These are the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number one hits of 1988. Archive of the heavy metal Number Ones of 1988 The chart was compiled by MRIB who were a direct rival competitor to Gallup who compiled the "official" charts that were later produced by the Chart Information Network, before being renamed the Official Charts Company. However, the Official Charts Company did not start producing the UK Rock & Metal charts until 1994.
Week ending Song Artist Duration 2 January "Reason to Live" Kiss 2 Weeks 16 January "I Found Someone" Cher 1 week 23 January "Heatseeker" AC/DC 3 weeks 13 February "Give Me All Your Love" Whitesnake 4 weeks 5 March "Anarchy in the U.K." Megadeth 1 week 12 March "Just Like Paradise" David Lee Roth 1 week 19 March "Never"/"These Dreams" Heart 3 weeks 9 April "Can I Play with Madness" Iron Maiden 4 weeks 7 May "Armageddon It" Def Leppard 2 weeks 21 May "Start Talking Love" Magnum 2 Weeks 4 June "What About Love" Heart 5 weeks 9 July "One Slip" Pink Floyd 1 week 16 July "It Must Have Been Love" Magnum 2 Weeks 30 July "Love Bites" Def Leppard 4 weeks 27 August "The Evil That Men Do" Iron Maiden 2 weeks 10 September "Harvester of Sorrow" Metallica 1 week 17 September "Make Me Laugh" Anthrax 2 Weeks 1 October "Bad Medicine" Bon Jovi 4 weeks 29 October "Don't Walk Away" Pat Benatar 1 Week 5 November "Welcome to the Jungle" Guns N' Roses 3 Weeks 26 November "The Clairvoyant" Iron Maiden 2 Weeks 10 December "Suddenly" Angry Anderson 4 Weeks
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