Top 40 Hits of Mid October 1988
 | 1 | Whitney Houston | One Moment In Time |
 | 2 | Bobby McFerrin | Don't Worry, Be Happy |
 | 3 | U2 | Desire |
 | 4 | Erasure | A Little Respect |
 | 5 | Womack & Womack | Teardrops |
 | 6 | D Mob featuring Gary Haisman | We Call It Acieed |
 | 7 | Rick Astley | She Wants To Dance With Me |
 | 8 | Wee Papa Girl Rappers | Wee Rule |
 | 9 | The Hollies | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother |
 | 10 | Kim Wilde | Never Trust A Stranger |
 | 11 | Jason Donovan | Nothing Can Divide Us |
 | 12 | Enya | Orinoco Flow |
 | 13 | Phil Collins | Groovy Kind Of Love |
 | 14 | Inner City featuring Kevin Saunderson | Big Fun |
 | 15 | The Christians | Harvest For The World |
 | 16 | TheThe Beatmasters With PP Arnold | Burn It Up |
 | 17 | The Pasadenas | Riding On A Train |
 | 18 | Pet Shop Boys | Domino Dancing |
 | 19 | Bill Withers | Lovely Day |
 | 20 | T'Pau | Secret Garden |
 | 21 | Alexander O'Neal | Fake '88 |
 | 22 | Duran Duran | I Don't Want Your Love |
 | 23 | Bananarama | Love Truth And Honesty |
 | 24 | Sinitta | I Don't Believe In Miracles |
 | 25 | Hazell Dean | Turn It Into Love |
 | 26 | Kylie Minogue | Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi |
 | 27 | Sabrina | All Of Me |
 | 28 | The Proclaimers | I'm Gonna Be |
 | 29 | Yello | The Race |
 | 30 | Bon Jovi | Bad Medicine |
 | 31 | Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine | Anything For You |
 | 32 | Luther Vandross | Any Love |
 | 33 | Deacon Blue | Real Gone Kid |
 | 34 | Yazz & The Plastic Population | The Only Way Is Up |
 | 35 | Julian Cope | Charlotte Anne |
 | 36 | Salt-N-Pepa featuring EU | Shake Your Thang (It's Your Thing) |
 | 37 | Transvision Vamp | Revolution Baby |
 | 38 | Jolly Roger | Acid Man |
 | 39 | Pat Benatar | Don't Walk Away |
 | 40 | Bomb The Bass | Megablast / Don't Make Me Wait |