96
7021
L'Trimm Cars with the Boom Miami Bass, Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop
97
7032
E.U. Da'Butt Go-Go
98
7060
Les Rita Mitsouko Le petit train French Pop, New Wave, Synthpop, Zolo
99
7127
Anita Baker Giving You the Best That I Got Smooth Soul
100
7164
The Stone Roses Elephant Stone Baggy / Madchester, Jangle Pop
101
7204
Keith Sweat I Want Her New Jack Swing
102
7257
Jungle Brothers I'll House You East Coast Hip Hop, Hip House
103
7391
Talking Heads Nothing But Flowers Art Pop, Pop Rock
104
7473
Yello The Race Electropop, Synthpop
105
7479
Iron Maiden Can I Play With Madness Heavy Metal
106
7513
Slick Rick Mona Lisa Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
107
7557
The House of Love Destroy the Heart Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
108
7631
Roxette The Look Pop Rock
109
7641
Cocteau Twins Carolyn's Fingers Dream Pop
110
7685
Beat Happening Indian Summer Twee Pop
111
7883
Mantronix King of the Beats East Coast Hip Hop
112
7902
Sonic Youth Silver Rocket Alternative Rock, Noise Rock
113
7915
Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man Singer/Songwriter, Sophisti-Pop
114
7923
Metallica ...And Justice For All Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal
115
7943
Steve Earle Copperhead Road Alt-Country, Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
116
7989
Rosanne Cash Runaway Train Country
117
8120
New Kids on the Block You Got It (The Right Stuff) Boy Band
118
8245
Siouxsie and The Banshees Peek-a-Boo Art Pop, New Wave
119
8372
Fairground Attraction Perfect Folk Pop
120
8413
Ivano Fossati La costruzione di un amore Singer/Songwriter
121
8466
Talk Talk Desire Art Rock, Post-Rock
122
8480
Jungle Brothers Straight out the Jungle East Coast Hip Hop
123
8596
The Pogues Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six Celtic Punk, Celtic Rock
124
8609
Ministry Stigmata Industrial Rock
125
8679
Slick Rick Hey Young World Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
126
8680
D-Mob feat. Gary Haisman We Call It Acieed Acid House
127
8696
Cowboy Junkies Sweet Jane Dream Pop, Slowcore
128
8798
Syd Barrett Opel Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Rock
129
8809
Bette Midler Wind Beneath My Wings Adult Contemporary
130
9009
Los Prisioneros We Are South American Rockers New Wave, Pop Rock
131
9061
Tanita Tikaram Good Tradition Folk Pop
132
9095
Poison Every Rose Has Its Thorn Acoustic Rock, Pop Rock
133
9252
De La Soul Potholes in My Lawn East Coast Hip Hop
134
9299
Karyn White Superwoman Contemporary R&B, Pop Soul
135
9436
Cheap Trick The Flame AOR, Soft Rock
136
9473
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Deanna Garage Rock, Post-Punk
137
9661
U2 & B.B. King When Love Comes to Town Blues Rock
138
9756
The Young Gods L'Amourir Industrial Rock
139
9820
The 45 King The 900 Number Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
140
9872
Jane's Addiction Ted, Just Admit It... Alternative Metal, Art Rock, Hard Rock
141
9885
Steve Winwood Roll With It Pop Rock
142
9915
Kenny y Los Eléctricos No huyas de mi AOR, Pop Rock
143
9973
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Parents Just Don't Understand Boom Bap, Comedy Rap, East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Gamine Voilà les anges Chanson, French Pop, Indie Pop
Talk Talk I Believe in You Art Rock, Post-Rock
The Go-Betweens Love Goes On! Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
Billy Ocean Get Out of My Dreams, Get into My Car Pop
Gregory Isaacs Rumors Digital Dancehall
Biz Markie Vapors Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
My Bloody Valentine Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside) Noise Pop, Shoegaze
The Wedding Present Nobody's Twisting Your Arm C86, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop
The Feelies Away Jangle Pop, Post-Punk
Patricia Kaas Mademoiselle Chante Le Blues Chanson, French Pop
They Might Be Giants Ana Ng Alternative Rock, Indie Pop
Sade Love Is Stronger Than Pride Contemporary R&B, Smooth Jazz, Smooth Soul
A-ha Stay on These Roads Synthpop
Cowboy Junkies Misguided Angel Alt-Country, Americana
R.E.M. Stand Alternative Rock, Power Pop
Sam Brown Stop Blue Eyed Soul
The Timelords [The KLF] Doctorin' the Tardis Novelty, Plunderphonics
Scritti Politti Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy) Sophisti-Pop, Synthpop
Happy Mondays Lazyitis (One Armed Boxer) Baggy / Madchester
Prince I Wish U Heaven Pop Rock, Pop Soul
Patti Smith The Jackson Song Art Rock
MC Lyte Paper Thin East Coast Hip Hop
Talking Heads Mr. Jones Art Pop, Pop Rock
Étienne Daho Des Heures hindoues Chanson, French Pop
Soulsister The Way to Your Heart Blue Eyed Soul
Mike & The Mechanics The Living Years Adult Contemporary, Pop Rock
Keith Jarrett The Song Is You ECM Style Jazz, Post-Bop
Rod Stewart Forever Young Pop Rock
The Fall Victoria Indie Rock, Post-Punk
The Traveling Wilburys End of the Line Pop Rock, Roots Rock
Sonic Youth The Sprawl Alternative Rock, Noise Rock
Al B. Sure! Nite and Day Contemporary R&B, Smooth Soul
Smith & Mighty Anyone... Trip Hop
Boogie Down Productions I'm Still #1 Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
Young M.C. Know How West Coast Hip Hop
Phase II Reachin' Garage House
Tracy Chapman Baby Can I Hold You Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Slayer South Of Heaven Thrash Metal
Mecano Mujer Contra Mujer/Une femme avec une femme Sophisti-Pop
Iggy Pop Cold Metal Hard Rock
Talk Talk The Rainbow Art Rock, Post-Rock
Cowboy Junkies Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis) Alt-Country, Americana, Slowcore
Bernard Lavilliers On The Road Again Chanson, French Pop, Rock
Alain Souchon Quand j'serai K.O. French Pop
Lita Ford with Ozzy Osbourne Close My Eyes Forever Hard Rock
Spirit of the West Political Celtic Rock
Mary Margaret O'Hara To Cry About Singer/Songwriter
The Jeff Healey Band Angel Eyes Blues Rock, Pop Rock
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts I Hate Myself for Loving You Hard Rock
Tony Toni Toné Little Walter New Jack Swing
Public Enemy She Watch Channel Zero?! Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Turntable Orchestra You're Gonna Miss Me Deep House, Latin House
Franco Battiato E ti vengo a cercare Italo Pop
Queensrÿche Revolution Calling Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal
Yazz The Only Way Is Up House
Sade Paradise Smooth Soul, Sophisti-Pop
Queen Latifah Princess of the Posse East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
The Beach Boys Kokomo Film Soundtrack, Pop
Bon Jovi Bad Medicine Glam Metal
Étienne Daho Bleu Comme Toi Chanson, French Pop
Jacques Higelin Tombé du ciel Chanson, French Pop
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers When Harpo Played His Harp Rock & Roll
Neil Young and the Bluenotes This Note's for You Blues Rock
Pixies Cactus Indie Rock
Van Halen When It's Love AOR, Glam Metal
The Wedding Present Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now C86, Jangle Pop
Loop Collision Space Rock
James Taylor Never Die Young Singer/Songwriter
The James Taylor Quartet The Theme from Starsky & Hutch Acid Jazz, Television Music
Pet Shop Boys Domino Dancing Freestyle, Synthpop
Wire Kidney Bingos Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
Keith Whitley When You Say Nothing at All Contemporary Country, Country Pop
Pixies Bone Machine Indie Rock
Les Negresses Vertes Voilà l’été Chanson alternative
Erasure Ship of Fools Synthpop
The Proclaimers Sunshine on Leith Folk Pop
Ultra Vivid Scene Mercy Seat Indie Pop, Noise Pop
Thin White Rope Red Sun Alternative Rock, Paisley Underground
Jane's Addiction Mountain Song Alternative Rock, Hard Rock
The Waterboys And a Bang on the Ear Celtic Rock
Robert Palmer Simply Irresistible Pop Rock
The Pogues If I Should Fall From Grace with God Celtic Punk, Celtic Rock
Metallica Blackened Thrash Metal
Front 242 Headhunter EBM
All About Eve Martha's Harbour Contemporary Folk, Dream Pop
Martika Toy Soldiers Pop
Soul II Soul feat. Rose Windross Fairplay Contemporary R&B
Salt 'n' Pepa Shake Your Thang East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Kariya Let Me Love You for Tonight House
Roxette Listen to Your Heart Adult Contemporary, Pop Rock
Public Enemy Night of the Living Baseheads East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
Public Enemy Louder Than a Bomb East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
SWA Arroyo Hard Rock, Post-Hardcore
Toto Pamela AOR, Pop Rock
Lucinda Williams Changed the Locks Alt-Country, Country Rock
Transvision Vamp I Want Your Love Power Pop