The #1 song in the UK on January 1, 1988
By Pet Shop Boys
Other #1 songs on January 1, 1988Across genres and charts
#1 country song
Somewhere Tonight
Highway 101
#1 dance track
So Emotional
Whitney Houston
#1 R&B song
The Way You Make Me Feel
Michael Jackson
#1 song
Faith
George Michael
Notable January 1 BirthdaysBorn in the 1980s
Eden Riegel
Actress
Born January 1, 1981
Jeff Carter
Ice Hockey Player
Born January 1, 1985
Glen Davis
Basketball Player
Born January 1, 1986
Gia Coppola
Film Director and Screenwriter
Born January 1, 1987
Dallas Keuchel
Baseball Player
Born January 1, 1988
Jason Pierre-Paul
Football Player
Born January 1, 1989
Gilbert Brulé
Meryl Davis
Ice Dancer