Billboard Hot 100 — August 6, 1988
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 6, 1988. "Roll With It" by Steve Winwood held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 6 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "What You See Is What You Get" by Brenda K. Starr at #79, which would go on to peak at #24. The biggest climber was "Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail")" by Bobby McFerrin, up 26 places from #83 to #57.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Roll With It" by Steve Winwood — 2 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting June 11, 1988.
- New in the top 10: "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" by Chicago (up from #13 to #8); "Monkey" by George Michael (up from #16 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "The Valley Road" by Bruce Hornsby & The Range, down 34 places from #48 to #82.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Do You Love Me" by The Contours, 28 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "Everything Your Heart Desires" by Daryl Hall John Oates after 16 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 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Roll With It Steve Winwood |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | Hands To Heaven Breathe |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Hold On To The Nights Richard Marx |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | Make Me Lose Control Eric Carmen |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Sign Your Name Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1-2-3 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That Elton John |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 10 | I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love Chicago |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 16 | Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard |
| 10 | 16 | 10 | 5 | Monkey George Michael |
| 11 | 14 | 3 | 28 | Do You Love Me The Contours |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | Just Got Paid Johnny Kemp |
| 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Parents Just Don't Understand D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 10 | Fast Car Tracy Chapman |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 6 | Love Will Save The Day Whitney Houston |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | The Twist Fat Boys |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | The Colour Of Love Billy Ocean |
| 18 | 25 | 18 | 7 | Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses |
| 19 | 9 | 9 | 14 | Rush Hour Jane Wiedlin |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 6 | Simply Irresistible Robert Palmer |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 10 | Rag Doll Aerosmith |
| 22 | 7 | 3 | 13 | New Sensation INXS |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | 18 | The Flame Cheap Trick |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 4 | Perfect World Huey Lewis & The News |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 6 | When It's Love Van Halen |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 6 | If It Isn't Love New Edition |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 9 | I'll Always Love You Taylor Dayne |
| 28 | 19 | 2 | 14 | Mercedes Boy Pebbles |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 6 | All Fired Up Pat Benatar |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 10 | I Know You're Out There Somewhere The Moody Blues |
| 31 | 43 | 31 | 3 | Another Part Of Me Michael Jackson |
| 32 | 23 | 23 | 13 | Love Changes (Everything) Climie Fisher |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 5 | Nobody's Fool (Theme From "Caddyshack II") Kenny Loggins |
| 34 | 44 | 34 | 4 | It Would Take A Strong Strong Man Rick Astley |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 7 | Here With Me REO Speedwagon |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 9 | Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make It Right) Denise Lopez |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 3 | One Good Woman Peter Cetera |
| 38 | 45 | 38 | 5 | Missed Opportunity Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 39 | 27 | 7 | 18 | Nite And Day Al B. Sure! |
| 40 | 31 | 1 | 16 | Foolish Beat Debbie Gibson |
| 41 | 24 | 16 | 13 | Paradise Sade |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 7 | Please Don't Go Girl New Kids On The Block |
| 43 | 50 | 43 | 5 | I Don't Want To Be A Hero Johnny Hates Jazz |
| 44 | 41 | 13 | 19 | I Still Believe Brenda K. Starr |
| 45 | 53 | 45 | 7 | I Hate Myself For Loving You Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 8 | Knocked Out Paula Abdul |
| 47 | 56 | 47 | 5 | Spring Love (Come Back To Me) Stevie B |
| 48 | 40 | 4 | 17 | Make It Real The Jets |
| 49 | 30 | 12 | 14 | Lost In You Rod Stewart |
| 50 | 49 | 49 | 8 | Say It's Gonna Rain Will To Power |
| 51 | 60 | 51 | 5 | Better Be Home Soon Crowded House |
| 52 | 36 | 6 | 16 | Nothin' But A Good Time Poison |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 8 | Boom! There She Was Scritti Politti Featuring Roger |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 5 | Hole In My Heart (All The Way To China) Cyndi Lauper |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 3 | Look Out Any Window Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 4 | Heart Turns To Stone Foreigner |
| 57 | 83 | 57 | 2 | Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail") Bobby McFerrin |
| 58 | 62 | 58 | 6 | Tell Me White Lion |
| 59 | 81 | 59 | 3 | Don't Be Cruel Bobby Brown |
| 60 | 74 | 60 | 2 | A Nightmare On My Street D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
| 61 | 38 | 38 | 9 | In Your Soul Corey Hart |
| 62 | 69 | 62 | 4 | What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) Information Society |
| 63 | 59 | 30 | 16 | Supersonic J.J. Fad |
| 64 | 73 | 64 | 2 | Fallen Angel Poison |
| 65 | 72 | 65 | 4 | Summergirls Dino |
| 66 | 75 | 66 | 3 | The Right Stuff Vanessa Williams |
| 67 | 92 | 67 | 2 | Don't Be Cruel Cheap Trick |
| 68 | 67 | 3 | 24 | Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) Samantha Fox |
| 69 | 58 | 12 | 19 | Kiss Me Deadly Lita Ford |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | Inside Outside The Cover Girls |
| 71 | 77 | 71 | 3 | Make It Last Forever Keith Sweat (Duet With Jacci McGhee) |
| 72 | 68 | 17 | 19 | Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil |
| 73 | 61 | 1 | 17 | One More Try George Michael |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 3 | Always There For You Stryper |
| 75 | 63 | 35 | 13 | Trouble Nia Peeples |
| 76 | 71 | 1 | 22 | Anything For You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 77 | 51 | 1 | 14 | Dirty Diana Michael Jackson |
| 78 | 91 | 78 | 2 | Chains Of Love Erasure |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | What You See Is What You Get Brenda K. Starr |
| 80 | 87 | 80 | 3 | Nice 'N' Slow Freddie Jackson |
| 81 | 66 | 1 | 17 | Together Forever Rick Astley |
| 82 | 48 | 5 | 15 | The Valley Road Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 3 | Time And Tide Basia |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Staying Together Debbie Gibson |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 2 | Mary, Mary Run-D.M.C. |
| 86 | 70 | 25 | 17 | Tall Cool One Robert Plant |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 2 | Skin Deep Cher |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | The Dead Heart Midnight Oil |
| 89 | 55 | 28 | 14 | I Should Be So Lucky Kylie Minogue |
| 90 | 79 | 79 | 5 | Cecilia Times Two |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 2 | I Feel Free Belinda Carlisle |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Forever Young Rod Stewart |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Off On Your Own (Girl) Al B. Sure! |
| 94 | 76 | 7 | 17 | Circle In The Sand Belinda Carlisle |
| 95 | 88 | 50 | 9 | Feelings Of Forever Tiffany |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Lead Me On Amy Grant |
| 97 | 84 | 6 | 25 | Piano In The Dark Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | Black Leather Kings Of The Sun |
| 99 | 93 | 91 | 5 | Coming To America The System |
| 100 | 82 | 39 | 13 | Tomorrow People Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers |
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