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