The countdown began at 06:00 on Monday, 26. December 1988 and the no. 10 song was reached at 19:03 that evening.
It was a good year for South African artists — whose tracks are highlighted.
| # | Title | Artist |
|---|
| 150 | Unchain My Heart | Joe Cocker |
| 149 | Everything Your Heart Desires | Daryl Hall & Jon Oates |
| 148 | Rooty Toot Toot | John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 147 | Gimme All Night | Carly Simon |
| 146 | Spotlight | Madonna |
| 145 | Hole In My Heart | Cyndi Lauper |
| 144 | My Baby Just Cares For Me | Nina Simone |
| 143 | Little Lies | Fleetwood Mac |
| 142 | Airhead | Thomas Dolby |
| 141 | Hey Baby | Wooden Idols |
| 140 | I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man | Prince |
| 139 | You Make Me Love You | Roger Hodgson |
| 138 | Desire | U2 |
| 137 | Spy In The House Of Love | Was (Not Was) |
| 136 | Alphabet Street | Prince |
| 135 | Bedbugs And Ballyhoo | Echo And The Bunnymen |
| 134 | The Race | Yello |
| 133 | Joy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| 132 | Man In The Mirror | Michael Jackson |
| 131 | My Kind Of Girl | Cinema |
| 130 | King Of Emotion | Big Country |
| 129 | Englishman In New York | Sting |
| 128 | Teddybear | The Spectres |
| 127 | Breakfast In Bed | UB40 & Chrissie Hynde |
| 126 | Where Would I Go | Bright Blue |
| 125 | Wonderful Life | Black |
| 124 | Sweet Little Mystery | Wet Wet Wet |
| 123 | Que Sera Sera | Chris Rea |
| 122 | Just Like Paradise | David Lee Roth |
| 121 | I Think We're Alone Now | Tiffany |
| 120 | Forever Young | Rod Stewart |
| 119 | Wap Bam Boogie | Matt Bianco |
| 118 | Diamond Sun | Glass Tiger |
| 117 | Pamela | Toto |
| 116 | Hey Manhattan | Prefab Sprout |
| 115 | The Happy Man | Thomas Lang |
| 114 | Make Me Lose Control | Eric Carmen |
| 113 | Lost In You | Rod Stewart |
| 112 | Everywhere | Fleetwood Mac |
| 111 | Cars And Girls | Prefab Sprout |
| 110 | Wild Wild West | The Escape Club |
| 109 | I Don't Mind At All | Bourgeous Tagg |
| 108 | Crazy | Icehouse |
| 107 | Get To You | Dan Reed Network |
| 106 | Let's Work | Mick Jagger |
| 105 | Devil Inside | INXS |
| 104 | Paradise | Sade |
| 103 | Walk The Dinosaur | Was (Not Was) |
| 102 | China In Your Hand | T'Pau |
| 101 | Could've Been | Tiffany |
| 100 | Electric Blue | Icehouse |
| 99 | Somewhere Down The Crazy River | Robbie Robertson |
| 98 | When We Was Fab | George Harrison |
| 97 | Rent | Pet Shop Boys |
| 96 | Criticize | Alexander O' Neal |
| 95 | I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That | Elton John |
| 94 | Cynical Heart | Cinema |
| 93 | Rev It Up | Jerry Harrison |
| 92 | Love In The First Degree | Bananarama |
| 91 | Showdown At Big Sky | Robbie Robertson |
| 90 | Jazz Collection | Jax Myth |
| 89 | Angel Fish | Jennifer Ferguson |
| 88 | Rock Of Life | Rick Springfield |
| 87 | The Right Stuff | Bryan Ferry |
| 86 | Pump Up The Volume | M/A/R/R/S |
| 85 | Rush Hour | Jane Wiedlin |
| 84 | Love Letters | Alison Moyet |
| 83 | Shattered Dreams | Johnny Hates Jazz |
| 82 | Tomorrow People | Ziggy Marley |
| 81 | Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley |
| 80 | Say You Will | Foreigner |
| 79 | Hey Mr. Heartache | Kim Wilde |
| 78 | Waterfall | Wendy & Lisa |
| 77 | I Call Your Name | Johnny Clegg & Savuka |
| 76 | The Blood That Moves The Body | A-ha |
| 75 | Something Real Inside Me Inside You | Mr. Mister |
| 74 | King Of Rock 'n Roll | Prefab Sprout |
| 73 | Hold On | The Passengers |
| 72 | Never Can Say Goodbye | The Communards |
| 71 | Better Be Home Soon | Crowded House |
| 70 | What Have I Done To Deserve This? | Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield |
| 69 | I Get Weak | Belinda Carlisle |
| 68 | Don't Worry, Be Happy | Bobby McFerrin |
| 67 | Deep And Wide And Tall | Aztec Camera |
| 66 | American English | Wax |
| 65 | Don't Tell Me The Time | Martha Davis |
| 64 | We'll Be Together | Sting |
| 63 | Always On My Mind | Pet Shop Boys |
| 62 | Shipyard Town | Gerry Rafferty |
| 61 | Nothing But Flowers | Talking Heads |
| 60 | Where Do Broken Hearts Go | Whitney Houston |
| 59 | Love Is Stronger Than Pride | Sade |
| 58 | Let's Tango | Dalbello |
| 57 | Love Changes (Everything) | Climie Fisher |
| 56 | Got To Be Certain | Kylie Minogue |
| 55 | Love Will Find A Way | Yes |
| 54 | Valley Road | Bruce Hornsby And The Range |
| 53 | Not A Home To Heartache | Perfect Alibi |
| 52 | The One I Love | R.E.M. |
| 51 | Roll With It | Steve Winwood |
| 50 | Heart Of Mine | Boz Scaggs |
| 49 | The Way You Make Me Feel | Michael Jackson |
| 48 | New Sensation | INXS |
| 47 | This Is Me | Climie Fisher |
| 46 | Angel Eyes | Wet Wet Wet |
| 45 | Temptation | Wet Wet Wet |
| 44 | Domino Dancing | Pet Shop Boys |
| 43 | More Love | Feargal Sharkey |
| 42 | Underneath The Radar | Underworld |
| 41 | My Arms Keep Missing You | Rick Astley |
| 40 | Real World | Wendy Oldfield |
| 39 | Rise To The Occasion | Climie Fisher |
| 38 | Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car | Billy Ocean |
| 37 | Father Figure | George Michael |
| 36 | Don't Say That Love Will Leave | Martin Martin Project |
| 35 | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| 34 | One More Try | George Michael |
| 33 | Never Tear Us Apart | INXS |
| 32 | Causing A Commotion | Madonna |
| 31 | Dance Little Sister | Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 30 | The Scheme Of Things | Sean Fury |
| 29 | Heart | Pet Shop Boys |
| 28 | You Win Again | Bee Gees |
| 27 | When Will You Make My Phone Ring | Deacon Blue |
| 26 | Cherry Bomb | John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 25 | Dirty Diana | Michael Jackson |
| 24 | Sign Your Name | Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 23 | Ideal World | The Christians |
| 22 | She's Like The Wind | Patrick Swayze |
| 21 | Don't Turn Around | Aswad |
| 20 | Glory Glory | Underworld |
| 19 | Perfect | Fairground Attraction |
| 18 | Circle In The Sand | Belinda Carlisle |
| 17 | Stay On These Roads | A-ha |
| 16 | I've Had The Time Of My Life | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes |
| 15 | Heaven Is A Place On Earth | Belinda Carlisle |
| 14 | Monkey | George Michael |
| 13 | Perfect World | Huey Lewis And The News |
| 12 | Faith | George Michael |
| 11 | Hungry Eyes | Eric Carmen |
| 10 | Got My Mind Set On You | George Harrison |
| 9 | Simply Irresistible | Robert Palmer |
| 8 | Stop Your Fussin' | Toni Childs |
| 7 | Need You Tonight | INXS |
| 6 | Whenever You Need Somebody | Rick Astley |
| 5 | Don't Blame It On That Girl | Matt Bianco |
| 4 | Weeping | Bright Blue |
| 3 | Fast Car | Tracy Chapman |
| 2 | I Owe You Nothing | Bros |
| 1 | Beds Are Burning | Midnight Oil |
