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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 17, 1988

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/10 12/24 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	2	13	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One Look AwayCHICAGO REPRISE 7-27766	1
2	6	10	8	Every Rose Has Its ThornPOISON ENIGMA 44203/CAPITOL	2
3	5	6	13	Giving You The Best That I GotANITA BAKER ELEKTRA 7-69371	3
4	8	13	9	My PrerogativeBOBBY BROWN MCA 53383	4
5	7	7	15	Waiting For A Star To FallBOY MEETS GIRL RCA 8691	5
6	2	1	15	Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird MedleyWILL TO POWER EPIC 34-08034/E.P.A.	1
7	4	4	10	I Don't Want Your LoveDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 44237	4
8	3	3	15	How Can I Fall?BREATHE A&M 1224	3
9	9	11	9	Welcome To The JungleGUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN 7-27759	9
10	10	12	12	Walk On WaterEDDIE MONEY COLUMBIA 38-08060	10
11	11	14	16	The PromiseWHEN IN ROME VIRGIN 7-99323	11
12	17	24	5	Two HeartsPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-88980	12
13	14	20	10	In Your RoomBANGLES COLUMBIA 38-08090	13
14	13	17	12	Finish What Ya StartedVAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 7-27746	13
15	21	26	7	Don't Rush MeTAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA 1-9722	15
16	18	22	12	Spy In The House Of LoveWAS (NOT WAS) CHRYSALIS 43266	16
17	22	27	9	I Remember Holding YouBOYS CLUB MCA 53430	17
18	24	28	8	SilhouetteKENNY G ARISTA 1-9751	18
19	20	23	9	Early In The MorningROBERT PALMER EMI 50157	19
20	25	32	6	Smooth CriminalMICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 34-08044/E.P.A.	20
21	28	37	5	★★★ POWER PICK/SALES ★★★ Armageddon ItDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 692-7/POLYGRAM	21
22	12	5	12	DesireU2 ISLAND 7-99250/ATLANTIC	3
23	29	34	7	Put A Little Love In Your HeartANNIE LENNOX & AL GREEN A&M 1255	23
24	31	36	10	The Way You Love MeKARYN WHITE WARNER BROS. 7-27773	24
25	34	40	7	All This TimeTIFFANY MCA 53371	25
26	15	8	13	Bad MedicineBON JOVI MERCURY 870 657-7/POLYGRAM	1
27	26	29	11	Not Just Another GirlIVAN NEVILLE POLYDOR 887 814-7/POLYGRAM	26
28	19	15	18	Wild, Wild WestTHE ESCAPE CLUB ATLANTIC 7-89048	1
29	23	16	16	Kokomo (FROM THE "COCKTAIL" SOUNDTRACK)THE BEACH BOYS ELEKTRA 7-69385	1
30	38	41	8	Little LiarJOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS BLACKHEART 4-08095/E.P.A.	30
31	41	49	7	When The Children CryWHITE LION ATLANTIC 7-89015	31
32	37	42	8	Wild WorldMAXI PRIEST VIRGIN 7-99269	32
33	32	33	10	Yeah, Yeah, YeahJUDSON SPENCE ATLANTIC 7-88999	32
34	44	52	4	Born To Be My BabyBON JOVI MERCURY 872 156-7/POLYGRAM	34
35	40	48	4	Holding OnSTEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99261	35
36	39	43	8	Thanks For My ChildCHERYL "PEPSII" RILEY COLUMBIA 38-07996	36
37	16	9	11	Kissing A FoolGEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-08050	5
38	50	68	11	★★★ POWER PICK/AIRPLAY ★★★ When I'm With YouSHERIFF CAPITOL 44302	38
39	42	46	7	Ghost TownCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-08097/E.P.A.	39
40	46	50	6	I Wanna Have Some FunSAMANTHA FOX JIVE 1154/RCA	40
41	52	61	7	The Lover In MeSHEENA EASTON MCA 53416	41
42	30	19	17	The Loco-MotionKYLIE MINOGUE GEFFEN 7-27752	3
43	33	21	16	Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)CINDERELLA MERCURY 870 644-7/POLYGRAM	12
44	36	30	16	Groovy Kind Of LovePHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89017	1
45	51	56	6	Back On HolidayROBBIE NEVIL EMI 50152	45
46	45	47	8	Handle With CareTRAVELING WILBURYS WILBURY 7-27732/WARNER BROS.	45
47	59	79	3	Straight UpPAULA ABDUL VIRGIN 7-99256	47
48	57	74	4	Walking AwayINFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 7-27736/REPRISE	48
49	65	80	3	KissTHE ART OF NOISE featuring TOM JONES CHINA 871 038-7/POLYGRAM	49
50	27	18	11	Domino DancingPET SHOP BOYS EMI 50161	18

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	55	58	7	Baby Can I Hold YouTRACY CHAPMAN ELEKTRA 7-69356	51
52	77	92	3	Wild ThingTONE LOC DELICIOUS VINYL 102	52
53	61	69	5	You Got It (The Right Stuff)NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK COLUMBIA 38-08092	53
54	35	25	9	Till I Loved YouBARBRA STREISAND & DON JOHNSON COLUMBIA 38-08062	25
55	53	53	10	Peek-A-BooSIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES GEFFEN 7-27760	53
56	43	38	12	Symptoms Of True LoveTRACIE SPENCER CAPITOL 44198	38
57	73	87	4	What I AmEDIE BRICKELL & NEW BOHEMIANS GEFFEN 7-27696	57
58	47	45	9	Hippy Hippy Shake (FROM "COCKTAIL")GEORGIA SATELLITES ELEKTRA 7-69366	45
59	78	—	2	Dial My HeartTHE BOYS MOTOWN 53301	59
60	74	81	3	As Long As You FollowFLEETWOOD MAC WARNER BROS. 7-27644	60
61	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ She Wants To Dance With MeRICK ASTLEY RCA 8838	61
62	72	78	5	Cross My HeartEIGHTH WONDER WTG 31-08036	62
63	54	39	15	One Moment In TimeWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9743	5
64	49	35	18	Another LoverGIANT STEPS A&M 1226	13
65	64	55	34	Red Red WineUB40 A&M 1244	1
66	58	57	8	Girls Ain't Nothing But TroubleD.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE JIVE 1147/RCA	57
67	60	60	7	It's Money That MattersRANDY NEWMAN REPRISE 7-27709	60
68	81	—	2	Shake For The SheikTHE ESCAPE CLUB ATLANTIC 7-88983	68
69	84	—	2	A Little RespectERASURE SIRE 7-27738/REPRISE	69
70	67	70	12	Forever YoungALPHAVILLE ATLANTIC 7-89013	67
71	63	64	7	Nobody's PerfectMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-88990	63
72	56	44	14	Edge Of A Broken HeartVIXEN EMI 50141	26
73	68	67	20	Forever YoungROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-27796	12
74	NEW▶		1	Angel Of HarlemU2 ISLAND 7-99254/ATLANTIC	74
75	79	73	21	Don't Worry, Be Happy (FROM "COCKTAIL")BOBBY McFERRIN EMI 50146	1
76	70	54	23	What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)INFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 7-27826/REPRISE	3
77	69	63	13	Boy, I've Been ToldSA-FIRE CUTTING 870 514-7/POLYGRAM	48
78	62	51	19	Never Tear Us ApartINXS ATLANTIC 7-89038	7
79	86	—	2	New Day For YouBASIA EPIC 34-08112/E.P.A.	79
80	92	—	2	My Heart Can't Tell You NoROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-27729	80
81	90	—	2	It's No SecretKYLIE MINOGUE GEFFEN 7-27651	81
82	48	31	11	Small WorldHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 43306	25
83	75	66	22	Don't Be CruelBOBBY BROWN MCA 53327	8
84	82	83	5	Killing Me SoftlyAL B. SURE! WARNER BROS. 7-27772	80
85	94	—	2	AnchorageMICHELLE SHOCKED MERCURY 870 611-7/POLYGRAM	85
86	83	75	28	I'll Always Love YouTAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA 1-9700	3
87	76	65	19	Love BitesDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 402-7/POLYGRAM	1
88	80	71	13	Cars With The BoomL'TRIMM ATLANTIC 7-89005	54
89	66	59	8	Best Of TimesPETER CETERA FULL MOON 7-27712/WARNER BROS.	59
90	88	88	26	I Hate Myself For Loving YouJOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS BLACKHEART 4-07919/E.P.A.	8
91	NEW▶		1	If We Never Meet AgainTOMMY CONWELL AND THE YOUNG RUMBLERS COLUMBIA 38-08505	91
92	85	77	26	Please Don't Go GirlNEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK COLUMBIA 38-07700	10
93	97	—	2	Is It LoveJ.J. FAD RUTHLESS 7-99257/ATLANTIC	93
94	NEW▶		1	Doctorin' The TardisTHE TIMELORDS TVT 4025	94
95	NEW▶		1	PerfectFAIRGROUND ATTRACTION RCA 8789	95
96	71	62	11	Any LoveLUTHER VANDROSS EPIC 34-08047/E.P.A.	44
97	NEW▶		1	Posse On BroadwaySIR MIX-A-LOT NASTY MIX 75555	97
98	NEW▶		1	Wild Again (FROM "COCKTAIL")STARSHIP ELEKTRA 7-69349	98
99	89	91	8	Rock & Roll StrategyTHIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 1246	67
100	100	96	4	The Only Way Is UpYAZZ AND THE PLASTIC POPULATION ELEKTRA 7-69365	96

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