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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1988

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/24 01/07/89 →

Billboard printed no chart dated December 31, 1988. Its year-end double issue covers the weeks of 12/24 and 12/31 and carries one Hot 100 for both, so this week is the 12/24 chart standing a second week — every rank, bullet and label as printed there, with LAST WEEK, 2 WKS AGO and WKS ON CHART moved on by one. Billboard’s own chart history counts the frozen week the same way: the 1/7/1989 issue’s LAST WEEK column points at it, and weeks on chart and weeks at No. 1 both include it.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	2	10	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One Every Rose Has Its ThornPOISON ENIGMA 44203/CAPITOL	1
2	2	4	11	My PrerogativeBOBBY BROWN MCA 53383	2
3	3	1	15	Look AwayCHICAGO REPRISE 7-27766	1
4	4	3	15	Giving You The Best That I GotANITA BAKER ELEKTRA 7-69371	3
5	5	5	17	Waiting For A Star To FallBOY MEETS GIRL RCA 8691	5
6	6	12	7	Two HeartsPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-88980	6
7	7	9	11	Welcome To The JungleGUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN 7-27759	7
8	8	13	12	In Your RoomBANGLES COLUMBIA 38-08090	8
9	9	10	14	Walk On WaterEDDIE MONEY COLUMBIA 38-08060	9
10	10	15	9	Don't Rush MeTAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA 1-9722	10
11	11	6	17	Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird MedleyWILL TO POWER EPIC 34-08034/E.P.A.	1
12	12	21	7	Armageddon ItDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 692-7/POLYGRAM	12
13	13	20	8	Smooth CriminalMICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 34-08044/E.P.A.	13
14	14	17	11	I Remember Holding YouBOYS CLUB MCA 53430	14
15	15	7	12	I Don't Want Your LoveDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 44237	4
16	16	18	10	SilhouetteKENNY G ARISTA 1-9751	16
17	17	8	17	How Can I Fall?BREATHE A&M 1224	3
18	18	11	18	The PromiseWHEN IN ROME VIRGIN 7-99323	11
19	19	23	9	Put A Little Love In Your HeartANNIE LENNOX & AL GREEN A&M 1255	19
20	20	14	14	Finish What Ya StartedVAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 7-27746	13
21	21	16	14	Spy In The House Of LoveWAS (NOT WAS) CHRYSALIS 43266	16
22	22	24	12	The Way You Love MeKARYN WHITE WARNER BROS. 7-27773	22
23	23	19	11	Early In The MorningROBERT PALMER EMI 50157	19
24	24	25	9	All This TimeTIFFANY MCA 53371	24
25	25	31	9	When The Children CryWHITE LION ATLANTIC 7-89015	25
26	26	34	6	Born To Be My BabyBON JOVI MERCURY 872 156-7/POLYGRAM	26
27	27	38	13	When I'm With YouSHERIFF CAPITOL 44302	27
28	28	30	10	Little LiarJOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS BLACKHEART 4-08095/E.P.A.	28
29	29	35	6	Holding OnSTEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 7-99261	29
30	30	32	10	Wild WorldMAXI PRIEST VIRGIN 7-99269	30
31	31	40	8	I Wanna Have Some FunSAMANTHA FOX JIVE 1154/RCA	31
32	32	36	10	Thanks For My ChildCHERYL "PEPSII" RILEY COLUMBIA 38-07996	32
33	33	39	9	Ghost TownCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-08097/E.P.A.	33
34	34	41	9	The Lover In MeSHEENA EASTON MCA 53416	34
35	35	47	5	Straight UpPAULA ABDUL VIRGIN 7-99256	35
36	36	22	14	DesireU2 ISLAND 7-99250/ATLANTIC	3
37	37	52	5	Wild ThingTONE LOC DELICIOUS VINYL 102	37
38	38	29	18	Kokomo (FROM THE "COCKTAIL" SOUNDTRACK)THE BEACH BOYS ELEKTRA 7-69385	1
39	39	28	20	Wild, Wild WestTHE ESCAPE CLUB ATLANTIC 7-89048	1
40	40	49	5	KissTHE ART OF NOISE featuring TOM JONES CHINA 871 038-7/POLYGRAM	40
41	41	48	6	Walking AwayINFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 7-27736/REPRISE	41
42	42	45	8	Back On HolidayROBBIE NEVIL EMI 50152	42
43	43	26	15	Bad MedicineBON JOVI MERCURY 870 657-7/POLYGRAM	1
44	44	61	3	She Wants To Dance With MeRICK ASTLEY RCA 8838	44
45	45	57	6	What I AmEDIE BRICKELL & NEW BOHEMIANS GEFFEN 7-27696	45
46	46	59	4	Dial My HeartTHE BOYS MOTOWN 53301	46
47	47	53	7	You Got It (The Right Stuff)NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK COLUMBIA 38-08092	47
48	48	51	9	Baby Can I Hold YouTRACY CHAPMAN ELEKTRA 7-69356	48
49	49	27	13	Not Just Another GirlIVAN NEVILLE POLYDOR 887 814-7/POLYGRAM	26
50	50	42	19	The Loco-MotionKYLIE MINOGUE GEFFEN 7-27752	3

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	51	74	3	Angel Of HarlemU2 ISLAND 7-99254/ATLANTIC	51
52	52	33	12	Yeah, Yeah, YeahJUDSON SPENCE ATLANTIC 7-88999	32
53	53	69	4	A Little RespectERASURE SIRE 7-27738/REPRISE	53
54	54	43	18	Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)CINDERELLA MERCURY 870 644-7/POLYGRAM	12
55	55	44	18	Groovy Kind Of LovePHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89017	1
56	56	60	5	As Long As You FollowFLEETWOOD MAC WARNER BROS. 7-27644	56
57	57	68	4	Shake For The SheikTHE ESCAPE CLUB ATLANTIC 7-88983	57
58	58	37	13	Kissing A FoolGEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-08050	5
59	59	46	10	Handle With CareTRAVELING WILBURYS WILBURY 7-27732/WARNER BROS.	45
60	60	62	7	Cross My HeartEIGHTH WONDER WTG 31-08036	60
61	61	80	4	My Heart Can't Tell You NoROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-27729	61
62	62	81	4	It's No SecretKYLIE MINOGUE GEFFEN 7-27651	62
63	63	55	12	Peek-A-BooSIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES GEFFEN 7-27760	53
64	64	58	11	Hippy Hippy Shake (FROM "COCKTAIL")GEORGIA SATELLITES ELEKTRA 7-69366	45
65	65	70	14	Forever YoungALPHAVILLE ATLANTIC 7-89013	65
66	66	56	14	Symptoms Of True LoveTRACIE SPENCER CAPITOL 44198	38
67	67	79	4	New Day For YouBASIA EPIC 34-08112/E.P.A.	67
68	68	65	36	Red Red WineUB40 A&M 1244	1
69	69	66	10	Girls Ain't Nothing But TroubleD.J. JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE JIVE 1147/RCA	57
70	70	50	13	Domino DancingPET SHOP BOYS EMI 50161	18
71	71	73	22	Forever YoungROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-27796	12
72	72	72	16	Edge Of A Broken HeartVIXEN EMI 50141	26
73	73	75	23	Don't Worry, Be Happy (FROM "COCKTAIL")BOBBY McFERRIN EMI 50146	1
74	74	67	9	It's Money That MattersRANDY NEWMAN REPRISE 7-27709	60
75	75	64	20	Another LoverGIANT STEPS A&M 1226	13
76	76	85	4	AnchorageMICHELLE SHOCKED MERCURY 870 611-7/POLYGRAM	76
77	77	91	3	If We Never Meet AgainTOMMY CONWELL AND THE YOUNG RUMBLERS COLUMBIA 38-08505	77
78	78	71	9	Nobody's PerfectMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-88990	63
79	79	54	11	Till I Loved YouBARBRA STREISAND & DON JOHNSON COLUMBIA 38-08062	25
80	80	—	2	Surrender To MeANN WILSON & ROBIN ZANDER CAPITOL 44288	80
81	81	98	3	Wild Again (FROM "COCKTAIL")STARSHIP ELEKTRA 7-69349	81
82	82	84	7	Killing Me SoftlyAL B. SURE! WARNER BROS. 7-27772	80
83	83	94	3	Doctorin' The TardisTHE TIMELORDS TVT 4025	83
84	84	78	21	Never Tear Us ApartINXS ATLANTIC 7-89038	7
85	85	—	2	All She Wants IsDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 44287	85
86	86	95	3	PerfectFAIRGROUND ATTRACTION RCA 8789	86
87	87	—	2	I Beg Your PardonKON KAN ATLANTIC 7-88969	87
88	88	83	24	Don't Be CruelBOBBY BROWN MCA 53327	8
89	89	77	15	Boy, I've Been ToldSA-FIRE CUTTING 870 514-7/POLYGRAM	48
90	90	87	21	Love BitesDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 870 402-7/POLYGRAM	1
91	91	—	2	More Than You KnowMARTIKA COLUMBIA 38-08103	91
92	92	93	4	Is It LoveJ.J. FAD RUTHLESS 7-99257/ATLANTIC	92
93	93	86	30	I'll Always Love YouTAYLOR DAYNE ARISTA 1-9700	3
94	94	92	28	Please Don't Go GirlNEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK COLUMBIA 38-07700	10
95	95	97	3	Posse On BroadwaySIR MIX-A-LOT NASTYMIX 75555	95
96	96	96	13	Any LoveLUTHER VANDROSS EPIC 34-08047/E.P.A.	44
97	97	88	15	Cars With The BoomL'TRIMM ATLANTIC 7-89005	54
98	98	—	2	The Great CommandmentCAMOUFLAGE ATLANTIC 7-89031	98
99	99	76	25	What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)INFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 7-27826/REPRISE	3
100	100	63	17	One Moment In TimeWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9743	5

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