Top 40 Chart List – 1988
1. Faith - George Michael
2. Need You Tonight - INXS
3. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
4. Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
5. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
6. So Emotional - Whitney Houston
7. Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
8. Could've Been - Tiffany
9. Hands To Heaven - Breathe
10. Roll With It - Steve Winwood
11. One More Try - George Michael
12. Wishing Well - Terence Trent d'Arby
13. Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
14. The Flame - Cheap Trick
15. Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
16. Seasons Change - Expose
17. Is This Love - Whitesnake
18. Wild Wild West - Escape Club
19. Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
20. I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne
21. Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
22. Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
23. Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer
24. Hold On To The Nights - Richard Marx
25. Hungry Eyes - Eric Carnen
26. Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
27. Father Figure - George Michael
28. Naught Girls (Need Love Too) - Samantha Fox
29. A Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins
30. Love Bites - Def Leppard
31. Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx
32. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
33. Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston
34. Angel - Aerosmith
35. Hazy Shade Of Winter - Bangles
36. The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
37. Don't Worry - Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
38. Make Me Lose Control - Eric Carnen
39. Red Red Wine - UB40
40. She's Like The Wind - Patric Swayze

Americas Top 10 TV Favorites - 1988
1. Roseanne
2. The Cosby Show
3. A Different World
4. Cheers
5. 60 Minutes
6. The Golden Girls
7. Who's the Boss?
8. The Wonder Years
9. Murder She Wrote
10. Empty Nest 

Top Ten Grossing Movies - 1988
# 1 Rain Man
# 2 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
# 3 Coming to America
# 4 Big
# 5 Twins
# 6 Crocodile Dundee II
# 7 Die Hard
# 8 Cocktail
# 9 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
# 10 Oliver & Company

1988 Prices
Cost of a new home: $138,300.00
Median Household Income: $27,225.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.22 ($0.25 as of 4/3/88)
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $1.08
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.89
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $2.30

Sports

Football
Superbowl XXIII : SAN FRANCISCO 20 - Cincinnati 16
Pro MVP: Boomer Esiason, Cincinnati, QB & Randall Cunningham, Phila, QB

College Football: Notre Dame
Heisman Trophy: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., RB
Rose Bowl: Michigan 22, USC 14
Orange Bowl: Miami-FL 23, Nebraska 3
Cotton Bowl: UCLA 17, Arkansas 3
Sugar Bowl: Florida St. 13, Auburn 7
Florida St. 13, Auburn 7

Basketball
NBA Championship
Winner: LA Lakers 4-3 (LWWLLWW) - Coach: Pat Riley
Opposing Team: DETROIT PISTONS - Coach: Chuck Daly

NBA MVP: Michael Jordan, Chicago, G Ave Score: 35

NCAA National Champions: Kansas 27-11 - Coach: Larry Brown

Baseball
World Series
Winner: LA DODGERS 4-1 (WWLWW) - Coach: Tommy Lasorda
Opposing Team: Oakland A's - Coach: Tony La Russa

National League
MVP: Kirk Gibson, LA - OF
Rookie of the Year: Chris Sabo, Cin - C

American League
MVP: Jose Canseco, Oak - OF
Rookie of the Year: Walt Weiss, Oak - SS