En 1988, la revista estadounidense Billboard eligió, como cada fin de año, a las mejores canciones, la lista siempre consta de cien canciones, elegidas por la cantidad de discos vendidos en aquellos años, y la rotación en las radios. La revista Billboard es una publicación internacional que se dedica a compilar información acerca del mundo de la música y la industria musical, siendo una de las más antiguas el mundo y con un prestigio ganado por ser la más reconocida en uno de los países más importantes dentro de la industria de la música y el espectáculo. Las Hot 100 son una publicación semanal de cien canciones, las más importantes semana a semana, y al final de cada año sale una publicación adicional, las Hot 100 del año, una lista de temas exitosos, elegidos sin tomar en cuenta el género, solamente se toma en cuenta las ventas de discos (hoy venta digitales), la programación de las radios y hoy en día la popularidad en la Internet. En 1988 las cien mejores canciones fueron:
- FAITH - GEORGE MICHAEL
- NEED YOU TONIGHT - INXS
- GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU - GEORGE HARRISON
- NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP - RICK ASTLEY
- SWEET CHILD O' MINE - GUNS N' ROSES
- SO EMOTIONAL - WHITNEY HOUSTON
- HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH - BELINDA CARLISLE
- COULD'VE BEEN - TIFFANY
- HANDS TO HEAVEN - BREATHE
- ROLL WITH IT - STEVE WINWOOD
- ONE MORE TRY - GEORGE MICHAEL
- WISHING WELL - TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY
- ANYTHING FOR YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN AND MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
- THE FLAME - CHEAP TRICK
- GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR - BILLY OCEAN
- SEASONS CHANGE - EXPOSÉ
- IS THIS LOVE - WHITESNAKE
- WILD, WILD WEST - THE ESCAPE CLUB
- POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME - DEF LEPPARD
- I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - TAYLOR DAYNE
- MAN IN THE MIRROR - MICHAEL JACKSON
- SHAKE YOUR LOVE - DEBBIE GIBSON
- SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE - ROBERT PALMER
- HOLD ON TO THE NIGHTS - RICHARD MARX
- HUNGRY EYES - ERIC CARMEN
- SHATTERED DREAMS - JOHNNY HATES JAZZ
- FATHER FIGURE - GEORGE MICHAEL
- NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO) - SAMANTHA FOX
- A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE - PHIL COLLINS
- LOVE BITES - DEF LEPPARD
- ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS - RICHARD MARX
- FOOLISH BEAT - DEBBIE GIBSON
- WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO - WHITNEY HOUSTON
- ANGEL - AEROSMITH
- A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER - THE BANGLES
- THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL - MICHAEL JACKSON
- DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY - BOBBY MCFERRIN
- MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL - ERIC CARMEN
- RED RED WINE - UB40
- SHE'S LIKE THE WIND - PATRICK SWAYZE FEATURING WENDY FRASER
- BAD MEDICINE - BON JOVI
- KOKOMO - THE BEACH BOYS
- I DON'T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT - ELTON JOHN
- TOGETHER FOREVER - RICK ASTLEY
- MONKEY - GEORGE MICHAEL
- DEVIL INSIDE - INXS
- SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER - RICHARD MARX
- I DON'T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - CHICAGO
- THE LOCO-MOTION - KYLIE MINOGUE
- WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS? - PET SHOP BOYS WITH DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
- MAKE IT REAL - THE JETS
- WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) - INFORMATION SOCIETY
- TELL IT TO MY HEART - TAYLOR DAYNE
- OUT OF THE BLUE - DEBBIE GIBSON
- DON'T YOU WANT ME - JODY WATLEY
- DESIRE - U2
- I GET WEAK - BELINDA CARLISLE
- SIGN YOUR NAME - TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY
- I WANT TO BE YOUR MAN - ROGER TROUTMAN
- GIRLFRIEND - PEBBLES
- DIRTY DIANA - MICHAEL JACKSON
- 1-2-3 - GLORIA ESTEFAN AND MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
- MERCEDES BOY - PEBBLES
- PERFECT WORLD - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
- NEW SENSATION - INXS
- CATCH ME (I'M FALLING) - PRETTY POISON
- IF IT ISN'T LOVE - NEW EDITION
- ROCKET 2 U - THE JETS
- ONE GOOD WOMAN - PETER CETERA
- DON'T BE CRUEL - CHEAP TRICK
- CANDLE IN THE WIND - ELTON JOHN
- EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
- SAY YOU WILL - FOREIGNER
- I WANT HER - KEITH SWEAT
- PINK CADILLAC - NATALIE COLE
- FAST CAR - TRACY CHAPMAN
- ELECTRIC BLUE - ICEHOUSE
- THE VALLEY ROAD - BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE
- DON'T BE CRUEL - BOBBY BROWN
- ALWAYS ON MY MIND - PET SHOP BOYS
- PIANO IN THE DARK - BRENDA RUSSELL FEATURING JOE ESPOSITO
- WHEN IT'S LOVE - VAN HALEN
- DON'T SHED A TEAR - PAUL CARRACK
- WE'LL BE TOGETHER - STING
- I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU - JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS
- I DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU - FOREIGNER
- NITE AND DAY - AL B. SURE!
- DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO? - STEVE WINWOOD
- ONE MOMENT IN TIME - WHITNEY HOUSTON
- CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN AND MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
- KISSING A FOOL - GEORGE MICHAEL
- CHERRY BOMB - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
- I STILL BELIEVE - BRENDA K. STARR
- I FOUND SOMEONE - CHER
- NEVER TEAR US APART - INXS
- VALERIE - STEVE WINWOOD
- JUST LIKE PARADISE - DAVID LEE ROTH
- NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME - POISON
- WAIT - WHITE LION
- PROVE YOUR LOVE - TAYLOR DAYNE
Fuentes:
www.wikipedia.org
www.billboard.com
