List Of Number-one Dance Singles Of 1988 (U.S.)
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'' magazine compiled the top-performing dance singles in the United States on the Hot Dance Music Club Play chart and the Hot Dance Music 12-inch Singles Sales chart. Premiered in 1976, the Club Play chart ranked the most-played singles on
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based on reports from a national sample of club DJs. The 12-inch Singles Sales chart was launched in 1985 to compile the best-selling dance singles based on
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across the United States.


Charts history


See also

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1988 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988. Specific locations *1988 in British music *1988 in Norwegian music Specific genres *1988 in country music *1988 in heavy metal music *1988 in hip-hop, 1988 in hip ho ...
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List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on ''Billboard magazine's'' Dance Club Songs chart. ''Billboard'' began ranking dance music on the week ending October 26, 1974, and this is the standard music popularity chart in ...


References

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