| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1988 |
| TOP 50 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 31, 1988, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | SWEET CHILD O’ MINE – Guns N’ Roses (Geffen) |
| 2 | NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP – Rick Astley (RCA) |
| 3 | WISHING WELL – Terence Trent D’Arby (Columbia) |
| 4 | COULD’VE BEEN – Tiffany (MCA) |
| 5 | ROLL WITH IT – Steve Winwood (Virgin) |
| 6 | GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR – Billy Ocean (Jive) |
| 7 | MAN IN THE MIRROR – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 8 | ONE MORE TRY – George Michael (Columbia) |
| 9 | THE FLAME – Cheap Trick (Epic) |
| 10 | POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME – Def Leppard (Mercury) |
| 11 | FOOLISH BEAT – Debbie Gibson (Atlantic) |
| 12 | ANYTHING FOR YOU – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (Epic) |
| 13 | HANDS TO HEAVEN – Breathe (A&M) |
| 14 | WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS? – The Pet Shop Boys (& Dusty Springfield) (EMI-Manhattan) |
| 15 | WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO – Whitney Houston (Arista) |
| 16 | NEED YOU TONIGHT – INXS (Atlantic) |
| 17 | MONKEY – George Michael (Columbia) |
| 18 | DIRTY DIANA – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 19 | FATHER FIGURE – George Michael (Columbia) |
| 20 | ANGEL – Aerosmith (Geffen) |
| 21 | SEASONS CHANGE – Expose (Arista) |
| 22 | SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE – Robert Palmer (EMI-Manhattan) |
| 23 | TOGETHER FOREVER – Rick Astley (RCA) |
| 24 | I DON’T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT – Elton John (MCA) |
| 25 | DEVIL INSIDE – INXS (Atlantic) |
| 26 | ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS – Richard Marx (EMI-Manhattan) |
| 27 | SHATTERED DREAMS – Johnny Hates Jazz (Virgin) |
| 28 | DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY – Bobby McFerrin (EMI-Manhattan) |
| 29 | GROOVY KIND OF LOVE – Phil Collins (Atlantic) |
| 30 | HUNGRY EYES – Eric Carmen (RCA) |
| 31 | WILD, WILD WEST – The Escape Club (Atlantic) |
| 32 | PERFECT WORLD – Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis) |
| 33 | I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU – Taylor Dayne (Arista) |
| 34 | MAKE IT REAL – The Jets (MCA) |
| 35 | I GET WEAK – Belinda Carlisle (MCA) |
| 36 | WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (Pure Energy) – Information Society (Tommy Boy) |
| 37 | HOLD ON TO THE NIGHTS – Richard Marx (EMI-Manhattan) |
| 38 | SHE’S LIKE THE WIND – Patrick Swayze (featuring Wendy Fraser) (RCA) |
| 39 | KOKOMO – The Beach Boys (Elektra) |
| 40 | I DON’T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE – Chicago (Reprise) |
| 41 | SIGN YOUR NAME – Terence Trent D’Arby (Columbia) |
| 42 | RED RED WINE – UB40 (A&M) |
| 43 | MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL – Eric Carmen (Arista) |
| 44 | NAUGHTY GIRLS (Need Love Too) – Samantha Fox (Jive) |
| 45 | MERCEDES BOY – Pebbles (MCA) |
| 46 | 1-2-3 – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (Epic) |
| 47 | PINK CADILLAC – Natalie Cole (EMI-Manhattan) |
| 48 | DON’T BE CRUEL – Cheap Trick (Epic) |
| 49 | IF IT ISN’T LOVE – New Edition (MCA) |
| 50 | LOVE BITES – Def Leppard (Mercury) |
