US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending December 10, 1988

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending December 10, 1988

US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending DECEMBER 10, 1988

#1 LOOK AWAY By Chicago

US Top 40 Singles – DECEMBER 10, 1988

TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position

1 2 LOOK AWAY –•– Chicago – 12 (1)
2 1 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD –•– Will To Power – 14 (1)
3 3 HOW CAN I FALL? –•– Breathe – 14 (3)
4 4 I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE –•– Duran Duran – 9 (4)
5 6 GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT –•– Anita Baker – 12 (5)
6 10 EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN –•– Poison – 7 (6)
7 7 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL –•– Boy Meets Girl – 14 (7)
8 13 MY PREROGATIVE –•– Bobby Brown – 8 (8)
9 11 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE –•– Guns N’ Roses – 8 (9)
10 12 WALK ON WATER –•– Eddie Money – 11 (10)

11 14 THE PROMISE –•– When In Rome – 15 (11)
12 5 DESIRE –•– U2 – 11 (3)
13 17 FINISH WHAT YA STARTED –•– Van Halen – 11 (13)
14 20 IN YOUR ROOM –•– The Bangles – 9 (14)
15 8 BAD MEDICINE –•– Bon Jovi – 12 (1)
16 9 KISSING A FOOL –•– George Michael – 10 (5)
17 24 TWO HEARTS –•– Phil Collins – 4 (17)
18 22 SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE –•– Was Not Was – 11 (18)
19 15 WILD, WILD WEST –•– The Escape Club – 17 (1)
20 23 EARLY IN THE MORNING –•– Robert Palmer – 8 (20)

21 26 DON’T RUSH ME –•– Taylor Dayne – 6 (21)
22 27 I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU –•– The Boys Club – 8 (22)
23 16 KOKOMO –•– The Beach Boys – 15 (1)
24 28 SILHOUETTE –•– Kenny G – 7 (24)
25 32 SMOOTH CRIMINAL –•– Michael Jackson – 5 (25)
26 29 NOT JUST ANOTHER GIRL –•– Ivan Neville – 10 (26)
27 18 DOMINO DANCING –•– Pet Shop Boys – 10 (18)
28 37 ARMAGEDDON IT –•– Def Leppard – 4 (28)
29 34 PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART –•– Annie Lennox & Al Green – 6 (29)
30 19 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Kylie Minogue – 16 (3)

31 36 THE WAY YOU LOVE ME –•– Karyn White – 9 (31)
32 33 YEAH, YEAH, YEAH –•– Judson Spence – 9 (32)
33 21 DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT’S GONE) –•– Cinderella – 15 (12)
34 40 ALL THIS TIME –•– Tiffany – 6 (34)
35 25 TILL I LOVED YOU –•– Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson – 8 (25)
36 30 GROOVY KIND OF LOVE –•– Phil Collins – 15 (1)
37 42 WILD WORLD –•– Maxi Priest – 7 (37)
38 41 LITTLE LIAR –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – 7 (38)
39 43 THANKS FOR MY CHILD –•– Cheryl ‘Pepsii’ Riley – 7 (39)
40 48 HOLDING ON –•– Steve Winwood – 3 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – DECEMBER 10, 1988

43 38 SYMPTOMS OF TRUE LOVE –•– Tracie Spencer – 11 (38)
48 31 SMALL WORLD –•– Huey Lewis & The News – 10 (25)
49 35 ANOTHER LOVER –•– Giant Steps – 17 (13)
54 39 ONE MOMENT IN TIME –•– Whitney Houston – 14 (5)

POWER PLAYS – DECEMBER 10, 1988

41 49 WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY –•– White Lion – 6 (41)
42 46 GHOST TOWN –•– Cheap Trick – 6 (42)
44 52 BORN TO BE MY BABY –•– Bon Jovi – 3 (44)
45 47 HANDLE WITH CARE –•– Traveling Wilburys – 7 (45)
46 50 I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN –•– Samantha Fox – 5 (46)
50 68 WHEN I’M WITH YOU –•– Sheriff – 10 (50)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – DECEMBER 10, 1988

78 — DIAL MY HEART –•– The Boys – 1 (78)
81 — SHAKE FOR THE SHEIK –•– The Escape Club – 1 (81)
84 — A LITTLE RESPECT –•– Erasure – 1 (84)
86 — NEW DAY FOR YOU –•– Basia – 1 (86)
90 — IT’S NO SECRET –•– Kylie Minogue – 1 (90)
92 — MY HEART CAN’T TELL YOU NO –•– Rod Stewart – 1 (92)
94 — ANCHORAGE –•– Michelle Shocked – 1 (94)
97 — IS IT LOVE –•– J.J. Fad – 1 (97)