Number one modern rock hits of 1988
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These are the Billboard
Modern Rock Tracks number-one hits of 1988. The chart debuted in September of that year to recognize the increase and popularity of radio stations playing modern rock
music.
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Modern Rock Tracks number-one hits of 1988. The chart debuted in September of that year to recognize the increase and popularity of radio stations playing modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
music.
| Issue date | Song | Artist | Reference(s) |
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| September 10 | "Peek-a-Boo Peek-a-Boo (song) "Peek-a-Boo" is a song by English alternative rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released in 1988 as the first single from the band's ninth studio album Peepshow... " |
Siouxsie and the Banshees | |
| September 17 | "Just Play Music! Just Play Music! "Just Play Music!" is a song by English band Big Audio Dynamite in 1988 as the first single from their third studio album Tighten Up, Vol. 88.In the US, it was the second song to top Billboard's then-new Modern Rock songs chart.-Track listing:... " |
Big Audio Dynamite Big Audio Dynamite Big Audio Dynamite are a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of the Clash, Mick Jones. The group are noted for their effective mixture of varied musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip hop, reggae, and funk... |
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| September 24 | "Peek-a-Boo" | Siouxsie and the Banshees | |
| October 1 | "All That Money Wants All That Money Wants "All That Money Wants" is a U.S. Modern Rock number-one hit from The Psychedelic Furs's album All of This and Nothing, released in 1988 .... " |
The Psychedelic Furs | |
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| October 22 | "Desire" | U2 U2 U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music... |
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| November 26 | "Orange Crush Orange Crush (song) "Orange Crush" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released as the first single from the band's sixth studio album, Green, in 1988... " |
R.E.M. R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's... |
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