List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 1988
# List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 1988

These are the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number one hits of 1988. The chart was compiled by MRIB who were a direct rival competitor to Gallup who compiled the "official" charts that were later produced by the Chart Information Network, before being renamed the Official Charts Company. However, the Official Charts Company did not start producing the UK Rock & Metal charts until 1994.

| Week ending | Song | Artist | Duration |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 January | "Reason to Live" | Kiss | 2 Weeks |
| 16 January | "I Found Someone" | Cher | 1 week |
| 23 January | "Heatseeker" | AC/DC | 3 weeks |
| 13 February | "Give Me All Your Love" | Whitesnake | 4 weeks |
| 5 March | "Anarchy in the U.K." | Megadeth | 1 week |
| 12 March | "Just Like Paradise" | David Lee Roth | 1 week |
| 19 March | "Never"/"These Dreams" | Heart | 3 weeks |
| 9 April | "Can I Play with Madness" | Iron Maiden | 4 weeks |
| 7 May | "Armageddon It" | Def Leppard | 2 weeks |
| 21 May | "Start Talking Love" | Magnum | 2 Weeks |
| 4 June | "What About Love" | Heart | 5 weeks |
| 9 July | "One Slip" | Pink Floyd | 1 week |
| 16 July | "It Must Have Been Love" | Magnum | 2 Weeks |
| 30 July | "Love Bites" | Def Leppard | 4 weeks |
| 27 August | "The Evil That Men Do" | Iron Maiden | 2 weeks |
| 10 September | "Harvester of Sorrow" | Metallica | 1 week |
| 17 September | "Make Me Laugh" | Anthrax | 2 Weeks |
| 1 October | "Bad Medicine" | Bon Jovi | 4 weeks |
| 29 October | "Don't Walk Away" | Pat Benatar | 1 Week |
| 5 November | "Welcome to the Jungle" | Guns N' Roses | 3 Weeks |
| 26 November | "The Clairvoyant" | Iron Maiden | 2 Weeks |
| 10 December | "Suddenly" | Angry Anderson | 4 Weeks |
