There's a great article in the Guardian today about why 1988 was such an important year

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/17/one-year-counts-1980s-1988?INTCMP=SRCH

I had a look at everyhit.com at the chart from this week 23 years ago, it was certianly varied!

1 Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
2 Salt-N-Pepa - Push It / Tramp
3 The Fat Boys With Chubby Checker - The Twist (Yo, Twist)
4 Everything But The Girl - I Don't Want To Talk About It
5 Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
6 Bros - I Owe You Nothing
7 Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)
8 Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
9 Transvision Vamp - I Want Your Love
10 UB40 With Chrissie Hynde-  Breakfast In Bed
11 Mac Band featuring The McCampbell Brothers -  Roses Are Red
12 Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat
13 Eighth Wonder - Cross My Heart
14 Phil Collins In The Air-  Tonight
15 The Pasadenas - Tribute (Right On)
16 Matt Bianco - Don't Blame It On That Girl / Wap-Bam-Boogie
17 Def Leppard-  Love Bites
18 George Michael - Monkey
19 Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than The Rest
20 Maxi Priest - Wild World
21 Kim Wilde - You Came
22 INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
23 Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Heat It Up
24 Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - Tomorrow People
25 T'Pau I Will Be With You
26 Hazell Dean - Maybe (We Should Call It A Day)
27 Pat Benatar - All Fired Up
28 The Communards - There's More To Love
29 Desireless - Voyage Voyage
30 The Pogues - Fiesta
31 Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader
32 The Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis
33 Will Downing - In My Dreams
34 Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype
35 Natalie Cole - Everlasting
36 Steven Dante - I'm Too Scared
37 S-Express - Superfly Guy
38 Eurythmics - You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart
39 Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain
40 Jack 'N' Chill - Beatin' The Heat

Even though the number one song is a stinker, there are some absolute CLASSICS in this chart countdown.

What are your memories of the time? I remember being in Majorca and boring people to death about Doctor Who's 25th anniversary and Madonna! Kylie was on her second single around this time, and while I was liking her I was nowhere near the massive fan I became after hearing her first album. I was so pleased when it was outselling Bros's "Push". My "Brosette" friend Hazel and I got into some very heated debates about who would be more successful. I think I won that one....