Top 40 Hits of Early May 1988
 | 1 | Fairground Attraction | Perfect |
 | 2 | S-Express | Theme From S-Express |
 | 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 |