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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 3, 1988

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 08/27 09/10 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	2	9	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One MonkeyGEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-07941	1
2	4	9	11	Sweet Child O' MineGUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN 7-27963	2
3	5	12	10	Simply IrresistibleROBERT PALMER EMI-MANHATTAN 50133	3
4	2	4	12	I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like ThatELTON JOHN MCA 53345	2
5	3	6	14	I Don't Wanna Live Without Your LoveCHICAGO REPRISE 7-27855	3
6	8	13	8	Perfect WorldHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 43265	6
7	6	10	14	Fast CarTRACY CHAPMAN ELEKTRA 7-69412	6
8	13	16	10	When It's LoveVAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 7-27827	8
9	15	18	10	If It Isn't LoveNEW EDITION MCA 53264	9
10	16	19	13	I'll Always Love YouTAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA 1-9700	10
11	9	11	10	Love Will Save The DayWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9720	9
12	17	20	7	Another Part Of MeMICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 34-07962/E.P.A.	12
13	18	23	9	Nobody's Fool (THEME FROM "CADDYSHACK II")KENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-07971	13
14	20	25	8	It Would Take A Strong Strong ManRICK ASTLEY RCA 8663	14
15	25	35	6	Don't Worry, Be HappyBOBBY McFERRIN EMI-MANHATTAN 50146	15
16	7	1	13	Roll With ItSTEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99326	1
17	22	27	7	One Good WomanPETER CETERA FULL MOON 7-27824/WARNER BROS.	17
18	10	3	14	1-2-3GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-07921/E.P.A.	3
19	19	24	10	All Fired UpPAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 43268	19
20	12	7	21	Hands To HeavenBREATHE A&M 2991	2
21	26	33	11	I Hate Myself For Loving YouJOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS BLACKHEART 4-07919/E.P.A.	21
22	11	5	16	Make Me Lose ControlERIC CARMEN ARISTA 1-9686	3
23	24	28	11	Here With MeREO SPEEDWAGON EPIC 34-07901/E.P.A.	23
24	30	39	4	★★★ POWER PICK/SALES ★★★ Love BitesDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 402-7/POLYGRAM	24
25	14	8	15	Sign Your NameTERENCE TRENT D'ARBY COLUMBIA 38-07911	4
26	32	37	6	Don't Be CruelCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-07965/E.P.A.	26
27	28	34	11	Please Don't Go GirlNEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK COLUMBIA 38-07700	27
28	34	40	6	A Nightmare On My StreetD.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE JIVE 1124/RCA	28
29	36	38	7	Don't Be CruelBOBBY BROWN MCA 53327	29
30	21	14	16	Hold On To The NightsRICHARD MARX EMI-MANHATTAN 50106	1
31	31	36	9	I Don't Want To Be A HeroJOHNNY HATES JAZZ VIRGIN 7-99304	31
32	38	41	6	Fallen AngelPOISON ENIGMA 44191/CAPITOL	32
33	40	49	8	What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)INFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 7-27826/REPRISE	33
34	42	48	5	Staying TogetherDEBBIE GIBSON ATLANTIC 7-89034	34
35	39	42	7	Look Out Any WindowBRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE RCA 8678	35
36	52	67	19	★★★ POWER PICK/AIRPLAY ★★★ Red Red WineUB40 A&M 1244	34
37	29	30	9	Missed OpportunityDARYL HALL JOHN OATES ARISTA 1-9727	29
38	33	31	13	Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make It Right)DENISE LOPEZ VENDETTA 7200/A&M	31
39	27	15	17	Just Got PaidJOHNNY KEMP COLUMBIA 38-07744	10
40	47	54	5	What You See Is What You GetBRENDA K. STARR MCA 53367	40
41	48	53	5	Forever YoungROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-27796	41
42	51	61	3	Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?STEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99290	42
43	23	17	14	Rag DollAEROSMITH GEFFEN 7-27915	17
44	49	63	3	True LoveGLENN FREY MCA 53363	44
45	53	57	6	Chains Of LoveERASURE SIRE 7-27844/REPRISE	45
46	35	26	20	Pour Some Sugar On MeDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 298-7/POLYGRAM	2
47	46	44	9	Spring Love (Come Back To Me)STEVIE B LMR 74002	43
48	44	45	7	The Right StuffVANESSA WILLIAMS WING 887 386-7/POLYGRAM	44
49	56	68	4	Never Tear Us ApartINXS ATLANTIC 7-89038	49
50	50	50	8	SummergirlsDINO 4TH & B'WAY 7468	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	45	32	22	The FlameCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-07745/E.P.A.	1
52	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Groovy Kind Of LovePHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89017	52
53	43	29	16	Parents Just Don't UnderstandD.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE JIVE 1099/RCA	12
54	58	65	7	Time And TideBASIA EPIC 34-07730/E.P.A.	54
55	60	72	5	Off On Your Own (Girl)AL B. SURE! WARNER BROS. 7-27870	55
56	61	70	4	SuperstitiousEUROPE EPIC 34-07979/E.P.A.	56
57	55	55	7	Inside OutsideTHE COVER GIRLS FEVER 1916/SUTRA	55
58	74	94	3	Wild, Wild WestTHE ESCAPE CLUB ATLANTIC 7-89048	58
59	59	64	7	Make It Last ForeverKEITH SWEAT with JACCI MCGHEE VINTERTAINMENT 7-69386/ELEKTRA	59
60	41	22	32	Do You Love MeTHE CONTOURS MOTOWN Y 448	3
61	62	69	5	The Dead HeartMIDNIGHT OIL COLUMBIA 38-07964	61
62	37	21	12	The TwistFAT BOYS TIN PAN APPLE 887 571-7/POLYGRAM	16
63	68	91	3	IndestructibleTHE FOUR TOPS ARISTA 1-9706	63
64	80	—	2	The Loco-MotionKYLIE MINOGUE GEFFEN 7-27752	64
65	72	78	7	Nice 'N' SlowFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 44171	65
66	78	89	3	Another LoverGIANT STEPS A&M 1226	66
67	73	84	4	JackieBLUE ZONE U.K. ARISTA 1-9725	67
68	84	90	3	The RumourOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 53294	68
69	82	92	3	It Takes TwoROB BASE & D.J. E-Z ROCK PROFILE 5186	69
70	57	47	12	Knocked OutPAULA ABDUL VIRGIN 7-99329	41
71	54	43	9	Better Be Home SoonCROWDED HOUSE CAPITOL 44164	42
72	65	62	12	Say It's Gonna RainWILL TO POWER EPIC 34-07908/E.P.A.	49
73	89	95	3	She's On The LeftJEFFREY OSBORNE A&M 1227	73
74	NEW▶		1	Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)CINDERELLA MERCURY 870 644-7/POLYGRAM	74
75	88	96	4	Long And Lasting Love (Once In A Lifetime)GLENN MEDEIROS AMHERST 324	75
76	81	86	4	Don't Walk AwayTONI CHILDS A&M 1237	76
77	67	59	23	I Still BelieveBRENDA K. STARR MCA 53288	13
78	69	46	15	The Colour Of LoveBILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9707/ARISTA	17
79	93	—	2	Powerful StuffTHE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS ELEKTRA 7-69384	79
80	75	60	8	Heart Turns To StoneFOREIGNER ATLANTIC 7-89046	56
81	63	56	14	I Know You're Out There SomewhereTHE MOODY BLUES POLYDOR 887 600-7/POLYGRAM	30
82	64	58	10	Tell MeWHITE LION ATLANTIC 7-89051	58
83	71	74	7	Always There For YouSTRYPER ENIGMA 75019	71
84	91	—	2	Ship Of FoolsROBERT PLANT ESPARANZA 7-99333/ATLANTIC	84
85	77	71	17	Love Changes (Everything)CLIMIE FISHER CAPITOL 44137	23
86	NEW▶		1	Inside A DreamJANE WIEDLIN EMI-MANHATTAN 50145	86
87	NEW▶		1	The PromiseWHEN IN ROME VIRGIN 7-99323	87
88	83	77	20	SupersonicJ.J. FAD RUTHLESS 7-99328/ATLANTIC	30
89	70	51	18	Rush HourJANE WIEDLIN EMI-MANHATTAN 50118	9
90	NEW▶		1	Pretty Boys And Pretty GirlsBOOK OF LOVE SIRE 7-27858/WARNER BROS.	90
91	90	88	4	Sendin' All My LoveTHE JETS MCA 53380	88
92	66	52	17	New SensationINXS ATLANTIC 7-89080	3
93	NEW▶		1	Heart Don't Fail Me NowHOLLY KNIGHT COLUMBIA 38-07932	93
94	NEW▶		1	What's The Matter Here?10,000 MANIACS ELEKTRA 7-69388	94
95	79	73	20	Foolish BeatDEBBIE GIBSON ATLANTIC 7-89109	1
96	NEW▶		1	Kokomo (FROM THE "COCKTAIL" SOUNDTRACK)THE BEACH BOYS ELEKTRA 7-69385	96
97	92	82	18	Lost In YouROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-27927	12
98	76	66	18	Mercedes BoyPEBBLES MCA 53279	2
99	86	83	23	Kiss Me DeadlyLITA FORD RCA 6866	12
100	87	75	6	Mary, MaryRUN-D.M.C. PROFILE 5211	75

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