Nummer 1-hits in de Nederlandse Top 40 in 1988
Deze hits stonden in 1988 op nummer 1 in de Nederlandse Top 40:
| Datum | Artiest | Titel |
| 2 januari | geen Top 40 verschenen | |
| 9 januari | T'Pau | China in your hand |
| 16 januari | T'Pau | China in your hand |
| 23 januari | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | (I've had) The time of my life |
| 30 januari | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | (I've had) The time of my life |
| 6 februari | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | (I've had) The time of my life |
| 13 februari | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | (I've had) The time of my life |
| 20 februari | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | (I've had) The time of my life |
| 27 februari | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | (I've had) The time of my life |
| 5 maart | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | (I've had) The time of my life |
| 12 maart | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | (I've had) The time of my life |
| 19 maart | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | (I've had) The time of my life |
| 26 maart | Billy Ocean | Get outta my dreams, get into my car |
| 2 april | Taylor Dayne | Tell it to my heart |
| 9 april | Eddy Grant | Gimme hope Jo'anna |
| 16 april | Eddy Grant | Gimme hope Jo'anna |
| 23 april | Eddy Grant | Gimme hope Jo'anna |
| 30 april | Eddy Grant | Gimme hope Jo'anna |
| 7 mei | Eddy Grant | Gimme hope Jo'anna |
| 14 mei | Mory Kanté | Yé ké yé ké |
| 21 mei | Mory Kanté | Yé ké yé ké |
| 28 mei | Glenn Medeiros | Nothing's gonna change my love for you |
| 4 juni | Glenn Medeiros | Nothing's gonna change my love for you |
| 11 juni | Glenn Medeiros | Nothing's gonna change my love for you |
| 18 juni | Glenn Medeiros | Nothing's gonna change my love for you |
| 25 juni | Glenn Medeiros | Nothing's gonna change my love for you |
| 2 juli | Glenn Medeiros | Nothing's gonna change my love for you |
| 9 juli | Tracy Chapman | Fast car |
| 16 juli | Tracy Chapman | Fast car |
| 23 juli | Salt 'n Pepa | Push it |
| 30 juli | Salt 'n Pepa | Push it |
| 6 augustus | Salt 'n Pepa | Push it |
| 13 augustus | The Pasadenas | Tribute (Right on) |
| 20 augustus | The Pasadenas | Tribute (Right on) |
| 27 augustus | The Pasadenas | Tribute (Right on) |
| 3 september | The Pasadenas | Tribute (Right on) |
| 10 september | Sam Brown | Stop |
| 17 september | Sam Brown | Stop |
| 24 september | Sam Brown | Stop |
| 1 oktober | Yazz & the Plastic Population | The only way is up |
| 8 oktober | Yazz & the Plastic Population | The only way is up |
| 15 oktober | Phil Collins | A groovy kind of love |
| 22 oktober | Womack & Womack | Teardrops |
| 29 oktober | Womack & Womack | Teardrops |
| 5 november | Womack & Womack | Teardrops |
| 12 november | Womack & Womack | Teardrops |
| 19 november | Womack & Womack | Teardrops |
| 26 november | Womack & Womack | Teardrops |
| 3 december | Enya | Orinoco flow (Sail away) |
| 10 december | Enya | Orinoco flow (Sail away) |
| 17 december | Enya | Orinoco flow (Sail away) |
| 24 december | Michael Jackson | Smooth criminal |
| 31 december | geen Top 40 verschenen |
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