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