Billboard Hot 100 — December 17, 1988
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 17, 1988. "Look Away" by Chicago held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "She Wants To Dance With Me" by Rick Astley at #61, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Wild Thing" by Tone-Loc, up 25 places from #77 to #52.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Look Away" by Chicago — 2 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting September 24, 1988.
- Biggest fall: "Small World" by Huey Lewis & The News, down 34 places from #48 to #82.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Red Red Wine" by UB40, 34 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?" by Steve Winwood after 17 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 13 | Look Away Chicago |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn Poison |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | Giving You The Best That I Got Anita Baker |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | My Prerogative Bobby Brown |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | Waiting For A Star To Fall Boy Meets Girl |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley Will To Power |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | I Don't Want Your Love Duran Duran |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | How Can I Fall? Breathe |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Welcome To The Jungle Guns N' Roses |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Walk On Water Eddie Money |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | The Promise When In Rome |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 5 | Two Hearts Phil Collins |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | In Your Room The Bangles |
| 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Finish What Ya Started Van Halen |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 7 | Don't Rush Me Taylor Dayne |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | Spy In The House Of Love Was (Not Was) |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 9 | I Remember Holding You Boys Club |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 8 | Silhouette Kenny G |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 9 | Early In The Morning Robert Palmer |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 6 | Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson |
| 21 | 28 | 21 | 5 | Armageddon It Def Leppard |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | 12 | Desire U2 |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 7 | Put A Little Love In Your Heart Annie Lennox & Al Green |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | 10 | The Way You Love Me Karyn White |
| 25 | 34 | 25 | 7 | All This Time Tiffany |
| 26 | 15 | 1 | 13 | Bad Medicine Bon Jovi |
| 27 | 26 | 26 | 11 | Not Just Another Girl Ivan Neville |
| 28 | 19 | 1 | 18 | Wild, Wild West The Escape Club |
| 29 | 23 | 1 | 16 | Kokomo (From"Cocktail" ) The Beach Boys |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 8 | Little Liar Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 7 | When The Children Cry White Lion |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 8 | Wild World Maxi Priest |
| 33 | 32 | 32 | 10 | Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Judson Spence |
| 34 | 44 | 34 | 4 | Born To Be My Baby Bon Jovi |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 4 | Holding On Steve Winwood |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 8 | Thanks For My Child Cheryl Pepsii Riley |
| 37 | 16 | 5 | 11 | Kissing A Fool George Michael |
| 38 | 50 | 38 | 11 | When I'm With You Sheriff |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 7 | Ghost Town Cheap Trick |
| 40 | 46 | 40 | 6 | I Wanna Have Some Fun Samantha Fox |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 7 | The Lover In Me Sheena Easton |
| 42 | 30 | 3 | 17 | The Loco-Motion Kylie Minogue |
| 43 | 33 | 12 | 16 | Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) Cinderella |
| 44 | 36 | 1 | 16 | Groovy Kind Of Love Phil Collins |
| 45 | 51 | 45 | 6 | Back On Holiday Robbie Nevil |
| 46 | 45 | 45 | 8 | Handle With Care Traveling Wilburys |
| 47 | 59 | 47 | 3 | Straight Up Paula Abdul |
| 48 | 57 | 48 | 4 | Walking Away Information Society |
| 49 | 65 | 49 | 3 | Kiss The Art Of Noise Featuring Tom Jones |
| 50 | 27 | 18 | 11 | Domino Dancing Pet Shop Boys |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 7 | Baby Can I Hold You Tracy Chapman |
| 52 | 77 | 52 | 3 | Wild Thing Tone-Loc |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 5 | You Got It (The Right Stuff) New Kids On The Block |
| 54 | 35 | 25 | 9 | Till I Loved You Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson |
| 55 | 53 | 53 | 10 | Peek-A-Boo Siouxsie & The Banshees |
| 56 | 43 | 38 | 12 | Symptoms Of True Love Tracie Spencer |
| 57 | 73 | 57 | 4 | What I Am Edie Brickell & New Bohemians |
| 58 | 47 | 45 | 9 | Hippy Hippy Shake (From "Cocktail") The Georgia Satellites |
| 59 | 78 | 59 | 2 | Dial My Heart The Boys |
| 60 | 74 | 60 | 3 | As Long As You Follow Fleetwood Mac |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | She Wants To Dance With Me Rick Astley |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 5 | Cross My Heart Eighth Wonder |
| 63 | 54 | 5 | 15 | One Moment In Time Whitney Houston |
| 64 | 49 | 13 | 18 | Another Lover Giant Steps |
| 65 | 64 | 1 | 34 | Red Red Wine UB40 |
| 66 | 58 | 57 | 8 | Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
| 67 | 60 | 60 | 7 | It's Money That Matters Randy Newman |
| 68 | 81 | 68 | 2 | Shake For The Sheik The Escape Club |
| 69 | 84 | 69 | 2 | A Little Respect Erasure |
| 70 | 67 | 67 | 12 | Forever Young Alphaville |
| 71 | 63 | 63 | 7 | Nobody's Perfect Mike + The Mechanics |
| 72 | 56 | 26 | 14 | Edge Of A Broken Heart Vixen |
| 73 | 68 | 12 | 20 | Forever Young Rod Stewart |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Angel Of Harlem U2 |
| 75 | 79 | 1 | 21 | Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail") Bobby McFerrin |
| 76 | 70 | 3 | 23 | What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) Information Society |
| 77 | 69 | 48 | 13 | Boy, I've Been Told SaFire |
| 78 | 62 | 7 | 19 | Never Tear Us Apart INXS |
| 79 | 86 | 79 | 2 | New Day For You Basia |
| 80 | 92 | 80 | 2 | My Heart Can't Tell You No Rod Stewart |
| 81 | 90 | 81 | 2 | It's No Secret Kylie Minogue |
| 82 | 48 | 25 | 11 | Small World Huey Lewis & The News |
| 83 | 75 | 8 | 22 | Don't Be Cruel Bobby Brown |
| 84 | 82 | 80 | 5 | Killing Me Softly Al B. Sure! |
| 85 | 94 | 85 | 2 | Anchorage Michelle Shocked |
| 86 | 83 | 3 | 28 | I'll Always Love You Taylor Dayne |
| 87 | 76 | 1 | 19 | Love Bites Def Leppard |
| 88 | 80 | 54 | 13 | Cars With The Boom L'Trimm |
| 89 | 66 | 59 | 8 | Best Of Times Peter Cetera |
| 90 | 88 | 8 | 26 | I Hate Myself For Loving You Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | If We Never Meet Again Tommy Conwell And The Young Rumblers |
| 92 | 85 | 10 | 26 | Please Don't Go Girl New Kids On The Block |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 2 | Is It Love J.J. Fad |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Doctorin' The Tardis The Timelords |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Perfect Fairground Attraction |
| 96 | 71 | 44 | 11 | Any Love Luther Vandross |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Posse On Broadway Sir Mix-A-Lot |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Wild Again (From "Cocktail") Starship |
| 99 | 89 | 67 | 8 | Rock & Roll Strategy Thirty Eight Special |
| 100 | 100 | 96 | 4 | The Only Way Is Up Yazz And The Plastic Population |
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