Year-end Hot 100

1988

No. 1 · Hands To Heaven — Breathe

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Hands To Heaven
Breathe
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6
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Apr 16 – Oct 29, 1988
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I'll Always Love You
Taylor Dayne
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3
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30
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6
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Jun 11 – Dec 31, 1988
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Wishing Well
Terence Trent D'Arby
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1
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25
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6
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Jan 16 – Jul 2, 1988
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The Flame
Cheap Trick
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1
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27
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6
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Apr 9 – Oct 8, 1988
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Angel
Aerosmith
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3
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25
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5
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Jan 30 – Jul 16, 1988
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Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
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1
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24
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7
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Jun 25 – Dec 3, 1988
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Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
Samantha Fox
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3
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27
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6
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Feb 27 – Aug 27, 1988
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Pour Some Sugar On Me
Def Leppard
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2
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24
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7
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Apr 23 – Oct 1, 1988
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Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley
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1
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22
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7
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Jan 2 – May 28, 1988
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Anything For You
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
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1
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23
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7
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Mar 12 – Aug 13, 1988
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Wild, Wild West
The Escape Club
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1
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20
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7
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Aug 20 – Dec 31, 1988
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Hold On To The Nights
Richard Marx
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1
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21
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6
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May 21 – Oct 8, 1988
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Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
Billy Ocean
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1
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20
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7
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Feb 13 – Jun 25, 1988
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Simply Irresistible
Robert Palmer
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2
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20
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6
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Jul 2 – Nov 12, 1988
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Endless Summer Nights
Richard Marx
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2
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21
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6
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Jan 23 – Jun 11, 1988
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Make Me Lose Control
Eric Carmen
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3
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20
Top 10
6
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May 21 – Oct 1, 1988
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I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love
Chicago
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3
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21
Top 10
5
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Jun 4 – Oct 22, 1988
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What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)
Information Society
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3
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25
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6
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Jul 16 – Dec 31, 1988
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Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail")
Bobby McFerrin
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1
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23
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6
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Jul 30 – Dec 31, 1988
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Groovy Kind Of Love
Phil Collins
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1
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18
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6
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Sep 3 – Dec 31, 1988
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Roll With It
Steve Winwood
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1
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18
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7
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Jun 11 – Oct 8, 1988
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Foolish Beat
Debbie Gibson
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1
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20
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6
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Apr 23 – Sep 3, 1988
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One More Try
George Michael
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1
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18
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7
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Apr 16 – Aug 13, 1988
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Love Bites
Def Leppard
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1
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21
Top 10
6
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Aug 13 – Dec 31, 1988
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Red Red Wine
UB40
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1
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21
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6
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Aug 13 – Dec 31, 1988
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Shattered Dreams
Johnny Hates Jazz
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2
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19
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6
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Mar 19 – Jul 23, 1988
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She's Like The Wind
Patrick Swayze (Featuring Wendy Fraser)
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3
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19
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6
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Jan 2 – May 7, 1988
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The Loco-Motion
Kylie Minogue
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3
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19
Top 10
6
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Aug 27 – Dec 31, 1988
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I Still Believe
Brenda K. Starr
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13
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26
Top 10
0
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Apr 2 – Sep 24, 1988
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How Can I Fall?
Breathe
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3
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17
Top 10
5
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Sep 10 – Dec 31, 1988
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Man In The Mirror
Michael Jackson
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1
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17
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7
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Feb 6 – May 28, 1988
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Kokomo (From"Cocktail" )
The Beach Boys
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1
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18
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5
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Sep 3 – Dec 31, 1988
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Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Whitney Houston
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1
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18
Top 10
6
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Feb 27 – Jun 25, 1988
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Sign Your Name
Terence Trent D'Arby
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4
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21
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5
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May 28 – Oct 15, 1988
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I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That
Elton John
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2
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18
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6
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Jun 18 – Oct 15, 1988
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Girlfriend
Pebbles
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5
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20
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5
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Jan 30 – Jun 11, 1988
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Piano In The Dark
Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito
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6
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25
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2
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Feb 20 – Aug 6, 1988
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Make It Real
The Jets
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4
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20
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5
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Apr 16 – Aug 27, 1988
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Don't Be Cruel
Bobby Brown
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8
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24
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2
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Jul 23 – Dec 31, 1988
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Father Figure
George Michael
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1
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17
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6
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Jan 16 – May 7, 1988
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Rocket 2 U
The Jets
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6
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22
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4
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Jan 23 – Jun 18, 1988
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Electric Blue
Icehouse
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7
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21
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3
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Feb 13 – Jul 2, 1988
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Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley
Will To Power
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1
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17
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6
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Sep 10 – Dec 31, 1988
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Together Forever
Rick Astley
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1
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18
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6
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Apr 16 – Aug 13, 1988
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If It Isn't Love
New Edition
Peak
7
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21
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4
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Jul 2 – Nov 19, 1988
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1-2-3
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
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3
Wks
19
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5
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Jun 4 – Oct 8, 1988
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Bad Medicine
Bon Jovi
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1
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15
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6
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Sep 24 – Dec 31, 1988
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I Hate Myself For Loving You
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
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8
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26
Top 10
3
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Jun 25 – Dec 17, 1988
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Hungry Eyes (From "Dirty Dancing")
Eric Carmen
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4
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17
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5
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Jan 2 – Apr 23, 1988
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Look Away
Chicago
Peak
1
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15
Top 10
7
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Sep 24 – Dec 31, 1988
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Out Of The Blue
Debbie Gibson
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3
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17
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5
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Jan 30 – May 21, 1988
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Please Don't Go Girl
New Kids On The Block
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10
Wks
28
Top 10
1
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Jun 25 – Dec 31, 1988
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I Want Her
Keith Sweat
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5
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20
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5
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Jan 16 – May 28, 1988
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Devil Inside
INXS
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2
Wks
17
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5
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Feb 13 – Jun 4, 1988
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Monkey
George Michael
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1
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16
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6
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Jul 9 – Oct 22, 1988
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Nite And Day
Al B. Sure!
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7
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21
Top 10
2
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Apr 9 – Aug 27, 1988
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I Get Weak
Belinda Carlisle
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2
Wks
16
Top 10
5
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Jan 16 – Apr 30, 1988
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One Good Woman
Peter Cetera
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4
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18
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3
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Jul 23 – Nov 19, 1988
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
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6
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21
Top 10
4
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Jun 4 – Oct 22, 1988
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Waiting For A Star To Fall
Boy Meets Girl
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5
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17
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5
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Sep 10 – Dec 31, 1988
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Could've Been
Tiffany
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1
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15
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6
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Jan 2 – Apr 9, 1988
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Seasons Change
Expose
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1
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15
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6
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Jan 2 – Apr 9, 1988
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I Found Someone
Cher
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10
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20
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1
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Jan 2 – May 14, 1988
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When It's Love
Van Halen
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5
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19
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3
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Jul 2 – Nov 5, 1988
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New Sensation
INXS
Peak
3
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17
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5
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May 14 – Sep 3, 1988
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Mercedes Boy
Pebbles
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2
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18
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5
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May 7 – Sep 3, 1988
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Never Tear Us Apart
INXS
Peak
7
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21
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3
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Aug 13 – Dec 31, 1988
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Desire
U2
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3
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14
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5
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Oct 1 – Dec 31, 1988
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Pink Cadillac
Natalie Cole
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5
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17
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4
Chart run
Mar 5 – Jun 25, 1988
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Two Occasions
The Deele
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10
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21
Top 10
1
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Feb 27 – Jul 16, 1988
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What Have I Done To Deserve This?
Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
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2
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15
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5
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Jan 2 – Apr 9, 1988
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Don't Be Cruel
Cheap Trick
Peak
4
Wks
17
Top 10
5
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Jul 30 – Nov 19, 1988
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Need You Tonight
INXS
Peak
1
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15
Top 10
7
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Jan 2 – Apr 9, 1988
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Giving You The Best That I Got
Anita Baker
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3
Wks
15
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6
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Sep 24 – Dec 31, 1988
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Wait
White Lion
Peak
8
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21
Top 10
2
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Feb 27 – Jul 16, 1988
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Perfect World
Huey Lewis & The News
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3
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15
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5
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Jul 16 – Oct 22, 1988
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Forever Young
Rod Stewart
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12
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22
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0
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Aug 6 – Dec 31, 1988
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Just Got Paid
Johnny Kemp
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10
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21
Top 10
1
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May 14 – Oct 1, 1988
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Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?
Steve Winwood
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6
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17
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3
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Aug 20 – Dec 10, 1988
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The Valley Road
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
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5
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16
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5
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Apr 30 – Aug 13, 1988
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Everything Your Heart Desires
Daryl Hall & John Oates
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3
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16
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5
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Apr 16 – Jul 30, 1988
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I Don't Want To Live Without You
Foreigner
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5
Wks
17
Top 10
4
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Mar 19 – Jul 9, 1988
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Dirty Diana
Michael Jackson
Peak
1
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14
Top 10
5
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May 7 – Aug 6, 1988
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Nobody's Fool (Theme From "Caddyshack II")
Kenny Loggins
Peak
8
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18
Top 10
3
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Jul 9 – Nov 5, 1988
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Can't Stay Away From You
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
Peak
6
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17
Top 10
3
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Jan 2 – Apr 23, 1988
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The Promise
When In Rome
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11
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18
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0
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Sep 3 – Dec 31, 1988
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Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)
Cinderella
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12
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18
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0
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Sep 3 – Dec 31, 1988
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Nothin' But A Good Time
Poison
Peak
6
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19
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3
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Apr 23 – Aug 27, 1988
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Prove Your Love
Taylor Dayne
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7
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18
Top 10
3
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Feb 20 – Jun 18, 1988
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Kiss Me Deadly
Lita Ford
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12
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23
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0
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Apr 2 – Sep 3, 1988
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One Moment In Time
Whitney Houston
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5
Wks
17
Top 10
4
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Sep 10 – Dec 31, 1988
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Just Like Paradise
David Lee Roth
Peak
6
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16
Top 10
3
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Jan 16 – Apr 30, 1988
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Say You Will
Foreigner
Peak
6
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15
Top 10
4
Chart run
Jan 2 – Apr 9, 1988
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Pump Up The Volume
M/A/R/R/S
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13
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18
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0
Chart run
Jan 2 – Apr 30, 1988
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Parents Just Don't Understand
D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
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12
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19
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0
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May 21 – Sep 24, 1988
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Another Lover
Giant Steps
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13
Wks
20
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0
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Aug 20 – Dec 31, 1988
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Circle In The Sand
Belinda Carlisle
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7
Wks
17
Top 10
2
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Apr 16 – Aug 6, 1988
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Rush Hour
Jane Wiedlin
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9
Wks
19
Top 10
2
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May 7 – Sep 10, 1988
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Walk On Water
Eddie Money
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9
Wks
14
Top 10
4
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Oct 1 – Dec 31, 1988
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I Don't Want Your Love
Duran Duran
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4
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12
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4
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Oct 15 – Dec 31, 1988
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