Jan 9 1988 - Winter CES 1988 Issue, Various Artists
Jan 16 1988 - Various Artists
Jan 23 1988 - Spotlight Country Music, David Lee Roth, Megadeath, Sting, LA Guns, George Thorogood
Jan 30 1988 - Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Miriam Makeba, ACDC, Australia Spotlight, James Talyor, Michael Jackson
Febr 6 1988 - Rick Astley, John Lennon, Carly Simon, Whitney Houston, Jonathan Butler, Robin Williams, Jane Sibbery
Feb 13 1988 (torn back page pic #12) The Cure, Pee Wee Herman, Robert Plant, Lyle Lovett, George Strait, Ziggy Marley, Suzanne Vega
Feb 20 1988 (cover tear, see pic #4) - 10000 Maniacs, John Cougar, Robin Williams, Boogie Boys, Ron Wood, Grateful Dead, Debbie Gibson
Feb 27 1988 (staple pulls/tear, see pics) - Morris Day, Robert Plant, Europe Spotlight, The Church, The O’Kanes, Billy Ocean, West Coast Video, Toto
March 5 1988 - Guns & Roses( back cover), Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Tiffany, Talking Heads, Michael Jackson, Stacy Q, Barry Manilow
March 12 1988 - The Beatles, Exercise Video Issue, Various Artists
March 19 1988 (Inferior Condition/See Pics) - INXS, Prince, OMD, Robin Williams, Etc.
March 26 1988 - Morrissey, Ziggy Marley, Smithereens, Cheap Trick, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Ricky Van Shelton, Henry Lee Summer
April 2 1988 (Staple pull from cover/See Pics) - George Michael, Pretty Poison, WBCN Boston, Sinead O’Connor, Scorpions, Suave
April 9 1988 (some wear/tearing) - Iron Maiden, Ruben Blades, European Recording Section, David Bowie, Times Two
April 16 1988 - Neil Young, Sade, Weird Al, Jennifer Rush, Various Artists, Video Starts Feature
April 23 1988 (tearing at Staples) - Run DMC, The Church, Midnight Oil, Terence Trent D’Arby, Eric Clapton, TNN Feature, Ricky Van Shelton
April 30 1988 - Bryan Adams, Toni Childs, Honeymoon Suite, Icehouse, Joe Jackson, Hall Oates, Europe Road Feature
May 7 1988(back cover wear)- Poison, Iron Maiden, Kool Moe Dee, Billy Vera, Vinnie Vincent, Bruce Hornsby, Heavy Metal Issue, Jon Anderson, Al B Sure
May 14 1988 - Prince, Pet Shop Boys, Pee Wee, White Lion, Boys Don’t Cry, Various Artists
May 21 1988 - Run DMC, Rod Stewart, Van Halen, AC/DC, Herbie Hancock, Glass Tiger, Prince, UK 1988 Special
May 28 1988 - Van Halen, Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane, George Michael, DEVO, John Cafferty, The Church, Spotlight Spec’s 40th, Tracie Spencer
June 11 1988 - Jimmy Page, Great White, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Fat Boys, Moody Blues, Swing Out Sister, CES 1988
June 18 1988 - Black Music Spotlight, Midnight Oil, Chicago, Gregory Hines, Steve Winwood
June 25 1988 - Will Smith / Fresh Prince, Fat Boys, Crowded House, Pat Benatar, Robert Palmer, Hank Williams Jr, Jazz Spotlight, Scritti Politti
July 16 1988 - Kiss, Poison, Randy Travis, Jimmy Buffett, Patti Smith, Michael Jackson, Joe Satriani, Robben Ford
July 23 1988 - Sir Mix A Lot, Peter Cetera, Hall Oates, Breath, 2 Live Crew, Def Leppard, Freddie Jackson, Sugarcubes
August 6 1988 - Will Smith, Little Feat, Kool & the Gang, Kenny Loggins, Joan Armatrading, Teddy Pendergrass, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Shadoe Stevens, Herb Alpert
Aug 27 1988 - Tracy Chapman, Bad Company, Ron Wood, Bo Diddley, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston
Sept 3 1988 - Iron Maiden, Sting, MTV, Christopher Cross, Karyn White, Hothouse Flowers
Sept 10 1988 (tearing at staples) - Metallica, Memphis/Nashville Issue, MTV, Europe, Def Leppard, Marley Marl
Sep 17 1988 - Bruce Springsteen, Bullet Boys, Ice T, UB 40, DIR 15th Anniversary, Reggae, The Smiths, Jeff Healey
Nov 26 1988 - Dokken Back Cover, Chaka Khan, Tiffany, U2, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Spotlight France, Marc Almond, Noel, Top Charts
Dec 3 1988 - Poison, Fleetwood Mac, Joe Williams Birthday Tribute, KISS, Top Charts, Tanita Tikaram
Dec 17 1988 - Roy Orbison, The Redudes, MTV, Information Society, Top Charts, Breathe, and More!
Dec 24 1988 - Double Issue - Ice-T, Poison, Run DMC, Def Jam, Howard Stern, Robert Plant, Dire Straits, George Michael, Frank Zappa