1988’s Number Two Hits And Their Nemeses

1988 was a difficult year. SAW were flexing their muscles. Australian soap opera stars were everywhere. There was still quality too. Enya held Kylie off for three weeks in the Autumn. Also, Wet Wet Wet and Billy Bragg’s double A-side of charity Beatles covers stopped Kylie in her tracks.

Song at Number 2	Week Ending	Song at Number 1
Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale Of New York	2 Jan 1988	Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind
Terence Trent D’Arby – Sign Your Name	23 Jan 1988	Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Bros – When Will I Be Famous	13 Feb 1988	Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now
Bomb The Bass – Beat Dis	27 Feb 1988	Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky
	5 Mar 1988
Rick Astley – Together Forever	12 Mar 1988
	19 Mar 1988
Bros – Drop The Boy	26 Mar 1988	Aswad – Don’t Turn Around
	2 Apr 1988
	9 Apr 1988	Pet Shop Boys – Heart
	16 Apr 1988
Climie Fisher – Love Changes Everything	23 Apr 1988
Kylie Minogue – Got To Be Certain	28 May 1988	Wet Wet Wet – With A Little Help From My Friends & Billy Bragg with Cara Tivey – She’s Leaving Home
	4 Jun 1988
	11 Jun 1988
Fat Boys & Chubby Checker – The Twist (Yo Twist)	2 Jul 1988	Bros – I Owe You Nothing
	9 Jul 1988	Glenn Medeiros – Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You
Salt-N-Pepa – Push It / Tramp	16 Jul 1988
	23 Jul 1988
	30 Jul 1988
Kylie Minogue – The Loco-Motion	6 Aug 1988	Yazz & The Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up
	13 Aug 1988
	20 Aug 1988
	27 Aug 1988
Brother Beyond – The Harder I Try	3 Sep 1988
	10 Sep 1988	Phil Collins – A Groovy Kind Of Love
Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry Be Happy	22 Oct 1988	Whitney Houston – One Moment In Time
Kylie Minogue – Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi	29 Oct 1988	Enya – Orinoco Flow
	5 Nov 1988
	12 Nov 1988
Yazz – Stand Up For Your Love Rights	19 Nov 1988	Robin Beck – First Time
INXS – Need You Tonight	26 Nov 1988
Bros – Cat Amongst The Pigeons / Silent Night	3 Dec 1988