Billboard Hot 100 — November 12, 1988
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 12, 1988. "Wild, Wild West" by The Escape Club climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Kokomo (From"Cocktail" )" by The Beach Boys. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson at #66, which would go on to peak at #7. The biggest climber was "Don't Rush Me" by Taylor Dayne, up 25 places from #81 to #56.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Wild, Wild West" by The Escape Club — 1 week at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting August 20, 1988.
- New in the top 10: "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" by Will To Power (up from #13 to #8); "Kissing A Fool" by George Michael (up from #15 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Dance Little Sister" by Terence Trent D'Arby, down 40 places from #34 to #74.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Red Red Wine" by UB40, 29 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "When It's Love" by Van Halen after 19 weeks (peak #5); "Nobody's Fool (Theme From "Caddyshack II")" by Kenny Loggins after 18 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 13 | Wild, Wild West The Escape Club |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Kokomo (From"Cocktail" ) The Beach Boys |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | The Loco-Motion Kylie Minogue |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | Bad Medicine Bon Jovi |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | One Moment In Time Whitney Houston |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Desire U2 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Groovy Kind Of Love Phil Collins |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 10 | Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley Will To Power |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 6 | Kissing A Fool George Michael |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | Never Tear Us Apart INXS |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | How Can I Fall? Breathe |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 8 | Look Away Chicago |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | Another Lover Giant Steps |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 11 | Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) Cinderella |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 5 | I Don't Want Your Love Duran Duran |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 8 | Giving You The Best That I Got Anita Baker |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 10 | Waiting For A Star To Fall Boy Meets Girl |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | 18 | What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) Information Society |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 9 | A Word In Spanish Elton John |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | 29 | Red Red Wine UB40 |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 7 | Walk On Water Eddie Money |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 11 | The Promise When In Rome |
| 23 | 11 | 6 | 13 | Don't You Know What The Night Can Do? Steve Winwood |
| 24 | 33 | 24 | 4 | Welcome To The Jungle Guns N' Roses |
| 25 | 14 | 12 | 16 | Chains Of Love Erasure |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 6 | Domino Dancing Pet Shop Boys |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 9 | Edge Of A Broken Heart Vixen |
| 28 | 21 | 1 | 14 | Love Bites Def Leppard |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 7 | Finish What Ya Started Van Halen |
| 30 | 19 | 8 | 17 | Don't Be Cruel Bobby Brown |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 6 | Small World Huey Lewis & The News |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | 3 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn Poison |
| 33 | 45 | 33 | 4 | My Prerogative Bobby Brown |
| 34 | 25 | 12 | 15 | Forever Young Rod Stewart |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 7 | Spy In The House Of Love Was (Not Was) |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 5 | In Your Room The Bangles |
| 37 | 31 | 31 | 7 | Downtown Life Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 4 | Till I Loved You Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson |
| 39 | 48 | 39 | 4 | Early In The Morning Robert Palmer |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 6 | Not Just Another Girl Ivan Neville |
| 41 | 29 | 1 | 16 | Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail") Bobby McFerrin |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 7 | Symptoms Of True Love Tracie Spencer |
| 43 | 58 | 43 | 4 | I Remember Holding You Boys Club |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 6 | Any Love Luther Vandross |
| 45 | 39 | 3 | 23 | I'll Always Love You Taylor Dayne |
| 46 | 55 | 46 | 5 | Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Judson Spence |
| 47 | 61 | 47 | 5 | The Way You Love Me Karyn White |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 8 | Boy, I've Been Told SaFire |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 3 | Silhouette Kenny G |
| 50 | 38 | 26 | 17 | Time And Tide Basia |
| 51 | 28 | 4 | 16 | Don't Be Cruel Cheap Trick |
| 52 | 46 | 36 | 13 | It Takes Two Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock |
| 53 | 36 | 13 | 13 | True Love Glenn Frey |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 8 | Cars With The Boom L'Trimm |
| 55 | 44 | 10 | 21 | Please Don't Go Girl New Kids On The Block |
| 56 | 81 | 56 | 2 | Don't Rush Me Taylor Dayne |
| 57 | 65 | 57 | 4 | Hippy Hippy Shake (From "Cocktail") The Georgia Satellites |
| 58 | 64 | 58 | 3 | Little Liar Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 59 | 67 | 59 | 3 | Thanks For My Child Cheryl Pepsii Riley |
| 60 | 52 | 8 | 21 | I Hate Myself For Loving You Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 61 | 62 | 61 | 6 | Didn't Know It Was Love Survivor |
| 62 | 66 | 62 | 3 | Handle With Care Traveling Wilburys |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 5 | Peek-A-Boo Siouxsie & The Banshees |
| 64 | 83 | 64 | 2 | Ghost Town Cheap Trick |
| 65 | 78 | 65 | 3 | Wild World Maxi Priest |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 3 | Best Of Times Peter Cetera |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 3 | Rock & Roll Strategy Thirty Eight Special |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 4 | Dancing Under A Latin Moon Candi |
| 70 | 54 | 1 | 21 | Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses |
| 71 | 96 | 71 | 2 | Put A Little Love In Your Heart Annie Lennox & Al Green |
| 72 | 79 | 72 | 3 | Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
| 73 | 74 | 73 | 5 | Don't Break My Heart Romeo's Daughter |
| 74 | 34 | 30 | 10 | Dance Little Sister Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 75 | 84 | 75 | 2 | Baby Can I Hold You Tracy Chapman |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 5 | Put This Love To The Test Jon Astley |
| 77 | 57 | 41 | 9 | You Came Kim Wilde |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 2 | It's Money That Matters Randy Newman |
| 79 | 63 | 7 | 20 | If It Isn't Love New Edition |
| 80 | 53 | 4 | 17 | One Good Woman Peter Cetera |
| 81 | 90 | 81 | 2 | All This Time Tiffany |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 7 | Forever Young Alphaville |
| 83 | 92 | 83 | 2 | When The Children Cry White Lion |
| 84 | 98 | 84 | 2 | Nobody's Perfect Mike + The Mechanics |
| 85 | 59 | 58 | 9 | Never Let You Go Sweet Sensation |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 2 | You Make Me Work Cameo |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Back On Holiday Robbie Nevil |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me Paula Abdul |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | I Wanna Have Some Fun Samantha Fox |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | I'm Gonna Miss You Kenny Loggins |
| 91 | 99 | 91 | 2 | The Lover In Me Sheena Easton |
| 92 | 86 | 86 | 4 | Got A New Love Good Question |
| 93 | 72 | 2 | 20 | Simply Irresistible Robert Palmer |
| 94 | 68 | 66 | 8 | I Can't Wait Deniece Williams |
| 95 | 77 | 12 | 16 | Fallen Angel Poison |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | If You Feel It Denise Lopez |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 2 | I Believe In You Stryper |
| 98 | 80 | 15 | 16 | A Nightmare On My Street D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
| 99 | 87 | 61 | 9 | Way Out J.J. Fad |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | You're Not My Kind Of Girl New Edition |
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