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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 3, 1988

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 11/26 12/10 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	6	13	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird MedleyWILL TO POWER EPIC 34-08034/E.P.A.	1
2	6	9	11	Look AwayCHICAGO REPRISE 7-27766	2
3	4	8	13	How Can I Fall?BREATHE A&M 1224	3
4	7	11	8	I Don't Want Your LoveDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 44237	4
5	3	4	10	DesireU2 ISLAND 7-99250/ATLANTIC	3
6	9	13	11	Giving You The Best That I GotANITA BAKER ELEKTRA 7-69371	6
7	12	15	13	Waiting For A Star To FallBOY MEETS GIRL RCA 8691	7
8	1	1	11	Bad MedicineBON JOVI MERCURY 870 657-7/POLYGRAM	1
9	5	7	9	Kissing A FoolGEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-08050	5
10	16	23	6	Every Rose Has Its ThornPOISON ENIGMA 44203/CAPITOL	10
11	14	18	7	Welcome To The JungleGUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN 7-27759	11
12	15	17	10	Walk On WaterEDDIE MONEY COLUMBIA 38-08060	12
13	18	22	7	My PrerogativeBOBBY BROWN MCA 53383	13
14	17	19	14	The PromiseWHEN IN ROME VIRGIN 7-99323	14
15	8	2	16	Wild, Wild WestTHE ESCAPE CLUB ATLANTIC 7-89048	1
16	11	5	14	Kokomo (FROM THE "COCKTAIL" SOUNDTRACK)THE BEACH BOYS ELEKTRA 7-69385	1
17	22	25	10	Finish What Ya StartedVAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 7-27746	17
18	21	24	9	Domino DancingPET SHOP BOYS EMI 50161	18
19	10	3	15	The Loco-MotionKYLIE MINOGUE GEFFEN 7-27752	3
20	26	31	8	In Your RoomBANGLES COLUMBIA 38-08090	20
21	13	12	14	Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)CINDERELLA MERCURY 870 644-7/POLYGRAM	12
22	24	29	10	Spy In The House Of LoveWAS (NOT WAS) CHRYSALIS 43266	22
23	29	34	7	Early In The MorningROBERT PALMER EMI 50157	23
24	35	47	3	★★★ POWER PICK/SALES & AIRPLAY ★★★ Two HeartsPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-88980	24
25	28	32	7	Till I Loved YouBARBRA STREISAND & DON JOHNSON COLUMBIA 38-08062	25
26	33	42	5	Don't Rush MeTAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA 1-9722	26
27	31	38	7	I Remember Holding YouBOYS CLUB MCA 53430	27
28	34	39	6	SilhouetteKENNY G ARISTA 1-9751	28
29	30	35	9	Not Just Another GirlIVAN NEVILLE POLYDOR 887 814-7/POLYGRAM	29
30	23	16	14	Groovy Kind Of LovePHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89017	1
31	25	27	9	Small WorldHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 43306	25
32	38	49	4	Smooth CriminalMICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 34-08044/E.P.A.	32
33	36	43	8	Yeah, Yeah, YeahJUDSON SPENCE ATLANTIC 7-88999	33
34	42	53	5	Put A Little Love In Your HeartANNIE LENNOX & AL GREEN A&M 1255	34
35	19	14	16	Another LoverGIANT STEPS A&M 1226	13
36	37	45	8	The Way You Love MeKARYN WHITE WARNER BROS. 7-27773	36
37	46	65	3	Armageddon ItDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 692-7/POLYGRAM	37
38	39	40	10	Symptoms Of True LoveTRACIE SPENCER CAPITOL 44140	38
39	20	10	13	One Moment In TimeWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9743	5
40	52	62	5	All This TimeTIFFANY MCA 53371	40
41	47	52	6	Little LiarJOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS BLACKHEART 4-08095/E.P.A.	41
42	49	59	6	Wild WorldMAXI PRIEST VIRGIN 7-99269	42
43	44	54	6	Thanks For My ChildCHERYL "PEPSII" RILEY COLUMBIA 38-07996	43
44	27	26	12	Edge Of A Broken HeartVIXEN EMI 50141	26
45	45	51	7	Hippy Hippy Shake (FROM "COCKTAIL")GEORGIA SATELLITES ELEKTRA 7-69366	45
46	53	58	5	Ghost TownCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-08097/E.P.A.	46
47	48	56	6	Handle With CareTRAVELING WILBURYS WILBURY 7-27732/WARNER BROS.	47
48	71	—	2	Holding OnSTEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99261	48
49	62	79	5	When The Children CryWHITE LION ATLANTIC 7-89015	49
50	61	76	4	I Wanna Have Some FunSAMANTHA FOX JIVE 1154/RCA	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	32	21	17	Never Tear Us ApartINXS ATLANTIC 7-89038	7
52	78	—	2	Born To Be My BabyBON JOVI MERCURY 872 156-7/POLYGRAM	52
53	58	60	8	Peek-A-BooSIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES GEFFEN 7-27760	53
54	40	28	21	What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)INFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 7-27826/REPRISE	3
55	43	30	32	Red Red WineUB40 A&M 1244	1
56	64	71	4	Back On HolidayROBBIE NEVIL EMI 50152	56
57	59	63	6	Girls Ain't Nothing But TroubleD.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE JIVE 1147/RCA	57
58	65	69	5	Baby Can I Hold YouTRACY CHAPMAN ELEKTRA 7-69356	58
59	60	61	6	Best Of TimesPETER CETERA FULL MOON 7-27712/WARNER BROS.	59
60	66	70	5	It's Money That MattersRANDY NEWMAN REPRISE 7-27709	60
61	77	84	5	The Lover In MeSHEENA EASTON MCA 53416	61
62	50	46	9	Any LoveLUTHER VANDROSS EPIC 34-08047/E.P.A.	44
63	55	48	11	Boy, I've Been ToldSA-FIRE CUTTING 870 514-7/POLYGRAM	48
64	70	77	5	Nobody's PerfectMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-88990	64
65	56	41	17	Love BitesDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 402-7/POLYGRAM	1
66	51	36	20	Don't Be CruelBOBBY BROWN MCA 53327	8
67	57	44	18	Forever YoungROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-27796	12
68	84	—	9	When I'm With YouSHERIFF CAPITOL 44302	61
69	79	97	3	You Got It (The Right Stuff)NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK COLUMBIA 38-08092	69
70	73	81	10	Forever YoungALPHAVILLE ATLANTIC 7-89013	70
71	69	64	11	Cars With The BoomL'TRIMM ATLANTIC 7-89005	54
72	54	33	16	Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?STEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99290	6
73	67	57	19	Don't Worry, Be Happy (FROM "COCKTAIL")BOBBY McFERRIN EMI 50146	1
74	98	—	2	Walking AwayINFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 7-27736/REPRISE	74
75	68	55	26	I'll Always Love YouTAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA 1-9700	3
76	41	20	12	A Word In SpanishELTON JOHN MCA 53408	19
77	76	72	24	Please Don't Go GirlNEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK COLUMBIA 38-07700	10
78	86	96	3	Cross My HeartEIGHTH WONDER WTG 31-08036	78
79	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Straight UpPAULA ABDUL VIRGIN 7-99256	79
80	NEW▶		1	KissTHE ART OF NOISE featuring TOM JONES CHINA 871 038-7/POLYGRAM	80
81	NEW▶		1	As Long As You FollowFLEETWOOD MAC WARNER BROS. 7-27644	81
82	63	37	19	Chains Of LoveERASURE SIRE 7-27844/REPRISE	12
83	80	88	3	Killing Me SoftlyAL B. SURE! WARNER BROS. 7-27772	80
84	72	68	7	Dancing Under A Latin MoonCANDI I.R.S. 53436/MCA	68
85	74	66	9	Didn't Know It Was LoveSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-08067/E.P.A.	61
86	82	87	4	I'm Gonna Miss YouKENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-08091	82
87	96	—	2	What I AmEDIE BRICKELL & NEW BOHEMIANS GEFFEN 7-27696	87
88	81	78	24	I Hate Myself For Loving YouJOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS BLACKHEART 4-07919/E.P.A.	8
89	91	—	2	Love, Truth & HonestyBANANARAMA LONDON 886 362-7	89
90	92	91	4	(It's Just) The Way That You Love MePAULA ABDUL VIRGIN 7-99282	88
91	75	67	6	Rock & Roll StrategyTHIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 1246	67
92	NEW▶		1	Wild ThingTONE LOC DELICIOUS VINYL 102	92
93	85	82	24	Sweet Child O' MineGUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN 7-27963	1
94	88	89	5	I Believe In YouSTRYPER ENIGMA 75028	88
95	83	75	20	Time And TideBASIA EPIC 34-07730/E.P.A.	26
96	99	—	2	The Only Way Is UpYAZZ AND THE PLASTIC POPULATION ELEKTRA 7-69365	96
97	89	73	16	It Takes TwoROB BASE & D.J. E-Z ROCK PROFILE 5186	36
98	93	85	5	You Make Me WorkCAMEO ATLANTA ARTISTS 870 587-7/POLYGRAM	85
99	87	74	8	Put This Love To The TestJON ASTLEY ATLANTIC 7-89027	74
100	95	95	4	You're Not My Kind Of GirlNEW EDITION MCA 53405	95

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