my 16 yo daughter was born in 1988 and LOVES the 80's, music, movies, tv shows. she wishes she were a teenager back then.
I graduated high school the same year she was born. That is a little scary (for me) ...
http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Top55-Plus/1988.html
Here are the top hits that year:
1. What A Wonderful World* - Louis Armstrong
*didn't even make it in the top 100 when released in 1967!
2. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
3. Da Butt - EU
4. It Takes Two - Rob Base & E-Z Rock
5. I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne
6. Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
7. Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns N Roses
8. Red Red Wine - UB40
9. Just Got Paid - Johnny Kemp
10. Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole
11. Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
12. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
13. Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N Roses
14. Don't Be Cruel - Bobby Brown
15. The Flame - Cheap Trick
16. Wild Wild West - The Escape Club
17. KoKoMo - Beach Boys
18. So Emotional - Whitney Houston
19. Need You Tonight - INXS
20. Candle In The Wind - Elton John