| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1988 |
| TOP 50 BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES (As published in the December 31, 1988, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | GIRLFRIEND – Pebbles (MCA) |
| 2 | NICE ’N’ SLOW – Freddie Jackson (Capitol) |
| 3 | TO PROVE MY LOVE – Michael Cooper (Warner Bros./King Jay) |
| 4 | MERCEDES BOY – Pebbles (MCA) |
| 5 | OFF ON YOUR OWN (Girl) – Al B. Sure! (Warner Bros.) |
| 6 | ONE MORE TRY – George Michael (Columbia) |
| 7 | MAN IN THE MIRROR – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 8 | JOY – Teddy Pendergrass (Asylum) |
| 9 | DA’BUTT (From The School Daze Soundtrack) – E.U. (EMI-Manhattan) |
| 10 | TWO OCCASIONS – The Deele (Solar 70015) |
| 11 | MY PREROGATIVE – Bobby Brown (MCA) |
| 12 | PARADISE – Sade (Epic) |
| 13 | YOU WILL KNOW – Stevie Wonder (Motown) |
| 14 | JUST GOT PAID – Johnny Kemp (Columbia) |
| 15 | LITTLE WALTER – Tony! Toni! Tone! (Wing) |
| 16 | DON’T ROCK THE BOAT – Midnight Star featuring Ecstacy of Whodini (Solar) |
| 17 | NITE AND DAY – Al B. Sure! (Warner Bros.) |
| 18 | WISHING WELL – Terence Trent D’Arby (Columbia) |
| 19 | LOOSEY’S RAP – Rick James featuring Roxanne Shante (Reprise) |
| 20 | MAMACITA – Troop (Atlantic) |
| 21 | YOU’RE NOT MY KIND OF GIRL – New Edition (MCA) |
| 22 | ANY LOVE – Luther Vandross (Epic) |
| 23 | SIGN YOUR NAME – Terence Trent D’Arby (Columbia) |
| 24 | SHAKE YOUR THANG – Salt-N-Pepa (featuring E.U.) (Next Plateau) |
| 25 | LOVE CHANGES – Kashif & Meli’sa Morgan (Arista) |
| 26 | MAKE IT LAST FOREVER – Keith Sweat (with Jacci McGhee) (Vintertainment/Elektra) |
| 27 | WATCHING YOU – Loose Ends (MCA/Virgin) |
| 28 | THE WAY YOU LOVE ME – Karyn White (Warner Bros.) |
| 29 | GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT – Anita Baker (Elektra) |
| 30 | FISHNET – Morris Day (Warner Bros.) |
| 31 | MY GIRL – Suave (Capitol) |
| 32 | LOVIN’ ON NEXT TO NOTHIN’ – Gladys Knight & The Pips (MCA) |
| 33 | I WANT HER – Keith Sweat (Vintertainment/Elektra) |
| 34 | OVER YOU – Ray Parker Jr. with Natalie Cole (Geffen) |
| 35 | DON’T BE CRUEL – Bobby Brown (MCA) |
| 36 | ANOTHER PART OF ME – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 37 | WASN’T I GOOD TO YA? – daKrash (Capitol) |
| 38 | SWEET SENSATION – Levert (Atlantic) |
| 39 | GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR – Billy Ocean (Jive) |
| 40 | ADDICTED TO YOU – Levert (Atco) |
| 41 | RESCUE ME – Al B. Sure! (Warner Bros.) |
| 42 | SOMETHING JUST AIN’T RIGHT – Keith Sweat (Vintertainment/Elektra) |
| 43 | TAKE YOUR TIME – Pebbles (MCA) |
| 44 | WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO – Whitney Houston (Arista) |
| 45 | LOVE OVERBOARD – Gladys Knight & The Pips (MCA) |
| 46 | 2 A.M. – Teddy Pendergrass (Elektra) |
| 47 | LOVE STRUCK – Jesse Johnson (A&M) |
| 48 | GET IT – Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson (Motown) |
| 49 | ROSES ARE RED – Mac Band Featuring The McCampbell Brothers (MCA) |
| 50 | SHE’S ON THE LEFT – Jeffrey Osborne (A&M) |