Billboard Hot 100 — April 23, 1988
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 23, 1988. "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" by Whitney Houston climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" by Billy Ocean, 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 "Foolish Beat" by Debbie Gibson at #57, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Make It Real" by The Jets, up 24 places from #79 to #55.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" by Whitney Houston — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting February 27, 1988.
- New in the top 10: "Anything For You" by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (up from #15 to #8); "Pink Cadillac" by Natalie Cole (up from #12 to #9); "Prove Your Love" by Taylor Dayne (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Never Knew Love Like This" by Alexander O'Neal Featuring Cherrelle, down 33 places from #52 to #85.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Hungry Eyes (From "Dirty Dancing")" by Eric Carmen, 25 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Stories that mention this week: Seven Straight: Whitney Houston's Unbroken Run at #1, 1985-1988.
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 | Where Do Broken Hearts Go Whitney Houston |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Devil Inside INXS |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car Billy Ocean |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Wishing Well Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | Girlfriend Pebbles |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | Angel Aerosmith |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | I Saw Him Standing There Tiffany |
| 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | Anything For You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | Pink Cadillac Natalie Cole |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | Prove Your Love Taylor Dayne |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 12 | Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson |
| 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | Some Kind Of Lover Jody Watley |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 9 | One Step Up Bruce Springsteen |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 11 | Electric Blue Icehouse |
| 15 | 7 | 6 | 14 | Rocket 2 U The Jets |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 5 | Always On My Mind Pet Shop Boys |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 9 | Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) Samantha Fox |
| 18 | 26 | 18 | 6 | Shattered Dreams Johnny Hates Jazz |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | 13 | Out Of The Blue Debbie Gibson |
| 20 | 30 | 20 | 6 | I Don't Want To Live Without You Foreigner |
| 21 | 29 | 21 | 9 | Wait White Lion |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 9 | Two Occasions The Deele |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 10 | Fishnet Morris Day |
| 24 | 16 | 2 | 14 | Endless Summer Nights Richard Marx |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 11 | I Wish I Had A Girl Henry Lee Summer |
| 26 | 20 | 20 | 13 | You Don't Know Scarlett & Black |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 10 | Pamela Toto |
| 28 | 14 | 14 | 12 | Check It Out John Mellencamp |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 10 | Piano In The Dark Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito |
| 30 | 18 | 5 | 15 | I Want Her Keith Sweat |
| 31 | 40 | 31 | 2 | One More Try George Michael |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 7 | Dreaming Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 9 | Kiss And Tell (From "Bright Lights, Big City") Bryan Ferry |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 6 | Say It Again Jermaine Stewart |
| 35 | 25 | 1 | 19 | Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley |
| 36 | 43 | 36 | 7 | My Girl Suave |
| 37 | 33 | 31 | 10 | Going Back To Cali (From "Less Than Zero") LL Cool J |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 2 | Everything Your Heart Desires Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 7 | Strange But True Times Two |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 6 | One Good Reason Paul Carrack |
| 41 | 22 | 11 | 14 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Michael Bolton |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 7 | Ritual Dan Reed Network |
| 43 | 34 | 1 | 15 | Father Figure George Michael |
| 44 | 62 | 44 | 2 | Together Forever Rick Astley |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 8 | Yes (From The Motion Picture "Dirty Dancing") Merry Clayton |
| 46 | 59 | 46 | 3 | I'm Still Searching Glass Tiger |
| 47 | 54 | 47 | 4 | Nightime Pretty Poison |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 6 | Love In The First Degree Bananarama |
| 49 | 56 | 49 | 4 | I Still Believe Brenda K. Starr |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 5 | Promise Me The Cover Girls |
| 51 | 64 | 51 | 3 | We All Sleep Alone Cher |
| 52 | 38 | 10 | 14 | Hysteria Def Leppard |
| 53 | 41 | 3 | 19 | She's Like The Wind Patrick Swayze (Featuring Wendy Fraser) |
| 54 | 68 | 54 | 2 | Circle In The Sand Belinda Carlisle |
| 55 | 79 | 55 | 2 | Make It Real The Jets |
| 56 | 39 | 2 | 15 | I Get Weak Belinda Carlisle |
| 57 | NEW | 57 | 1 | Foolish Beat Debbie Gibson |
| 58 | 67 | 58 | 2 | When We Kiss Bardeux |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 4 | Kiss Me Deadly Lita Ford |
| 60 | 45 | 6 | 15 | Just Like Paradise David Lee Roth |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 6 | Breakaway Big Pig |
| 62 | 65 | 62 | 4 | Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil |
| 63 | 47 | 22 | 12 | Rock Of Life Rick Springfield |
| 64 | 71 | 64 | 2 | Da'Butt (From The "School Daze" Soundtrack) E.U. |
| 65 | 50 | 10 | 23 | I Found Someone Cher |
| 66 | 60 | 19 | 23 | Push It Salt-N-Pepa |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 3 | The Flame Cheap Trick |
| 68 | 75 | 68 | 3 | Nite And Day Al B. Sure! |
| 69 | 74 | 69 | 4 | Get It On Kingdom Come |
| 70 | 78 | 70 | 3 | Under The Milky Way The Church |
| 71 | 55 | 50 | 9 | Savin' Myself Eria Fachin |
| 72 | 53 | 41 | 10 | Are You Sure So |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 3 | Like A Child Noel |
| 74 | 87 | 74 | 2 | Should I Say Yes? Nu Shooz |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 3 | Take It While It's Hot Sweet Sensation |
| 76 | 58 | 32 | 10 | What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong |
| 77 | 94 | 77 | 2 | Stand Up David Lee Roth |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Supersonic J.J. Fad |
| 79 | 85 | 79 | 2 | Tall Cool One Robert Plant |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 4 | Never Die Young James Taylor |
| 81 | 63 | 13 | 22 | Pump Up The Volume M/A/R/R/S |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Nothin' But A Good Time Poison |
| 83 | 77 | 77 | 5 | Presence Of Love The Alarm |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 2 | Englishman In New York Sting |
| 85 | 52 | 28 | 14 | Never Knew Love Like This Alexander O'Neal Featuring Cherrelle |
| 86 | 83 | 83 | 4 | Century's End (From "Bright Lights, Big City") Donald Fagen |
| 87 | 88 | 87 | 2 | Underneath The Radar Underworld |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | Hands To Heaven Breathe |
| 89 | 76 | 48 | 11 | Give Me All Your Love Whitesnake |
| 90 | 70 | 6 | 23 | Can't Stay Away From You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Dreamin' Of Love Stevie B |
| 92 | 86 | 86 | 5 | Turn Off The Lights Lonzo And World Class Wreckin Kru |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard |
| 94 | 72 | 63 | 7 | Play That Funky Music Roxanne |
| 95 | 69 | 4 | 25 | Hungry Eyes (From "Dirty Dancing") Eric Carmen |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | I Wasn't The One (Who Said Goodbye) Agnetha Faltskog/Peter Cetera |
| 97 | 92 | 43 | 20 | Never Thought (That I Could Love) Dan Hill |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Love Struck Jesse Johnson |
| 99 | 93 | 90 | 4 | Family Man Fleetwood Mac |
| 100 | 91 | 9 | 24 | Don't Shed A Tear Paul Carrack |
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