American Music Awards of 1988
{{Short description|US television program}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 15th Annual American Music Awards
| image =
| caption =
| rating =
| runtime = 180 minutes
| producer = Dick Clark Productions
| country = United States
| network = ABC
| date = January 25, 1988
| venue = Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
| TV Viewers =
| website =
| host = {{ubl|Barbara Mandrell|Mick Fleetwood|Barry Gibb|Maurice Gibb|Robin Gibb|Whitney Houston}}
| most_nominations = Randy Travis (4)
| most_awards = Randy Travis (4)
| previous = 1987
| main = {{nowrap|American Music Awards}}
| next = 1989
}}
The 15th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 25, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California
Performances
| class="wikitable" |
| Artist(s)
!Song(s) !Introduced by |
|---|
| Gloria Estefan Miami Sound Machine | "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" |
| Whitney Houston
| Barbara Mandrell |
| Bee Gees
| "You Win Again" |
| Eric Carmen Bill Medley Jennifer Warnes | Dirty Dancing medley: |
| Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
| "Head to Toe" | Mick Fleetwood |
| LL Cool J
| "I'm Bad" | Mick Fleetwood |
| Smokey Robinson
| "Love Don't Give No Reason" | Barbara Mandrell |
| Barbara Mandrell
| "Sure Feels Good Being with You" |
| Whitney Houston Cissy Houston Gary Houston | "Wonderful Counselor" | Whitney Houston |
| Icehouse{{efn|name=aus|Via satelite from Sydney, Australia.}}
| "Electric Blue" | Olivia Newton-John{{efn|name=aus}} |
| Randy Travis
| Barbara Mandrell |
| The Beach Boys and all artists
| "Surfin' U.S.A." |
Notes
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