List of number-one hits of 1988 (Italy)
# List of number-one hits of 1988 (Italy)

This is a list of the number-one hits of 1988 on Italian Hit Parade Singles Chart.

| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) |
| - | - | - |
| January 2 | "La Bamba" | "Los Lobos" |
| January 9 | "La Bamba" | "Los Lobos" |
| January 16 | "La Bamba" | "Los Lobos" |
| January 23 | "La Bamba" | "Los Lobos" |
| January 30 | "La Bamba" | "Los Lobos" |
| February 6 | "Pump Up the Volume" | "MARRS" |
| February 13 | "Sì, la vita è tutta un quiz" | "Renzo Arbore" |
| February 20 | "Sì, la vita è tutta un quiz" | "Renzo Arbore" |
| February 27 | "Sì, la vita è tutta un quiz" | "Renzo Arbore" |
| March 5 | "Sì, la vita è tutta un quiz" | "Renzo Arbore" |
| March 12 | "Perdere l'amore" | "Massimo Ranieri" |
| March 19 | "Perdere l'amore" | "Massimo Ranieri" |
| March 26 | "Perdere l'amore" | "Massimo Ranieri" |
| April 2 | "Perdere l'amore" | "Massimo Ranieri" |
| April 9 | "Perdere l'amore" | "Massimo Ranieri" |
| April 16 | "L'amore rubato" | "Luca Barbarossa" |
| April 23 | "L'amore rubato" | "Luca Barbarossa" |
| April 30 | "L'amore rubato" | "Luca Barbarossa" |
| May 7 | "L'amore rubato" | "Luca Barbarossa" |
| May 14 | "I'm Not Scared" | "Eighth Wonder" |
| May 21 | "I'm Not Scared" | "Eighth Wonder" |
| May 28 | "I'm Not Scared" | "Eighth Wonder" |
| June 4 | "Gimme Five" | "Jovanotti" |
| June 11 | "Gimme Five" | "Jovanotti" |
| June 18 | "Gimme Five" | "Jovanotti" |
| June 25 | "Gimme Five" | "Jovanotti" |
| July 2 | "Tell Me" | "Nick Kamen" |
| July 9 | "Tell Me" | "Nick Kamen" |
| July 16 | "Tell Me" | "Nick Kamen" |
| July 23 | "Tell Me" | "Nick Kamen" |
| July 30 | "Tell Me" | "Nick Kamen" |
| August 6 | "Tell Me" | "Nick Kamen" |
| August 13 | "Tell Me" | "Nick Kamen" |
| August 20 | "Tell Me" | "Nick Kamen" |
| August 27 | "Tell Me" | "Nick Kamen" |
| September 3 | "Gimme Five 2" | "Jovanotti" |
| September 10 | "Gimme Five 2" | "Jovanotti" |
| September 17 | "Gimme Five 2" | "Jovanotti" |
| September 24 | "Gimme Five 2" | "Jovanotti" |
| October 1 | "Gimme Five 2" | "Jovanotti" |
| October 8 | "I Don't Want Your Love" | "Duran Duran" |
| October 15 | "I Don't Want Your Love" | "Duran Duran" |
| October 22 | "Desire" | "U2" |
| October 29 | "Desire" | "U2" |
| November 5 | "I Don't Want Your Love" | "Duran Duran" |
| November 12 | "I Don't Want Your Love" | "Duran Duran" |
| November 19 | "I Don't Want Your Love" | "Duran Duran" |
| November 26 | "I Don't Want Your Love" | "Duran Duran" |
| December 3 | "È qui la festa?" | "Jovanotti" |
| December 10 | "È qui la festa?" | "Jovanotti" |
| December 17 | "C'è da spostare una macchina" | "Francesco Salvi" |
| December 24 | "C'è da spostare una macchina" | "Francesco Salvi" |
| December 31 | "C'è da spostare una macchina" | "Francesco Salvi" |

## Number-one artists

| Position | | Artist |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Jovanotti | 11 |
| 2 | Nick Kamen | 9 |
| 3 | Duran Duran | 6 |
| 4 | Los Lobos | 5 |
| 4 | Massimo Ranieri | 5 |
| 6 | Luca Barbarossa | 4 |
| 6 | Renzo Arbore | 4 |
| 7 | Eighth Wonder | 3 |
| 7 | Francesco Salvi | 3 |
| 9 | U2 | 2 |
| 10 | MARRS | 1 |
