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This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the ARIA Charts in 1988.

Top-ten singles

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 ◁  Indicates single's top 10 entry was also its ARIA top 50 debut
List of ARIA top ten singles that peaked in 1988
Top ten
entry date 		Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten 		References
Singles from 1988
20 June "The Flame" Cheap Trick 1 20 June 7 [1]
"What a Wonderful World" Louis Armstrong 1 27 June 7 [2]
"I Want You Back" Bananarama 3 20 June 6 [1]
"Blue Monday 1988" New Order 4 20 June 4 [1]
"Underneath the Radar" Underworld 5 20 June 8 [1]
"Pink Cadillac" Natalie Cole 6 20 June 6 [1]
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Michael Bolton 7 20 June 3 [1]
"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" Billy Ocean 8 20 June 1 [1]
"New Sensation" INXS 9 20 June 2 [1]
"When Will I Be Famous?" Bros 10 20 June 1 [1]
27 June "Better Be Home Soon" Crowded House 2 11 July 12 [3]
"Fast Car" Tracy Chapman 4 27 June 7 [2]
"I Saw Him Standing There" Tiffany 10 27 June 1 [2]
4 July "Got to Be Certain" ◁ Kylie Minogue 1 4 July 9 [4]
11 July "Drop the Boy" Bros 9 11 July 1 [4]
18 July "Age of Reason" ◁ John Farnham 1 25 July 11 [5]
"Wanna Be Up" Chantoozies 6 25 July 9 [5]
25 July "Motor's Too Fast" James Reyne 6 8 August 4 [6]
1 August "Perfect" Fairground Attraction 1 22 August 11 [7]
"Simply Irresistible" Robert Palmer 1 12 September 15 [8]
8 August "I Owe You Nothing" ◁ Bros 6 15 August 5 [9]
15 August "Doctorin' the Tardis" ◁ The Timelords 2 26 September 10 [10]
"Don't Be Cruel" Cheap Trick 4 12 September 9 [8]
5 September "All Fired Up" Pat Benatar 2 3 October 9 [11]
"Wild World" Maxi Priest 8 5 September 1 [12]
"Nothin' But a Good Time" Poison 10 5 September 3 [12]
12 September "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" Cyndi Lauper 8 12 September 1 [8]
"That's When I Think of You" 1927 6 26 September 5 [10]
19 September "Push It" Salt-N-Pepa 3 17 October 7 [13]
26 September "Make Me Lose Control" Eric Carmen 8 3 October 4 [11]
3 October "Oh Yeah" Yello 9 3 October 2 [11]
10 October "Desire" ◁ U2 1 17 October 8 [13]
"Two Strong Hearts" John Farnham 6 17 October 4 [13]
17 October "Bad Medicine" Bon Jovi 4 17 October 6 [13]
"The Only Way Is Up" Yazz & the Plastic Population 2 24 October 15 [14]
"A Groovy Kind of Love" Phil Collins 2 31 October 13 [15]
24 October "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ◁ Bobby McFerrin 1 7 November 13 [16]
31 October "Nothing Can Divide Us" ◁ Jason Donovan 3 21 November 10 [17]
"Wild, Wild West" The Escape Club 6 28 November 6 [18]
7 November "So Excellent"/"I Go, I Go" Kylie Mole 8 7 November 3 [16]
14 November "When a Man Loves a Woman" Jimmy Barnes 3 28 November 7 [18]
"I Want Your Love" Transvision Vamp 7 12 December 9 [19]
28 November "If I Could" 1927 4 19 December 13 [20]
"Bring Me Some Water" Melissa Etheridge 9 12 December 5 [19]
12 December "Don't Need Love" Johnny Diesel and the Injectors 10 12 December 1 [19]

1989 peaks

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Main article: List of top 10 singles for 1989 in Australia
List of ARIA top ten singles in 1988 that peaked in 1989
Top ten
entry date 		Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten 		References
5 December "Kokomo" The Beach Boys 1 2 January 15 [21]
19 December "Handle with Care" Traveling Wilburys 3 9 January 11 [22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. ^ a b c "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  10. ^ a b "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  11. ^ a b c "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  12. ^ a b "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  14. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  15. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  16. ^ a b "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  17. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  18. ^ a b "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  19. ^ a b c "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  20. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  21. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  22. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Atenhoopen0414. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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