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Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles Of 1988
This is a list of '' Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1988. See also * 1988 in music *List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1988 These are the ''Billboard magazine'' Hot 100 number one hits of 1988. The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by '' Billboard'' magazine, the data are based collectively on ea ... * List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1988 References {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1988 1988 record charts Billboard charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Could've Been (Tiffany Song)
"Could've Been" is a song by American teen-pop singer Tiffany, released as the third single from her debut album, '' Tiffany'' (1987). Commercially, the song proved to be a successful follow-up to her debut single "I Think We're Alone Now", peaking atop the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles chart, and the Irish Singles Chart in early 1988. It also reached number four on the UK Singles Chart and number five in New Zealand. Background and release Music industry insider Don McGovern first heard the song when he walked into a Hungry Tiger Restaurant in Thousand Oaks, California and heard a local performer, Lois Blaisch, singing the song. McGovern introduced it to producer George Tobin. The song is a slow ballad about love that could have been better. Both Tiffany's label, MCA Records, and her manager, George Tobin, were concerned that she was not old or mature enough to handle a song with such emotional depth. However, Tiffany convinced them that she cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. The current lineup of the band consists of Zander, Nielsen and Petersson. Cheap Trick released their self-titled debut album in 1977 and, later that year, found success in Japan with the release of their second album, '' In Color''. The band would achieve mainstream popularity in the United States in 1979 with their breakthrough album ''Cheap Trick at Budokan''. Cheap Trick reached the Top 10 in the US charts in 1979 with the ''Budokan'' live version of "I Want You to Want Me" and topped the charts in 1988 with " The Flame". Cheap Trick has performed live more than 5,000 times and sold more than 20 million albums. Over the course of its career, the band has experienced several resurgences of popularity and built a dedicated cult following. Cheap Trick was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flame (Cheap Trick Song)
"The Flame" is a power ballad written by British songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham. The song was released in 1988 by the American rock band Cheap Trick and the first single from their tenth album ''Lap of Luxury''. "The Flame" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in July 1988, becoming the band's only number one hit. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada. Background During the recording of the ''Lap of Luxury'' album, Epic Records asked Cheap Trick to work with outside songwriters, a request which guitarist Rick Nielsen, the band's main songwriter, was apprehensive about. Prior to being offered to Cheap Trick, "The Flame" was first offered to British blues rock singer Elkie Brooks, who turned it down. "The Flame" was written by Nick Graham, a former member of the British rock band Atomic Rooster, and Bob Mitchell. Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos recalled that "The Flame" was offered to the band by the vice president of Epic Records along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and ''Billboard''. Estefan's record sales exceed 75 million worldwide, making her the second best selling female latin artist in history and one of the best-selling female singers of all-time. A contralto, Estefan started her career as lead singer of Miami Latin Boys, which was later renamed Miami Sound Machine. She and Miami Sound Machine earned worldwide success with their 1985 single " Conga", which became Estefan's signature song and led to Miami Sound Machine winning the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival's grand prix in 1986. In 1988, she and Miami Sound Machine achieved their first number-one hit with " Anything for You". Estefan is credited with breaking down barri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anything For You (Gloria Estefan Song)
"Anything For You" is a 1988 ballad written by Cuban-American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan and sung by Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. The song appeared on their 1987 album '' Let It Loose''. After years of fluctuating success in the United States, "Anything for You" marked a breakthrough for the group when it topped the ''Billboard'' magazine Hot 100 chart on May 14, 1988, and remained there for two weeks. It was the first of three number-ones for Estefan. Due to the success of the single, the album ''Let It Loose'' was re-released with the title ''Anything For You'' outside North America . The song also spent three weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at #3 on the Hot Latin Tracks on June 25, 1988. In the UK, "Anything for You" was released in July 1988 and entered at #87, beginning a steady twelve-week climb which peaked at #10 by September 1988. Background The A-side of the single contained a longer fade than the version on the album. The B-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Trent D'Arby
Sananda Francesco Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard; March 15, 1962), who started his career with the stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, ''Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby'' (1987). The album included the singles "If You Let Me Stay", "Sign Your Name", " Dance Little Sister", and the number one hit "Wishing Well". Early life Terence Trent D'Arby was born Terence Trent Howard in Manhattan in 1962. His mother is Frances Howard, a gospel singer, teacher and counselor. Frances Howard married Bishop James Benjamin Darby, who became his stepfather and raised him. He took this stepfather's last name and later added the apostrophe. He trained as a boxer in Orlando and in 1980 won the Florida Golden Gloves lightweight championship. He received an offer to attend boxing school in the United States Army, but went to college instead. After enrolling at the University of Central Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wishing Well (Terence Trent D'Arby Song)
"Wishing Well" is a song recorded by Terence Trent D'Arby. The second single from the 1987 album ''Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby'', the song reached number one on both the Soul Singles Chart and the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on . "Wishing Well" was certified "Gold", indicating sales of 500,000, by the Recording Industry Association of America in October 1991. Written by D'Arby and Sean Oliver, D'Arby said "Wishing Well" was written "when I was in a half-asleep, half-awake state of mind", and that he "liked the feel of the words". Martyn Ware of Heaven 17 paired with D'Arby in production of the song, which was released on CBS Records. Once released, "Wishing Well", along with D'Arby's debut single "If You Let Me Stay", went into "heavy rotation" on MTV. D'Arby performed the song live at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards, where he lost the Grammy Award for Best New Artist to Jody Watley. When the single reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it had c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One More Try (George Michael Song)
"One More Try" is a song recorded by the British singer George Michael from his debut solo studio album, ''Faith'' (1987). It was released on 11 April 1988 as the album's fourth single by Columbia Records. The song hit number one on all of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the Hot Black Singles and the Hot Adult Contemporary charts. Background A ballad at almost six minutes in length, the song lyrically explores a young man's hesitancy to enter/revisit a new relationship because he had been emotionally hurt so many times previously. The song concludes with temptation taking over, and Michael ends by singing the title for the only time. In 1988, Michael told ''Countdown'' that the song was written, recorded and finished within 8 hours. "One More Try" remained a live favourite at Michael's concerts in the years which followed including a live gospel version performed at Wembley Arena on 1 Dec 1993 as part of ''The Concert of Hope'', although its radio airplay tends to be restricte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Winwood
Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a keyboard player and vocalist prominent for his distinctive, soulful high tenor voice, Winwood plays other instruments proficiently, including drums, mandolin, guitar, bass, and saxophone. Winwood was an integral member of three seminal musical ensembles of the 1960s and 1970s: the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith. Beginning in the 1980s, his solo career flourished and he had a number of hit singles, including "While You See a Chance" (1980) from the album ''Arc of a Diver'' and "Valerie" (1982) from ''Talking Back to the Night'' ("Valerie" became a hit when it was re-released with a remix from Winwood's 1987 compilation album ''Chronicles''). His 1986 album ''Back in the High Life'' marked his career zenith, with hit singles including "Back in the High Life Again", "The Finer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roll With It (Steve Winwood Song)
"Roll with It" is a song recorded by Steve Winwood for his album of the same name, released on Virgin Records. It was written by Winwood and songwriter Will Jennings. Publishing rights organization BMI later had Motown songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland credited with co-writing the song due to its resemblance to the Junior Walker hit " (I'm a) Roadrunner". The song was the last #1 hit of Casey Kasem's 18-year run as the original host of ''American Top 40'' (he would return to host the program 10 years later), as well as being the first #1 song of Shadoe Stevens' hosting tenure. The 1990 movie ''Nuns on the Run'' also made use of the song. Release and reception The single spent four weeks at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart in the summer of 1988. It topped the ''Billboard'' adult contemporary chart for two weeks, and also spent four weeks at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' mainstream rock chart. In addition, the song reached No. 30 on the R&B chart.Hyatt, Wesley (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
