Top 40 Hits of Early May 1988
| 1 | S-Express | Theme From S-Express |
| 2 | Fairground Attraction | Perfect |
| 3 | Danny Wilson | Mary's Prayer |
| 4 | New Order | Blue Monday 1988 |
| 5 | Bananarama | I Want You Back |
| 6 | Hazell Dean | Who's Leaving Who |
| 7 | Harry Enfield | Loadsamoney (Doin' Up The House) |
| 8 | Natalie Cole | Pink Cadillac |
| 9 | Michael Jackson With The Jackson 5 | I Want You Back '88 |
| 10 | Pet Shop Boys | Heart |
| 11 | Mick & Pat | Let's All Chant |
| 12 | Prince | Alphabet Street |
| 13 | George Michael | One More Try |
| 14 | Star Turn On 45 (Pints) | Pump Up The Bitter |
| 15 | Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg With Cara Tivey | With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home |
| 16 | Will Downing | A Love Supreme |
| 17 | James Brown | The Payback Mix (Part One) |
| 18 | Fleetwood Mac | Everywhere |
| 19 | Narada | Divine Emotions |
| 20 | Climie Fisher | Love Changes (Everything) |
| 21 | Patrick Swayze featuring Wendy Fraser | She's Like The Wind |
| 22 | Jermaine Stewart | Get Lucky |
| 23 | The Christians | Born Again |
| 24 | Magnum | Start Talking Love |
| 25 | Joyce Sims | Walk Away |
| 26 | Adventures | Broken Land |
| 27 | Pebbles | Girlfriend |
| 28 | Brenda Russell | Piano In The Dark |
| 29 | The Primitives | Out Of Reach |
| 30 | Liverpool FC | Anfield Rap (Red Machine In Full Effect) |
| 31 | Derek B | Bad Young Brother |
| 32 | Kylie Minogue | Got To Be Certain |
| 33 | Prefab Sprout | The King Of Rock 'N' Roll |
| 34 | Jellybean featuring Adele Bertei | Just A Mirage |
| 35 | Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock | It Takes Two |
| 36 | Belinda Carlisle | Circle In The Sand |
| 37 | Bros | Drop The Boy |
| 38 | Aztec Camera | Somewhere In My Heart |
| 39 | Poison | Nothin' But A Good Time |
| 40 | Ofra Haza | Im Nin'Alu |