Other #1 songs on August 29, 1988
Across genres and charts

I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried by Rodney Crowell

#1 country song

I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried

Rodney Crowell

Nice 'n' Slow by Freddie Jackson

#1 R&B song

Nice 'n' Slow

Freddie Jackson

The Only Way Is Up by Yazz and the Plastic Population

#1 song in the UK

The Only Way Is Up

Yazz and the Plastic Population

Monkey by George Michael

#1 song

Monkey

George Michael

Notable August 29 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Chris Simms

Football Player and Coach

Born August 29, 1980

Geneviève Jeanson

Cyclist

Born August 29, 1981

Jennifer Landon

Actress

Born August 29, 1983

Lea Michele

Actress and Singer

Born August 29, 1986

David West

Basketball Player

Born August 29, 1980

Anthony Recker

Baseball Player

Born August 29, 1983