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