Top 40 Hits of Early August 1988
| 1 | Yazz & The Plastic Population | The Only Way Is Up |
| 2 | Kylie Minogue | The Loco-Motion |
| 3 | Salt-N-Pepa | Push It / Tramp |
| 4 | Kim Wilde | You Came |
| 5 | Glenn Medeiros | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You |
| 6 | BVSMP | I Need You |
| 7 | S-Express | Superfly Guy |
| 8 | Transvision Vamp | I Want Your Love |
| 9 | Everything But The Girl | I Don't Want To Talk About It |
| 10 | Fairground Attraction | Find My Love |
| 11 | The Four Tops | Reach Out I'll Be There |
| 12 | Mac Band featuring The McCampbell Brothers | Roses Are Red |
| 13 | Michael Jackson | Dirty Diana |
| 14 | Funky Worm | Hustle! (To The Music...) |
| 15 | Debbie Gibson | Foolish Beat |
| 16 | Siouxsie & The Banshees | Peek A Boo |
| 17 | Iron Maiden | The Evil That Men Do |
| 18 | Def Leppard | Love Bites |
| 19 | All About Eve | Martha's Harbour |
| 20 | Pat Benatar | All Fired Up |
| 21 | Tracy Chapman | Fast Car |
| 22 | Matt Bianco | Don't Blame It On That Girl / Wap-Bam-Boogie |
| 23 | Breathe | Hands To Heaven |
| 24 | The Fat Boys With Chubby Checker | The Twist (Yo, Twist) |
| 25 | George Michael | Monkey |
| 26 | Bros | I Owe You Nothing |
| 27 | Mica Paris featuring Courtney Pine | Like Dreamers Do |
| 28 | Brother Beyond | The Harder I Try |
| 29 | Julia Fordham | Happy Ever After |
| 30 | Sabrina | Boys (Summertime Love) |
| 31 | Tanita Tikaram | Good Tradition |
| 32 | Voice Of The Beehive | I Say Nothing |
| 33 | UB40 With Chrissie Hynde | Breakfast In Bed |
| 34 | Shakin' Stevens | Feel The Need In Me |
| 35 | Five Star | Rock My World |
| 36 | Alexander O'Neal | (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me |
| 37 | The Pasadenas | Tribute (Right On) |
| 38 | Robbie Robertson | Somewhere Down The Crazy River |
| 39 | Aztec Camera | Working In A Goldmine |
| 40 | Wee Papa Girl Rappers | Heat It Up |