1988 was an absolute goldmine for music—an era of massive hits, legendary albums, and songs that still give us chills. Looking back, it’s wild how many classics came out of that year! From soaring rock anthems to unforgettable pop gems, these tracks captured everything—passion, joy, romance, seduction, escapism, and pure musical magic including a song by Def Leppard with so many guitar parts it was impossible to duplicate live, also a Guns N Roses song that was guitar exercise that sounded like something the circus would play but the lead singer made the guitar player turn it into a song against his will and it became MASSIVE… There’s also the rookie Tracy Chapman who SUBBED in for a Legend at the last second when He had to cancel an appearance at a benefit Show that had an audience of 600 Million people. Her song Fast Car was so powerful it made her a star in 4 mins and she sold 2 million records the week after. We countdown the 10 best songs of 1988 next.

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Hey music junkies, Professor of Rock, always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time. If you remember the antics of Super Grover back in the day .you’ll dig this channel of deep musical nostalgia Make sure to subscribe below right now. I promise that you are going to love this channel. make sure to go sign up at professor of rock .com we have a live stream coming up this week plus other exclusives Alright! It’s time to sliiiiiiiide into our countdown of the Top 10 Songs of 1988.

Coming in at #10… it’s INXS with “Need You Tonight.” For the Kick album, INXS decided to shake things up—Michael Hutchence and Andrew “Andy” Farriss took on all the songwriting themselves. /”Need You Tonight/” actually came together in a pretty wild way. Andy was in a rush to catch a flight, but just before heading out, inspiration struck. He whipped up the rhythm track on a Roland 707 drum machine right then and there. The problem?

His cab had already arrived. So, instead of ditching the idea, he told the driver to hang tight while he quickly laid down a demo on cassette. Talk about cutting it close! Here’s what Andrew told me.

“Need You Tonight” defied record label wisdom and ran to #1 on on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also a #3 smash in Australia, and New Zealand, and #2 in UK and Canada.

Next up at #9 on our countdown of the Top 10 Songs of 1988 it’s “When It’s Love,” the 2nd single released from the Van Halen album OU812 with Sammy Hagar as the lead vocalist & lyricist.

“When It’s Love” is a rare power ballad for the mighty Van Halen, or for the Red Rocker for that matter. Here’s what Sammy told me about the making of the song: “When It’s Love” crept to #23 in Australia, #28 in the UK, and to much greater heights in America where it landed at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Next up is the soulful elegance of one of the most under appreciated singers of the 80s.. It’s Anita Baker and the title track from her 2nd album, “Giving You the Best that I Got” at #8.

/”Giving You the Best That I Got/” is all about unconditional love and devotion, but that wasn’t the song’s original intent. According to co-writer Randy Holland, it actually started as a personal anthem about his struggles. After moving from Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Los Angeles to chase a music career, he found himself hitting roadblocks. He was, quite literally, giving it the best that he got, but things…

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