List of Hot Black Singles number ones of 1988

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs is a chart published by Billboard that ranks the top-performing songs in the United States in African-American-oriented musical genres; the chart has undergone various name changes since its launch in 1958 to reflect the evolution of such genres. In 1988, the chart was published under the title Hot Black Singles. During the year, 35 different singles topped the chart, based on playlists submitted by radio stations and surveys of retail sales outlets.[1]

Singer Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby (pictured in 2003) was one of many artists to top the chart for the first time in 1988.

In the issue of Billboard dated January 2, Michael Jackson was at number one three times with "The Way You Make Me Feel", retaining the spot from the final issue of 1987. He also spent time atop the chart in 1988 with "Man in the Mirror" and "Another Part of Me", making him the artist with the most number ones during the year and taking the total number of Black Singles chart-toppers from his 1987 album Bad to five.[2][3] His total of five weeks spent in the peak position in 1988 was also the most of any act. Pebbles, Al B. Sure!, Bobby Brown, and Freddie Jackson all topped the chart twice during the year.

During the year, Keith Sweat, Pebbles, Morris Day, Terence Trent D'Arby, Teena Marie, E.U., Al B. Sure!, Johnny Kemp, Tony! Toni! Toné!, George Michael, Sade, the Mac Band featuring the McCampbell Brothers, Jeffrey Osborne, Karyn White, Anita Baker, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, the Boys, and Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers all reached number one for the first time, as did rapper Roxanne Shante when she featured on a chart-topper by Rick James.[4] Osborne had reached number one three times with his band L.T.D. during the previous decade, but "She's on the Left" became his first and only solo single to top the chart when it reached number one in September.[5] Sweat's "I Want Her" was ranked the overall best-charting Black single of the year by Billboard.[6] "Tumblin' Down" by Marley and the Melody Makers was the year's final number one. Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Man in the Mirror" also topped Billboard's pop chart, the Hot 100, as did "Wishing Well" by D'Arby, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" by Billy Ocean, and "One More Try" by George Michael.[7]

Chart history
Singer Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat (pictured performing in 2009) topped the chart with "I Want Her" which was named the best-charting Black single of the year by Billboard.
Singer Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson had three chart toppers during the year: "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", and "Another Part of Me"
Singer Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder's "You Will Know" became his milestone 20th chart topper, tying him with Aretha Franklin for the most number ones on the chart.[8]
Key
† Indicates best-charting Black single of 1988[6]
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 2 "The Way You Make Me Feel"Michael Jackson [9]
January 9 [10]
January 16 [11]
January 23 "Love Overboard"Gladys Knight & the Pips [12]
January 30 "I Want Her" †Keith Sweat [13]
February 6 [14]
February 13 [15]
February 20 "Girlfriend"Pebbles [16]
February 27 [17]
March 5 "You Will Know"Stevie Wonder [18]
March 12 "Fishnet"Morris Day [19]
March 19 [20]
March 26 "Man in the Mirror"Michael Jackson [21]
April 2 "Wishing Well"Terence Trent D'Arby [22]
April 9 "Ooo La La La"Teena Marie [23]
April 16 "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car"Billy Ocean [24]
April 23 "Da Butt"E.U. [25]
April 30 "Nite and Day"Al B. Sure! [26]
May 7 [27]
May 14 [28]
May 21 "Mercedes Boy"Pebbles [29]
May 28 "Just Got Paid"Johnny Kemp [30]
June 4 [31]
June 11 "Little Walter"Tony! Toni! Toné! [32]
June 18 "One More Try"George Michael [33]
June 25 "Joy"Teddy Pendergrass [34]
July 2 [35]
July 9 "Paradise"Sade [36]
July 16 "Roses Are Red"The Mac Band featuring the McCampbell Brothers [37]
July 23 "Don't Be Cruel"Bobby Brown [38]
July 30 [39]
August 6 "Off on Your Own (Girl)"Al B. Sure! [40]
August 13 [41]
August 20 "Loosey's Rap"Rick James featuring Roxanne Shante [42]
August 27 "Nice 'N' Slow"Freddie Jackson [43]
September 3 [44]
September 10 [45]
September 17 "Another Part of Me"Michael Jackson [46]
September 24 "She's on the Left"Jeffrey Osborne [47]
October 1 "Addicted to You"LeVert [48]
October 8 [49]
October 15 "My Prerogative"Bobby Brown [50]
October 22 [51]
October 29 "The Way You Love Me"Karyn White [52]
November 5 "Any Love"Luther Vandross [53]
November 12 "Giving You the Best That I Got"Anita Baker [54]
November 19 [55]
November 26 "Thanks for My Child"Cheryl Pepsii Riley [56]
December 3 "Hey Lover"Freddie Jackson [57]
December 10 "Dial My Heart"The Boys [58]
December 17 "Everything I Miss at Home"Cherrelle [59]
December 24 "Tumblin' Down"Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers [60]
December 31 [61]

See also

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  2. Whitburn 2004, p. 284.
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  8. Whitburn 2004, pp. 635, 636, 783.
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Works cited
  • Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top R & B Singles, 1942–1995. Record Research Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-89820-115-4.
  • Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-89820-160-4.
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