Billboard Hot 100 — May 7, 1988
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 7, 1988. "Wishing Well" by Terence Trent D'Arby climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" by Whitney Houston, which had held it for 2 weeks. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Dirty Diana" by Michael Jackson at #53, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard, up 16 places from #75 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Wishing Well" by Terence Trent D'Arby — 1 week at the top so far, 17 weeks on the chart since debuting January 16, 1988.
- New in the top 10: "Always On My Mind" by Pet Shop Boys (up from #11 to #6); "Shattered Dreams" by Johnny Hates Jazz (up from #15 to #8); "Electric Blue" by Icehouse (up from #12 to #9); "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" by Samantha Fox (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Check It Out" by John Mellencamp, down 29 places from #42 to #71.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Found Someone" by Cher, 25 weeks and counting (peak #10).
- Gone from the chart: "I Get Weak" by Belinda Carlisle after 16 weeks (peak #2); "Just Like Paradise" by David Lee Roth after 16 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 | 17 | Wishing Well Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | Anything For You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Angel Aerosmith |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Where Do Broken Hearts Go Whitney Houston |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Pink Cadillac Natalie Cole |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | Always On My Mind Pet Shop Boys |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | Prove Your Love Taylor Dayne |
| 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | Shattered Dreams Johnny Hates Jazz |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 13 | Electric Blue Icehouse |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) Samantha Fox |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 | I Don't Want To Live Without You Foreigner |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 13 | Devil Inside INXS |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 11 | Wait White Lion |
| 14 | 22 | 14 | 4 | One More Try George Michael |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | 13 | Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car Billy Ocean |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | Two Occasions The Deele |
| 17 | 10 | 5 | 15 | Girlfriend Pebbles |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 12 | Piano In The Dark Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito |
| 19 | 14 | 13 | 11 | One Step Up Bruce Springsteen |
| 20 | 9 | 7 | 11 | I Saw Him Standing There Tiffany |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 4 | Everything Your Heart Desires Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 12 | Pamela Toto |
| 23 | 20 | 20 | 13 | I Wish I Had A Girl Henry Lee Summer |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 9 | Dreaming Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 25 | 36 | 25 | 4 | Together Forever Rick Astley |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 9 | My Girl Suave |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 8 | Say It Again Jermaine Stewart |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 9 | Strange But True Times Two |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 8 | One Good Reason Paul Carrack |
| 30 | 43 | 30 | 4 | Circle In The Sand Belinda Carlisle |
| 31 | 19 | 1 | 14 | Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 5 | We All Sleep Alone Cher |
| 33 | 46 | 33 | 4 | Make It Real The Jets |
| 34 | 24 | 6 | 16 | Rocket 2 U The Jets |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 6 | I Still Believe Brenda K. Starr |
| 36 | 48 | 36 | 3 | Foolish Beat Debbie Gibson |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 5 | I'm Still Searching Glass Tiger |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 9 | Ritual Dan Reed Network |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 6 | Nightime Pretty Poison |
| 40 | 29 | 2 | 16 | Endless Summer Nights Richard Marx |
| 41 | 47 | 41 | 7 | Promise Me The Cover Girls |
| 42 | 55 | 42 | 5 | Nite And Day Al B. Sure! |
| 43 | 58 | 43 | 2 | The Valley Road Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 44 | 25 | 10 | 15 | Some Kind Of Lover Jody Watley |
| 45 | 54 | 45 | 4 | Da'Butt (From The "School Daze" Soundtrack) E.U. |
| 46 | 31 | 31 | 11 | Kiss And Tell (From "Bright Lights, Big City") Bryan Ferry |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 6 | Kiss Me Deadly Lita Ford |
| 48 | 56 | 48 | 4 | When We Kiss Bardeux |
| 49 | 62 | 49 | 2 | Alphabet St. Prince |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 5 | The Flame Cheap Trick |
| 51 | 38 | 5 | 17 | I Want Her Keith Sweat |
| 52 | 33 | 3 | 15 | Out Of The Blue Debbie Gibson |
| 53 | NEW | 53 | 1 | Dirty Diana Michael Jackson |
| 54 | 57 | 54 | 6 | Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil |
| 55 | 63 | 55 | 3 | Nothin' But A Good Time Poison |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 5 | Under The Milky Way The Church |
| 57 | 49 | 48 | 8 | Love In The First Degree Bananarama |
| 58 | 32 | 23 | 12 | Fishnet Morris Day |
| 59 | 75 | 59 | 3 | Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 3 | Supersonic J.J. Fad |
| 61 | 66 | 61 | 4 | Should I Say Yes? Nu Shooz |
| 62 | 50 | 1 | 21 | Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley |
| 63 | 60 | 60 | 8 | Breakaway Big Pig |
| 64 | 51 | 31 | 12 | Going Back To Cali (From "Less Than Zero") LL Cool J |
| 65 | 37 | 20 | 15 | You Don't Know Scarlett & Black |
| 66 | 72 | 66 | 4 | Tall Cool One Robert Plant |
| 67 | 52 | 45 | 10 | Yes (From The Motion Picture "Dirty Dancing") Merry Clayton |
| 68 | 69 | 68 | 4 | Stand Up David Lee Roth |
| 69 | 70 | 69 | 5 | Take It While It's Hot Sweet Sensation |
| 70 | 83 | 70 | 2 | Heart Of Mine Boz Scaggs |
| 71 | 42 | 14 | 14 | Check It Out John Mellencamp |
| 72 | 67 | 67 | 5 | Like A Child Noel |
| 73 | 81 | 73 | 4 | Hands To Heaven Breathe |
| 74 | 82 | 74 | 4 | Underneath The Radar Underworld |
| 75 | 65 | 10 | 25 | I Found Someone Cher |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Lost In You Rod Stewart |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Mercedes Boy Pebbles |
| 78 | 61 | 11 | 16 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Michael Bolton |
| 79 | 94 | 79 | 2 | Wild, Wild West Kool Moe Dee |
| 80 | 92 | 80 | 2 | Most Of All Jody Watley |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 3 | Dreamin' Of Love Stevie B |
| 82 | 90 | 82 | 3 | Love Struck Jesse Johnson |
| 83 | 68 | 3 | 21 | She's Like The Wind Patrick Swayze (Featuring Wendy Fraser) |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 2 | Blue Monday 1988 New Order |
| 85 | 79 | 22 | 14 | Rock Of Life Rick Springfield |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | I Should Be So Lucky Kylie Minogue |
| 87 | 86 | 86 | 7 | Turn Off The Lights Lonzo And World Class Wreckin Kru |
| 88 | 74 | 1 | 17 | Father Figure George Michael |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Get It Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Rush Hour Jane Wiedlin |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Route 66/Behind The Wheel Depeche Mode |
| 92 | 77 | 10 | 16 | Hysteria Def Leppard |
| 93 | 91 | 91 | 2 | Love Changes Everything Honeymoon Suite |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Like The Weather 10,000 Maniacs |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 2 | Broken Land The Adventures |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Forgive Me For Dreaming Elisa Fiorillo |
| 97 | 73 | 69 | 6 | Get It On Kingdom Come |
| 98 | 93 | 93 | 3 | I Wasn't The One (Who Said Goodbye) Agnetha Faltskog/Peter Cetera |
| 99 | 84 | 84 | 4 | Englishman In New York Sting |
| 100 | 76 | 19 | 25 | Push It Salt-N-Pepa |
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