Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – The Breakfast Show with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1988 Part One – George Michael, Bobby McFerrin, Guns n’ Roses, Belinda Carlisle
Welcome to our show and we are excited to share decades of music with you in 2022.
Here is my first selection of top 1988 hits which I hope you will enjoy.
George Michael – Faith
“Faith,” composed by George Michael, is from his 1987 debut album. It held the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks and was the #1 single of the year in the US in 1988. The song also reached #1 in Australia and Canada, #2 on the UK Singles Chart, and was a world wide hit. In 2001, it ranked at #322 on the Songs of the Century list.
January 20th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Beach Boys; The Beatles; The Drifters; Bob Dylan; The Supremes; Woody Guthrie; Leadbelly; Les Paul; and Berry Gordy, Jr.
Bobby McFerrin – Don’t worry be happy –
“Don’t worry, be happy,” released in conjunction with the film “Cocktail,” was the first a cappella song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks.
