* = dance/semi dance (100-120 bpm)
** = funk/soul/hiphop/swingbeat/jazz/reggae/world/ska/or combinations
no stars = something else
# = guilty pleasures
My top 36 of favorite songs of the year 1988 (out of 48 listed here):
- Inner City – Big fun *
- Living Colour – Glamour boys
- Ultramagnetic MC’s – Ease back **
- Mecano – Hijo de la luna (note: 2 years later a Dutch hit)
- Inner City – Good life *
- The Art Of Noise ft. Tom Jones – Kiss *
- Fairground Attraction – Perfect
- Fine Young Cannibals – Good thing
- U2 – Desire
- Kraze – The party *
- Timelords/KLF – Doctorin’ the tardis *
- R.e.m. – Pop song ’89
- Tracy Chapman – Fast car
- Mano Negra – Pas Assez De Toi **
- UB40 ft. Africa Bambaata – Reckless **
- Hithouse – Jack to the sound of the underground *
- Mano Negra – Mala vida **
- The Bangles – Eternal flame
- Yazz – The only way is up *
- Salt ‘N Pepa – Push it *
- The Pasadenas – Tribute (right on) **
- Krush – House arrest *
- The Pasadenas – Riding on a train **
- Stetsasonic – Talkin’ all that jazz **
- R.e.m. – Orange crush
- Marc Almond – Tears run rings
- The Pogues – Fiesta **
- Bam Bam – Give it to me *
- Joe Jackson – Is she really going out with him? (live)
- Rob Base & EZ Rock – It takes two *
- Tanita Tikaram – Twist in my sobriety
- Womack & Womack – Teardrops
- Bobby Brown – My Prerogative **
- Matt Bianco – Don’t blame it on that girl **
- Sam Brown – Stop!
- Mano Negra – Patchanka **
My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):
- Enya – Orinoco flow
- Johnny Hates Jazz – Heart of gold
- Kon Kan – I beg your pardon
- Maurice – This is acid (K&T Mix) *
- Paco – Amor de mis amores #
- Reese & Santonio – Force field *
- R.e.m. – Stand
- Slick Rick – Children’s story **
- 2 In A Room – Somebody in the house say yeah *
- Ultramagnetic MC’s – Ego trippin’ **
- Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Wee rule */#
- Womack & Womack – Life’s just a ballgame








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