Billboard Hot 100 — October 15, 1988
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 15, 1988. "Red Red Wine" by UB40 climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Love Bites" by Def Leppard. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I Don't Want Your Love" by Duran Duran at #49, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "Didn't Know It Was Love" by Survivor, up 15 places from #95 to #80.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Red Red Wine" by UB40 — 1 week at the top so far, 25 weeks on the chart since debuting January 28, 1984.
- New in the top 10: "Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?" by Steve Winwood (up from #13 to #7); "Don't Be Cruel" by Bobby Brown (up from #11 to #8); "Wild, Wild West" by The Escape Club (up from #20 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Inside A Dream" by Jane Wiedlin, down 26 places from #72 to #98.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Hands To Heaven" by Breathe, 27 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Hold On To The Nights" by Richard Marx after 21 weeks (peak #1); "Roll With It" by Steve Winwood after 18 weeks (peak #1); "The Flame" by Cheap Trick after 27 weeks (peak #1).
- Stories that mention this week: One Week on Top: The Hot 100's Shortest Reigns, 1958–1990.
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 | 25 | Red Red Wine UB40 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Love Bites Def Leppard |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Groovy Kind Of Love Phil Collins |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Don't Be Cruel Cheap Trick |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 | What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) Information Society |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail") Bobby McFerrin |
| 7 | 13 | 7 | 9 | Don't You Know What The Night Can Do? Steve Winwood |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 13 | Don't Be Cruel Bobby Brown |
| 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | Wild, Wild West The Escape Club |
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 17 | I Hate Myself For Loving You Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | 13 | One Good Woman Peter Cetera |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | Forever Young Rod Stewart |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | True Love Glenn Frey |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 10 | Never Tear Us Apart INXS |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | 19 | I'll Always Love You Taylor Dayne |
| 16 | 25 | 16 | 7 | Kokomo (From"Cocktail" ) The Beach Boys |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | The Loco-Motion Kylie Minogue |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 6 | One Moment In Time Whitney Houston |
| 19 | 10 | 10 | 17 | Please Don't Go Girl New Kids On The Block |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 12 | Chains Of Love Erasure |
| 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Fallen Angel Poison |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 4 | Bad Medicine Bon Jovi |
| 23 | 17 | 7 | 16 | If It Isn't Love New Edition |
| 24 | 16 | 1 | 17 | Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses |
| 25 | 37 | 25 | 3 | Desire U2 |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 9 | Another Lover Giant Steps |
| 27 | 34 | 27 | 7 | Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) Cinderella |
| 28 | 36 | 28 | 6 | How Can I Fall? Breathe |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 13 | Time And Tide Basia |
| 30 | 23 | 2 | 16 | Simply Irresistible Robert Palmer |
| 31 | 24 | 24 | 11 | What You See Is What You Get Brenda K. Starr |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | 6 | Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley Will To Power |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 6 | Dance Little Sister Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 34 | 47 | 34 | 2 | Kissing A Fool George Michael |
| 35 | 43 | 35 | 4 | Look Away Chicago |
| 36 | 31 | 31 | 10 | Superstitious Europe |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 5 | A Word In Spanish Elton John |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 9 | It Takes Two Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 6 | Waiting For A Star To Fall Boy Meets Girl |
| 40 | 27 | 15 | 12 | A Nightmare On My Street D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 7 | The Promise When In Rome |
| 42 | 28 | 8 | 15 | Nobody's Fool (Theme From "Caddyshack II") Kenny Loggins |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 4 | Giving You The Best That I Got Anita Baker |
| 44 | 30 | 10 | 14 | It Would Take A Strong Strong Man Rick Astley |
| 45 | 52 | 45 | 3 | Walk On Water Eddie Money |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 5 | You Came Kim Wilde |
| 47 | 35 | 35 | 9 | Indestructible Four Tops |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 9 | She's On The Left Jeffrey Osborne |
| 49 | NEW | 49 | 1 | I Don't Want Your Love Duran Duran |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 3 | Downtown Life Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 51 | 40 | 5 | 16 | When It's Love Van Halen |
| 52 | 29 | 22 | 11 | Staying Together Debbie Gibson |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 12 | Strangelove Depeche Mode |
| 54 | 66 | 54 | 2 | Small World Huey Lewis & The News |
| 55 | 61 | 55 | 5 | Edge Of A Broken Heart Vixen |
| 56 | 38 | 3 | 14 | Perfect World Huey Lewis & The News |
| 57 | 62 | 57 | 3 | Finish What Ya Started Van Halen |
| 58 | 71 | 58 | 2 | Domino Dancing Pet Shop Boys |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 7 | Heart Don't Fail Me Now Holly Knight |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 4 | Cars With The Boom L'Trimm |
| 61 | 65 | 61 | 5 | Way Out J.J. Fad |
| 62 | 56 | 43 | 15 | Spring Love (Come Back To Me) Stevie B |
| 63 | 67 | 63 | 5 | Never Let You Go Sweet Sensation |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 4 | Boy, I've Been Told SaFire |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | Symptoms Of True Love Tracie Spencer |
| 66 | 73 | 66 | 3 | Spy In The House Of Love Was (Not Was) |
| 67 | 57 | 20 | 17 | Here With Me REO Speedwagon |
| 68 | 53 | 3 | 20 | I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love Chicago |
| 69 | 81 | 69 | 2 | Not Just Another Girl Ivan Neville |
| 70 | 78 | 70 | 2 | Any Love Luther Vandross |
| 71 | 49 | 1 | 15 | Monkey George Michael |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 4 | I Can't Wait Deniece Williams |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | In Your Room The Bangles |
| 74 | 58 | 2 | 27 | Hands To Heaven Breathe |
| 75 | 75 | 75 | 3 | Talkin' Bout A Revolution Tracy Chapman |
| 76 | 54 | 6 | 20 | Fast Car Tracy Chapman |
| 77 | 80 | 77 | 3 | I Did It For Love Night Ranger |
| 78 | 63 | 45 | 11 | Off On Your Own (Girl) Al B. Sure! |
| 79 | 85 | 79 | 4 | I'm Not Your Man Tommy Conwell And The Young Rumblers |
| 80 | 95 | 80 | 2 | Didn't Know It Was Love Survivor |
| 81 | 74 | 74 | 4 | Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark The Robert Cray Band |
| 82 | 82 | 80 | 7 | What's The Matter Here? 10,000 Maniacs |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | The Way You Love Me Karyn White |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Jealous Guy John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band |
| 85 | 70 | 19 | 16 | All Fired Up Pat Benatar |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Judson Spence |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 2 | Reason To Try Eric Carmen |
| 88 | 64 | 2 | 18 | I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That Elton John |
| 89 | 79 | 68 | 10 | Long And Lasting Love (Once In A Lifetime) Glenn Medeiros |
| 90 | 87 | 87 | 3 | Tell That Girl To Shut Up Transvision Vamp |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Live It Up Gardner Cole |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Peek-A-Boo Siouxsie & The Banshees |
| 93 | 84 | 4 | 21 | Sign Your Name Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Don't Break My Heart Romeo's Daughter |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Put This Love To The Test Jon Astley |
| 96 | 83 | 11 | 13 | Another Part Of Me Michael Jackson |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Louie, Louie Fat Boys |
| 98 | 72 | 57 | 7 | Inside A Dream Jane Wiedlin |
| 99 | 88 | 55 | 13 | Inside Outside The Cover Girls |
| 100 | 89 | 9 | 16 | Love Will Save The Day Whitney Houston |
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