Billboard Hot 100 — August 20, 1988
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 20, 1988. "Roll With It" by Steve Winwood held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?" by Steve Winwood at #61, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Red Red Wine" by UB40, up 18 places from #85 to #67.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Roll With It" by Steve Winwood — 4 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting June 11, 1988.
- New in the top 10: "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses (up from #13 to #9); "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Love Changes (Everything)" by Climie Fisher, down 25 places from #46 to #71.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Do You Love Me" by The Contours, 30 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "Anything For You" by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine after 23 weeks (peak #1); "One More Try" by George Michael after 18 weeks (peak #1); "Together Forever" by Rick Astley after 18 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 11 | Roll With It Steve Winwood |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | Monkey George Michael |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 1-2-3 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That Elton John |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Make Me Lose Control Eric Carmen |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love Chicago |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | Hands To Heaven Breathe |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | Sign Your Name Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | Fast Car Tracy Chapman |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Love Will Save The Day Whitney Houston |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | Simply Irresistible Robert Palmer |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 6 | Perfect World Huey Lewis & The News |
| 14 | 9 | 1 | 14 | Hold On To The Nights Richard Marx |
| 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | Just Got Paid Johnny Kemp |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 8 | When It's Love Van Halen |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 | Rag Doll Aerosmith |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 8 | If It Isn't Love New Edition |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 11 | I'll Always Love You Taylor Dayne |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 5 | Another Part Of Me Michael Jackson |
| 21 | 16 | 16 | 10 | The Twist Fat Boys |
| 22 | 15 | 3 | 30 | Do You Love Me The Contours |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 7 | Nobody's Fool (Theme From "Caddyshack II") Kenny Loggins |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 8 | All Fired Up Pat Benatar |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 6 | It Would Take A Strong Strong Man Rick Astley |
| 26 | 18 | 2 | 18 | Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 5 | One Good Woman Peter Cetera |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 9 | Here With Me REO Speedwagon |
| 29 | 20 | 12 | 14 | Parents Just Don't Understand D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 7 | Missed Opportunity Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 11 | Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make It Right) Denise Lopez |
| 32 | 26 | 1 | 20 | The Flame Cheap Trick |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 9 | I Hate Myself For Loving You Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 9 | Please Don't Go Girl New Kids On The Block |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 4 | Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail") Bobby McFerrin |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 7 | I Don't Want To Be A Hero Johnny Hates Jazz |
| 37 | 48 | 37 | 4 | Don't Be Cruel Cheap Trick |
| 38 | 49 | 38 | 5 | Don't Be Cruel Bobby Brown |
| 39 | 52 | 39 | 2 | Love Bites Def Leppard |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 4 | A Nightmare On My Street D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 4 | Fallen Angel Poison |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 5 | Look Out Any Window Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 43 | 42 | 42 | 7 | Better Be Home Soon Crowded House |
| 44 | 43 | 43 | 7 | Spring Love (Come Back To Me) Stevie B |
| 45 | 58 | 45 | 5 | The Right Stuff Vanessa Williams |
| 46 | 24 | 17 | 13 | The Colour Of Love Billy Ocean |
| 47 | 41 | 41 | 10 | Knocked Out Paula Abdul |
| 48 | 60 | 48 | 3 | Staying Together Debbie Gibson |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 6 | What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) Information Society |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 6 | Summergirls Dino |
| 51 | 30 | 9 | 16 | Rush Hour Jane Wiedlin |
| 52 | 33 | 3 | 15 | New Sensation INXS |
| 53 | 65 | 53 | 3 | Forever Young Rod Stewart |
| 54 | 66 | 54 | 3 | What You See Is What You Get Brenda K. Starr |
| 55 | 63 | 55 | 5 | Inside Outside The Cover Girls |
| 56 | 34 | 30 | 12 | I Know You're Out There Somewhere The Moody Blues |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 4 | Chains Of Love Erasure |
| 58 | 59 | 58 | 8 | Tell Me White Lion |
| 59 | 50 | 13 | 21 | I Still Believe Brenda K. Starr |
| 60 | 56 | 56 | 6 | Heart Turns To Stone Foreigner |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Don't You Know What The Night Can Do? Steve Winwood |
| 62 | 55 | 49 | 10 | Say It's Gonna Rain Will To Power |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | True Love Glenn Frey |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 5 | Make It Last Forever Keith Sweat (Duet With Jacci McGhee) |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 5 | Time And Tide Basia |
| 66 | 44 | 2 | 16 | Mercedes Boy Pebbles |
| 67 | 85 | 34 | 17 | Red Red Wine UB40 |
| 68 | 86 | 68 | 2 | Never Tear Us Apart INXS |
| 69 | 77 | 69 | 3 | The Dead Heart Midnight Oil |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 2 | Superstitious Europe |
| 71 | 46 | 23 | 15 | Love Changes (Everything) Climie Fisher |
| 72 | 84 | 72 | 3 | Off On Your Own (Girl) Al B. Sure! |
| 73 | 54 | 1 | 18 | Foolish Beat Debbie Gibson |
| 74 | 73 | 73 | 5 | Always There For You Stryper |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 4 | Mary, Mary Run-D.M.C. |
| 76 | 61 | 53 | 10 | Boom! There She Was Scritti Politti Featuring Roger |
| 77 | 70 | 30 | 18 | Supersonic J.J. Fad |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 5 | Nice 'N' Slow Freddie Jackson |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 4 | Skin Deep Cher |
| 80 | 83 | 3 | 26 | Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) Samantha Fox |
| 81 | 62 | 7 | 20 | Nite And Day Al B. Sure! |
| 82 | 71 | 12 | 16 | Lost In You Rod Stewart |
| 83 | 78 | 12 | 21 | Kiss Me Deadly Lita Ford |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 2 | Jackie Blue Zone U.K. |
| 85 | 67 | 4 | 19 | Make It Real The Jets |
| 86 | 92 | 86 | 2 | Don't Walk Away Toni Childs |
| 87 | 64 | 54 | 7 | Hole In My Heart (All The Way To China) Cyndi Lauper |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 2 | Sendin' All My Love The Jets |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Another Lover Giant Steps |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | The Rumour Olivia Newton-John |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Indestructible Four Tops |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | It Takes Two Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock |
| 93 | 72 | 6 | 18 | Nothin' But A Good Time Poison |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Wild, Wild West The Escape Club |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | She's On The Left Jeffrey Osborne |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 2 | Long And Lasting Love (Once In A Lifetime) Glenn Medeiros |
| 97 | 82 | 17 | 21 | Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil |
| 98 | 87 | 35 | 15 | Trouble Nia Peeples |
| 99 | 74 | 16 | 15 | Paradise Sade |
| 100 | 88 | 88 | 4 | I Feel Free Belinda Carlisle |
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