1988 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.
Overview of the events of 1988 in music
Specific locations
Specific genres
Events
January–March
January 20 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony inducts The Beach Boys , The Beatles , The Drifters , Bob Dylan and The Supremes .[ 1]
January 28 – A Tampa, Florida , man files an unusual lawsuit against Mötley Crüe . Matthew John Trippe, who has a history of mental health issues and trouble with the law, claims that he was secretly hired to pose as Nikki Sixx and toured, wrote and recorded with the band for a time during 1983 and 1984.[ 2] Trippe drops the lawsuit in 1993.
March 2 – The 30th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in New York , hosted by Billy Crystal . U2 's The Joshua Tree wins Album of the Year , Paul Simon 's "Graceland " wins Record of the Year and Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram 's "Somewhere Out There " wins Song of the Year . Jody Watley wins Best New Artist .
March 10 - Pop star Andy Gibb dies at a hospital in Oxford , England five days after his 30th birthday.
March 26 – "Man in the Mirror " by Michael Jackson from the Bad album tops the Billboard Hot 100 . It's the first time in history a solo artist has had four Number One singles from the same album.[ 3]
April–June
April 7 – Alice Cooper almost dies on stage when one of the props, the Gallows , malfunctions.[ 4]
April 19 – Former rock and roll singer Sonny Bono is inaugurated as the Mayor of Palm Springs, California , USA.[ 5]
April 25 – Rock supermanager Doc McGhee is sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to charges of drug smuggling stemming from a 1982 seizure of nearly 40,000 pounds of marijuana entering North Carolina from Colombia .[ 6]
April 30 – The Eurovision Song Contest , held in the RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion , Dublin, is won by French-Canadian singer Celine Dion , representing Switzerland with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi ".[ 7]
May 14 – Atlantic Records stages a concert at Madison Square Garden celebrating its Fortieth birthday with performances by many of the label's greatest acts of the past. Artists include Crosby, Stills & Nash , Iron Butterfly , Ruth Brown , Foreigner and Wilson Pickett , but the most talked-about performance is by a reunited Led Zeppelin with Jason Bonham on drums.[ 8]
May 27 – The Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 commences in East Troy, Wisconsin . Van Halen headlines with the other acts on the bill consisting of Metallica , Scorpions , Dokken and Kingdom Come .[citation needed ]
June 10 – Singing Revolution begins in Estonia .[ 9]
June 18 – Depeche Mode play to a crowd of 60,000 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California . The concert was filmed and recorded by D. A. Pennebaker for the group's documentary-concert film and live album 101 .
June 27 – Motown Records is sold to MCA and an investment firm for $61 million.[ 10]
July–September
July 2 – Michael Jackson with fifth single from Bad , "Dirty Diana ", he broke the record to have five consecutive charting singles from same album at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 , is the first artist and only male in history to achieve this.[citation needed ]
August 12 – Public Enemy garners publicity by staging a concert at Riker's Island prison for 250 inmates and 100 journalists.[ 11]
September 6 –9 – Elton John auctions off many items from his personal collection, including memorabilia and stage-worn clothing, at Sotheby's for a total of $8.5 million. John had been known for wearing flamboyant stage costumes during the glam rock era of the 1970s, but he increasingly abandoned them in later years.[citation needed ]
September 10 – Billboard magazine publishes its Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for the first time.
September 24 – James Brown faces a variety of charges after leading police on an interstate chase, after reportedly breaking into a seminar in an Augusta, Georgia , building he owned an office in, waving a gun and demanding to know who had used his restrooms. Earlier in the year Brown had been arrested on drug and firearms-related charges.[ 12]
September 25 – The Aalto Theatre , Essen, Germany, opens with a performance of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg .[ 13]
October–December
October 10 – The new Cairo Opera House is inaugurated by President Hosni Mubarak and Prince Tomohito of Mikasa , brother of the Emperor of Japan. The opening ceremony includes a kabuki performance in recognition of the funds donated by Japan.[ 14]
November 7 – John Fogerty wins a self-plagiarism lawsuit with Fantasy Records . The record label had contended that Fogerty's 1985 comeback hit "The Old Man Down the Road " was too similar to his 1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival song, "Run Through the Jungle ".[ 15]
November 12 – U2 's Rattle and Hum hits the Number One spot on the U.S. charts, the first double album to do so since Bruce Springsteen 's The River in 1980.[ 16]
December 4 – Singer Roy Orbison gives his last concert in Akron, Ohio , USA, before his death from a heart attack.[ 17]
December 28 – Madonna calls sheriff's officers to the Malibu, California home she shared with her soon-to-be ex-husband Sean Penn . Penn is rumored to have threatened to attack or kill Madonna, tied her up, and threatened to cut her hair. These rumors have been denied by both Madonna and Penn.[ 18]
December 31 – The 17th annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special airs on ABC, with appearances by Natalie Cole , Taylor Dayne , DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince , Richard Marx , Reba McEntire and Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons .[ 19]
Also in 1988
Bands disbanded
See Musical groups disestablished in 1988
Albums released
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Release date unknown
Singles released in 1988
Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions
in the charts of 1988.
#
Artist
Title
Year
Country
Chart Entries
1
Phil Collins
A Groovy Kind of Love
1988
UK 1 – Sep 1988, US BB 1 – Sep 1988, Netherlands 1 – Sep 1988, Switzerland 1 – Oct 1988, Poland 1 – Sep 1988, Republic of Ireland 1 – Sep 1988, Norway 2 – Sep 1988, Italy 2 of 1988, Germany 3 – Jan 1989, Sweden 4 – Sep 1988, Austria 6 – Nov 1988, South Africa 11 of 1989, Australia 23 of 1988, US BB 26 of 1988, US CashBox 29 of 1988, POP 65 of 1988, Germany 103 of the 1980s, RYM 193 of 1988
2
Bobby McFerrin
Don't Worry Be Happy
1988
US BB 1 – Aug 1988, Austria 1 – Nov 1988, Germany 1 – Jan 1989, Australia 1 for 7 weeks May 1989, Grammy in 1988, UK 2 – Sep 1988, Netherlands 2 – Oct 1988, Switzerland 2 – Oct 1988, Norway 5 – Oct 1988, South Africa 5 of 1989, Sweden 13 – Oct 1988, Poland 13 – Sep 1988, POP 13 of 1988, Germany 23 of the 1980s, US CashBox 28 of 1988, Scrobulate 92 of happy, RYM 94 of 1988, Italy 97 of 1989, RIAA 301
3
Pet Shop Boys
Always On My Mind
1987
UK 1 – Dec 1987 (3 weeks), Sweden 1 – Dec 1987 (8 weeks), Switzerland 1 – Jan 1988 (18 weeks), Poland 1 – Jan 1988 (20 weeks), Germany 1 – Jan 1988 (4 months), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks – May 1988, Europe 1 for 5 weeks – Jan 1988, Germany 1 for 6 weeks – Jan 1988, Austria 2 – Feb 1988 (5 weeks), Belgium 2 – Dec 1987 (11 weeks), Netherlands 3 – Dec 1987 (10 weeks), Norway 3 – Jan 1988 (10 weeks), US Billboard 4 – Mar 1988 (15 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jan 1988), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1988), South Africa 11 of 1988, Switzerland 15 of 1988, KROQ 18 of 1988, RYM 33 of 1987, POP 38 of 1988, Italy 58 of 1988, US Radio 69 of 1988 (peak 4 7 weeks), Germany 136 of the 1980s (peak 1 11 weeks)
4
Belinda Carlisle
Heaven is a Place On Earth
1987
UK 1 – Dec 1987, US BB 1 – Oct 1987, Sweden 1 – Jan 1988, Switzerland 1 – Jan 1988, Norway 1 – Jan 1988, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Feb 1988, Germany 4 – Jan 1988, South Africa 4 of 1988, Netherlands 7 – Jan 1988, Austria 10 – Mar 1988, Australia 10 of 1988, Poland 15 – Nov 1987, US BB 17 of 1987, Italy 31 of 1988, RYM 53 of 1987, POP 72 of 1987, Germany 344 of the 1980s
5
Rick Astley
Take Me To Your Heart
1988
UK 1 – Oct 1988, Netherlands 1 – Nov 1988, Switzerland 1 – Nov 1988, Republic of Ireland 1 – Oct 1988, Scrobulate 1 of new age, Poland 2 – Dec 1988, Germany 1 – Jan 1989, Sweden 1 – Nov 1988, Norway 1 – Nov 1988, Austria 1 – Dec 1988, France 1 – Oct 1988, RYM 18 of 1988, US BB 24 – Mar 1989, POP 34 of 1989, Germany 242 of the 1980s
U.S. best selling singles
The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the U.S. in 1988.
Top selling albums of the year in the US
George Michael – Faith
Madonna – You Can Dance
Michael Jackson – Bad
Guns N' Roses – Appetite for Destruction
Top 40 Chart hit singles
The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the U.S. in 1988.[citation needed ]
Other Chart hit singles
Notable singles
Other Notable singles
Classical music
Opera
Jazz
Musical theater
Musical films
Births
January 14
January 15
January 16
January 20 – Victoria Asher , American musician
January 21
January 24 - Jade Ewen , English actress and singer
January 25 – Yasmien Kurdi , Filipina pop singer
February 3 – Cho Kyu Hyun , Korean pop singer (Super Junior)[ 28]
February 6 – Bailey Hanks , American actress and singer
February 7
February 8 – Ao Li , Chinese operatic bass-baritone
February 11
February 13 – Mike Posner , American singer-songwriter, poet, DJ and music producer
February 17 – Rod Michael , American singer (B3 )
February 18 – Changmin ("Max"), Korean pop singer
February 20 – Rihanna , Barbadian pop singer
February 22 – Jay Fung , Hong Kong singer-songwriter
February 23 – Ashley Cooper , New Zealand pop singer
February 27 – JD Natasha , born Natasha Jeannette Dueñas, American Latin music artist
February 28
March 2
March 6 – Agnes Carlsson , Swedish pop singer[ 31]
March 8
March 10 – Patrick Henry Hughes , American tenor and trumpeter
March 15 – Lil Dicky , American comedy-rapper
March 16 – Jhené Aiko , American singer-songwriter and rapper[ 32]
March 17 – Grimes (born Claire Boucher), Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, engineer, record producer, visual artist, feminist, activist and producer (collaborator of Hana )
March 18
March 25
March 27 – Jessie J , English singer-songwriter[ 34]
March 31 – Conrad Sewell , Australian singer-songwriter
April 17 – Takahiro Moriuchi , Japanese singer (One Ok Rock )
April 19 – Alfie Arcuri , Australian singer-songwriter
April 24 – Natalie Zahra , Australian Idol contestant
April 25 – Sara Paxton , American singer, actress
April 27
Alfred Hui , Hong Kong singer
Lizzo , born Melissa Jefferson, American singer-songwriter, actress, rapper and activist
Pop Wansel , American record producer, musician and songwriter
April 29
Younha , Japanese and Korean pop singer
Michael Ray , American country music singer-songwriter
May 5
May 8 – Trisha Paytas , American Internet personality, actress and singer-songwriter
May 11 – Ace Hood , American rapper[ 36]
May 13 – Casey Donovan , Australian Idol winner, 2004
May 18 – Tanner Wayne , American drummer (Underminded , Chiodos and Scary Kids Scaring Kids )
May 19 - Matteo Milleri , American DJ and producer (Grimes )
May 21 – Park Gyu-ri , South Korean idol singer[ 37]
May 22 – Roy English , also known as Jagwar Twin, American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer
May 24 – Billy Gilman , American country singer
May 27 - J-Min , South Korean singer-songwriter
June 1
June 2 – Danny Parker , American songwriter
June 3 – Dave East , American rapper
June 6 – Neha Kakkar , Indian pop singer
June 7 – Michael Cera , Canadian actor, comedian, producer and singer-songwriter[ 38]
June 9 – Mae Whitman , American actress, voice actress and singer[ 39]
June 11 – Weyes Blood , American musician
June 12 – Dave Melillo , American singer-songwriter
June 14 – Kevin McHale , American actor, singer, dancer and radio personality[ 40]
June 16
June 18 – Josh Dun , American multi-instrumentalist and producer (House Of Heroes , Twenty One Pilots )r[ 42]
June 20 – May J. , Japanese R&B singer
June 21 – Beatrice Egli , Swiss singer
June 22
June 23
June 24 – Nichkhun Horvejkul , Thai singer
June 27 – Colin Tilley , American music video director and film maker
June 28 – Julian Waterfall Pollack , American jazz pianist and composer
June 29 – Martina Šindlerová , Slovak pop singer
July 2 – Amali Ward , Australian Idol contestant
July 6
July 7 – Kaci Brown , American pop/R&B singer
July 8
July 11 – Natalie La Rose , Dutch singer-songwriter and dancer
July 12 – Melissa O'Neil , Canadian Idol winner, Canadian singer and actress
July 13
July 17 – Anderson East , American rhythm and blues singer/songwriter
July 19 – Charlene Soraia , English singer-songwriter and mental health activist
July 20 – Julianne Hough , American dancer, singer and actress[ 44]
July 24 – Han Seung-yeon , South Korean singer and actress[ 45]
July 25 – Sarah Geronimo , Filipina pop singer
July 28 – Nick Santino , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (A Rocket to the Moon )
July 31 – Ruston Kelly , American country singer-songwriter (Kacey Musgraves )
August 2
August 3 – Shelley FKA DRAM , American rapper, singer, and record producer
August 4 – Tom Parker , English singer-songwriter (The Wanted ) (d. 2022)
August 13 – MØ , Danish singer-songwriter
August 16 – Rumer Willis , American singer and actress
August 18 – G-Dragon , Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and producer
August 19 – Hoodie Allen , American rapper, singer-songwriter
August 21
August 23 – Alice Glass , Canadian singer-songwriter
August 24 – Kelly Lee Owens , Welsh electronic musician
August 25 – Alexandra Burke , English singer-songwriter and actress, X Factor winner[ 47]
August 26
August 27 – Alexa Vega , American musical performer, actor and pop singer
September 3 – Devon Welsh , Canadian singer-songwriter (Majical Cloudz , Grimes )
September 6
September 12
September 14 – Muni Long , American singer and songwriter
September 16 – Teddy Geiger , American singer-songwriter
September 19 – Reigan Derry , Australian singer-songwriter
September 22 – Bethany Dillon , American Christian-music artist
Sana Saeed , Indian actress
September 26
James Blake , English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer (Jameela Jamil, Theresa Waymen)[ 48]
Lilly Singh , Canadian vlogger, singer, rapper and artist
September 27 – Alma , French singer-songwriter[ 49]
September 28
September 30 – Jyongri , Japanese pop singer
October 2 – Andreas Moe , Swedish singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist
October 2 – Brittany Howard , American singer-songwriter
October 3 – A$AP Rocky , American rapper, producer, part of the ASAP mob[ 50] (Rihanna }
October 4
October 5 – Kevin Olusola , Nigerian musician, beatboxer, cellist, rapper, record producer and singer-songwriter
October 11 – Knut Eirik Kokkin , Norwegian singer
October 12 – Calum Scott , English singer-songwriter
October 14
October 17
Dami Im , Korean-born Australian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
Nikki Flores , American Independent pop singer, musician, songwriter and vocal producer
October 20
October 28 – Jamie xx , English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer
November 2 – Elgiazar Farashyan , Belarusian singer
November 6
Emma Stone , American actress, musical star and singer
Conchita Wurst , Austrian singer and drag queen, Eurovision Song Contest 2014 winner[ 52]
November 7 – Tinie Tempah , English rapper, singer-songwriter[ 53]
November 8 – Pauli Lovejoy , English drummer, recording artist, music director and model
November 10
November 16
Siva Kaneswaran , Irish singer, model, actor and songwriter
Sampha , English singer-songwriter and record producer
November 26 – Blake Harnage , American songwriter, music producer, multi-instrumentalist and composer
November 28 – Scarlett Pomers , American singer/actress
November 30 – Eir Aoi , Japanese singer[ 54]
December 1
December 6 – Sandra Nurmsalu , Estonian musician[ 56]
December 7
December 12 – Hahm Eun-jung , South Korean singer[ 57]
December 14
December 16 – Park Seo-joon , South Korean actor and singer
December 19 – Casey Burgess , Australian singer-songwriter and actress
December 21 – Alexa Goddard , English pop/R&B singer, YouTuber
December 23 – Eri Kamei , Japanese pop singer
December 25 – Marco Mengoni , Italian singer-songwriter[ 58]
December 26 – Veronika Eberle , German violinist
December 27
December 28 – Florrie , English singer-songwriter, drummer and model
December 31 – Holly Holyoake , Welsh classical soprano singer
Unknown – Jihae , South Korean rock singer and actress
Deaths
January 3 – John Dopyera , stringed instrument maker, 94
January 19 – Evgeny Mravinsky , conductor
February 3 – Radamés Gnattali , Brazilian composer, 81
February 9 – Kurt Herbert Adler , conductor and opera administrator
February 14 – Frederick Loewe , composer of musicals, 86[ 59]
February 16 – Jean Carignan , fiddler, 71
February 17 – Alexander Bashlachev , Russian singer, 27 (falling from height)
February 24 – Memphis Slim , blues musician, 72
February 27 – Gene de Paul , pianist and composer, 68
March 6 – Jeanne Aubert , singer and actress, 88
March 7 – Divine , singer and drag entertainer, 42 (heart failure)[ 60]
March 8 – Henryk Szeryng , violinist[ 61]
March 10 – William Wordsworth , Scottish composer
March 10 – Andy Gibb , singer, 30 (myocarditis)[ 62]
March 12 – Gianna Pederzini , operatic mezzo-soprano, 88
March 15 – Frank Perkins , American song composer
March 20 – Gil Evans , Canadian jazz pianist, composer and bandleader
April 3 – Kai Ewans , Danish jazz musician
April 7 – Cesar Bresgen , Austrian composer
April 9
April 15 – Youri Egorov , Soviet classical pianist, 33 (complications of AIDS)
April 20 - Frederick Sharp , English baritone, 76[ 63]
April 29 – James McCracken , tenor, 61
May 1 – Claude Demetrius , songwriter
May 10 – Ciarán Bourke , folk musician (The Dubliners), 53 (brain damage)
May 13 – Chet Baker , jazz musician, 58 (head injuries from fall)[ 64]
May 21 – Sammy Davis Sr. , vaudeville performer, 87
May 22 – Dennis Day , US singer, 72
May 25 – Martin Slavin , composer and music director, 66
June 12 – Marcel Poot , Belgian composer, 87
June 22 – Jesse Ed Davis , guitarist, 43
June 25
July 2 – Eddie Vinson , jazz/blues musician, 70
July 18
July 20 – Richard Holm , German operatic tenor
July 28 – Pete Drake , American record producer and pedal steel guitar player, 55 (emphysema)
August – Tenor Saw , dancehall artist, 21 (road accident)
August 8 – Félix Leclerc , folk singer, 74[ 66]
August 9 – Giacinto Scelsi , composer and poet, 83[ 67]
August 14
August 19 – Sir Frederick Ashton , British choreographer, 83[ 69]
August 22 – Frances James , operatic soprano, 85
August 24
September 17 – Hilde Gueden , operatic soprano, 71
September 22 – Rezső Sugár , Hungarian composer, 68
September 23 – Arwel Hughes , composer and conductor
September 26 – Lord Melody , calypso musician, 62
October 7 – Billy Daniels , singer, 73
October 15 – Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji , English composer, music critic and pianist[ 70]
October 18 – Sir Frederick Ashton , dancer and choreographer
October 19 – Son House , blues musician[ 71]
October 20 – Mogens Wöldike , Danish conductor
November 8 – Warren Casey , US theatre composer, lyricist, writer, and actor, 53 (AIDS-related)
November 13
November 24 – Irmgard Seefried , operatic soprano, 69[ 73]
November 26 – Antonio Estévez , composer
November 30 – Charlie Rouse , saxophonist, 64
December 2 – Tata Giacobetti , Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra )
December 6 – Roy Orbison , singer, 52 (heart attack)[ 74]
December 16 – Sylvester , R&B singer, disco performer, 41 (complications from AIDS)
December 21 – Paul Jeffreys , bassist (Cockney Rebel ), 36 (killed in the crash of Pan Am Flight 103 )
December 25 – Evgeny Golubev , Russian composer, 78
December 26 – Pablo Sorozábal , Spanish composer, 91[ 75]
date unknown
Awards
Grammy Awards
Eurovision Song Contest
Charts
See also
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