Billboard Hot 100 — June 18, 1988
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 18, 1988. "Together Forever" by Rick Astley climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "One More Try" by George Michael, which had held it for 3 weeks. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That" by Elton John at #60, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Roll With It" by Steve Winwood, up 20 places from #53 to #33.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Together Forever" by Rick Astley — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting April 16, 1988.
- New in the top 10: "The Flame" by Cheap Trick (up from #13 to #9); "Alphabet St." by Prince (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Always On My Mind" by Pet Shop Boys, down 31 places from #28 to #59.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Wishing Well" by Terence Trent D'Arby, 23 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Endless Summer Nights" by Richard Marx after 21 weeks (peak #2); "Girlfriend" by Pebbles after 20 weeks (peak #5).
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 | Together Forever Rick Astley |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | One More Try George Michael |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Foolish Beat Debbie Gibson |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | Dirty Diana Michael Jackson |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Make It Real The Jets |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Everything Your Heart Desires Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | Circle In The Sand Belinda Carlisle |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | The Valley Road Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 | The Flame Cheap Trick |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | Alphabet St. Prince |
| 11 | 20 | 11 | 7 | Mercedes Boy Pebbles |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | Kiss Me Deadly Lita Ford |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 9 | Nothin' But A Good Time Poison |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | I Still Believe Brenda K. Starr |
| 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | We All Sleep Alone Cher |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 14 | Shattered Dreams Johnny Hates Jazz |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | Nite And Day Al B. Sure! |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 9 | Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard |
| 19 | 5 | 3 | 17 | Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) Samantha Fox |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 6 | New Sensation INXS |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 12 | Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil |
| 22 | 11 | 6 | 18 | Piano In The Dark Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito |
| 23 | 19 | 1 | 15 | Anything For You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 11 | Under The Milky Way The Church |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 5 | Hold On To The Nights Richard Marx |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 7 | Lost In You Rod Stewart |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 7 | Rush Hour Jane Wiedlin |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 10 | Hands To Heaven Breathe |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 10 | Tall Cool One Robert Plant |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 9 | Supersonic J.J. Fad |
| 31 | 40 | 31 | 6 | Paradise Sade |
| 32 | 41 | 32 | 5 | Make Me Lose Control Eric Carmen |
| 33 | 53 | 33 | 2 | Roll With It Steve Winwood |
| 34 | 43 | 34 | 5 | Black And Blue Van Halen |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 8 | Heart Of Mine Boz Scaggs |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 5 | Parents Just Don't Understand D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
| 37 | 26 | 10 | 17 | Two Occasions The Deele |
| 38 | 25 | 8 | 17 | Wait White Lion |
| 39 | 22 | 5 | 14 | I Don't Want To Live Without You Foreigner |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 4 | Sign Your Name Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 10 | Should I Say Yes? Nu Shooz |
| 42 | 48 | 42 | 4 | The Colour Of Love Billy Ocean |
| 43 | 52 | 43 | 6 | Just Got Paid Johnny Kemp |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 7 | I Should Be So Lucky Kylie Minogue |
| 45 | 56 | 45 | 6 | Love Changes (Everything) Climie Fisher |
| 46 | 59 | 46 | 3 | 1-2-3 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 3 | I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love Chicago |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 6 | Trouble Nia Peeples |
| 49 | 45 | 3 | 21 | Angel Aerosmith |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 6 | Tomorrow People Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers |
| 51 | 57 | 51 | 7 | Forgive Me For Dreaming Elisa Fiorillo |
| 52 | 36 | 7 | 19 | Electric Blue Icehouse |
| 53 | 30 | 16 | 15 | Dreaming Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 54 | 38 | 36 | 10 | When We Kiss Bardeux |
| 55 | 51 | 40 | 13 | Promise Me The Cover Girls |
| 56 | 47 | 35 | 10 | Da'Butt (From The "School Daze" Soundtrack) E.U. |
| 57 | 44 | 1 | 23 | Wishing Well Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 58 | 76 | 3 | 21 | Do You Love Me The Contours |
| 59 | 28 | 4 | 13 | Always On My Mind Pet Shop Boys |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That Elton John |
| 61 | 70 | 61 | 3 | Rag Doll Aerosmith |
| 62 | 35 | 21 | 15 | Strange But True Times Two |
| 63 | 69 | 63 | 4 | Darlin' Danielle Don't Henry Lee Summer |
| 64 | 72 | 64 | 4 | Little Walter Tony Toni Tone |
| 65 | 73 | 65 | 4 | You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart Eurythmics |
| 66 | 61 | 61 | 6 | Rooty Toot Toot John Mellencamp |
| 67 | 54 | 5 | 16 | Pink Cadillac Natalie Cole |
| 68 | 66 | 61 | 7 | Route 66/Behind The Wheel Depeche Mode |
| 69 | 64 | 60 | 8 | Most Of All Jody Watley |
| 70 | 77 | 70 | 4 | Wishing I Was Lucky Wet Wet Wet |
| 71 | 78 | 71 | 3 | I Know You're Out There Somewhere The Moody Blues |
| 72 | 79 | 72 | 2 | In Your Soul Corey Hart |
| 73 | 91 | 73 | 3 | Fast Car Tracy Chapman |
| 74 | 82 | 74 | 2 | I'll Always Love You Taylor Dayne |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 2 | Colors Ice-T |
| 76 | 67 | 62 | 8 | Wild, Wild West Kool Moe Dee |
| 77 | 90 | 77 | 2 | Feelings Of Forever Tiffany |
| 78 | 74 | 57 | 11 | Take It While It's Hot Sweet Sensation |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | The Twist Fat Boys |
| 80 | 84 | 80 | 4 | Wait On Love Michael Bolton |
| 81 | 87 | 81 | 3 | Rhythm Of Love Scorpions |
| 82 | 63 | 1 | 17 | Where Do Broken Hearts Go Whitney Houston |
| 83 | 68 | 68 | 7 | Like The Weather 10,000 Maniacs |
| 84 | 96 | 84 | 2 | Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make It Right) Denise Lopez |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Say It's Gonna Rain Will To Power |
| 86 | 62 | 20 | 15 | My Girl Suave |
| 87 | 71 | 1 | 19 | Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car Billy Ocean |
| 88 | 65 | 31 | 11 | I'm Still Searching Glass Tiger |
| 89 | 88 | 80 | 9 | Dreamin' Of Love Stevie B |
| 90 | 89 | 68 | 8 | Blue Monday 1988 New Order |
| 91 | 85 | 22 | 18 | Pamela Toto |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | When You Walk In The Room Paul Carrack |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Knocked Out Paula Abdul |
| 94 | 75 | 36 | 12 | Nightime Pretty Poison |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Boom! There She Was Scritti Politti Featuring Roger |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Joy Teddy Pendergrass |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Theme From S-Express S-Express |
| 98 | 81 | 80 | 5 | My Love Julio Iglesias Featuring Stevie Wonder |
| 99 | 83 | 7 | 18 | Prove Your Love Taylor Dayne |
| 100 | 80 | 6 | 22 | Rocket 2 U The Jets |
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