Other #1 songs on September 1, 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

Say It's Gonna Rain by Will to Power

#1 dance track

Say It's Gonna Rain

Will to Power

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

Notable September 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Boyd Holbrook

Actor

Born September 1, 1981

Jeffrey Buttle

Figure Skater and Choreographer

Born September 1, 1982

Jeff Woywitka

Ice Hockey Player

Born September 1, 1983

Rod Pelley

Ice Hockey Player

Born September 1, 1984

Larsen Jensen

Swimmer

Born September 1, 1985

Clinton Portis

Football Player

Born September 1, 1981

Ryan Gomes

Basketball Player

Born September 1, 1982

Zoe Lister-Jones

Actress and Screenwriter

Born September 1, 1982

Joe Trohman

Guitarist

Born September 1, 1984