Top 100 Of 1988 (* indicates a #1 song)
POS-TITLE-Artist (Label) (Peak Position-Peak Month)

*1   FAITH
      George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Dec 1987)
*2   NEED YOU TONIGHT
      INXS (Atlantic) (#1, Jan)
*3   GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU
      George Harrison (Dark Horse) (#1, Jan)
*4   NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
      Rick Astley (RCA) (#1, March)
*5   SWEET CHILD O' MINE
      Guns N' Roses (Geffen) (#1, Sept)
*6   SO EMOTIONAL
      Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Jan)
*7   HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH
      Belinda Carlisle (MCA) (#1, Dec 1987)
*8   COULD'VE BEEN
      Tiffany (MCA) (#1, Feb)
 9   HANDS TO HEAVEN
      Breathe (A&M) (#2, Aug)
*10  ROLL WITH IT
      Steve Winwood (Virgin) (#1, July)
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*11  ONE MORE TRY
      George Michael (Columbia) (#1, May)
*12  WISHING WELL
      Terence Trent D'Arby (Columbia) (#1, May)
*13  ANYTHING FOR YOU
      Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#1, May)
*14  THE FLAME
      Cheap Trick (Epic) (#1, July)
*15  GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR
      Billy Ocean (Jive) (#1, April)
*16  SEASONS CHANGE
      Expose (Arista) (#1, Feb)
 17  IS THIS LOVE
      Whitesnake (Geffen) (#2, Dec 1987)
*18  WILD, WILD WEST
      The Escape Club (Atlantic) (#1, Nov)
 19  POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME
      Def Leppard (Mercury) (#2, July)
 20  I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
      Taylor Dayne (Arista) (#3, Sept)
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*21  MAN IN THE MIRROR
      Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, March)
 22  SHAKE YOUR LOVE
      Debbbie Gibson (Atlantic) (#4, Dec 1987)
 23  SIMPLY IRRESISTABLE
      Robert Palmer (EMI-Manhattan) (#2, Sept)
*24  HOLD ON TO THE NIGHTS
      Richard Marx (EMI-Manhattan) (#1, July)
 25  HUNGRY EYES
      Eric Carmen (RCA) (#4, Feb)
 26  SHATTERED DREAMS
      Johnny Hates Jazz (Virgin) (#2, May)
*27  FATHER FIGURE
      George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
 28  NAUGHTY GIRLS (Need Love Too)
      Samantha Fox (Jive) (#3, June)
*29  GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
      Phil Collins (Altantic) (#1, Oct)
*30  LOVE BITES
      Def Leppard (Mercury) (#1, Oct)
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 31  ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS
      Richard Marx (EMI-Manhattan) (#2, March)
*32  FOOLISH BEAT
      Debbie Gibson (Atlantic) (#1, June)
*33  WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO
      Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, April)
 34  ANGEL
      Aerosmith (Geffen) (#3, April)
 35  HAZY SHADE OF WINTER
      The Bangles (Def Jam) (#2, Feb)
*36  THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL
      Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, Jan)
*37  DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY
      Bobby McFerrin (EMI-Manhattan) (#1, Sept)
 38  MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL
      Eric Carmen (Arista) (#3, Aug)
*39  RED RED WINE
      UB40 (A&M) (#1, Oct)
 40  SHE'S LIKE THE WIND
      Patrick Swayze Featuring Wendy Frazer (RCA) (#3, Feb)
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*41  BAD MEDICINE
      Bon Jovi (Mercury) (#1, Nov)
*42  KOKOMO
      The Beach Boys (Elektra) (#1, Nov)
 43  I DON'T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT
      Elton John (MCA) (#2, Aug)
*44  TOGETHER FOREVER
      Rick Astley (RCA) (#1, June)
*45  MONKEY
      George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Aug)
 46  DEVIL INSIDE
      INXS (Atlantic) (#2, April)
 47  SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER
      Richard Marx (EMI-Manhattan) (#3, Dec 1987)
 48  I DON'T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE
      Chicago (Reprise) (#3, Aug)
 49  THE LOCO-MOTION
      Kylie Minogue (Geffen) (#3, Nov)
 50  WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS
      The Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield (EMI-Manhattan) (#2, Feb)
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 51  MAKE IT REAL
      The Jets (MCA) (#4, June)
 52  WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND (Pure Energy)
      The Information Society (Tommy Boy) (#3, Oct)
 53  TELL IT TO MY HEART
      Taylor Dayne (Arista) (#7, Jan)
 54  OUT OF THE BLUE
      Debbie Gibson (Altantic) (#3, April)
 55  DON'T YOU WANT ME
      Jody Wately (MCA) (#6, Dec 1987)
 56  DESIRE
      U2 (Island) (#3, Nov)
 57  I GET WEAK
      Belinda Carlisle (MCA) (#2, March)
 58  SIGN YOUR NAME
      Terance Trent D'Arby (Columbia) (#4, Aug)
 59  I WANT TO BE YOUR MAN
      Roger (Reprise) (#3, Feb)
 60  GIRLFRIEND
      Pebbles (MCA) (#5, April)
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*61  DIRTY DIANA
      Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, July)
 62  1-2-3
      Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#3, Aug)
 63  MERCEDES BOY
      Pebbles (MCA) (#2, July)
 64  PERFECT WORLD
      Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#3, Sept)
 65  NEW SENSATION
      INXS (Atlantic) (#3, July)
 66  CATCH ME (I'm Falling)
      Pretty Poison (Virgin) (#8, Dec 1987)
 67  IF IT ISN'T LOVE
      New Edition (MCA) (#7, Sept)
 68  ROCKET 2 U
      The Jets (MCA) (#6, April)
 69  ONE GOOD WOMAN
      Peter Cetera (Full Moon) (#4, Oct)
 70  DON'T BE CRUEL
      Cheap Trick (Epic) (#4, Oct)
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 71  CANDLE IN THE WIND
      Elton John (MCA) (#6, Jan)
 72  EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES
      Daryl Hall John Oates (Arista) (#3, June)
 73  SAY YOU WILL
      Foreigner (Atlantic) (#6, Feb)
 74  I WANT HER
      Keith Sweat (Vintertainment) (#5, April)
 75  PINK CADILLAC
      Natalie Cole (EMI-Manhattan) (#5, May)
 76  FAST CAR
      Tracy Chapman (Elektra) (#6, Aug)
 77  ELECTRIC BLUE
      Icehouse (Chrysalis) (#7, May)
 78  THE VALLEY ROAD
      Bruce Hornsby and the Range (RCA) (#5, July)
 79  DON'T BE CRUEL
      Bobby Brown (MCA) (#8, Oct)
 80  ALWAYS ON MY MIND
      The Pet Shop Boys (EMI-Manhattan) (#4, May)
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 81  PIANO IN THE DARK
      Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito (A&M) (#6, June)
 82  WHEN IT'S LOVE
      Van Halen (Warner Brothers) (#5, Sept)
 83  DON'T SHED A TEAR
      Paul Carrack (Chrysalis) (#9, Feb)
 84  WE'LL BE TOGETHER
      Sting (A&M) (#7, Dec 1987)
 85  I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU
      Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Blackheart) (#8, Oct)
 86  I DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
      Foreigner (Atlantic) (#5, May)
 87  NITE AND DAY
      Al B. Sure! (Warner Brothers) (#7, July)
 88  DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO
      Steve Winwood (Virgin) (#6, Oct)
 89  ONE MOMENT IN TIME
      Whitney Houston (Arista) (#5, Nov)
 90  CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU
      Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#6, March)
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 91  KISSING A FOOL
      George Michael (Columbia) (#5, Nov)
 92  CHERRY BOMB
      John Cougar Mellencamp (Mercury) (#8, Jan)
 93  I STILL BELIEVE
      Brenda K. Starr (MCA) (#13, July)
 94  I FOUND SOMEONE
      Cher (Geffen) (#10, March)
 95  NEVER TEAR US APART
      INXS (Atlantic) (#7, Nov)
 96  VALERIE
      Steve Winwood (Island) (#9, Dec 1987)
 97  JUST LIKE PARADISE
      David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers) (#6, March)
 98  NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME
      Poison (Enigma) (#6, July)
 99  WAIT
      White Lion (Atlantic) (#8, May)
100  PROVE YOUR LOVE
      Taylor Dayne (Arista) (#7, May)
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