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Number One songs on the UK pop charts in 1988

We'll find and beautifully frame an original copy of the record, with your own inscription printed and mounted beneath to mark the occasion. It's the perfect 21st birthday or wedding anniversary gift idea for lovers of music memorabilia.


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First week at no.1 Weeks at no.1 Artist Title
Dec 134 wksPet Shop BoysAlways On My Mind
Jan 102 wksBelinda CarlisleHeaven Is A Place On Earth
Jan 243 wksTiffanyI Think We're Alone Now
Feb 145 wksKylie MinogueI Should Be So Lucky
Mar 202 wksAswadDon't Turn Around
Apr 33 wksPet Shop BoysHeart
Apr 242 wksS-ExpressTheme From S-Express
May 81 wkFairground AttractionPerfect
May 154 wksWet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg With Cara TiveyWith A Little Help From My Friends/She's Leaving Home
Jun 121 wkTimelordsDoctorin' The Tardis
Jun 192 wksBrosI Owe You Nothing
Jul 34 wksGlenn MedeirosNothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
Jul 315 wksYazz And The Plastic PopulationThe Only Way Is Up
Sep 42 wksPhil CollinsA Groovy Kind Of Love
Sep 182 wksHolliesHe Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Oct 21 wkU2Desire
Oct 92 wksWhitney HoustonOne Moment In Time
Oct 233 wksEnyaOrinoco Flow (Sail Away)
Nov 133 wksRobin BeckThe First Time
Dec 44 wksCliff RichardMistletoe And Wine