Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits of 1988

There were 33 different songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1988. Given the artist and their respective issue dates, can you name every song?

The weeks are listed as "issue date," meaning the song was at #1 when the list was published on that Saturday

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Issue Date	#1 Hit	Artist
January 2	Faith	George Michael
January 9	So Emotional	Whitney Houston
January 16	Got My Mind Set On You	George Harrison
January 23	The Way You Make Me Feel	Michael Jackson
January 30	Need You Tonight	INXS
February 6	Could've Been	Tiffany
February 13	Could've Been	Tiffany
February 20	Seasons Change	Exposé
February 27	Father Figure	George Michael
March 5	Father Figure	George Michael
March 12	Never Gonna Give You Up	Rick Astley
March 19	Never Gonna Give You Up	Rick Astley
March 26	Man In The Mirror	Michael Jackson
April 2	Man In The Mirror	Michael Jackson
April 9	Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car	Billy Ocean
April 16	Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car	Billy Ocean
April 23	Where Do Broken Hearts Go	Whitney Houston
April 30	Where Do Broken Hearts Go	Whitney Houston
May 7	Wishing Well	Terence Trent D'Arby
May 14	Anything For You	Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
May 21	Anything For You	Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
May 28	One More Try	George Michael
June 4
June 11
June 18	Together Forever	Rick Astley
June 25	Foolish Beat	Debbie Gibson
July 2	Dirty Diana	Michael Jackson
July 9	The Flame	Cheap Trick
July 16	The Flame	Cheap Trick
July 23	Hold On To The Nights	Richard Marx
July 30	Roll With It	Steve Winwood
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27	Monkey	George Michael
September 3	Monkey	George Michael
September 10	Sweet Child O' Mine	Guns N' Roses
September 17	Sweet Child O' Mine	Guns N' Roses
September 24	Don't Worry, Be Happy	Bobby McFerrin
October 1	Don't Worry, Be Happy	Bobby McFerrin
October 8	Love Bites	Def Leppard
October 15	Red Red Wine	UB40
October 22	A Groovy Kind Of Love	Phil Collins
October 29	A Groovy Kind Of Love	Phil Collins
November 5	Kokomo	The Beach Boys
November 12	Wild, Wild West	The Escape Club
November 19	Bad Medicine	Bon Jovi
November 26	Bad Medicine	Bon Jovi
December 3	Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley	Will To Power
December 10	Look Away	Chicago
December 17	Look Away	Chicago
December 24	Every Rose Has Its Thorn	Poison
December 31	Every Rose Has Its Thorn	Poison