POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1988
1

Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Poison

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Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 1

2

My Prerogative

Bobby Brown

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Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 2

3

Look Away

Chicago

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Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 3

4

Giving You The Best That I Got

Anita Baker

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Peak: 3 • 22 wks • Prev: 4

5

Waiting For A Star To Fall

Boy Meets Girl

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Peak: 5 • 25 wks • Prev: 5

6

Two Hearts

Phil Collins

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Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 6

7

Welcome To The Jungle

Guns N' Roses

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Peak: 7 • 17 wks • Prev: 7

8

In Your Room

The Bangles

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Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 8

9

Walk On Water

Eddie Money

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Peak: 9 • 21 wks • Prev: 9

10

Don't Rush Me

Taylor Dayne

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Peak: 2 • 20 wks • Prev: 10

11

Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley

Will To Power

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Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 11

12

Armageddon It

Def Leppard

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Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 12

13

Smooth Criminal

Michael Jackson

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Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 13

14

I Remember Holding You

Boys Club

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Peak: 8 • 21 wks • Prev: 14

15

I Don't Want Your Love

Duran Duran

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Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

16

Silhouette

Kenny G

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Peak: 13 • 17 wks • Prev: 16

17

How Can I Fall?

Breathe

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Peak: 3 • 22 wks • Prev: 17

18

The Promise

When In Rome

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Peak: 11 • 25 wks • Prev: 18

19

Put A Little Love In Your Heart

Annie Lennox & Al Green

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Peak: 9 • 17 wks • Prev: 19

20

Finish What Ya Started

Van Halen

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Peak: 13 • 20 wks • Prev: 20

21

Spy In The House Of Love

Was (Not Was)

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Peak: 16 • 17 wks • Prev: 21

22

The Way You Love Me

Karyn White

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Peak: 7 • 25 wks • Prev: 22

23

Early In The Morning

Robert Palmer

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Peak: 19 • 15 wks • Prev: 23

24

All This Time

Tiffany

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Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 24

25

When The Children Cry

White Lion

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Peak: 3 • 23 wks • Prev: 25

26

Born To Be My Baby

Bon Jovi

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Peak: 3 • 20 wks • Prev: 26

27

When I'm With You

Sheriff

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Peak: 1 • 28 wks • Prev: 27

28

Little Liar

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

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Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 28

29

Holding On

Steve Winwood

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Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 29

30

Wild World

Maxi Priest

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Peak: 25 • 18 wks • Prev: 30

31

I Wanna Have Some Fun

Samantha Fox

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Peak: 8 • 23 wks • Prev: 31

32

Thanks For My Child

Cheryl Pepsii Riley

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Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 32

33

Ghost Town

Cheap Trick

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Peak: 33 • 14 wks • Prev: 33

34

The Lover In Me

Sheena Easton

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Peak: 2 • 25 wks • Prev: 34

35

Straight Up

Paula Abdul

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Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 35

36

Desire

U2

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Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 36

37

Wild Thing

Tone-Loc

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Peak: 2 • 25 wks • Prev: 37

38

Kokomo (From"Cocktail" )

The Beach Boys

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Peak: 1 • 28 wks • Prev: 38

39

Wild, Wild West

The Escape Club

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Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 39

40

Kiss

The Art Of Noise Featuring Tom Jones

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Peak: 31 • 11 wks • Prev: 40

41

Walking Away

Information Society

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Peak: 9 • 19 wks • Prev: 41

42

Back On Holiday

Robbie Nevil

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Peak: 34 • 14 wks • Prev: 42

43

Bad Medicine

Bon Jovi

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Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 43

44

She Wants To Dance With Me

Rick Astley

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Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 44

45

What I Am

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

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Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 45

46

Dial My Heart

The Boys

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Peak: 13 • 19 wks • Prev: 46

47

You Got It (The Right Stuff)

New Kids On The Block

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Peak: 3 • 26 wks • Prev: 47

48

Baby Can I Hold You

Tracy Chapman

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Peak: 48 • 12 wks • Prev: 48

49

Not Just Another Girl

Ivan Neville

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Peak: 26 • 19 wks • Prev: 49

50

The Loco-Motion

Kylie Minogue

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Peak: 3 • 27 wks • Prev: 50

51

Angel Of Harlem

U2

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Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 51

52

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

Judson Spence

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Peak: 32 • 14 wks • Prev: 52

53

A Little Respect

Erasure

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Peak: 14 • 17 wks • Prev: 53

54

Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)

Cinderella

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Peak: 12 • 22 wks • Prev: 54

55

Groovy Kind Of Love

Phil Collins

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Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 55

56

As Long As You Follow

Fleetwood Mac

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Peak: 43 • 14 wks • Prev: 56

57

Shake For The Sheik

The Escape Club

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Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 57

58

Kissing A Fool

George Michael

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Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 58

59

Handle With Care

Traveling Wilburys

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Peak: 45 • 14 wks • Prev: 59

60

Cross My Heart

Eighth Wonder

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Peak: 56 • 16 wks • Prev: 60

61

My Heart Can't Tell You No

Rod Stewart

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Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 61

62

It's No Secret

Kylie Minogue

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Peak: 37 • 13 wks • Prev: 62

63

Peek-A-Boo

Siouxsie & The Banshees

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Peak: 53 • 14 wks • Prev: 63

64

Hippy Hippy Shake (From "Cocktail")

The Georgia Satellites

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Peak: 45 • 14 wks • Prev: 64

65

Forever Young

Alphaville

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Peak: 65 • 18 wks • Prev: 65

66

Symptoms Of True Love

Tracie Spencer

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Peak: 38 • 16 wks • Prev: 66

67

New Day For You

Basia

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Peak: 53 • 11 wks • Prev: 67

68

Red Red Wine

UB40

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Peak: 1 • 40 wks • Prev: 68

69

Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble

D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

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Peak: 57 • 12 wks • Prev: 69

70

Domino Dancing

Pet Shop Boys

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Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 70

71

Forever Young

Rod Stewart

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Peak: 12 • 24 wks • Prev: 71

72

Edge Of A Broken Heart

Vixen

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Peak: 26 • 21 wks • Prev: 72

73

Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail")

Bobby McFerrin

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Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 73

74

It's Money That Matters

Randy Newman

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Peak: 60 • 12 wks • Prev: 74

75

Another Lover

Giant Steps

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Peak: 13 • 22 wks • Prev: 75

76

Anchorage

Michelle Shocked

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Peak: 66 • 8 wks • Prev: 76

77

If We Never Meet Again

Tommy Conwell And The Young Rumblers

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Peak: 48 • 11 wks • Prev: 77

78

Nobody's Perfect

Mike + The Mechanics

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Peak: 63 • 11 wks • Prev: 78

79

Till I Loved You

Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson

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Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 79

80

Surrender To Me (From "Tequila Sunrise")

Ann Wilson & Robin Zander

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Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 80

81

Wild Again (From "Cocktail")

Starship

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Peak: 73 • 8 wks • Prev: 81

82

Killing Me Softly

Al B. Sure!

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Peak: 80 • 11 wks • Prev: 82

83

Doctorin' The Tardis

The Timelords

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Peak: 66 • 13 wks • Prev: 83

84

Never Tear Us Apart

INXS

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Peak: 7 • 23 wks • Prev: 84

85

All She Wants Is

Duran Duran

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Peak: 22 • 13 wks • Prev: 85

86

Perfect

Fairground Attraction

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Peak: 80 • 6 wks • Prev: 86

87

I Beg Your Pardon

Kon Kan

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Peak: 15 • 18 wks • Prev: 87

88

Don't Be Cruel

Bobby Brown

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Peak: 8 • 26 wks • Prev: 88

89

Boy, I've Been Told

SaFire

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Peak: 48 • 16 wks • Prev: 89

90

Love Bites

Def Leppard

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Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 90

91

More Than You Know

Martika

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Peak: 18 • 20 wks • Prev: 91

92

Is It Love

J.J. Fad

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Peak: 92 • 5 wks • Prev: 92

93

I'll Always Love You

Taylor Dayne

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Peak: 3 • 30 wks • Prev: 93

94

Please Don't Go Girl

New Kids On The Block

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Peak: 10 • 28 wks • Prev: 94

95

Posse On Broadway

Sir Mix-A-Lot

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Peak: 70 • 9 wks • Prev: 95

96

Any Love

Luther Vandross

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Peak: 44 • 13 wks • Prev: 96

97

Cars With The Boom

L'Trimm

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Peak: 54 • 15 wks • Prev: 97

98

The Great Commandment

Camouflage

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Peak: 59 • 12 wks • Prev: 98

99

What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)

Information Society

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Peak: 3 • 25 wks • Prev: 99

100

One Moment In Time

Whitney Houston

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Peak: 5 • 17 wks • Prev: 100

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