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FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 27, 1988

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 08/20 09/03 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	8	8	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One MonkeyGEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-07941	1
2	4	6	11	I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like ThatELTON JOHN MCA 53345	2
3	6	7	13	I Don't Wanna Live Without Your LoveCHICAGO REPRISE 7-27855	3
4	9	13	10	Sweet Child O' MineGUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN 7-27963	4
5	12	14	9	Simply IrresistibleROBERT PALMER EMI-MANHATTAN 50133	5
6	10	12	13	Fast CarTRACY CHAPMAN ELEKTRA 7-69412	6
7	1	1	12	Roll With ItSTEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99326	1
8	13	17	7	Perfect WorldHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 43265	8
9	11	11	9	Love Will Save The DayWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9720	9
10	3	5	13	1-2-3GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-07921/E.P.A.	3
11	5	3	15	Make Me Lose ControlERIC CARMEN ARISTA 1-9686	3
12	7	2	20	Hands To HeavenBREATHE A&M 2991	2
13	16	21	9	When It's LoveVAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 7-27827	13
14	8	4	14	Sign Your NameTERENCE TRENT D'ARBY COLUMBIA 38-07911	4
15	18	22	9	If It Isn't LoveNEW EDITION MCA 53264	15
16	19	23	12	I'll Always Love YouTAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA 1-9700	16
17	20	25	6	Another Part Of MeMICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 34-07962/E.P.A.	17
18	23	28	8	Nobody's Fool (THEME FROM "CADDYSHACK II")KENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-07971	18
19	24	27	9	All Fired UpPAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 43268	19
20	25	29	7	It Would Take A Strong Strong ManRICK ASTLEY RCA 8663	20
21	14	9	15	Hold On To The NightsRICHARD MARX EMI-MANHATTAN 50106	1
22	27	32	6	One Good WomanPETER CETERA FULL MOON 7-27824/WARNER BROS.	22
23	17	19	13	Rag DollAEROSMITH GEFFEN 7-27915	17
24	28	31	10	Here With MeREO SPEEDWAGON EPIC 34-07901/E.P.A.	24
25	35	40	5	★★★ POWER PICK/SALES ★★★ Don't Worry, Be HappyBOBBY McFERRIN EMI-MANHATTAN 50146	25
26	33	39	10	I Hate Myself For Loving YouJOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS BLACKHEART 4-07919/E.P.A.	26
27	15	10	16	Just Got PaidJOHNNY KEMP COLUMBIA 38-07744	10
28	34	37	10	Please Don't Go GirlNEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK COLUMBIA 38-07700	28
29	30	36	8	Missed OpportunityDARYL HALL JOHN OATES ARISTA 1-9727	29
30	39	52	3	Love BitesDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 402-7/POLYGRAM	30
31	36	38	8	I Don't Want To Be A HeroJOHNNY HATES JAZZ VIRGIN 7-99304	31
32	37	48	5	Don't Be CruelCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-07965/E.P.A.	32
33	31	35	12	Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make It Right)DENISE LOPEZ VENDETTA 7200/A&M	31
34	40	47	5	A Nightmare On My StreetD.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE JIVE 1124/RCA	34
35	26	18	19	Pour Some Sugar On MeDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 298-7/POLYGRAM	2
36	38	49	6	Don't Be CruelBOBBY BROWN MCA 53327	36
37	21	16	11	The TwistFAT BOYS TIN PAN APPLE 887 571-7/POLYGRAM	16
38	41	51	5	Fallen AngelPOISON ENIGMA 44191/CAPITOL	38
39	42	45	6	Look Out Any WindowBRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE RCA 8678	39
40	49	57	7	What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)INFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 7-27826/REPRISE	40
41	22	15	31	Do You Love MeTHE CONTOURS MOTOWN Y 448	3
42	48	60	4	Staying TogetherDEBBIE GIBSON ATLANTIC 7-89034	42
43	29	20	15	Parents Just Don't UnderstandD.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE JIVE 1099/RCA	12
44	45	58	6	The Right StuffVANESSA WILLIAMS WING 887 386-7/POLYGRAM	44
45	32	26	21	The FlameCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-07745/E.P.A.	1
46	44	43	8	Spring Love (Come Back To Me)STEVIE B LMR 74002	43
47	54	66	4	What You See Is What You GetBRENDA K. STARR MCA 53367	47
48	53	65	4	Forever YoungROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-27796	48
49	63	—	2	★★★ POWER PICK/AIRPLAY ★★★ True LoveGLENN FREY MCA 53363	49
50	50	53	7	SummergirlsDINO 4TH & B'WAY 7468	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	61	—	2	Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?STEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99290	51
52	67	85	18	Red Red WineUB40 A&M 1244	34
53	57	68	5	Chains Of LoveERASURE SIRE 7-27844/REPRISE	53
54	43	42	8	Better Be Home SoonCROWDED HOUSE CAPITOL 44164	42
55	55	63	6	Inside OutsideTHE COVER GIRLS FEVER 1916/SUTRA	55
56	68	86	3	Never Tear Us ApartINXS ATLANTIC 7-89038	56
57	47	41	11	Knocked OutPAULA ABDUL VIRGIN 7-99329	41
58	65	75	6	Time And TideBASIA EPIC 34-07730/E.P.A.	58
59	64	69	6	Make It Last ForeverKEITH SWEAT with JACCI MCGHEE VINTERTAINMENT 7-69386/ELEKTRA	59
60	72	84	4	Off On Your Own (Girl)AL B. SURE! WARNER BROS. 7-27870	60
61	70	80	3	SuperstitiousEUROPE EPIC 34-07979/E.P.A.	61
62	69	77	4	The Dead HeartMIDNIGHT OIL COLUMBIA 38-07964	62
63	56	34	13	I Know You're Out There SomewhereTHE MOODY BLUES POLYDOR 887 600-7/POLYGRAM	30
64	58	59	9	Tell MeWHITE LION ATLANTIC 7-89051	58
65	62	55	11	Say It's Gonna RainWILL TO POWER EPIC 34-07908/E.P.A.	49
66	52	33	16	New SensationINXS ATLANTIC 7-89080	3
67	59	50	22	I Still BelieveBRENDA K. STARR MCA 53288	13
68	91	—	2	IndestructibleTHE FOUR TOPS ARISTA 1-9706	68
69	46	24	14	The Colour Of LoveBILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9707/ARISTA	17
70	51	30	17	Rush HourJANE WIEDLIN EMI-MANHATTAN 50118	9
71	74	73	6	Always There For YouSTRYPER ENIGMA 75019	71
72	78	79	6	Nice 'N' SlowFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 44171	72
73	84	89	3	JackieBLUE ZONE U.K. ARISTA 1-9725	73
74	94	—	2	Wild, Wild WestTHE ESCAPE CLUB ATLANTIC 7-89048	74
75	60	56	7	Heart Turns To StoneFOREIGNER ATLANTIC 7-89046	56
76	66	44	17	Mercedes BoyPEBBLES MCA 53279	2
77	71	46	16	Love Changes (Everything)CLIMIE FISHER CAPITOL 44137	23
78	89	—	2	Another LoverGIANT STEPS A&M 1226	78
79	73	54	19	Foolish BeatDEBBIE GIBSON ATLANTIC 7-89109	1
80	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ The Loco-MotionKYLIE MINOGUE GEFFEN 7-27752	80
81	86	92	3	Don't Walk AwayTONI CHILDS A&M 1237	81
82	92	—	2	It Takes TwoROB BASE & D.J. E-Z ROCK PROFILE 5186	82
83	77	70	19	SupersonicJ.J. FAD RUTHLESS 7-99328/ATLANTIC	30
84	90	—	2	The RumourOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 53294	84
85	80	83	27	Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)SAMANTHA FOX JIVE 1089/RCA	3
86	83	78	22	Kiss Me DeadlyLITA FORD RCA 6866	12
87	75	76	5	Mary, MaryRUN-D.M.C. PROFILE 5211	75
88	96	97	3	Long And Lasting Love (Once In A Lifetime)GLENN MEDEIROS AMHERST 324	88
89	95	—	2	She's On The LeftJEFFREY OSBORNE A&M 1227	89
90	88	91	3	Sendin' All My LoveTHE JETS MCA 53380	88
91	NEW▶		1	Ship Of FoolsROBERT PLANT ESPARANZA 7-99333/ATLANTIC	91
92	82	71	17	Lost In YouROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-27927	12
93	NEW▶		1	Powerful StuffTHE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS ELEKTRA 7-69384	93
94	76	61	11	Boom! There She WasSCRITTI POLITTI featuring ROGER WARNER BROS. 7-27976	53
95	NEW▶		1	When I Fall In LoveNATALIE COLE EMI-MANHATTAN 50138	95
96	85	67	20	Make It RealTHE JETS MCA 53311	4
97	81	62	21	Nite And DayAL B. SURE! WARNER BROS. 7-28192	7
98	97	82	22	Beds Are BurningMIDNIGHT OIL COLUMBIA 38-07433	17
99	93	72	19	Nothin' But A Good TimePOISON ENIGMA 44145/CAPITOL	6
100	87	64	8	Hole In My Heart (All The Way To China)CYNDI LAUPER EPIC 34-07940/E.P.A.	54

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