1988's year-end chart ranks 30 songs. The top spot went to Yé ké yé ké by Mory Kanté, followed by Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You by Glenn Medeiros and I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue. Rick Astley was named Singer of the Year, Kylie Minogue Female Singer of the Year and Pet Shop Boys Band of the Year.
| Pos | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yé ké yé ké | Mory Kanté |
| 2 | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You | Glenn Medeiros |
| 3 | I Should Be So Lucky | Kylie Minogue |
| 4 | Stop! | Sam Brown |
| 5 | Always on My Mind | Pet Shop Boys |
| 6 | You Came | Kim Wilde |
| 7 | Joe le taxi | Vanessa Paradis |
| 8 | Good Tradition | Tanita Tikaram |
| 9 | Don't Worry, Be Happy | Bobby McFerrin |
| 10 | Sign Your Name | Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 11 | Ella elle l'a | France Gall |
| 12 | Heart | Pet Shop Boys |
| 13 | Desire | U2 |
| 14 | The Loco-Motion | Kylie Minogue |
| 15 | I Don't Want to Talk About It | Everything But the Girl |
| 16 | Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) | Enya |
| 17 | Gimme Hope Jo'anna | Eddie Grant |
| 18 | Im Nin'alu | Ofra Haza |
| 19 | Touchy! | A-ha |
| 20 | O l'amour | Dollar |
| 21 | Stay on These Roads | A-ha |
| 22 | I Owe You Nothing | Bros |
| 23 | One Moment in Time | Whitney Houston |
| 24 | Perfect | Fairground Attraction |
| 25 | Bamboleo | Gypsy Kings |
| 26 | Alphabet St. | Prince |
| 27 | Heaven Is a Place on Earth | Belinda Carlisle |
| 28 | Got to Be Certain | Kylie Minogue |
| 29 | Together Forever | Rick Astley |
| 30 | The Only Way Is Up | Yazoo |