Song of the Year 1988

Billboard Top 40 of 1988

1 Faith - George Michael

2 Need You Tonight - INXS

3 Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison

4 Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

5 Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses

6 So Emotional - Whitney Houston

7 Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle

8 Could've Been - Tiffany

9 Hands To Heaven - Breathe

10 Roll With It - Steve Winwood

11 One More Try - George Michael

12 Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby

13 Anything For You - Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine

14 Flame, The - Cheap Trick

15 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean

16 Seasons Change - Expose

17 Is This Love - Whitesnake

18 Wild, Wild West - Escape Club

19 Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard

20 I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne

21 Man In The Mirror, The - Michael Jackson

22 Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson

23 Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer

24 Hold On To The Nights - Richard Marx

25 Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen

26 Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz

27 Father Figure - George Michael

28 Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) - Samantha Fox

29 Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins

30 Love Bites - Def Leppard

31 Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx

32 Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson

33 Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston

34 Angel - Aerosmith

35 Hazy Shade Of Winter - Bangles

36 Way You Make Me Feel, The - Michael Jackson

37 Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

38 Make Me Lose Control - Eric Carmen

39 Red Red Wine - UB40

40 She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze And Wendy Fraser

Top Albums of 1988

Faith  -   George Michael 

Tiffany  -   Tiffany           

OU812   -   Van Halen      

Hysteria -   Def Leppard   

Appetite for Construction  -  Guns n' Roses            

Roll With It   -   Steve Winwood         

Tracy Chapman -   Tracy Chapman         

New Jersey   -   Bon Jovi         

Rattle And Hum  - U2      

Giving You The Best That I Got - Anita Baker

The Tony's (Musicals) 1988

Musical: The Phantom Of The Opera

Leading Actor Musical: Michael Crawford The Phantom of the Opera

Featured Actor Musical: Bill McCutcheon Anything Goes

Featured Actress Musical: Judy Kaye The Phantom of the Opera Leading Actress Musical: Joanna Gleason Into the Woods

Direction Musical: Harold Prince The Phantom of the Opera

Choreography: Michael Smuin Anything Goes

Music News 1988

Michael Jackson purchases a ranch in Santa Ynez, California, USA. He calls his new home "Neverland"
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Alice Cooper announces that he is going to run for Governor of Arizona, USA.

Two people are crushed to death at the annual Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, UK. during the Guns N' Roses set.

Singer Roy Orbison gives his last concert in Akron, Ohio, USA, before his death from a massive heart attack.

 A few days before the release of her new album Like A Prayer, Madonna files assault charges against her husband, Sean Penn. Though she later drops the charges, the couple separate three days later and are divorced in the following year.

Compact discs outsell vinyl records for the first time.

 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" experiences a surge in popularity in the USA sparked by television commercials featuring claymation raisin figures dancing to the song. The California Raisins version of the song peaks at number 84 on Billboard's Hot 100.

The Grammy's 1988

Record of the Year: Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

Album of the Year: Faith, George Michael

Song of the Year: Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin, songwriter

Best New Artist: Tracy Chapman

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal: Brasil - Manhattan Transfer

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Tina Live in Europe - Tina Turner

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, Vocal or Instrumental: Crest of a Knave - Jethro Tull

Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Giving You the Best That I Got - Anita Baker, Skip Scarborough and Randy Holland, songwriters

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Introducing the Hardline - Terence Trent D'Arby

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Giving You the Best That I Got - Anita Baker

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal: Love Overboard - Gladys Knight and the Pips

Best Rap Performance: Parents Just Don't Understand - D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh PrinceParents Just Don't Understand

Best Country Song: Hold Me - K.T. Oslin, songwriter

 Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Hold Me - K.T. Oslin

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal: Give a Little Love - Judds

Best Comedy Recording: Good Morning Vietnam - Robin Williams

Best Album Package: Tired of Runnin' - Bill Johnson, art director

Best Performance Music Video: Where the Streets Have No Name - U2

Best Concept Music Video: Fat - Weird Al Yankovic

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