Aug. 6, 1988 Spurred by the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” Guns N’ Roses rocked to the top of the Billboard 200 in its 50th week with its classic breakthrough, Appetite for ...

Nov. 19, 1988 “Bad Medicine,” the first single from Bon Jovi ‘s album New Jersey, notched its first of two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band’s third of four career leaders.

On Jan. 23, 1988, "Got My Mind Set on You" became the most recent Hot 100 leader for a Fab Four member.

Tiffany performs in 1988. David Redfern/Redferns Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history. Feb. 5, 1983 ...

George Michael is Billboard's Greatest Pop Star of 1988 for how he left Wham! and created pop stardom in his own image.

This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1988, Whitney Houston’s ‘Where Do Broken Hearts Go’ Went to No. 1 Plus, remembering feats by Leona Lewis, Blondie & Sean Paul.

March 26, 1988 Michael Jackson ‘s reflective ballad (literally) “Man in the Mirror” topped the Billboard Hot 100. The classic became his 10th of 13 career No. 1s.

Debbie Gibson topped the June 25, 1988, Billboard Hot 100 with "Foolish Beat," making her the youngest woman to write, produce and perform a No. 1.

Kevin Winter/Getty Images Your weekly recap celebrating significant milestones from more than seven decades of Billboard chart history. Dec. 24, 1988 ...

Debbie Gibson's "Foolish Beat" was No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1998. Here, she counts down the top 20 songs that week.