Top 15 Hits from 1988 Trivia Quiz

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FYI - All incorrect songs were from 1978.

1. "Faith" (George Michael) was written by George Michael. It was the top single of the year in the United States and also reached number one in Australia and Canada and number two on the UK Singles Chart. The song was featured in Steven Spielberg's film "Ready Player One".

2. "Need You Tonight" (INXS) was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence. It was certified gold in Australia and the UK. It is the only INXS single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

3. "Got My Mind Set on You" (George Harrison) was written and composed by Rudy Clark. Of Harrison's three number-one singles in the US, it was the only song not written or composed by Harrison himself. Not only was it the last US number one hit by Harrison, but, as of 2019, the last from any of the ex-Beatles in the US.

4. "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Rick Astley) was written by Stock-Aitken-Waterman. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, including the US, the UK and West Germany. The single also reached the number one spot on the year-end charts in the UK and South Africa.

5. "Sweet Child o' Mine" (Guns N' Roses) was written by Guns N' Roses. It became the band's only number one US single. It placed number 37 on Guitar World's list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Solos".

6. "So Emotional" (Whitney Houston) was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who also penned Madonna's "Like a Virgin," Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors," Heart's "Alone," and The Bangles' "Eternal Flame," all of which reached number one on the charts. It was also the last song Steinberg and Kelly wrote together.

7. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (Belinda Carlisle) was written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1988. It reached Gold status in Canada and the United Kingdom.

8. "Could've Been" (Tiffany) was written by Lois Blaisch. It peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100. It became Tiffany's second consecutive number-one hit following "I Think We're Alone Now". Country singer Carrie Underwood covered the song on "American Idol".

9. "Hands to Heaven" (Breathe) was written by group members David Glasper and Marcus Lillington. It was the band's second single in the US. The song logged two weeks at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100.

10. "Roll with It" (Steve Winwood) was written by Steve Winwood, Will Jennings, and Holland-Dozier-Holland. The single spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the summer of 1988. It was nominated for two Grammy Awards, Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

11. "One More Try" (George Michael) was written and recorded by George Michael. The song hit number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song was the fourth of seven singles to be released from Michael's debut solo album "Faith".

12. "Wishing Well" (Terence Trent D'Arby) was written by Terence Trent D'Arby and Sean Oliver. The song reached number one on both the Soul Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100. D'Arby performed the song live at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards.

13. "Anything for You" (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine) was written by Gloria Estefan. It marked the peak of the group's success in the 1980s and was the first of three number-ones for the band. In the UK, it was Estefan's breakthrough hit.

14. "The Flame" (Cheap Trick) was written by Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1988, becoming the band's only number one hit. Prior to being offered to Cheap Trick, it was offered to British blues-rock singer Elkie Brooks, who turned it down.

15. "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" (Billy Ocean) was written by Billy Ocean and Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The song became Ocean's third number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also peaked at number one in Canada, where it was the country's most successful single of 1988.