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FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 26, 1988

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 11/19 12/03 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	4	10	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One Bad MedicineBON JOVI MERCURY 870 657-7/POLYGRAM	1
2	6	8	12	Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird MedleyWILL TO POWER EPIC 34-08034/E.P.A.	2
3	4	6	9	DesireU2 ISLAND 7-99250/ATLANTIC	3
4	8	11	12	How Can I Fall?BREATHE A&M 1224	4
5	7	9	8	Kissing A FoolGEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-08050	5
6	9	12	10	Look AwayCHICAGO REPRISE 7-27766	6
7	11	15	7	I Don't Want Your LoveDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 44237	7
8	2	1	15	Wild, Wild WestTHE ESCAPE CLUB ATLANTIC 7-89048	1
9	13	16	10	Giving You The Best That I GotANITA BAKER ELEKTRA 7-69371	9
10	3	3	14	The Loco-MotionKYLIE MINOGUE GEFFEN 7-27752	3
11	5	2	13	Kokomo (FROM THE "COCKTAIL" SOUNDTRACK)THE BEACH BOYS ELEKTRA 7-69385	1
12	15	17	12	Waiting For A Star To FallBOY MEETS GIRL RCA 8691	12
13	12	14	13	Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)CINDERELLA MERCURY 870 644-7/POLYGRAM	12
14	18	24	6	Welcome To The JungleGUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN 7-27759	14
15	17	21	9	Walk On WaterEDDIE MONEY COLUMBIA 38-08060	15
16	23	32	5	Every Rose Has Its ThornPOISON ENIGMA 44203/CAPITOL	16
17	19	22	13	The PromiseWHEN IN ROME VIRGIN 7-99323	17
18	22	33	6	My PrerogativeBOBBY BROWN MCA 53383	18
19	14	13	15	Another LoverGIANT STEPS A&M 1226	13
20	10	5	12	One Moment In TimeWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9743	5
21	24	26	8	Domino DancingPET SHOP BOYS EMI 50161	21
22	25	29	9	★★★ POWER PICK/SALES ★★★ Finish What Ya StartedVAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 7-27746	22
23	16	7	13	Groovy Kind Of LovePHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89017	1
24	29	35	9	Spy In The House Of LoveWAS (NOT WAS) CHRYSALIS 43266	24
25	27	31	8	Small WorldHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 43306	25
26	31	36	7	In Your RoomBANGLES COLUMBIA 38-08090	26
27	26	27	11	Edge Of A Broken HeartVIXEN EMI 50141	26
28	32	38	6	Till I Loved YouBARBRA STREISAND & DON JOHNSON COLUMBIA 38-08062	28
29	34	39	6	Early In The MorningROBERT PALMER EMI 50157	29
30	35	40	8	Not Just Another GirlIVAN NEVILLE POLYDOR 887 814-7/POLYGRAM	30
31	38	43	6	I Remember Holding YouBOYS CLUB MCA 53430	31
32	21	10	16	Never Tear Us ApartINXS ATLANTIC 7-89038	7
33	42	56	4	Don't Rush MeTAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA 1-9722	33
34	39	49	5	SilhouetteKENNY G ARISTA 1-9751	34
35	47	—	2	★★★ POWER PICK/AIRPLAY ★★★ Two HeartsPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-88980	35
36	43	46	7	Yeah, Yeah, YeahJUDSON SPENCE ATLANTIC 7-88999	36
37	45	47	7	The Way You Love MeKARYN WHITE WARNER BROS. 7-27773	37
38	49	66	3	Smooth CriminalMICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 34-08044/E.P.A.	38
39	40	42	9	Symptoms Of True LoveTRACIE SPENCER CAPITOL 44140	39
40	28	18	20	What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)INFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 7-27826/REPRISE	3
41	20	19	11	A Word In SpanishELTON JOHN MCA 53408	19
42	53	71	4	Put A Little Love In Your HeartANNIE LENNOX & AL GREEN A&M 1255	42
43	30	20	31	Red Red WineUB40 A&M 1244	1
44	54	59	5	Thanks For My ChildCHERYL "PEPSII" RILEY COLUMBIA 38-07996	44
45	51	57	6	Hippy Hippy Shake (FROM "COCKTAIL")GEORGIA SATELLITES ELEKTRA 7-69366	45
46	65	—	2	Armageddon ItDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 692-7/POLYGRAM	46
47	52	58	5	Little LiarJOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS BLACKHEART 4-08095/E.P.A.	47
48	56	62	5	Handle With CareTRAVELING WILBURYS WILBURY 7-27732/WARNER BROS.	48
49	59	65	5	Wild WorldMAXI PRIEST VIRGIN 7-99269	49
50	46	44	8	Any LoveLUTHER VANDROSS EPIC 34-08047/E.P.A.	44

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	36	30	19	Don't Be CruelBOBBY BROWN MCA 53327	8
52	62	81	4	All This TimeTIFFANY MCA 53371	52
53	58	64	4	Ghost TownCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-08097/E.P.A.	53
54	33	23	15	Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?STEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99290	6
55	48	48	10	Boy, I've Been ToldSA-FIRE CUTTING 870 514-7/POLYGRAM	48
56	41	28	16	Love BitesDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 402-7/POLYGRAM	1
57	44	34	17	Forever YoungROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-27796	12
58	60	63	7	Peek-A-BooSIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES GEFFEN 7-27760	58
59	63	72	5	Girls Ain't Nothing But TroubleD.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE JIVE 1147/RCA	59
60	61	67	5	Best Of TimesPETER CETERA FULL MOON 7-27712/WARNER BROS.	60
61	76	89	3	I Wanna Have Some FunSAMANTHA FOX JIVE 1154/RCA	61
62	79	83	4	When The Children CryWHITE LION ATLANTIC 7-89015	62
63	37	25	18	Chains Of LoveERASURE SIRE 7-27844/REPRISE	12
64	71	87	3	Back On HolidayROBBIE NEVIL EMI 50152	64
65	69	75	4	Baby Can I Hold YouTRACY CHAPMAN ELEKTRA 7-69356	65
66	70	78	4	It's Money That MattersRANDY NEWMAN REPRISE 7-27709	66
67	57	41	18	Don't Worry, Be Happy (FROM "COCKTAIL")BOBBY McFERRIN EMI 50146	1
68	55	45	25	I'll Always Love YouTAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA 1-9700	3
69	64	54	10	Cars With The BoomL'TRIMM ATLANTIC 7-89005	54
70	77	84	4	Nobody's PerfectMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-88990	70
71	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Holding OnSTEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99261	71
72	68	69	6	Dancing Under A Latin MoonCANDI I.R.S. 53436/MCA	68
73	81	82	9	Forever YoungALPHAVILLE ATLANTIC 7-89013	73
74	66	61	8	Didn't Know It Was LoveSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-08067/E.P.A.	61
75	67	68	5	Rock & Roll StrategyTHIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 1246	67
76	72	55	23	Please Don't Go GirlNEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK COLUMBIA 38-07700	10
77	84	91	4	The Lover In MeSHEENA EASTON MCA 53416	77
78	NEW▶		1	Born To Be My BabyBON JOVI MERCURY 872 156-7/POLYGRAM	78
79	97	—	2	You Got It (The Right Stuff)NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK COLUMBIA 38-08092	79
80	88	—	2	Killing Me SoftlyAL B. SURE! WARNER BROS. 7-27772	80
81	78	60	23	I Hate Myself For Loving YouJOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS BLACKHEART 4-07919/E.P.A.	8
82	87	90	3	I'm Gonna Miss YouKENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-08091	82
83	75	50	19	Time And TideBASIA EPIC 34-07730/E.P.A.	26
84	RE-ENTRY		8	When I'm With YouSHERIFF CAPITOL 43302	61
85	82	70	23	Sweet Child O' MineGUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN 7-27963	1
86	96	—	2	Cross My HeartEIGHTH WONDER WTG 31-08036	86
87	74	76	7	Put This Love To The TestJON ASTLEY ATLANTIC 7-89027	74
88	89	97	4	I Believe In YouSTRYPER ENIGMA 75028	88
89	73	52	15	It Takes TwoROB BASE & D.J. E-Z ROCK PROFILE 5186	36
90	86	53	15	True LoveGLENN FREY MCA 53363	13
91	NEW▶		1	Love, Truth & HonestyBANANARAMA LONDON 886 362-7/POL.	91
92	91	88	3	(It's Just) The Way That You Love MePAULA ABDUL VIRGIN 7-99282	88
93	85	86	4	You Make Me WorkCAMEO ATLANTA ARTISTS 870 587-7/POLYGRAM	85
94	80	73	7	Don't Break My HeartROMEO'S DAUGHTER JIVE 1140/RCA	73
95	95	100	3	You're Not My Kind Of GirlNEW EDITION MCA 53405	95
96	NEW▶		1	What I AmEDIE BRICKELL & NEW BOHEMIANS GEFFEN 7-27696	96
97	94	96	3	If You Feel ItDENISE LOPEZ VENDETTA 7213/A&M	94
98	NEW▶		1	Walking AwayINFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 7-27736/REPRISE	98
99	NEW▶		1	The Only Way Is UpYAZZ AND THE PLASTIC POPULATION ELEKTRA 7-69365	99
100	50	37	9	Downtown LifeDARYL HALL JOHN OATES ARISTA 1-9753	31

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