Billboard Hot 100 — January 23, 1988
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 23, 1988. "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Got My Mind Set On You" by George Harrison. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Endless Summer Nights" by Richard Marx at #53, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Be Still My Beating Heart" by Sting, up 15 places from #64 to #49.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting November 21, 1987.
- New in the top 10: "Seasons Change" by Expose (up from #11 to #8); "I Want To Be Your Man" by Roger (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Animal" by Def Leppard, down 21 places from #40 to #61.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "In My Dreams" by REO Speedwagon, 28 weeks and counting (peak #19).
- Gone from the chart: "U Got The Look" by Prince after 25 weeks (peak #2); "Little Lies" by Fleetwood Mac after 21 weeks (peak #4); "Brilliant Disguise" by Bruce Springsteen after 16 weeks (peak #5).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | Need You Tonight INXS |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | Could've Been Tiffany |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Got My Mind Set On You George Harrison |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Hazy Shade Of Winter The Bangles |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | Candle In The Wind Elton John |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 | Tell It To My Heart(Dub) Taylor Dayne |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | Seasons Change Expose |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 13 | So Emotional Whitney Houston |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 11 | I Want To Be Your Man Roger |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | 12 | Hungry Eyes (From "Dirty Dancing") Eric Carmen |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | There's The Girl Heart |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man Prince |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 15 | Crazy Icehouse |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 8 | Tunnel Of Love Bruce Springsteen |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | 14 | Faith George Michael |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 8 | Say You Will Foreigner |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 7 | What Have I Done To Deserve This? Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | 14 | Is This Love Whitesnake |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 12 | I Live For Your Love Natalie Cole |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 11 | Don't Shed A Tear Paul Carrack |
| 22 | 12 | 8 | 14 | Cherry Bomb John Mellencamp |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 9 | Everywhere Fleetwood Mac |
| 24 | 13 | 4 | 17 | Shake Your Love Debbie Gibson |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 12 | Honestly Stryper |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 13 | Pop Goes The World Men Without Hats |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 10 | Push It Salt-N-Pepa |
| 28 | 19 | 8 | 18 | Catch Me (I'm Falling) (From The Film "Hiding Out") Pretty Poison |
| 29 | 26 | 26 | 14 | Power Of Love Laura Branigan |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 9 | Pump Up The Volume M/A/R/R/S |
| 31 | 39 | 31 | 6 | She's Like The Wind Patrick Swayze (Featuring Wendy Fraser) |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 10 | Can't Stay Away From You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 33 | 20 | 6 | 17 | Don't You Want Me Jody Watley |
| 34 | 41 | 34 | 6 | Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 10 | I Found Someone Cher |
| 36 | 34 | 32 | 14 | True Faith New Order |
| 37 | 49 | 37 | 2 | Father Figure George Michael |
| 38 | 28 | 9 | 20 | Valerie Steve Winwood |
| 39 | 46 | 39 | 6 | 853-5937 Squeeze |
| 40 | 54 | 40 | 2 | I Get Weak Belinda Carlisle |
| 41 | 33 | 1 | 18 | Heaven Is A Place On Earth Belinda Carlisle |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 9 | Because Of You The Cover Girls |
| 43 | 31 | 14 | 17 | Dude (Looks Like A Lady) Aerosmith |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 8 | In God's Country U2 |
| 45 | 56 | 45 | 2 | Just Like Paradise David Lee Roth |
| 46 | 35 | 1 | 18 | (I've Had) The Time Of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 6 | Rhythm Of Love Yes |
| 48 | 51 | 23 | 24 | Hot In The City Billy Idol |
| 49 | 64 | 49 | 2 | Be Still My Beating Heart Sting |
| 50 | 42 | 40 | 16 | Just Like Heaven The Cure |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 6 | I Need A Man Eurythmics |
| 52 | 65 | 52 | 3 | Love Overboard Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 53 | NEW | 53 | 1 | Endless Summer Nights Richard Marx |
| 54 | 57 | 54 | 7 | Hot Hot Hot Buster Poindexter & His Banshees Of Blue |
| 55 | 61 | 55 | 5 | Live My Life (From The Film "Hiding Out") Boy George |
| 56 | 60 | 56 | 7 | Never Thought (That I Could Love) Dan Hill |
| 57 | 63 | 57 | 6 | Twilight World Swing Out Sister |
| 58 | 50 | 47 | 10 | I Can't Help It Bananarama |
| 59 | 43 | 3 | 18 | Should've Known Better Richard Marx |
| 60 | 44 | 19 | 21 | That's What Love Is All About Michael Bolton |
| 61 | 40 | 19 | 16 | Animal Def Leppard |
| 62 | 59 | 59 | 8 | Lover's Lane Georgio |
| 63 | 52 | 1 | 22 | I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany |
| 64 | 77 | 64 | 2 | I Want Her Keith Sweat |
| 65 | 48 | 7 | 16 | We'll Be Together Sting |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Hysteria Def Leppard |
| 67 | 68 | 67 | 8 | Reason To Live KISS |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Rocket 2 U The Jets |
| 69 | 78 | 69 | 5 | Never Let Me Down Again Depeche Mode |
| 70 | 73 | 70 | 6 | Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone Glenn Medeiros |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 6 | Rain In The Summertime The Alarm |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Michael Bolton |
| 73 | 72 | 72 | 6 | Burning Like A Flame Dokken |
| 74 | 79 | 74 | 2 | Wishing Well Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 75 | 66 | 54 | 10 | You And Me Tonight Deja |
| 76 | 58 | 9 | 19 | The One I Love R.E.M. |
| 77 | 62 | 36 | 15 | Motortown The Kane Gang |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | How Can I Forget You Elisa Fiorillo |
| 79 | 69 | 61 | 6 | Dear Mr. Jesus Powersource (Solo...Sharon) |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Coming Up You The Cars |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Save Your Love Great White |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Never Knew Love Like This Alexander O'Neal Featuring Cherrelle |
| 83 | 75 | 1 | 21 | Mony Mony Billy Idol |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine The California Raisins |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | All I Want Is You Carly Simon |
| 86 | 67 | 19 | 15 | Skeletons Stevie Wonder |
| 87 | 70 | 38 | 16 | I Don't Mind At All Bourgeois Tagg |
| 88 | 80 | 30 | 17 | Love Will Find A Way Yes |
| 89 | 82 | 19 | 28 | In My Dreams REO Speedwagon |
| 90 | 86 | 72 | 9 | Cherokee Europe |
| 91 | 88 | 66 | 13 | We've Only Just Begun (The Romance Is Not Over) Glenn Jones |
| 92 | 74 | 20 | 15 | I Do You The Jets |
| 93 | 84 | 67 | 9 | Throwaway Mick Jagger |
| 94 | 87 | 60 | 13 | System Of Survival Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 95 | 81 | 50 | 12 | (Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance Shanice Wilson |
| 96 | 76 | 9 | 21 | I've Been In Love Before Cutting Crew |
| 97 | 83 | 70 | 11 | Criticize Alexander O'Neal |
| 98 | 85 | 15 | 19 | Hourglass Squeeze |
| 99 | 89 | 13 | 21 | I Won't Forget You Poison |
| 100 | 90 | 80 | 9 | She's Fly Tony Terry |
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