Week Ending 26 November 1988
1 (1) Kylie - The Album (By Kylie Minogue) 20w
2 (5) Private Collection (By Cliff Richard) 2w
3 (NEW) Wanted (By Yazz) 1w
4 (2) Money For Nothing (By Dire Straits) 5w
5 (4) Greatest Hits - Human League (By Human League) 3w
6 (6) The Ultimate Collection (By Bryan Ferry And Roxy Music) 2w
7 (3) The Memphis Sessions (By Wet Wet Wet) 2w
8 (7) Soft Metal (By Various Artists) 6w
9 (14) The Premier Collection (By Various Artists) 3w
10 (10) Smash Hits Party '88 (By Various Artists) 5w
11 (17) The Greatest Hits Of 1988 (By Various Artists) 2w
12 (
New Light Through Old Windows (By Chris Rea) 5w
13 (12) The Greatest Hits Collection (By Bananarama) 6w
14 (56) Hearsay / All Mixed Up (By Alexander O'Neal) 69w
15 (NEW) Get Even (By Brother Beyond) 1w
16 (13) Flying Colours (By Chris De Burgh) 7w
17 (16) The Hit Factory Volume 2 (By Various Artists) 3w
18 (11) Rattle And Hum (By U2) 6w
19 (29) Kick (By INXS) 50w
20 (9) Watermark (By Enya) 7w
21 (18) Negotiations And Love Songs 1971-1986 (By Paul Simon) 4w
22 (19) The Greatest Love (By Various Artists) 34w
23 (21) Ancient Heart (By Tanita Tikaram) 10w
24 (25) Introspective (By Pet Shop Boys) 6w
25 (20) The Travelling Wilburys (By Traveling Wilburys) 4w
26 (24) Buster (By Original Soundtrack) 10w
27 (23) To Whom It May Concern (By Pasadenas) 6w
28 (15) Rage (By T'Pau) 4w
29 (39) Bad (By Michael Jackson) 64w
30 (32) Dirty Dancing (By Original Soundtrack) 57w
31 (28) The Innocents (By Erasure) 31w
32 (30) Heavy Nova (By Robert Palmer) 12w
33 (31) Push (By Bros) 34w
34 (22) Anything For You (By Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine) 2w
35 (33) So Good (By Mica Paris) 13w
36 (34) The Singles Collection (By Kool And The Gang) 3w
37 (35) The Worlds Of Foster And Allen (By Foster And Allen) 9w
38 (26) Any Love (By Luther Vandross) 5w
39 (38) Sunshine On Leith (By Proclaimers) 10w
40 (37) Raintown (By Deacon Blue) 38w
41 (41) The Classic Experience (By Various Artists) 6w
42 (46) A Salt With A Deadly Pepa (By Salt-N-Pepa) 17w
43 (40) Motown In Motion (By Various Artists) 7w
44 (42) Conscience (By Womack And Womack) 14w
45 (84) Best Of House '88 (By Various Artists) 2w
46 (36) Unforgettable (By Various Artists) 16w
47 (44) Whitney (By Whitney Houston) 77w
48 (47) Tracy Chapman (By Tracy Chapman) 28w
49 (45) Giving You The Best That I Got (By Anita Baker) 5w
50 (55) Good Morning Vietnam (By Original Soundtrack) 6w
51 (62) The Queen Album (By Elaine Paige) 2w
52 (43) Nite Flite (By Various Artists) 25w
53 (51) The Love Album '88 (By Various Artists) 3w
54 (NEW) Rappin' The House (By Various Artists) 1w
55 (50) The Lovers (By Various Artists) 4w
56 (27) Green (By REM) 2w
57 (52) New Jersey (By Bon Jovi) 9w
58 (54) The Legendary Roy Orbison (By Roy Orbison) 5w
59 (48) Rare Groove Mix (By Various Artists) 9w
60 (67) From The Heart (By Daniel O'Donnell) 7w
61 (NEW) Once In A Lifetime (By Runrig) 1w
62 (NEW) Dance, Dance, Dance (By James Last) 1w
63 (49) Copperhead Road (By Steve Earle) 2w
64 (RE) Non Stop (By Julio Iglesias) 9w
65 (65) Tango In The Night (By Fleetwood Mac) 84w
66 (53) Appetite For Destruction (By Guns N' Roses) 18w
67 (58) Pop Art (By Transvision Vamp) 7w
68 (60) The Heart And Soul Of Rock And Roll (By Various Artists) 4w
69 (69) Love Songs (By Marvin Gaye And Smokey Robinson) 3w
70 (87) All About Eve (By All About Eve) 25w
71 (95) The Who Collection (By Who) 8w
72 (74) The Phantom Of The Opera (By Original Cast) 93w
73 (59) Into The Dragon (By Bomb The Bass) 6w
74 (72) A Whole Lotta Shaky (By Shakin' Stevens) 2w
75 (100) Together Again (By Rose Marie) 2w
76 (71) Popped In Souled Out (By Wet Wet Wet) 61w
77 (83) Imagine - Music From The Motion Picture (By John Lennon And The Beatles) 6w
78 (57) Revolutions (By Jean Michel Jarre) 8w
79 (91) The Instrumental Greats (By Various Artists) 2w
80 (99) Absolute Abba (By Abba) 2w
81 (NEW) Hit Mix '88 (By Various Artists) 1w
82 (NEW) The Living Years (By Mike And The Mechanics) 1w
83 (80) The Christians (By Christians) 57w
84 (82) Idol Songs - 11 Of The Best (By Billy Idol) 22w
85 (77) The Joshua Tree (By U2) 89w
86 (NEW) Machismo (By Cameo) 1w
87 (76) Lovesexy (By Prince) 28w
88 (88) Brothers In Arms (By Dire Straits) 184w
89 (81) The Magic Of Nana Mouskouri (By Nana Mouskouri) 8w
90 (79) Close (By Kim Wilde) 18w
91 (68) Staring At The Sun (By Level 42) 9w
92 (73) Hot City Nights (By Various Artists) 14w
93 (70) The First Of A Million Kisses (By Fairground Attraction) 27w
94 (61) Fisherman's Blues (By Waterboys) 5w
95 (78) Graceland (By Paul Simon) 98w
96 (NEW) Rhythm And Classics (By Louis Clark And The London Philharmonic Orchestra) 1w
97 (75) Moonlighting (By Original Soundtrack) 15w
98 (63) Rap Trax (By Various Artists) 13w
99 (85) The Cream Of Eric Clapton (By Eric Clapton And Cream) 60w
100 (NEW) Christmas With Nat 'King' Cole (By Nat King Cole) 1w
Week Ending 3 December 1988
1 (NEW) Now That's What I Call Music! 13 (By Various Artists - Now Series) 1w
2 (1) Kylie - The Album (By Kylie Minogue) 21w
3 (2) Private Collection (By Cliff Richard) 3w
4 (9) The Premier Collection (By Various Artists) 4w
5 (4) Money For Nothing (By Dire Straits) 6w
6 (NEW) Greatest Hits - Fleetwood Mac (By Fleetwood Mac) 1w
7 (3) Wanted (By Yazz) 2w
8 (6) The Ultimate Collection (By Bryan Ferry And Roxy Music) 3w
9 (15) Get Even (By Brother Beyond) 2w
10 (
Soft Metal (By Various Artists) 7w
11 (NEW) Delicate Sound Of Thunder (By Pink Floyd) 1w
12 (11) The Greatest Hits Of 1988 (By Various Artists) 3w
13 (5) Greatest Hits - Human League (By Human League) 4w
14 (13) The Greatest Hits Collection (By Bananarama) 7w
15 (16) Flying Colours (By Chris De Burgh) 8w
16 (12) New Light Through Old Windows (By Chris Rea) 6w
17 (10) Smash Hits Party '88 (By Various Artists) 6w
18 (19) Kick (By INXS) 51w
19 (7) The Memphis Sessions (By Wet Wet Wet) 3w
20 (17) The Hit Factory Volume 2 (By Various Artists) 4w
21 (18) Rattle And Hum (By U2) 7w
22 (14) Hearsay / All Mixed Up (By Alexander O'Neal) 70w
23 (26) Buster (By Original Soundtrack) 11w
24 (24) Introspective (By Pet Shop Boys) 7w
25 (33) Push (By Bros) 35w
26 (29) Bad (By Michael Jackson) 65w
27 (22) The Greatest Love (By Various Artists) 35w
28 (36) The Singles Collection (By Kool And The Gang) 4w
29 (21) Negotiations And Love Songs 1971-1986 (By Paul Simon) 5w
30 (20) Watermark (By Enya) 8w
31 (27) To Whom It May Concern (By Pasadenas) 7w
32 (23) Ancient Heart (By Tanita Tikaram) 11w
33 (25) The Travelling Wilburys (By Traveling Wilburys) 5w
34 (NEW) Till I Loved You (By Barbra Streisand) 1w
35 (45) Best Of House '88 (By Various Artists) 3w
36 (42) A Salt With A Deadly Pepa (By Salt-N-Pepa) 18w
37 (28) Rage (By T'Pau) 5w
38 (32) Heavy Nova (By Robert Palmer) 13w
39 (35) So Good (By Mica Paris) 14w
40 (30) Dirty Dancing (By Original Soundtrack) 58w
41 (31) The Innocents (By Erasure) 32w
42 (62) Dance, Dance, Dance (By James Last) 2w
43 (54) Rappin' The House (By Various Artists) 2w
44 (39) Sunshine On Leith (By Proclaimers) 11w
45 (41) The Classic Experience (By Various Artists) 7w
46 (37) The Worlds Of Foster And Allen (By Foster And Allen) 10w
47 (40) Raintown (By Deacon Blue) 39w
48 (48) Tracy Chapman (By Tracy Chapman) 29w
49 (38) Any Love (By Luther Vandross) 6w
50 (34) Anything For You (By Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine) 3w
51 (44) Conscience (By Womack And Womack) 15w
52 (43) Motown In Motion (By Various Artists) 8w
53 (47) Whitney (By Whitney Houston) 78w
54 (46) Unforgettable (By Various Artists) 17w
55 (NEW) The Best Of The Art Of Noise (By Art Of Noise) 1w
56 (49) Giving You The Best That I Got (By Anita Baker) 6w
57 (60) From The Heart (By Daniel O'Donnell) 8w
58 (53) The Love Album '88 (By Various Artists) 4w
59 (57) New Jersey (By Bon Jovi) 10w
60 (58) The Legendary Roy Orbison (By Roy Orbison) 6w
61 (100) Christmas With Nat 'King' Cole (By Nat King Cole) 2w
62 (75) Together Again (By Rose Marie) 3w
63 (81) Hit Mix '88 (By Various Artists) 2w
64 (50) Good Morning Vietnam (By Original Soundtrack) 7w
65 (72) The Phantom Of The Opera (By Original Cast) 94w
66 (51) The Queen Album (By Elaine Paige) 3w
67 (64) Non Stop (By Julio Iglesias) 10w
68 (52) Nite Flite (By Various Artists) 26w
69 (74) A Whole Lotta Shaky (By Shakin' Stevens) 3w
70 (80) Absolute Abba (By Abba) 3w
71 (65) Tango In The Night (By Fleetwood Mac) 85w
72 (69) Love Songs (By Marvin Gaye And Smokey Robinson) 4w
73 (68) The Heart And Soul Of Rock And Roll (By Various Artists) 5w
74 (56) Green (By REM) 3w
75 (66) Appetite For Destruction (By Guns N' Roses) 19w
76 (73) Into The Dragon (By Bomb The Bass) 7w
77 (93) The First Of A Million Kisses (By Fairground Attraction) 28w
78 (NEW) Hyperactive (By Various Artists) 1w
79 (NEW) Back To The Sixties (By Various Artists) 1w
80 (70) All About Eve (By All About Eve) 26w
81 (67) Pop Art (By Transvision Vamp) 8w
82 (59) Rare Groove Mix (By Various Artists) 10w
83 (RE) Love Songs (By Michael Jackson And Diana Ross) 19w
84 (76) Popped In Souled Out (By Wet Wet Wet) 62w
85 (71) The Who Collection (By Who) 9w
86 (55) The Lovers (By Various Artists) 5w
87 (NEW) A Little Night Music (By Richard Clayderman) 1w
88 (61) Once In A Lifetime (By Runrig) 2w
89 (NEW) The Joe Longthorne Songbook (By Joe Longthorne) 1w
90 (NEW) Renaissance (By Aswad) 1w
91 (63) Copperhead Road (By Steve Earle) 3w
92 (83) The Christians (By Christians) 58w
93 (99) The Cream Of Eric Clapton (By Eric Clapton And Cream) 61w
94 (NEW) Hello Children... Everywhere (By Various Artists) 1w
95 (88) Brothers In Arms (By Dire Straits) 185w
96 (87) Lovesexy (By Prince) 29w
97 (84) Idol Songs - 11 Of The Best (By Billy Idol) 23w
98 (RE) Heaven On Earth (By Belinda Carlisle) 48w
99 (79) The Instrumental Greats (By Various Artists) 3w
100 (78) Revolutions (By Jean Michel Jarre) 9w
Week Ending 10 December 1988
1 (1) Now That's What I Call Music! 13 (By Various Artists - Now Series) 2w
2 (2) Kylie - The Album (By Kylie Minogue) 22w
3 (3) Private Collection (By Cliff Richard) 4w
4 (4) The Premier Collection (By Various Artists) 5w
5 (5) Money For Nothing (By Dire Straits) 7w
6 (6) Greatest Hits - Fleetwood Mac (By Fleetwood Mac) 2w
7 (14) The Greatest Hits Collection (By Bananarama) 8w
8 (NEW) Hold Me In Your Arms (By Rick Astley) 1w
9 (
The Ultimate Collection (By Bryan Ferry And Roxy Music) 4w
10 (7) Wanted (By Yazz) 3w
11 (24) Introspective (By Pet Shop Boys) 8w
12 (13) Greatest Hits - Human League (By Human League) 5w
13 (10) Soft Metal (By Various Artists) 8w
14 (12) The Greatest Hits Of 1988 (By Various Artists) 4w
15 (16) New Light Through Old Windows (By Chris Rea) 7w
16 (18) Kick (By INXS) 52w
17 (15) Flying Colours (By Chris De Burgh) 9w
18 (9) Get Even (By Brother Beyond) 3w
19 (19) The Memphis Sessions (By Wet Wet Wet) 4w
20 (11) Delicate Sound Of Thunder (By Pink Floyd) 2w
21 (25) Push (By Bros) 36w
22 (26) Bad (By Michael Jackson) 66w
23 (21) Rattle And Hum (By U2) 8w
24 (23) Buster (By Original Soundtrack) 12w
25 (NEW) The Thieving Magpie (By Marillion) 1w
26 (17) Smash Hits Party '88 (By Various Artists) 7w
27 (20) The Hit Factory Volume 2 (By Various Artists) 5w
28 (22) Hearsay / All Mixed Up (By Alexander O'Neal) 71w
29 (34) Till I Loved You (By Barbra Streisand) 2w
30 (31) To Whom It May Concern (By Pasadenas) 8w
31 (28) The Singles Collection (By Kool And The Gang) 5w
32 (27) The Greatest Love (By Various Artists) 36w
33 (35) Best Of House '88 (By Various Artists) 4w
34 (33) The Travelling Wilburys (By Traveling Wilburys) 6w
35 (29) Negotiations And Love Songs 1971-1986 (By Paul Simon) 6w
36 (36) A Salt With A Deadly Pepa (By Salt-N-Pepa) 19w
37 (41) The Innocents (By Erasure) 33w
38 (42) Dance, Dance, Dance (By James Last) 3w
39 (40) Dirty Dancing (By Original Soundtrack) 59w
40 (44) Sunshine On Leith (By Proclaimers) 12w
41 (39) So Good (By Mica Paris) 15w
42 (37) Rage (By T'Pau) 6w
43 (30) Watermark (By Enya) 9w
44 (48) Tracy Chapman (By Tracy Chapman) 30w
45 (89) The Joe Longthorne Songbook (By Joe Longthorne) 2w
46 (32) Ancient Heart (By Tanita Tikaram) 12w
47 (46) The Worlds Of Foster And Allen (By Foster And Allen) 11w
48 (38) Heavy Nova (By Robert Palmer) 14w
49 (47) Raintown (By Deacon Blue) 40w
50 (61) Christmas With Nat 'King' Cole (By Nat King Cole) 3w
51 (69) A Whole Lotta Shaky (By Shakin' Stevens) 4w
52 (62) Together Again (By Rose Marie) 4w
53 (43) Rappin' The House (By Various Artists) 3w
54 (45) The Classic Experience (By Various Artists) 8w
55 (RE) Now - The Christmas Album (By Various Artists - Now Series) 19w
56 (49) Any Love (By Luther Vandross) 7w
57 (NEW) Remote / The Bitter Suite (By Hue And Cry) 1w
58 (79) Back To The Sixties (By Various Artists) 2w
59 (94) Hello Children... Everywhere (By Various Artists) 2w
60 (66) The Queen Album (By Elaine Paige) 4w
61 (57) From The Heart (By Daniel O'Donnell) 9w
62 (NEW) Smashes Thrashes And Hits (By Kiss) 1w
63 (50) Anything For You (By Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine) 4w
64 (53) Whitney (By Whitney Houston) 79w
65 (87) A Little Night Music (By Richard Clayderman) 2w
66 (51) Conscience (By Womack And Womack) 16w
67 (59) New Jersey (By Bon Jovi) 11w
68 (58) The Love Album '88 (By Various Artists) 5w
69 (60) The Legendary Roy Orbison (By Roy Orbison) 7w
70 (NEW) Flag (By Yello) 1w
71 (67) Non Stop (By Julio Iglesias) 11w
72 (63) Hit Mix '88 (By Various Artists) 3w
73 (83) Love Songs (By Michael Jackson And Diana Ross) 20w
74 (NEW) Everything (By Bangles) 1w
75 (54) Unforgettable (By Various Artists) 18w
76 (52) Motown In Motion (By Various Artists) 9w
77 (65) The Phantom Of The Opera (By Original Cast) 95w
78 (56) Giving You The Best That I Got (By Anita Baker) 7w
79 (70) Absolute Abba (By Abba) 4w
80 (72) Love Songs (By Marvin Gaye And Smokey Robinson) 5w
81 (64) Good Morning Vietnam (By Original Soundtrack) 8w
82 (78) Hyperactive (By Various Artists) 2w
83 (84) Popped In Souled Out (By Wet Wet Wet) 63w
84 (55) The Best Of The Art Of Noise (By Art Of Noise) 2w
85 (91) Copperhead Road (By Steve Earle) 4w
86 (76) Into The Dragon (By Bomb The Bass) 8w
87 (77) The First Of A Million Kisses (By Fairground Attraction) 29w
88 (71) Tango In The Night (By Fleetwood Mac) 86w
89 (RE) Close (By Kim Wilde) 19w
90 (81) Pop Art (By Transvision Vamp) 9w
91 (85) The Who Collection (By Who) 10w
92 (80) All About Eve (By All About Eve) 27w
93 (RE) Faith (By George Michael) 51w
94 (90) Renaissance (By Aswad) 2w
95 (92) The Christians (By Christians) 59w
96 (75) Appetite For Destruction (By Guns N' Roses) 20w
97 (RE) Thriller (By Michael Jackson) 161w
98 (95) Brothers In Arms (By Dire Straits) 186w
99 (97) Idol Songs - 11 Of The Best (By Billy Idol) 24w
100 (RE) The Joshua Tree (By U2) 90w