| Top 40 Hits of October 1988 |
| 1 |
Whitney Houston | One Moment In Time |
| 2 |
Enya | Orinoco Flow |
| 3 |
U2 | Desire |
| 4 |
Bobby McFerrin | Don't Worry Be Happy |
| 5 |
Kylie Minogue | Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi |
| 6 |
Erasure | A Little Respect |
| 7 |
Womack & Womack | Teardrops |
| 8 |
Hollies | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother |
| 9 |
D Mob featuring Gary Haisman | We Call It Acieed |
| 10 |
Wee Papa Girl Rappers | Wee Rule |
| 11 |
Rick Astley | She Wants To Dance With Me |
| 12 |
Phil Collins | Groovy Kind Of Love |
| 13 |
Jason Donovan | Nothing Can Divide Us |
| 14 |
Kim Wilde | Never Trust A Stranger |
| 15 |
Milli Vanilli | Girl You Know It's True |
| 16 |
Christians | Harvest For The World |
| 17 |
Inner City featuring Kevin Saunderson | Big Fun |
| 18 |
Beatmasters With PP Arnold | Burn It Up |
| 19 |
Pasadenas | Riding On A Train |
| 20 |
Yazz | Stand Up For Your Love Rights |
| 21 |
Pet Shop Boys | Domino Dancing |
| 22 |
Bill Withers | Lovely Day |
| 23 |
T'Pau | Secret Garden |
| 24 |
Art Of Noise featuring Tom Jones | Kiss |
| 25 |
Robert Palmer | She Makes My Day |
| 26 |
Sinitta | I Don't Believe In Miracles |
| 27 |
Royal House | Can You Party |
| 28 |
Duran Duran | I Don't Want Your Love |
| 29 |
Alexander O'Neal | Fake '88 |
| 30 |
Deacon Blue | Real Gone Kid |
| 31 |
Hazell Dean | Turn It Into Love |
| 32 |
Bananarama | Love Truth And Honesty |
| 33 |
Sabrina | All Of Me |
| 34 |
Proclaimers | I'm Gonna Be |
| 35 |
Yello | The Race |
| 36 |
Bon Jovi | Bad Medicine |
| 37 |
Richie Rich Meets The Jungle Brothers | I'll House You |
| 38 |
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine | Anything For You |
| 39 |
Jolly Roger | Acid Man |
| 40 |
Tanita Tikaram | Twist In My Sobriety |
