US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending May 7, 1988
These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending May 7th, 1988.
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TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 2 WISHING WELL –•– Terence Trent D’Arby – 17 (1)
2 5 ANYTHING FOR YOU –•– Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – 9 (2)
3 3 ANGEL –•– Aerosmith – 15 (3)
4 1 WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO –•– Whitney Houston – 11 (1)
5 7 PINK CADILLAC –•– Natalie Cole – 10 (5)
6 11 ALWAYS ON MY MIND –•– Pet Shop Boys – 7 (6)
7 8 PROVE YOUR LOVE –•– Taylor Dayne – 12 (7)
8 15 SHATTERED DREAMS –•– Johnny Hates Jazz – 8 (8)
9 12 ELECTRIC BLUE –•– Icehouse – 13 (9)
10 13 NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO) –•– Samantha Fox – 11 (10)
11 16 I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Foreigner – 8 (11)
12 4 DEVIL INSIDE –•– INXS – 13 (2)
13 17 WAIT –•– White Lion – 11 (13)
14 22 ONE MORE TRY –•– George Michael – 4 (14)
15 6 GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR –•– Billy Ocean – 13 (1)
16 18 TWO OCCASIONS –•– The Deele – 11 (16)
17 10 GIRLFRIEND –•– Pebbles – 15 (5)
18 21 PIANO IN THE DARK –•– Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito – 12 (18)
19 14 ONE STEP UP –•– Bruce Springsteen – 11 (13)
20 9 I SAW HIM STANDING THERE –•– Tiffany – 11 (7)
21 27 EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates – 4 (21)
22 23 PAMELA –•– Toto – 12 (22)
23 20 I WISH I HAD A GIRL –•– Henry Lee Summer – 13 (20)
24 26 DREAMING –•– Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – 9 (24)
25 36 TOGETHER FOREVER –•– Rick Astley – 4 (25)
26 30 MY GIRL –•– Suave – 9 (26)
27 28 SAY IT AGAIN –•– Jermaine Stewart – 8 (27)
28 34 STRANGE BUT TRUE –•– Times Two – 9 (28)
29 35 ONE GOOD REASON –•– Paul Carrack – 8 (29)
30 43 CIRCLE IN THE SAND –•– Belinda Carlisle – 4 (30)
31 19 MAN IN THE MIRROR –•– Michael Jackson – 14 (1)
32 40 WE ALL SLEEP ALONE –•– Cher – 5 (32)
33 46 MAKE IT REAL –•– The Jets – 4 (33)
34 24 ROCKET 2 YOU –•– The Jets – 16 (6)
35 41 I STILL BELIEVE –•– Brenda K. Starr – 6 (35)
36 48 FOOLISH BEAT –•– Debbie Gibson – 3 (36)
37 44 I’M STILL SEARCHING –•– Glass Tiger – 5 (37)
38 39 RITUAL –•– Dan Reed Network – 9 (38)
39 45 NIGHTIME –•– Pretty Poison – 6 (39)
40 29 ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS –•– Richard Marx – 16 (2)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
44 25 SOME KIND OF LOVER –•– Jody Watley – 15 (10)
46 31 KISS AND TELL –•– Bryan Ferry – 11 (31)
51 38 I WANT HER –•– Keith Sweat – 17 (5)
52 33 OUT OF THE BLUE –•– Debbie Gibson – 15 (3)
58 32 FISHNET –•– Morris Day – 12 (23)
65 37 YOU DON’T KNOW –•– Scarlett & Black – 15 (20)
POWER PLAYS
41 47 PROMISE ME –•– The Cover Girls – 7 (41)
42 55 NITE AND DAY –•– Al B. Sure! – 5 (42)
43 58 THE VALLEY ROAD –•– Bruce Hornsby & The Range – 2 (43)
45 54 DA’BUTT –•– E.U. – 4 (45)
47 53 KISS ME DEADLY –•– Lita Ford – 6 (47)
48 56 WHEN WE KISS –•– Bardeux – 4 (48)
49 62 ALPHABET ST. –•– Prince – 2 (49)
50 59 THE FLAME –•– Cheap Trick – 5 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
53 — DIRTY DIANA –•– Michael Jackson – 1 (53)
76 — LOST IN YOU –•– Rod Stewart – 1 (76)
77 — MERCEDES BOY –•– Pebbles – 1 (77)
86 — I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY –•– Kylie Minoque – 1 (86)
89 — GET IT –•– Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson – 1 (89)
90 — RUSH HOUR –•– Jane Wiedlin – 1 (90)
91 — ROUTE 66 – BEHIND THE WHEEL –•– Depeche Mode – 1 (91)
94 — LIKE THE WEATHER –•– 10,000 Maniacs – 1 (94)
96 — FORGIVE ME FOR DREAMING –•– Elisa Fiorillo – 1 (96)
