Billboard Hot 100 — March 12, 1988
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 12, 1988. "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Father Figure" by George Michael, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Anything For You" by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine at #63, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Pink Cadillac" by Natalie Cole, up 18 places from #67 to #49.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley — 1 week at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting December 19, 1987.
- New in the top 10: "Out Of The Blue" by Debbie Gibson (up from #12 to #8); "I Want Her" by Keith Sweat (up from #16 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Pop Goes The World" by Men Without Hats, down 29 places from #61 to #90.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Tell It To My Heart(Dub)" by Taylor Dayne, 23 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "Faith" by George Michael after 20 weeks (peak #1); "So Emotional" by Whitney Houston after 19 weeks (peak #1); "Don't You Want Me" by Jody Watley after 23 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 13 | Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Father Figure George Michael |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | She's Like The Wind Patrick Swayze (Featuring Wendy Fraser) |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | I Get Weak Belinda Carlisle |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | Endless Summer Nights Richard Marx |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | Just Like Paradise David Lee Roth |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | Out Of The Blue Debbie Gibson |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | I Want Her Keith Sweat |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 17 | Can't Stay Away From You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | I Found Someone Cher |
| 12 | 22 | 12 | 5 | Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car Billy Ocean |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 10 | Love Overboard Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 8 | Hysteria Def Leppard |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 9 | Be Still My Beating Heart Sting |
| 16 | 24 | 16 | 8 | Rocket 2 U The Jets |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 8 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Michael Bolton |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 14 | What Have I Done To Deserve This? Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | 7 | Girlfriend Pebbles |
| 20 | 11 | 4 | 19 | Hungry Eyes (From "Dirty Dancing") Eric Carmen |
| 21 | 13 | 13 | 16 | Pump Up The Volume M/A/R/R/S |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 5 | Devil Inside INXS |
| 23 | 33 | 23 | 7 | Some Kind Of Lover Jody Watley |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 6 | Check It Out John Mellencamp |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 6 | When We Was Fab George Harrison |
| 26 | 14 | 1 | 16 | Seasons Change Expose |
| 27 | 35 | 27 | 9 | Wishing Well Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 28 | 38 | 28 | 3 | Where Do Broken Hearts Go Whitney Houston |
| 29 | 15 | 6 | 15 | Say You Will Foreigner |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 7 | Angel Aerosmith |
| 31 | 27 | 27 | 16 | Because Of You The Cover Girls |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 6 | Rock Of Life Rick Springfield |
| 33 | 21 | 1 | 16 | Could've Been Tiffany |
| 34 | 25 | 19 | 17 | Push It Salt-N-Pepa |
| 35 | 18 | 9 | 18 | Don't Shed A Tear Paul Carrack |
| 36 | 43 | 36 | 3 | I Saw Him Standing There Tiffany |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 8 | Never Knew Love Like This Alexander O'Neal Featuring Cherrelle |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 7 | You Don't Know Scarlett & Black |
| 39 | 29 | 1 | 21 | Need You Tonight INXS |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 4 | Prove Your Love Taylor Dayne |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 4 | What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong |
| 42 | 30 | 3 | 18 | I Want To Be Your Man Roger |
| 43 | 34 | 31 | 13 | Twilight World Swing Out Sister |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 5 | Electric Blue Icehouse |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 3 | One Step Up Bruce Springsteen |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 4 | Going Back To Cali (From "Less Than Zero") LL Cool J |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 5 | I Wish I Had A Girl Henry Lee Summer |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 4 | Fishnet Morris Day |
| 49 | 67 | 49 | 2 | Pink Cadillac Natalie Cole |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 4 | Pamela Toto |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 5 | Give Me All Your Love Whitesnake |
| 52 | 39 | 2 | 18 | Hazy Shade Of Winter The Bangles |
| 53 | 45 | 43 | 14 | Never Thought (That I Could Love) Dan Hill |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 4 | Are You Sure So |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 4 | I Want You So Bad Heart |
| 56 | 42 | 13 | 19 | I Live For Your Love Natalie Cole |
| 57 | 59 | 57 | 5 | Talking Back To The Night Steve Winwood |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 4 | Piano In The Dark Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito |
| 59 | 73 | 59 | 3 | Two Occasions The Deele |
| 60 | 44 | 14 | 16 | Everywhere Fleetwood Mac |
| 61 | 75 | 61 | 3 | Wait White Lion |
| 62 | 76 | 62 | 3 | Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) Samantha Fox |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | Anything For You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | Kiss And Tell (From "Bright Lights, Big City") Bryan Ferry |
| 65 | 50 | 7 | 23 | Tell It To My Heart(Dub) Taylor Dayne |
| 66 | 79 | 66 | 4 | All Right Now Pepsi & Shirlie |
| 67 | 68 | 67 | 5 | Thinking Of You Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 68 | 63 | 57 | 8 | Save Your Love Great White |
| 69 | 64 | 64 | 6 | Don't Look Any Further The Kane Gang |
| 70 | 77 | 70 | 3 | Don't Make A Fool Of Yourself Stacey Q |
| 71 | 58 | 6 | 19 | Candle In The Wind Elton John |
| 72 | 55 | 51 | 7 | Never Can Say Goodbye The Communards |
| 73 | 78 | 73 | 3 | Savin' Myself Eria Fachin |
| 74 | 70 | 63 | 6 | Hot Thing Prince |
| 75 | 81 | 75 | 5 | Ever Since The World Began Tommy Shaw |
| 76 | 82 | 76 | 2 | I Want To Be Your Property Blue Mercedes |
| 77 | 89 | 77 | 2 | Hot Hot Hot!!! The Cure |
| 78 | 91 | 78 | 2 | Yes (From The Motion Picture "Dirty Dancing") Merry Clayton |
| 79 | 94 | 79 | 2 | Samantha (What You Gonna Do?) Cellarful Of Noise |
| 80 | 80 | 69 | 7 | It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) R.E.M. |
| 81 | 87 | 81 | 3 | Magic Carpet Ride Bardeux |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Dreaming Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 83 | 66 | 54 | 8 | All I Want Is You Carly Simon |
| 84 | 56 | 9 | 15 | Tunnel Of Love Bruce Springsteen |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Ritual Dan Reed Network |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Strange But True Times Two |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Play That Funky Music Roxanne |
| 88 | 72 | 1 | 17 | The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Ooo La La La Teena Marie |
| 90 | 61 | 20 | 20 | Pop Goes The World Men Without Hats |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | My Girl Suave |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | She's Only 20 Tami Show |
| 93 | 65 | 1 | 21 | Got My Mind Set On You George Harrison |
| 94 | 85 | 85 | 3 | Winter Games David Foster |
| 95 | 71 | 40 | 12 | Live My Life (From The Film "Hiding Out") Boy George |
| 96 | 93 | 8 | 21 | Cherry Bomb John Mellencamp |
| 97 | 88 | 12 | 19 | There's The Girl Heart |
| 98 | 90 | 23 | 19 | Honestly Stryper |
| 99 | 84 | 60 | 8 | How Can I Forget You Elisa Fiorillo |
| 100 | 98 | 77 | 6 | You Will Know Stevie Wonder |
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