RADIO & RECORDS (USA:BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES FOR 1988
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 ONE MORE TRY-GEORGE MICHAEL-MAY 518 2 LOOK AWAY-CHICAGO-December 516 3 SO EMOTIONAL-WHITNEY HOUSTON-January 514 4 EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN-POISON-December 504 5 MAN IN THE MIRROR-MICHAEL JACKSON-March 504 6 ROLL WITH IT-STEVE WINWOOD-July 502 7 GET OUTTA MY DREAMS,GET INTO MY CAR-BILLY OCEAN-April 488 8 WILD,WILD WEST-Escape Club-November 468 9 NEED YOU TONIGHT-Inxs-January 464 10 FOOLISH BEAT-Debbie Gibson-June 458 11 Never Gonna Give You Up-Rick Astley-March 452 12 Seasons Change-Expose-February 446 13 Anything For You-Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine-April 442 14 Giving You The Best That I Got-Anita Baker-December 442 15 Where Do Broken Hearts Go-Whitney Houston-April 430 16 Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)-Will To Power-Novembe 430 17 Got My Mind Set On You-George Harrison-January 428 18 The Flame-Cheap Trick-July 426 19 Father Figure-George Michael-February 426 20 Sweet Child O' Mine-Guns & Roses-September 422 21 My Prerogative-Bobby Brown-December 422 22 The Way You Make Me Feel-Michael Jackson-January 416 23 Monkey-George Michael-August 412 24 Shattered Dreams-Johnny Hates Jazz-May 410 25 Could've Been-Tiffany-January 406 26 A Groovy Kind Of Love-Phil Collins-October 400 27 Love Bites-Def Leppard-September 394 28 Endless Summer Nights-Richard Marx-March 394 29 Wishing Well-Terence Trent D'Arby-April 392 30 Out Of The Blue-Debbie Gibson-March 390 31 Perfect World-Huey Lewis & The News-August 382 32 Simply Irresistible-Robert Palmer-September 380 33 Together Forever-Rick Astley-June 378 34 Hands To Heaven-Breathe-July 378 35 Sign Your Name-Terence Trent D'Arby-August 370 36 Make It Real-Jets-June 370 37 Dirty Diana-Michael Jackson-June 368 38 A Hazy Shade Of Winter-Bangles-January 366 39 Pour Some Sugar On Me-Def Leppard-July 362 40 Hold On To The Nights-Richard Marx-July 358 41 Kokomo-Beach Boys-October 356 42 Devil Inside-Inxs-April 350 43 How Can I Fall?-Breathe-November 348 44 Bad Medicine-Bon Jovi-November 344 45 What Have I Done To Deserve This-Dusty Springfield & Pet Shop Boys-Feb 342 46 She's Like The Wind-Patrick Swayze-February 342 47 I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love-Chicago-August 340 48 Red Red Wine-UB40-October 338 49 Angel-Aerosmith-April 336 50 I Don't Want To Go On With You Like That-Elton John-August 332 51 I Don't Want Your Love-Duran Duran-December 330 52 What's On Your Mind-Information Society-October 330 53 One Good Woman-Peter Cetera-September 320 54 Make Me Lose Control-Eric Carmen-July 316 55 I Don't Want To Live Without You-Foreigner-Atlantic-May 312 56 I Get Weak-Belinda Carlisle-March 306 57 New Sensation-Inxs-July 304 58 Hungry Eyes-Eric Carmen-February 304 59 Waiting For A Star To Fall-Boy Meets Girl-December 304 60 Mercedes Boy-Pebbles-July 292 61 The Loco-motion-Kylie Minogue-October 290 62 Everything Your Heart Desires-Daryl Hall & John Oates-June 290 63 1-2-3-Miami Sound Machine-August 282 64 I Want To Be Your Man-Roger-January 280 65 Don't Worry Be Happy-Bobby McFerrin-September 278 66 Don't Be Cruel-Cheap Trick-September 274 67 I'll Always Love You-Taylor Dayne-September 272 68 Say You Will-Foreigner-February 264 69 Desire-U2-November 262 70 I Want Her-Keith Sweat-March 260 71 Girlfriend-Pebbles-April 260 72 If It Isn't Love-New Edition-September 252 73 Candle In The Wind (88)-Elton John-January 248 74 The Valley Road-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-June 236 75 Naughty Girls(Need Love Too)-Samantha Fox-May 230 76 Nobody's Fool-Kenny Loggins-September 226 77 Never Tear Us Apart-Inxs-October 226 78 Kissing A Fool-George Michael-November 226 79 Don't You Know What The Night Can Do-Steve Winwood-October 224 80 When It's Love-Van Halen-September 222 81 Love Will Save The Day-Whitney Houston-August 222 82 Rocket 2U-Jets-April 220 83 Pink Cadillac-Natalie Cole-April 210 84 Tell It To My Heart-Taylor Dayne-January 210 85 Nite And Day-Al B.Sure-July 208 86 In Your Room-Bangles-December 208 87 Prove Your Love-Taylor Dayne-April 206 88 Circle In The Sand-Belinda Carlisle-June 206 89 Walk On Water-Eddie Money-November 206 90 One Moment In Time-Whitney Houston-October 204 91 Don't Shed A Tear-Paul Carrack-January 202 92 Electric Blue-Icehouse-May 196 93 Always On My Mind-Pet Shop Boys-May 188 94 Welcome To The Jungle-Guns & Roses-December 188 95 Smooth Criminal-Michael Jackson-December 180 96 Can't Stay Away From You-Miami Sound Machine-February 176 97 Just Like Paradise-David Lee Roth-March 174 98 Fast Car-Tracy Chapman-August 172 99 I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man-Prince-January 164 100 Two Occasions-Deele-May 162 101 It Would Take A Strong Strong Man-Rick Astley-September 162 102 Do You Love Me-Contours-July 160 103 Chains Of Love-Erasure-October 160 104 The Promise-When In Rome-December 154 105 I Saw Him Standing There-Tiffany-April 154 106 Another Lover-Giant Steps-October 154 107 I Found Someone-Cher-February 142 108 Some Kind Of Lover-Jody Watley-April 128 109 Hysteria-Def Leppard-March 120 110 Alphabet St.-Prince-June 120 111 I Remember Holding You-Boys Club-December 120 112 Rush Hour-Jane Wiedlin-July 118 113 Please Don't Go Girl-New Kids On The Block-September 118 114 (Sittin' On)Dock Of The Bay-Michael Bolton-March 118 115 We All Sleep Alone-Cher-June 116 116 Another Part Of Me-Michael Jackson-August 116 117 Wait-White Lion-May 114 118 I Hate Myself For Loving You-Joan Jett & Blackhearts-September 108 119 Everywhere-Fleetwood Mac-January 106 120 Piano In The Dark-Brenda Russell-May 80 121 Nothin' But A Good Time-Poison-June 76 122 Just Got Paid-Johnny Kemp-July 76 123 Tunnel Of Love-Bruce Springsteen-January 72 124 True Love-Glenn Frey-October 70 125 Kiss Me Deadly-Lita Ford-June 70 126 The Colour Of Love-Billy Ocean-July 68 127 Be Still My Beating Heart-Sting-March 36 128 Don't Be Cruel-Bobby Brown-October 36 129 There's The Girl-Heart-January 34 130 Forever Young-Rod Stewart-October 34