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