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The list was promoted by PresN via FACBot (talk) 00:26, 6 March 2024 (UTC).

List of Hot Black Singles number ones of 1988

 * Nominator(s): ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:46, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

As the FLC for the 1987 list has been open for a couple of weeks and has a couple of supports, here's 1988. More Michael Jackson, more Freddie Jackson (no relation) and the usual mix of all-time greats and hot newcomers..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:46, 18 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Support couldn't find any issues with the text or table accessibility. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 04:41, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Comments by Pseud 14

 * Great work on 1988, as usual for this series. I do not have any comments as I did not notice anything that required further improvement. I support the FLC for promotion based on the prose. Pseud 14 (talk) 17:07, 19 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Image review: Passed
 * Images are relevant, have alt text, and appropriately licensed
 * Optional: Perhaps the main image could have been Michael Jackson's as he did have the most number ones that year. Pseud 14 (talk) 17:07, 19 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Source review: Passed
 * Reliable for the information being cited
 * Consistent date formatting
 * Consistent and proper reference formatting
 * Appropriate wikilinks where applicable
 * Links are archived
 * Ref 5 might need fixing on how the URL is written so the article link appears. Pseud 14 (talk) 17:07, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
 * - I fixed that last point -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 17:13, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Looks good now. This passes image and source review. Pseud 14 (talk) 17:27, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Support I really tried to find something, but there's no issues at all. AryKun (talk) 12:02, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Comments by Teratix
A well-prepared list – but not quite flawless yet ;)
 * African American-oriented genres (1) → "African American–oriented genres" (dash, not hyphen) (2) shouldn't this link to African-American music, not black music?
 * 1 - changed. 2 - probably yes, but I didn't realise the former existed.  Now changed.
 * the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades → "the chart's name has changed over the decades"
 * Changed
 * In the issue of Billboard dated January 2, Michael Jackson ... He also spent time atop the chart in 1988 I would move mention of the year to the very beginning of the paragraph, so → "In the issue of Billboard dated January 2, 1988, Jackson ... He also spent time atop the chart in 1988 "
 * I feel that removing the year would make it ambiguous, as it could refer to (for example) the whole of the rest of his career
 * OK, not a major issue either way.
 * taking the total number → "taking the number"
 * Changed
 * Pebbles, Bobby Brown, and Freddie Jackson (no relation to Michael) also topped the chart wouldn't hurt to write "all also topped the chart" to clarify they were all separate acts.
 * Changed
 * There has to be a better way to talk about the artists topping the chart for the first time that just listing all twenty-odd in a single comma-addled sentence.
 * I have broken a bunch out into separate sentences
 * rapper Roxanne Shante → "the rapper Roxanne Shante"
 * Changed
 * "Tumblin' Down" by Marley and the Melody Makers was the year's final number one significance? surely the year-end number one is what we're interested in?
 * Removed
 * Take the full stop out of the link in Sweat's caption
 * Changed
 * Jackson's caption needs a full stop
 * Changed
 * Why use Houston's 2011 picture instead of his 1988 picture?
 * I presume you mean Michael? If so, changed
 * Yes, not sure what I was thinking there!
 * Any particular reason to call Houston British? Our article has him as English.
 * English is a subset of British so both are equally valid. As the article is in an American context I didn't think it was necessary to be as specific as saying he was English
 * Englishness vs. Britishness can be contentious and it has come up on Michael's talk page before (1, 2). However, I did have a look at Britannica and a few other major sources and there seems to be about a 50/50 split, so probably not a big deal in this particular case either way.
 * Wanted to note I support using D'Arby as the lead image, as one of the major aspects of this year's chart seems to be the many artists topping for the first time
 * This list introduced me to Template:Screen reader-only – very useful.
 * Not too much to improve here. – Teratix ₵ 03:20, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
 * - thanks for your review. All addressed above....... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:32, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
 * that was quick!
 * Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Man in the Mirror" and "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" by Billy Ocean reads like Jackson also did "Getta Outta My Dreams"
 * Fixed
 * I guess the last question is whether we can be more specific (and neutral) with the number of first-time chart-topping artists than just "a large number"? I know there's complications with Shante and Osborne... – Teratix ₵ 09:34, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
 * See what you think of the "bets hedging" wording I have now used :-) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 09:53, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
 * An inspired solution! Support. – Teratix ₵ 10:08, 26 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Hey man im josh
 * "Nice 'N' Slow" redirects to "Nice 'n' Slow". I see that the sources also capitalize the N. Do you think the article is at the wrong title or should it be downcased in this list?
 * I too looked over the refs and found no issues
 * All images have appropriate alt text
 * All images appear to be appropriately licensed
 * Image review passes
 * The second and third items in the see also section are redicts. It probably makes sense to bypass those and list the current titles of those articles.

You make it really difficult to find things to criticize! Good stuff as always =) Hey man im josh (talk) 14:39, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
 * - thanks for your review. I changed all the links to avoid redirects.  The actual sleeve of the Freddie Jackson single shows the 'N' as a capital but then the whole title is shown in capitals, so there's probably no right or wrong answer...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 14:53, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Interesting. Well thanks for taking care of this quickly! Support. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:54, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Promoting. -- Pres N  20:39, 5 March 2024 (UTC)


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