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Dutch Top 40

1988

In 1988 the Dutch Top 40 had 51 weeks with 335 different records, of which 296 were new entries and 16 reached number 1. The longest run at number 1 was by (I've Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes (9 weeks). The longest-charting record was (I've Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes with 16 weeks (peak position 1). The highest new entry was Wij Houden Van Oranje by Andre Hazes, at 15 in week 28.

Weeks

Number ones

  1. wk 2–3China In Your Hand
    T'Pau · 2 weeks at 1 · week 2
  2. wk 4–12(I've Had) The Time Of My Life
    Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes · 9 weeks at 1 · week 4
  3. wk 13Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
    Billy Ocean · 1 week at 1 · week 13
  4. wk 14Tell It to My Heart
    Taylor Dayne · 1 week at 1 · week 14
  5. wk 15–19Gimme Hope Jo'anna
    Eddy Grant · 5 weeks at 1 · week 15
  6. wk 20–21Yeke Yeke
    Mory Kanté · 2 weeks at 1 · week 20
  7. wk 22–27Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
    Glenn Medeiros · 6 weeks at 1 · week 22
  8. wk 28–29Fast Car
    Tracy Chapman · 2 weeks at 1 · week 28
  9. wk 30–32Push It
    Salt-N-Pepa · 3 weeks at 1 · week 30
  10. wk 33–36Tribute (Right On)
    The Pasadenas · 4 weeks at 1 · week 33
  11. wk 37–39Stop
    Sam Brown, Pete Brown · 3 weeks at 1 · week 37
  12. wk 40–41The Only Way Is Up
    Yazz · 2 weeks at 1 · week 40
  13. wk 42A Groovy Kind of Love
    Phil Collins · 1 week at 1 · week 42
  14. wk 43–48Teardrops
    Womack & Womack, Rules · 6 weeks at 1 · week 43
  15. wk 49–51Orinoco Flow
    Enya · 3 weeks at 1 · week 49
  16. wk 52Smooth Criminal
    Michael Jackson · 1 week at 1 · week 52

Longest in the chart

  1. 16(I've Had) The Time Of My Life
    Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 2
  2. 15Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
    Glenn Medeiros · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 18
  3. 15Stop
    Sam Brown, Pete Brown · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 31
  4. 14Push It
    Salt-N-Pepa · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 25
  5. 14Teardrops
    Womack & Womack, Rules · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 39
  6. 14Stop Loving You
    TOTO · weeks in 1988 · peak position 2 · from week 12
  7. 14Everywhere
    Fleetwood Mac · weeks in 1988 · peak position 3 · from week 15
  8. 13Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
    Billy Ocean · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 6
  9. 13Fast Car
    Tracy Chapman · weeks in 1988 · peak position 1 · from week 23
  10. 13Angel Eyes (Home And Away)
    Wet Wet Wet · weeks in 1988 · peak position 2 · from week 5

Highest new entries

  1. 15Wij Houden Van Oranje
    Andre Hazes · new at 15 in week 28
  2. 15Het Oranjelied
    De Hollanders · new at 15 in week 29
  3. 15Orinoco Flow
    Enya · new at 15 in week 46
  4. 16Gimme Hope Jo'anna
    Eddy Grant · new at 16 in week 13
  5. 17Yeke Yeke
    Mory Kanté · new at 17 in week 16

Source: top40.nl