This is a list of the German Media Control Top100 Singles Chart number-ones of 1988.
| † | Indicates best-performing single and album of 1988 [1] [2] |
| Issue date | Song | Artist | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January | " Whenever You Need Somebody" | Rick Astley | "Misteriosa Venezia" | Rondò Veneziano |
| 11 January | " Always on My Mind" | Pet Shop Boys | ||
| 18 January | " Whenever You Need Somebody" | Rick Astley | ||
| 25 January | ||||
| 1 February | " Dirty Dancing" † | Various artists | ||
| 8 February | ||||
| 15 February | ||||
| 22 February | "My Love Is a Tango" | Guillermo Marchena | "Lange Schatten" | Peter Maffay |
| 29 February | ||||
| 7 March | " Tell It to My Heart" | Taylor Dayne | ||
| 14 March | "Dirty Dancing" † | Various artists | ||
| 21 March | ||||
| 28 March | ||||
| 4 April | ||||
| 11 April | " I Should Be So Lucky" | Kylie Minogue | " More Dirty Dancing" | |
| 18 April | "Ö" | Herbert Grönemeyer | ||
| 25 April | " Heart" | Pet Shop Boys | ||
| 2 May | ||||
| 9 May | ||||
| 16 May | ||||
| 23 May | " Ella, Elle L'a" | France Gall | ||
| 30 May | ||||
| 6 June | ||||
| 13 June | ||||
| 20 June | " Im Nin'Alu" | Ofra Haza | ||
| 27 June | ||||
| 4 July | ||||
| 11 July | ||||
| 18 July | ||||
| 25 July | " Bad" | Michael Jackson | ||
| 1 August | ||||
| 8 August | ||||
| 15 August | " The Twist" | The Fat Boys & Chubby Checker | ||
| 22 August | " Girl You Know It's True" † | Milli Vanilli | ||
| 29 August | " Tracy Chapman" | Tracy Chapman | ||
| 5 September | ||||
| 12 September | ||||
| 19 September | "Da Capo" | BAP | ||
| 26 September | ||||
| 3 October | " Hand in Hand" | Koreana | ||
| 10 October | ||||
| 17 October | ||||
| 24 October | " One Moment in Time" | Whitney Houston | " Rattle and Hum" | U2 |
| 31 October | ||||
| 7 November | " Don't Worry, Be Happy" | Bobby McFerrin | ||
| 14 November | ||||
| 21 November | ||||
| 28 November | "Live - Nach uns die Sintflut" | Die Ärzte | ||
| 5 December | "Rattle and Hum" | U2 | ||
| 12 December | "Pop Goes Classic" | Munich Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 19 December | ||||
| 26 December |
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Top 100 Single Jahrescharts 1988". Offizielle Charts (in German). GFK Entertainment. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Top 100 Album Jahrescharts 1988". Offizielle Charts (in German). GFK Entertainment. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
This is a list of the German Media Control Top100 Singles Chart number-ones of 1988.
| † | Indicates best-performing single and album of 1988 [1] [2] |
| Issue date | Song | Artist | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January | " Whenever You Need Somebody" | Rick Astley | "Misteriosa Venezia" | Rondò Veneziano |
| 11 January | " Always on My Mind" | Pet Shop Boys | ||
| 18 January | " Whenever You Need Somebody" | Rick Astley | ||
| 25 January | ||||
| 1 February | " Dirty Dancing" † | Various artists | ||
| 8 February | ||||
| 15 February | ||||
| 22 February | "My Love Is a Tango" | Guillermo Marchena | "Lange Schatten" | Peter Maffay |
| 29 February | ||||
| 7 March | " Tell It to My Heart" | Taylor Dayne | ||
| 14 March | "Dirty Dancing" † | Various artists | ||
| 21 March | ||||
| 28 March | ||||
| 4 April | ||||
| 11 April | " I Should Be So Lucky" | Kylie Minogue | " More Dirty Dancing" | |
| 18 April | "Ö" | Herbert Grönemeyer | ||
| 25 April | " Heart" | Pet Shop Boys | ||
| 2 May | ||||
| 9 May | ||||
| 16 May | ||||
| 23 May | " Ella, Elle L'a" | France Gall | ||
| 30 May | ||||
| 6 June | ||||
| 13 June | ||||
| 20 June | " Im Nin'Alu" | Ofra Haza | ||
| 27 June | ||||
| 4 July | ||||
| 11 July | ||||
| 18 July | ||||
| 25 July | " Bad" | Michael Jackson | ||
| 1 August | ||||
| 8 August | ||||
| 15 August | " The Twist" | The Fat Boys & Chubby Checker | ||
| 22 August | " Girl You Know It's True" † | Milli Vanilli | ||
| 29 August | " Tracy Chapman" | Tracy Chapman | ||
| 5 September | ||||
| 12 September | ||||
| 19 September | "Da Capo" | BAP | ||
| 26 September | ||||
| 3 October | " Hand in Hand" | Koreana | ||
| 10 October | ||||
| 17 October | ||||
| 24 October | " One Moment in Time" | Whitney Houston | " Rattle and Hum" | U2 |
| 31 October | ||||
| 7 November | " Don't Worry, Be Happy" | Bobby McFerrin | ||
| 14 November | ||||
| 21 November | ||||
| 28 November | "Live - Nach uns die Sintflut" | Die Ärzte | ||
| 5 December | "Rattle and Hum" | U2 | ||
| 12 December | "Pop Goes Classic" | Munich Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 19 December | ||||
| 26 December |
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Top 100 Single Jahrescharts 1988". Offizielle Charts (in German). GFK Entertainment. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Top 100 Album Jahrescharts 1988". Offizielle Charts (in German). GFK Entertainment. Retrieved 24 March 2020.