In this year, Top Of The Pops featured the Top 40.
These are the new chart entries in 1988 that did not peak in the Top 40.
Numbers in brackets are the entry position / peak position. If there is only one number, the song peaked at its entry position.
MICRODISNEY: "Gale Force Wind" (#100/#98)
RICK SPRINGFIELD: "Rock Of Life" (#99/#83)
GODFATHERS: "Birth School Work Death" (#98/#80)
BARRINGTON LEVY: "She's Mine" (#97/#90)
NINA SIMONE: "Mr Bojangles" (#96)
SOHO: "Piece Of You" (#95/#80)
EARTH, WIND AND FIRE: "Thinking Of You" (#94)
THE CHURCH: "Under The Milky Way" (#93/#90)
DARYL DUNCAN: "James Brown (Part 1)" (#92)
ACT: "I Can't Escape You" (#90)
AGE OF CHANCE: "Take It" (#88)
BARRY CROCKER: "Neighbours" (#84/#83)
ICICLE WORKS: Numb EP (#81/#78)
BELOUIS SOME: "Some Girls" (#80/#76)
SIMPLY RED: "I Won't Feel Bad" (#78/#68)
RISSE: "House Train" (#77)
BOY GEORGE: "Live My Life" (#72/#62)
THE POGUES: "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" (#63/#58)
PETER MURPHY: "All Night Long" (#100)
MINI CURRY: "100%" (#96)
SUPERTRAMP: "Free As A Bird" (#95)
THE ART OF NOISE: "Dragnet '88" (#94)
BREAKFAST CLUB: "Never Be The Same" (#91)
SUBURBAN BOYS: "The Hit Mix Actually" (#90)
BIG DADDY KANE: "Raw" (#88)
JAMIE PRINCIPLE: "Baby Wants To Ride" (#86/#84)
JODY WHATLEY: "Some Kind Of Lover" (#85/#81)
DOKKEN: "Burning Like A Flame" (#78)
BAM BAM: "Give It To Me" (#77/#65)
MANTRONIX: "Simple Simon" (#72)
WEE PAPA GIRL RAPPERS: "Faith" (#68/#60)
INXS: "Devil Inside" (#53/#47)
TC CURTIS: "Pack Up Your Things And Get Out Of My Life" (#99)
TOTO: "Stop Loving You" (#98/#96)
NOISEWORKS: "Take Me Back" (#94)
ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK: "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" (#93)
WIRE: "Kidney Bongo" (#88)
ROBERT PALMER: "Sweet Lies" (#82/#58)
TEENA MARIE: "Ooo La La La" (#80/#74)
SOUP DRAGONS: "The Majestic Head" (#77)
GENE & JIM ARE INTO SHAKES: "Shake! (How About A Sampling Gene?)" (#72/#68)
TINA TURNER: "Addicted To Love (Live)" (#71)
BUNKER KRU & HARLEQUIN FOURS: "Set It Off" (#70/#55)
WALLY JUMP JUNIOR & THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT: "Private Party" (#61/#57)
MADNESS: "I Pronounce You" (#48/#44)
BASSIX: "Pump Up The Motor Town" (#99)
DEE DEE WILDE: "I Found You" (#98)
MILLIONS LIKE US: "In Love With Yourself" (#95/#94)
LOU: "Rookies Revenge" (#93)
GANGSTERS OF HOUSE: "(There Was) Something Going On" (#91)
MICHAEL BOLTON: "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" (#90/#77)
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL: "I Always Was Your Girl" (#89/#87)
JACKMASTER BLACK: "DJ Megatrack" / "Westside Jacks" (#82)
GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS: "Lovin' On Next To Nothin'" (#81)
BLUE ZONE: "Thinking About His Baby" (#79)
SHANICE WILSON: "I'll Bet She's Got A Boyfriend" (#78)
SWEET CHARLES & LYN COLLINS: "Yes It's You" / "Rock Me Again And Again" (#77)
MEN THEY COULDN'T HANG: "The Colours" (#76/#61)
THE BEATLES: "Lady Madonna" [1988] (#67)
KID 'N' PLAY: "Do This My Way" (#48)
ADRENALIN MOD: "Bouncy House" (#100)
SCRATCHMO!: "Play That Thing" (#99)
PROJECT CLUB: "How Low Can You Go" (#93)
SMOKEY ROBINSON: "Love Don't Give No Reason" (#89) [YouTube (Official audio)]
NEAL HEFTI: "Batman Theme" (#84/#55) [YouTube (Official audio)]
SHEIK FAWAZ: "Mohamed's House" (#80/#76)
THE SISTERS OF MERCY: "Body And Soul" (#76)
NT GANG: "Wam Bam" (#71)
CHER: "We All Sleep Alone" (#70/#47) [YouTube (Official video)]
ZODIAC MINDWARP & THE LOVE REACTION: "Planet Girl" (#63)
SADE: "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (#47/#44) [YouTube (Official video)]
There were no new entries this week that did not peak in the Top 30
There were no new entries this week that did not peak in the Top 30