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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 10, 1988

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 09/03 09/17 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	4	12	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Sweet Child O' MineGUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN 7-27963	1
2	3	5	11	Simply IrresistibleROBERT PALMER EMI-MANHATTAN 50133	2
3	6	8	9	Perfect WorldHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 43265	3
4	1	1	10	MonkeyGEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-07941	1
5	8	13	11	When It's LoveVAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 7-27827	5
6	7	6	15	Fast CarTRACY CHAPMAN ELEKTRA 7-69412	6
7	10	16	14	I'll Always Love YouTAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA 1-9700	7
8	9	15	11	If It Isn't LoveNEW EDITION MCA 53264	8
9	15	25	7	Don't Worry, Be HappyBOBBY McFERRIN EMI-MANHATTAN 50146	9
10	13	18	10	Nobody's Fool (THEME FROM "CADDYSHACK II")KENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-07971	10
11	12	17	8	Another Part Of MeMICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 34-07962/E.P.A.	11
12	4	2	13	I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like ThatELTON JOHN MCA 53345	2
13	14	20	9	It Would Take A Strong Strong ManRICK ASTLEY RCA 8663	13
14	17	22	8	One Good WomanPETER CETERA FULL MOON 7-27824/WARNER BROS.	14
15	5	3	15	I Don't Wanna Live Without Your LoveCHICAGO REPRISE 7-27855	3
16	24	30	5	Love BitesDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 402-7/POLYGRAM	16
17	21	26	12	I Hate Myself For Loving YouJOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS BLACKHEART 4-07919/E.P.A.	17
18	26	32	7	Don't Be CruelCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-07965/E.P.A.	18
19	28	34	7	A Nightmare On My StreetD.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE JIVE 1124/RCA	19
20	23	24	12	Here With MeREO SPEEDWAGON EPIC 34-07901/E.P.A.	20
21	27	28	12	Please Don't Go GirlNEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK COLUMBIA 38-07700	21
22	19	19	11	All Fired UpPAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 43268	19
23	29	36	8	★★★ POWER PICK/SALES ★★★ Don't Be CruelBOBBY BROWN MCA 53327	23
24	11	9	11	Love Will Save The DayWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9720	9
25	32	38	7	Fallen AngelPOISON ENIGMA 44191/CAPITOL	25
26	33	40	9	What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)INFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 7-27826/REPRISE	26
27	20	12	22	Hands To HeavenBREATHE A&M 2991	2
28	36	52	20	Red Red WineUB40 A&M 1244	28
29	16	7	14	Roll With ItSTEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99326	1
30	34	42	6	Staying TogetherDEBBIE GIBSON ATLANTIC 7-89034	30
31	18	10	15	1-2-3GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-07921/E.P.A.	3
32	31	31	10	I Don't Want To Be A HeroJOHNNY HATES JAZZ VIRGIN 7-99304	31
33	22	11	17	Make Me Lose ControlERIC CARMEN ARISTA 1-9686	3
34	40	47	6	What You See Is What You GetBRENDA K. STARR MCA 53367	34
35	41	48	6	Forever YoungROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-27796	35
36	42	51	4	Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?STEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99290	36
37	44	49	4	True LoveGLENN FREY MCA 53363	37
38	45	53	7	Chains Of LoveERASURE SIRE 7-27844/REPRISE	38
39	25	14	16	Sign Your NameTERENCE TRENT D'ARBY COLUMBIA 38-07911	4
40	30	21	17	Hold On To The NightsRICHARD MARX EMI-MANHATTAN 50106	1
41	35	39	8	Look Out Any WindowBRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE RCA 8678	35
42	52	—	2	★★★ POWER PICK/AIRPLAY ★★★ Groovy Kind Of LovePHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89017	42
43	49	56	5	Never Tear Us ApartINXS ATLANTIC 7-89038	43
44	47	46	10	Spring Love (Come Back To Me)STEVIE B LMR 74002	43
45	58	74	4	Wild, Wild WestTHE ESCAPE CLUB ATLANTIC 7-89048	45
46	54	58	8	Time And TideBASIA EPIC 34-07730/E.P.A.	46
47	39	27	18	Just Got PaidJOHNNY KEMP COLUMBIA 38-07744	10
48	38	33	14	Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make It Right)DENISE LOPEZ VENDETTA 7200/A&M	31
49	55	60	6	Off On Your Own (Girl)AL B. SURE! WARNER BROS. 7-27870	49
50	64	80	3	The Loco-MotionKYLIE MINOGUE GEFFEN 7-27752	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	46	35	21	Pour Some Sugar On MeDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 298-7/POLYGRAM	2
52	56	61	5	SuperstitiousEUROPE EPIC 34-07979/E.P.A.	52
53	50	50	9	SummergirlsDINO 4TH & B'WAY 7468	50
54	63	68	4	IndestructibleTHE FOUR TOPS ARISTA 1-9706	54
55	43	23	15	Rag DollAEROSMITH GEFFEN 7-27915	17
56	61	62	6	The Dead HeartMIDNIGHT OIL COLUMBIA 38-07964	56
57	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ One Moment In TimeWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9743	57
58	69	82	4	It Takes TwoROB BASE & D.J. E-Z ROCK PROFILE 5186	58
59	66	78	4	Another LoverGIANT STEPS A&M 1226	59
60	57	55	8	Inside OutsideTHE COVER GIRLS FEVER 1916/SUTRA	55
61	48	44	8	The Right StuffVANESSA WILLIAMS WING 887 386-7/POLYGRAM	44
62	68	84	4	The RumourOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 53294	62
63	67	73	5	JackieBLUE ZONE U.K. ARISTA 1-9725	63
64	65	72	8	Nice 'N' SlowFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 44171	64
65	53	43	17	Parents Just Don't UnderstandD.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE JIVE 1099/RCA	12
66	37	29	10	Missed OpportunityDARYL HALL JOHN OATES ARISTA 1-9727	29
67	59	59	8	Make It Last ForeverKEITH SWEAT with JACCI MCGHEE VINTERTAINMENT 7-69386/ELEKTRA	59
68	51	45	23	The FlameCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-07745/E.P.A.	1
69	74	—	2	Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)CINDERELLA MERCURY 870 644-7/POLYGRAM	69
70	73	89	4	She's On The LeftJEFFREY OSBORNE A&M 1227	70
71	60	41	33	Do You Love MeTHE CONTOURS MOTOWN Y 448	3
72	76	81	5	Don't Walk AwayTONI CHILDS A&M 1237	72
73	87	—	2	The PromiseWHEN IN ROME VIRGIN 7-99323	73
74	75	88	5	Long And Lasting Love (Once In A Lifetime)GLENN MEDEIROS AMHERST 324	74
75	79	93	3	Powerful StuffTHE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS ELEKTRA 7-69384	75
76	86	—	2	Inside A DreamJANE WIEDLIN EMI-MANHATTAN 50145	76
77	62	37	13	The TwistFAT BOYS TIN PAN APPLE 887 571-7/POLYGRAM	16
78	96	—	2	Kokomo (FROM THE "COCKTAIL" SOUNDTRACK)THE BEACH BOYS ELEKTRA 7-69385	78
79	NEW▶		1	How Can I Fall?BREATHE A&M 1224	79
80	77	67	24	I Still BelieveBRENDA K. STARR MCA 53288	13
81	NEW▶		1	Dance Little SisterTERENCE TRENT D'ARBY COLUMBIA 38-08023	81
82	71	54	10	Better Be Home SoonCROWDED HOUSE CAPITOL 44164	42
83	NEW▶		1	Waiting For A Star To FallBOY MEETS GIRL RCA 8691	83
84	72	65	13	Say It's Gonna RainWILL TO POWER EPIC 34-07908/E.P.A.	49
85	84	91	3	Ship Of FoolsROBERT PLANT ESPARANZA 7-99333/ATLANTIC	84
86	93	—	2	Heart Don't Fail Me NowHOLLY KNIGHT COLUMBIA 38-07932	86
87	80	75	9	Heart Turns To StoneFOREIGNER ATLANTIC 7-89046	56
88	94	—	2	What's The Matter Here?10,000 MANIACS ELEKTRA 7-69388	88
89	88	83	21	SupersonicJ.J. FAD RUTHLESS 7-99328/ATLANTIC	30
90	78	69	16	The Colour Of LoveBILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9707/ARISTA	17
91	81	63	15	I Know You're Out There SomewhereTHE MOODY BLUES POLYDOR 887 600-7/POLYGRAM	30
92	70	57	13	Knocked OutPAULA ABDUL VIRGIN 7-99329	41
93	90	—	2	Pretty Boys And Pretty GirlsBOOK OF LOVE SIRE 7-27858/WARNER BROS.	90
94	82	64	11	Tell MeWHITE LION ATLANTIC 7-89051	58
95	RE-ENTRY		7	StrangeloveDEPECHE MODE SIRE 7-27777/WARNER BROS.	76
96	85	77	18	Love Changes (Everything)CLIMIE FISHER CAPITOL 44137	23
97	NEW▶		1	Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird MedleyWILL TO POWER EPIC 34-08034/E.P.A.	97
98	NEW▶		1	Button Off My ShirtPAUL CARRACK CHRYSALIS 43288	98
99	83	71	8	Always There For YouSTRYPER ENIGMA 75019	71
100	89	70	19	Rush HourJANE WIEDLIN EMI-MANHATTAN 50118	9

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