The #1 song in the UK on August 31, 1988

The Only Way Is Up By Yazz and the Plastic Population

Other #1 songs on August 31, 1988

#1 Hit Song

Monkey
George Michael

#1 R&B Song

Nice 'N' Slow
Freddie Jackson

#1 Country Song

I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried
Rodney Crowell

#1 Dance Track

Say It's Gonna Rain
Will to Power

Notable August 31 birthdays in the 1980s

Dezmon Briscoe

Born August 31, 1989
Ryan Kelley

Born August 31, 1986
Ryan Kesler

Born August 31, 1984
Larry Fitzgerald

Born August 31, 1983
Ian Crocker

Born August 31, 1982
Steve Saviano

Born August 31, 1981
Joe Budden

Born August 31, 1980