RADIO & RECORDS TOP HOT ROCK TRACKS SINGLES (BARRY KOWAL) FOR 1988
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 ANGEL OF HARLEM-U2-DECEMBER 672 2 TALL COOL ONE-ROBERT PLANT-April 562 3 THE VALLEY ROAD-BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE-May 524 4 SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE-ROBERT PALMER-July 514 5 DESIRE-U2-September 510 6 ROLL WITH IT-STEVE WINWOOD-June 508 7 WHEN IT'S LOVE-VAN HALEN-July 486 8 I WISH I HAD A GIRLFRIEND-Henry Lee Summer-March 484 9 ANGEL-Aerosmith-March 480 10 ALL FIRED UP-Pat Benatar-August 480 11 Just Like Paradise-David Lee Roth-January 472 12 Heaven Knows-Robert Plant-February 472 13 Be Still My Beating Heart-Sting-February 470 14 On The Turning Away-Pink Floyd-January 470 15 Hate To Lose Your Lovin'-Little Feat-August 462 16 Check It Out-John Cougar Mellencamp-March 462 17 Orange Crush-R.E.M.-December 460 18 I'm Not Your Man-Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers-September 454 19 Can't Get Over You-Gregg Allman-August 454 20 Walk On Water-Eddie Money-November 450 21 The Flame-Cheap Trick-April 434 22 Powerful Stuff-Fabulous Thunderbirds-August 432 23 It's Money That Matters-Randy Newman-November 430 24 Devil Inside-Inxs-February 422 25 Born To Be My Baby-Bon Jovi-December 410 26 Under The Milky Way-The Church-April 408 27 Only A Memory-Smithereens-May 406 28 Black And Blue-Van Halen-June 394 29 Don't You Know What The Night Can Do-Steve Winwood-September 390 30 Handle With Care-Traveling Wilburys-November 380 31 Finish What Ya Started-Van Halen-August 380 32 Get It On-Kingdome Come-April 376 33 I Know You're Out There Somewhere-Moody Blues-June 370 34 You Talk Too Much-George Thorogood-February 366 35 No Smoke Without A Fire-Bad Company-September 362 36 When We Was Fab-George Harrison-January 360 37 The Real Life-John Cougar Mellencamp-January 358 38 Damn Good-David Lee Roth-March 356 39 Rhythm Of Love-Scorpions-June 356 40 Ship Of Fools-Robert Plant-May 354 41 Ten Men Workin'-Neil Young & The Bluenotes-May 354 42 Heart Turns To Stone-Foreigner-January 346 43 Love Bites-Def Leppard-September 342 44 Sweet Child O' Mine-Guns & Roses-July 340 45 Not Just Another Girl-Ivan Neville & The Room-December 332 46 Beds Are Burning-Midnight Oil-April 332 47 Hysteria-Def Leppard-January 332 48 Rev It Up-Jerry Harrison-April 330 49 Flowers-Talking Heads-April 326 50 Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark-Robert Cray Band-August 326 51 Let It Roll-Little Feat-September 324 52 What I Am-Edie Brickell & New Bohemians-December 318 53 American Dream-Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young-November 316 54 Bad Medicine-Bon Jovi-September 312 55 Holding On-Steve Winwood-August 306 56 Nobody's Perfect-Mike & The Mechanics-December 304 57 Take It So Hard-Keith Richards-October 302 58 Electric Blue-Icehouse-March 294 59 Lost In You-Rod Stewart-June 292 60 Open All Night-Georgia Satellites-June 292 61 Perfect World-Huey Lewis & The News-July 288 62 Rave On-John Cougar Mellencamp-October 286 63 Too Much Ain't Enough Love-Jimmy Barnes-June 284 64 Wasting My Time-Jimmy Page-July 280 65 Don't Be Cruel-Cheap Trick-September 280 66 Feels So Good-Van Halen-October 278 67 Sweet Fire Of Love-Robbie Robertson-January 278 68 One Step Up-Bruce Springsteen-January 276 69 In God's Country-U2-January 276 70 Never Tear Us Apart-Inxs-September 274 71 All That Heaven Will Allow-Bruce Springsteen-April 260 72 Copperhead Road-Steve Earle-December 256 73 Big League-Tom Cochrane & Red Rider-November 254 74 After Midnight (88)-Eric Clapton-May 248 75 Every Rose Has Its Thorn-Poison-December 242 76 Silvio-Bob Dylan-June 230 77 Something So Strong-Jim Capaldi-December 228 78 Tear It Up-Robin Trower-June 226 79 Look Out Any Window-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-July 220 80 New Sensation-Inxs-April 216 81 Slow Turning-John Hiatt-October 210 82 Stand Up-David Lee Roth-April 208 83 Darling Danielle Don't-Henry Lee Summer-June 208 84 Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)-Cinderella-October 202 85 Born To Be Bad-George Thorogood-April 200 86 Save Your Love-Great White-February 196 87 Common Ground-Rhythm Corps-September 196 88 Dance On My Own-Robert Plant-August 190 89 Confidence Man-Jeff Healey Band-November 188 90 Rooty Toot Toot-John Cougar Mellencamp-June 174 91 Forever Young-Rod Stewart-October 170 92 Magic Touch-Mike Oldfield-February 160 93 Century's End-Donald Fagen-April 160 94 The Dead Heart-Midnight Oil-July 160 95 Cloud 9-George Harrison-March 156 96 I'm Still Searching-Glass Tiger-May 152 97 I Don't Want To Go On With You Like That-Elton John-July 152 98 Superstitious-Europe-September 144 99 There's The Girl-Heart-January 140 100 Defenders Of The Flag-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-September 122 101 Bring Me Some Water-Melissa Etheridge-September 122 102 Talkin' Bout-3-April 120 103 Fight (No Matter How Long)-Bunburys-September 120 104 (Sittin' On)Dock Of The Bay-Michael Bolton-January 116 105 Shoot High Aim Low-Yes-January 114 106 Tomorrow People-Ziggy Marley-June 106 107 Part Of The Machine-Jethro Tull-July 106 108 Little Liar-Joan Jett & Blackhearts-December 104 109 Believe !n Love-Scorpions-July 104 110 Two Wrongs-Joe Cocker-February 80 111 Rock Bottom-Dickey Betts Band-October 76 112 Jump Start-Jethro Tull-January 76 113 Welcome Me Home-Rossington Band-June 76 114 Talking Back To The Night-Steve Winwood-February 74 115 Love Changes Everything-Honeymoon Suite-May 72 116 Jealous Guy-John Lennon (1971)-October 68 117 Hippy Hippy Shake-Georgia Satellites-November 36 118 Ya Ya-Steve Miller-September 36 119 Stand Beside Me-Kansas-October 36 120 Rock & Roll Strategy-.38 Special-October 36 121 I Love The Things You Do To Me-Balaam & The Angel-April 34 122 Time Runs Wild-Danny Wilde-March 34 123 True Love-Glenn Frey-September 34 124 The Road-The Kinks-February 34 125 Red Blue Jeans-John Kilzer-June 34 126 This Note's For You-Neil Young & The Bluenotes-July 34 127 Don't Go-Hothouse Flowers-October 34