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1988
R.E.M.'s first album for Warners, Green enters the Billboard Albums Chart in the USA where it will peak at No10.
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1988
When Kissing A Fool goes into the Billboard Top 5 in the USA, George Michael's Faith becomes the first album ever to yield six Top 5 singles.
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1988
Russian cosmonauts take a cassette of the latest Pink Floyd album, Delicate Sound Of Thunder, aboard Soyuz 7 and play it in orbit, making Pink Floyd the first rock band to be played in space. Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Nick Mason attend the launch of the spacecraft.
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1988
John Hiatt plays at Park West, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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1988
Mike And The Mechanics enter the UK album chart with their second album, The Living Years. It will peak at No2 and go on to international success.
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