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The Year in Music

1988

The songs, the screens, the headlines

Faith by George Michael — cover art

1988 in music: “Faith” by George Michael topped the year-end chart; George Michael owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1988

Faith by George Michael — cover art
Faith
George Michael1988
Need You Tonight by INXS — cover art
Need You Tonight
INXS1987
Got My Mind Set on You by George Harrison — cover art
Got My Mind Set on You
George Harrison1988
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley — cover art
Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley1987
Sweet Child o' Mine by Guns N' Roses — cover art
Sweet Child o' Mine
Guns N' Roses1988
So Emotional by Whitney Houston — cover art
So Emotional
Whitney Houston1988
Heaven is a Place on Earth by Belinda Carlisle — cover art
Heaven is a Place on Earth
Belinda Carlisle1988
Could've Been by Tiffany — cover art
Could've Been
Tiffany1988
Hands to Heaven by Breathe — cover art
Hands to Heaven
Breathe1988
Roll With It by Steve Winwood — cover art
Roll With It
Steve Winwood1988
One More Try by George Michael — cover art
One More Try
George Michael1988
Wishing Well by Sananda Maitreya — cover art
Wishing Well
Sananda Maitreya1988

At the movies

  • Die Hard
  • Beetlejuice
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit

On TV

  • Roseanne
  • The Wonder Years
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

Headlines

  • Summer Olympics in Seoul
  • First Red Nose Day
  • Prozac introduced
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