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