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