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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 10, 1988

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/03 12/17 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	6	12	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Look AwayCHICAGO REPRISE 7-27766	1
2	1	2	14	Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird MedleyWILL TO POWER EPIC 34-08034/E.P.A.	1
3	3	4	14	How Can I Fall?BREATHE A&M 1224	3
4	4	7	9	I Don't Want Your LoveDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 44237	4
5	6	9	12	Giving You The Best That I GotANITA BAKER ELEKTRA 7-69371	5
6	10	16	7	Every Rose Has Its ThornPOISON ENIGMA 44203/CAPITOL	6
7	7	12	14	Waiting For A Star To FallBOY MEETS GIRL RCA 8691	7
8	13	18	8	My PrerogativeBOBBY BROWN MCA 53383	8
9	11	14	8	Welcome To The JungleGUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN 7-27759	9
10	12	15	11	Walk On WaterEDDIE MONEY COLUMBIA 38-08060	10
11	14	17	15	The PromiseWHEN IN ROME VIRGIN 7-99323	11
12	5	3	11	DesireU2 ISLAND 7-99250/ATLANTIC	3
13	17	22	11	Finish What Ya StartedVAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 7-27746	13
14	20	26	9	In Your RoomBANGLES COLUMBIA 38-08090	14
15	8	1	12	Bad MedicineBON JOVI MERCURY 870 657-7/POLYGRAM	1
16	9	5	10	Kissing A FoolGEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-08050	5
17	24	35	4	Two HeartsPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-88980	17
18	22	24	11	Spy In The House Of LoveWAS (NOT WAS) CHRYSALIS 43266	18
19	15	8	17	Wild, Wild WestTHE ESCAPE CLUB ATLANTIC 7-89048	1
20	23	29	8	Early In The MorningROBERT PALMER EMI 50157	20
21	26	33	6	Don't Rush MeTAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA 1-9722	21
22	27	31	8	I Remember Holding YouBOYS CLUB MCA 53430	22
23	16	11	15	Kokomo (FROM THE "COCKTAIL" SOUNDTRACK)THE BEACH BOYS ELEKTRA 7-69385	1
24	28	34	7	SilhouetteKENNY G ARISTA 1-9751	24
25	32	38	5	★★★ POWER PICK/SALES ★★★ Smooth CriminalMICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 34-08044/E.P.A.	25
26	29	30	10	Not Just Another GirlIVAN NEVILLE POLYDOR 887 814-7/POLYGRAM	26
27	18	21	10	Domino DancingPET SHOP BOYS EMI 50161	18
28	37	46	4	Armageddon ItDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 692-7/POLYGRAM	28
29	34	42	6	Put A Little Love In Your HeartANNIE LENNOX & AL GREEN A&M 1255	29
30	19	10	16	The Loco-MotionKYLIE MINOGUE GEFFEN 7-27752	3
31	36	37	9	The Way You Love MeKARYN WHITE WARNER BROS. 7-27773	31
32	33	36	9	Yeah, Yeah, YeahJUDSON SPENCE ATLANTIC 7-88999	32
33	21	13	15	Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)CINDERELLA MERCURY 870 644-7/POLYGRAM	12
34	40	52	6	All This TimeTIFFANY MCA 53371	34
35	25	28	8	Till I Loved YouBARBRA STREISAND & DON JOHNSON COLUMBIA 38-08062	25
36	30	23	15	Groovy Kind Of LovePHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89017	1
37	42	49	7	Wild WorldMAXI PRIEST VIRGIN 7-99269	37
38	41	47	7	Little LiarJOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS BLACKHEART 4-08095/E.P.A.	38
39	43	44	7	Thanks For My ChildCHERYL "PEPSII" RILEY COLUMBIA 38-07996	39
40	48	71	3	Holding OnSTEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99261	40
41	49	62	6	When The Children CryWHITE LION ATLANTIC 7-89015	41
42	46	53	6	Ghost TownCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-08097/E.P.A.	42
43	38	39	11	Symptoms Of True LoveTRACIE SPENCER CAPITOL 44198	38
44	52	78	3	Born To Be My BabyBON JOVI MERCURY 872 156-7/POLYGRAM	44
45	47	48	7	Handle With CareTRAVELING WILBURYS WILBURY 7-27732/WARNER BROS.	45
46	50	61	5	I Wanna Have Some FunSAMANTHA FOX JIVE 1154/RCA	46
47	45	45	8	Hippy Hippy Shake (FROM "COCKTAIL")GEORGIA SATELLITES ELEKTRA 7-69366	45
48	31	25	10	Small WorldHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 43306	25
49	35	19	17	Another LoverGIANT STEPS A&M 1226	13
50	68	84	10	★★★ POWER PICK/AIRPLAY ★★★ When I'm With YouSHERIFF CAPITOL 44302	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	56	64	5	Back On HolidayROBBIE NEVIL EMI 50152	51
52	61	77	6	The Lover In MeSHEENA EASTON MCA 53416	52
53	53	58	9	Peek-A-BooSIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES GEFFEN 7-27760	53
54	39	20	14	One Moment In TimeWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9743	5
55	58	65	6	Baby Can I Hold YouTRACY CHAPMAN ELEKTRA 7-69356	55
56	44	27	13	Edge Of A Broken HeartVIXEN EMI 50141	26
57	74	98	3	Walking AwayINFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 7-27736/REPRISE	57
58	57	59	7	Girls Ain't Nothing But TroubleD.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE JIVE 1147/RCA	57
59	79	—	2	Straight UpPAULA ABDUL VIRGIN 7-99256	59
60	60	66	6	It's Money That MattersRANDY NEWMAN REPRISE 7-27709	60
61	69	79	4	You Got It (The Right Stuff)NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK COLUMBIA 38-08092	61
62	51	32	18	Never Tear Us ApartINXS ATLANTIC 7-89038	7
63	64	70	6	Nobody's PerfectMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-88990	63
64	55	43	33	Red Red WineUB40 A&M 1244	1
65	80	—	2	KissTHE ART OF NOISE featuring TOM JONES CHINA 871 038-7/POLYGRAM	65
66	59	60	7	Best Of TimesPETER CETERA FULL MOON 7-27712/WARNER BROS.	59
67	70	73	11	Forever YoungALPHAVILLE ATLANTIC 7-89013	67
68	67	57	19	Forever YoungROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-27796	12
69	63	55	12	Boy, I've Been ToldSA-FIRE CUTTING 870 514-7/POLYGRAM	48
70	54	40	22	What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)INFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 7-27826/REPRISE	3
71	62	50	10	Any LoveLUTHER VANDROSS EPIC 34-08047/E.P.A.	44
72	78	86	4	Cross My HeartEIGHTH WONDER WTG 31-08036	72
73	87	96	3	What I AmEDIE BRICKELL & NEW BOHEMIANS GEFFEN 7-27696	73
74	81	—	2	As Long As You FollowFLEETWOOD MAC WARNER BROS. 7-27644	74
75	66	51	21	Don't Be CruelBOBBY BROWN MCA 53327	8
76	65	56	18	Love BitesDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 402-7/POLYGRAM	1
77	92	—	2	Wild ThingTONE LOC DELICIOUS VINYL 102	77
78	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Dial My HeartTHE BOYS MOTOWN 53301	78
79	73	67	20	Don't Worry, Be Happy (FROM "COCKTAIL")BOBBY McFERRIN EMI 50146	1
80	71	69	12	Cars With The BoomL'TRIMM ATLANTIC 7-89005	54
81	NEW▶		1	Shake For The SheikTHE ESCAPE CLUB ATLANTIC 7-88983	81
82	83	80	4	Killing Me SoftlyAL B. SURE! WARNER BROS. 7-27772	80
83	75	68	27	I'll Always Love YouTAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA 1-9700	3
84	NEW▶		1	A Little RespectERASURE SIRE 7-27738/REPRISE	84
85	77	76	25	Please Don't Go GirlNEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK COLUMBIA 38-07700	10
86	NEW▶		1	New Day For YouBASIA EPIC 34-08112/E.P.A.	86
87	72	54	17	Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?STEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99290	6
88	88	81	25	I Hate Myself For Loving YouJOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS BLACKHEART 4-07919/E.P.A.	8
89	91	75	7	Rock & Roll StrategyTHIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 1246	67
90	NEW▶		1	It's No SecretKYLIE MINOGUE GEFFEN 7-27651	90
91	76	41	13	A Word In SpanishELTON JOHN MCA 53408	19
92	NEW▶		1	My Heart Can't Tell You NoROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-27729	92
93	85	74	10	Didn't Know It Was LoveSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-08067/E.P.A.	61
94	NEW▶		1	AnchorageMICHELLE SHOCKED MERCURY 870 611-7/POLYGRAM	94
95	90	92	5	(It's Just) The Way That You Love MePAULA ABDUL VIRGIN 7-99282	88
96	89	91	3	Love, Truth & HonestyBANANARAMA LONDON 886 362-7	89
97	NEW▶		1	Is It LoveJ.J. FAD RUTHLESS 7-99257/ATLANTIC	97
98	82	63	20	Chains Of LoveERASURE SIRE 7-27844/REPRISE	12
99	86	82	5	I'm Gonna Miss YouKENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-08091	82
100	96	99	3	The Only Way Is UpYAZZ AND THE PLASTIC POPULATION ELEKTRA 7-69365	96

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