This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1988.
Week ending Song ArtistRef. 2 January "Fairytale of New York" The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl 9 January 16 January "Heaven is a Place on Earth" Belinda Carlisle 23 January "Sign Your Name" Terence Trent D'Arby 30 January "I Think We're Alone Now" Tiffany 6 February 13 February "When Will I Be Famous" Bros 20 February "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" Billy Ocean 27 February "I Should Be So Lucky" Kylie Minogue 5 March 12 March "Together Forever" Rick Astley 19 March "Feet on the Ground" Hothouse Flowers 26 March "Drop the Boy" Bros 2 April "Could've Been" Tiffany 9 April "Heart" Pet Shop Boys 16 April 23 April 30 April "One More Try" George Michael 7 May "Perfect" Fairground Attraction 14 May 21 May "With a Little Help from My Friends" Wet Wet Wet 28 May 4 June 11 June "The Boys in Green" Republic of Ireland Soccer Squad 18 June 25 June 2 July 9 July "Fast Car" Tracy Chapman 16 July "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" Glenn Medeiros 23 July 30 July 6 August "Flight of Earls" Paddy Reilly 13 August "The Locomotion" Kylie Minogue 20 August "The Only Way Is Up" Yazz and the Plastic Population 27 August 3 September "The Harder I Try" Brother Beyond 10 September "A Groovy Kind of Love" Phil Collins 17 September 24 September "Desire" U2 1 October 8 October 15 October 22 October "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" Enya 29 October 5 November 12 November 19 November "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" Yazz 26 November "First Time" Robin Beck 3 December "Missing You" Chris de Burgh 10 December "Mistletoe and Wine" Cliff Richard 17 December 24 December 31 December
29 Number Ones Most weeks at No.1 (song): "The Boys in Green" - Republic of Ireland Soccer Squad, "Desire" - U2, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" - Enya, "Mistletoe and Wine" - Cliff Richard (4) Most weeks at No.1 (artist): Republic of Ireland Soccer Squad, U2, Enya, Cliff Richard (4) Most No.1s: Tiffany, Bros, Kylie Minogue, Yazz (2)
See also 1988 in music Irish Singles Chart List of artists who reached number one in Ireland
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