This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot Black Singles of 1988. The chart is on page 83 of the PDF.
No. Title Artist(s)1 "I Want Her" Keith Sweat2 "Girlfriend" Pebbles3 "Just Got Paid" Johnny Kemp4 "I Want to Be Your Man" Roger5 "Two Occasions" The Deele 6 "Love Changes" Kashif and Meli'sa Morgan7 "Nite and Day" Al B. Sure!8 "My Forever Love" LeVert9 "Joy" Teddy Pendergrass10 "Love Overboard" Gladys Knight & the Pips11 "If You Can Do It: I Can Too" Meli'sa Morgan12 "Nice 'n' Slow" Freddie Jackson13 "Wishing Well" Terence Trent D'Arby14 "Make It Last Forever" Keith Sweat15 "Da Butt" E.U.16 "Off on Your Own (Girl)" Al B. Sure!17 "The Way You Make Me Feel" Michael Jackson18 "To Prove My Love" Michael Cooper19 "Mamacita" Troop20 "Mercedes Boy" Pebbles21 "Skeletons" Stevie Wonder22 "Baby, Be Mine" Miki Howard23 "Don't Be Cruel" Bobby Brown24 "Sign Your Name" Terence Trent D'Arby25 "Shake Your Thang" Salt-N-Pepa featuring E.U.26 "Little Walter" Tony! Toni! Toné!27 "Fishnet" Morris Day28 "Loosey's Rap" Rick James featuring Roxanne Shante29 "My Prerogative" Bobby Brown30 "The Way You Love Me" Karyn White31 "Groove Me" Guy32 "She's on the Left" Jeffrey Osborne33 "I Live for Your Love" Natalie Cole34 "System of Survival" Earth, Wind & Fire35 "Keep Risin' to the Top" Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew36 "Man in the Mirror" Michael Jackson37 "One More Try" George Michael38 "Husband" Shirley Murdock39 "Watching You" Loose Ends40 "Something Just Ain't Right" Keith Sweat41 "Paradise" Sade42 "If It Isn't Love" New Edition43 "Addicted to You" LeVert44 "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" Billy Ocean45 "Ooo La La La" Teena Marie46 "So Emotional" Whitney Houston47 "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"48 "Roses Are Red" The Mac Band featuring the McCampbell Brothers49 "Born Not to Know" Tony! Toni! Toné!50 "You Will Know" Stevie Wonder51 "Someone to Love Me for Me" Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam52 "I'm Real" James Brown53 "Take Your Time" Pebbles54 "That's What Love Is" Miki Howard55 "Sweet Sensation" LeVert56 "Flirt" Evelyn "Champagne" King57 "Some Kind of Lover" Jody Watley58 "Another Part of Me" Michael Jackson59 "Secret Lady" Stephanie Mills60 "Alphabet St." Prince61 "Wild Wild West" Kool Moe Dee62 "My Girl" Suave63 "Don't Rock the Boat" Midnight Star featuring Ecstasy of Whodini64 "Lovey Dovey" Tony Terry65 "You're Not My Kind of Girl" New Edition66 "2 A.M." Teddy Pendergrass67 "Love Struck" Jesse Johnson68 "Superbad" Chris Jasper69 "The Right Stuff" Vanessa Williams70 "Lovin' on Next to Nothin'" Gladys Knight & the Pips71 "Never Knew Love Like This" Alexander O'Neal featuring Cherrelle72 "Off The Hook (With Your Love)" R. J.'s Latest Arrival73 "Let Me Touch You" The O'Jays74 "Love Will Save the Day" Whitney Houston75 "Run to Me" Angela Winbush76 "I'll Prove It to You" Gregory Abbott77 "Get It" Stevie Wonder featuring Michael Jackson78 "Any Love" Luther Vandross79 "All In My Mind" Full Force80 "That Girl Wants to Dance with Me" Gregory Hines81 "Come into My Life" Joyce Sims82 "No 1/2 Steppin'" Shanice83 "Wasn't I Good to Ya?" dáKRASH84 "Rocket 2 U" The Jets85 "Pump Up the Volume" MARRS86 "Wanna Make Love (All Night Long)" Lillo Thomas87 "Every Drop of Your Love" Stacy Lattisaw88 "The Best of Me" Kiara89 "Parents Just Don't Understand" DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince 90 "Nothing Can Come Between Us" Sade91 "Father Figure" George Michael92 "Let's Start Love Over" Miles Jaye93 "Piano in the Dark" Brenda Russell featuring Joe Esposito94 "Pink Cadillac" Natalie Cole95 "Thinking of You" Earth, Wind & Fire96 "Let's Do It Again" George Benson97 "Static" James Brown98 "Dirty Diana" Michael Jackson99 "Giving You the Best That I Got" Anita Baker100 "Knocked Out" Paula Abdul
See also 1988 in music Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1988 List of Hot Black Singles number ones of 1988
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