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Top R&B Songs of 1988

1987 <-1988-> 1989
    

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1.
06/1988
266

3
US
✫1
AC


54
R&B




9
UK
as Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
[Epic 07921]
written by Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia
2.
04/1988
82





4
dance
77
R&B




14
UK
[Island 99273]
written by David Cole, John Coltrane & Will Downing
3.
07/1988
76

15
US




9
R&B






[Jive 1124]
written by Will Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff (as Jeff Townes) & Peter Harris
4.
04/1988
209

8
US


22
dance
3
R&B




9
UK
[Paisley Park 27900]
written by Prince
5.
07/1988
175

11
US
44
AC
18
dance
✫1
R&B




15
UK
[Epic 07962]
written by Michael Jackson
6.
06/1988
58







23
R&B




18
UK
[RCA 8853]
written by Leon Sylvers III
7.
09/1988
83

44
US
12
AC


✫1
R&B




31
UK
[Epic 08047]
written by Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
8.
12/1988
286

✫1
US


10
dance
9
R&B




16
UK
[Arista 9832]
written by Frank Farian & Brad Howell (as B. Nail)
9.
09/1988
121





✫1
dance
50
R&B




8
UK
10.
05/1988
66





✫1
dance
24
R&B




28
UK
[Columbia 08073]
written by Vaughan Mason
11.
12/1988
327

3
US


✫1
dance
30
R&B




3
UK
[Virgin 99231]
written by Jamie J. Morgan, Cameron McVey (as Booga Bear), Neneh Cherry & Phil Ramacon (as Phillip Ramacon)
12.
12/1988
46

44
US




✫1
R&B






[MCA 53464]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Samuel Harris III) & Terry Lewis
13.
02/1988
59

35
US


23
dance
✫1
R&B






[EMI/Manhattan 50115]
written by Marcus Miller & Mark Stevens
14.
09/1988
117

13
US


18
dance
✫1
R&B




61
UK
produced by Babyface
[MCA 53301]
written by Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons
15.
04/1988
356

✫1
US




5
R&B




4
UK
[Epic 07739]
written by Michael Jackson
16.
04/1988
125





✫1
dance
21
R&B




8
UK
as Narada
[Reprise 27967]
written by Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen
17.
05/1988
193

8
US




✫1
R&B




13
UK
produced by Babyface
[MCA 53327]
written by Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds), L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons
18.
07/1988
65





21
dance
18
R&B




18
UK
[Def Jam 07934]
written by Chuck D (as Carlton Ridenhour), Keith Shocklee & Eric Sadler (as Eric "Vietnam" Sadler)
19.
02/1988
199







45
R&B




✫1
UK
[Mango 123]
written by Albert Hammond & Diane Warren
20.
07/1988
402

✫1
US
7
AC


11
R&B




2
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1989]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1989]
[EMI/Manhattan 50146]
written by Bobby McFerrin
21.
11/1988
159

8
US
2
AC


✫1
R&B




74
UK
[Wing 871078]
written by Lisa Montegomery & Geneva Paschal
22.
04/1988
193

3
US
2
AC


13
R&B




81
UK
[Arista 9684]
written by Daryl Hall
23.
01/1988
327

✫1
US
3
AC
13
dance
6
R&B




11
UK
[Columbia 07682]
written by George Michael
24.
01/1988
81

23
US


12
dance
✫1
R&B






[Warner 28201]
written by Morris Day, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis
25.
07/1988
63





11
dance
16
R&B




21
UK
[Uni 50003]
written by Rakim (as William Griffin) & Eric B. (as Eric Barrier)
26.
04/1988
49

80
US




4
R&B




37
UK
[Motown 1930]
written by Stevie Wonder
27.
04/1988
77





12
dance
69
R&B




13
UK
[Arista 9714]
written by Errol Brown & Simon Climie
28.
02/1988
401

✫1
US
5
AC
25
dance
✫1
R&B




3
UK
[Jive 9678]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean
29.
12/1988
101





✫1
dance
11
R&B




14
UK
[Profile 5239]
written by Rob Base (as Robert Ginyard), Michael Jackson (sample) & Randy Jackson [Jackson 5] (sample)
30.
07/1988
362

2
US


3
dance
3
R&B




3
UK
[Arista 9781]
written by Bill Pettaway Jr., DJ Spen (as Sean Spencer), Kevin Lyles, Rodney Hollaman & Ky Adeyemo
31.
09/1988
208

3
US
✫1
AC


✫1
R&B






[Elektra 69371]
written by Anita Baker, Skip Scarborough & Randy Holland
32.
02/1988
60

31
US




12
R&B




37
UK
[Def Jam 07679]
written by LL Cool J (as James Todd Smith)
33.
02/1988
59







61
R&B




16
UK
[Profile 5214]
written by Berry Gordy, Fonce Mizell (as Alphonso Mizell), Freddie Perren, Dennis Lussier & Derek B (as Derek Boland)
34.
07/1988
46





5
dance
8
R&B




47
UK
[EMI-Manhattan 50142]
written by Leon Sylvers III (as Leon F. Sylvers III) & Gene Dozier
35.
11/1988
138

8
US


2
dance
19
R&B




63
UK
produced by Full Force
[Jive 1154]
written by Full Force
36.
10/1988
47







18
R&B




24
UK
[Paisley Park 27745]
written by Prince
37.
06/1988
201

3
US
2
AC


21
R&B




41
UK
[Arista 9700]
written by Jimmy George
38.
05/1988
55





29
dance
2
R&B




31
UK
featuring Full Force
[Scotti Brothers 07783]
written by Full Force & James Brown
39.
06/1988
144

7
US


20
dance
2
R&B




94
UK
[MCA 53264]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Samuel Harris III) & Terry Lewis
40.
08/1988
46

35
US
20
AC


57
R&B




55
UK
[Arista 9706]
written by Michael Price (as Harvey Price) & Bobby Sandstrom
41.
04/1988
71

36
US




17
R&B




24
UK
[Profile 5186]
written by Rob Base (as Robert Ginyard)
42.
12/1988
113

14
US
4
AC


✫1
R&B






[Elektra 69327]
written by Alex Brown, Sami McKinney & Michael O'Hara
43.
04/1988
149

10
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




68
UK
[Columbia 07744]
written by Johnny Kemp, Teddy Riley, Gene Griffin & Aaron Hall
44.
10/1988
213

5
US
✫1
AC


33
R&B




18
UK
[Columbia 08050]
written by George Michael
45.
05/1988
46

41
US


14
dance
8
R&B




98
UK
produced by Babyface
[Virgin 99329]
written by Babyface, Daryl Simmons & L.A. Reid
46.
04/1988
47

47
US


43
dance
✫1
R&B






co-produced by David Foster
[Wing 887385]
written by Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy, Tim Christian, D'Wayne Wiggins & Raphael Saadiq (as Raphael Wiggins)
47.
05/1988
224

9
US
10
AC
✫1
dance
5
R&B




10
UK
produced by Jellybean
[Arista 9720]
written by Toni C.
48.
04/1988
175

4
US
✫1
AC


24
R&B






[MCA 53311]
written by Don Powell, Rick Kelly & Linda Mallah
49.
02/1988
303

✫1
US
2
AC


✫1
R&B




21
UK
[Epic 07668]
written by Siedah Garrett & Glen Ballard
50.
03/1988
247

2
US


2
dance
✫1
R&B




42
UK
[MCA 53279]
written by Pebbles (as Perri McKissack)
51.
07/1988
47

29
US
8
AC


68
R&B






[Arista 9727]
written by Sara Allen, Daryl Hall & John Oates
52.
07/1988
315

✫1
US


✫1
dance
8
R&B




13
UK
[Columbia 07941]
written by George Michael
53.
03/1988
70

20
US




3
R&B






[Capitol 44124]
written by Smokey Robinson & Ronald White
54.
05/1988
139

80
US
14
AC


88
R&B




5
UK
featuring Stevie Wonder
[Columbia 07781]
written by Stevie Wonder
55.
05/1988
130

97
US
8
AC
36
dance
15
R&B




7
UK
[Island 99252]
written by Mike Leeson, Peter Vale & Miles Waters
56.
08/1988
360

✫1
US


7
dance
✫1
R&B




6
UK
[MCA 53383]
written by Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin & Teddy Riley
57.
01/1988
94

28
US




2
R&B




26
UK
as Arthur Alexander featuring Cherrelle
[Tabu 07646]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis
58.
07/1988
53

61
US




✫1
R&B




56
UK
[Capitol 44171]
written by Barry Eastmond & Jolyon Skinner
59.
03/1988
158

7
US
19
AC


✫1
R&B




44
UK
[Warner 28192]
written by Al B. Sure! & Kyle West
60.
06/1988
60

45
US


25
dance
✫1
R&B




70
UK
[Warner 27870]
written by Al B. Sure! & Kyle West
61.
09/1988
361

5
US
✫1
AC


22
R&B




✫1
UK
used by NBC-TV for the 1988 Summer Olympics; produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9743]
written by Albert Hammond & John Bettis
62.
04/1988
355

✫1
US
✫1
AC


✫1
R&B




8
UK
[R]
[Columbia 07773]
written by George Michael
63.
02/1988
44

85
US




✫1
R&B




74
UK
[Epic 07708]
written by Teena Marie & Allen McGrier
64.
05/1988
145

16
US
3
AC
21
dance
✫1
R&B




29
UK
65.
04/1988
91

12
US




10
R&B




87
UK
[Jive 1099]
written by Will Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff (as Jeff Townes) & Peter Harris
66.
02/1988
193

6
US
3
AC


8
R&B




23
UK
featuring Joe Esposito
[A&M 3003]
written by Brenda Russell, Jeff Hull & Scott Cutler
67.
02/1988
297

5
US
16
AC
✫1
dance
9
R&B




5
UK
[EMI/Manhattan 50117]
written by Bruce Springsteen
68.
04/1988
86

10
US




55
R&B






[Columbia 07700]
written by Maurice Starr
69.
09/1988
67







73
R&B




13
UK
70.
01/1988
164

6
US


3
dance
5
R&B




69
UK
[MCA 53254]
written by Bobby Nunn
71.
06/1988
289

✫1
US
✫1
AC
21
dance
30
R&B
✫1
rock


53
UK
72.
11/1988
220

3
US




2
R&B




21
UK
produced by Babyface
[MCA 53463]
written by Babyface
73.
05/1988
119







✫1
R&B




8
UK
featuring The McCampbell Brothers
[MCA 53177]
written by Babyface & L.A. Reid (as L.A.)
74.
01/1988
145

27
US




15
R&B




7
UK
[Arista 9636]
written by Bunny Sigler & Carol Davis
75.
07/1988
75





8
dance
4
R&B




22
UK
featuring E.U.
charted as Shake Your Thang / Spinderella's Not a Fella (But a Girl D.J.) in Australia charts
[Next Plateau 319]
written by Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley & Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley)
76.
12/1988
90

30
US
17
AC
18
dance
3
R&B




34
UK
[Epic 08513]
written by Luther Vandross & Hubert Eaves III
77.
07/1988
60

48
US


6
dance
✫1
R&B






78.
01/1988
351

4
US
13
AC
23
dance
2
R&B




2
UK
[R]
[Columbia 07911]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby
79.
10/1988
97

13
US
2
AC


35
R&B






[instrumental]
[Arista 9751]
written by Kenny G
80.
11/1988
231

7
US


10
dance
2
R&B




8
UK
[Epic 08044]
written by Michael Jackson
81.
12/1988
398

✫1
US
39
AC
3
dance
2
R&B




3
UK
[Virgin 99256]
written by Elliot Wolff
82.
04/1988
48

30
US


10
dance
22
R&B






co-produced by Dr. Dre
[Ruthless 99328]
written by MC J.B. (as Juana Burns), Baby D (as Dania Birks), Anna Cash, Juanita Lee & Fatima Shaheed
83.
11/1988
207

8
US
12
AC


✫1
R&B




11
UK
produced by Babyface
[Warner 27783]
written by L.A. Reid, Babyface & Daryl Simmons
84.
09/1988
56

32
US




✫1
R&B






85.
05/1988
102

17
US
2
AC


10
R&B




65
UK
[Jive 9707]
written by Wayne Brathwaite (as Wayne Anton Braithwaite), Barry Eastmond (as Barry James Eastmond), Billy Ocean & Jolyon Skinner
86.
10/1988
284

2
US
43
AC
2
dance
5
R&B




15
UK
produced by Babyface
[MCA 53416]
written by L.A. Reid, Babyface & Daryl Simmons
87.
05/1988
74

44
US


✫1
dance
4
R&B




71
UK
[Wing 887386]
written by Kipper Jones & Rex Salas
88.
06/1988
232

16
US




40
R&B




2
UK
with Chubby Checker
[Tin Pan Apple 887571]
written by Hank Ballard
89.
08/1988
172

7
US
38
AC
5
dance
✫1
R&B




42
UK
produced by Babyface
[Warner 27773]
written by Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons
90.
01/1988
64

67
US


✫1
dance
3
R&B




94
UK
[Columbia 07695]
written by Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White
91.
05/1988
154

52
US


27
dance
8
R&B




5
UK
92.
04/1988
54

35
US


✫1
dance
71
R&B






[Mercury 870154]
written by Steve Harvey
93.
08/1988
59





28
dance
✫1
R&B
43
rock
5
alt.
84
UK
[Virgin 99299]
written by Tyrone Downie & Ziggy Marley
94.
11/1988
136







45
R&B




4
UK
[Next Plateau 321]
written by Phil Medley & Bert Russell
95.
04/1988
52





11
dance
56
R&B




24
UK
[Sleeping Bag 40136]
written by Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Joyce Sims & Bill Ward
96.
11/1988
116

9
US


5
dance
64
R&B


15
alt.


[Tommy Boy 27736]
written by Paul Robb
97.
02/1988
322

✫1
US
✫1
AC


2
R&B




14
UK
produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9674]
written by Chuck Jackson & Frank Wildhorn
98.
12/1988
273

2
US


✫1
dance
3
R&B




21
UK
charted as the double A Side Wild Thing/Loc'ed After Dark in the UK
[Delicious Vinyl 102]
written by Young MC
99.
11/1988
361

3
US


20
dance
28
R&B




✫1
UK
[Columbia 08092]
written by Maurice Starr
100.
01/1988
53

77
US
16
AC


✫1
R&B




77
UK
[Motown 1919]
written by Stevie Wonder

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