US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending December 17, 1988

These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending December 17, 1988

US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending DECEMBER 17, 1988

US Top 40 Singles – DECEMBER 17, 1988

TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position) 

1 1 LOOK AWAY –•– Chicago – 13 (1)
2 6 EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN –•– Poison – 8 (2)
3 5 GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT –•– Anita Baker – 13 (3)
4 8 MY PREROGATIVE –•– Bobby Brown – 9 (4)
5 7 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL –•– Boy Meets Girl – 15 (5)
6 2 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD –•– Will To Power – 15 (1)
7 4 I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE –•– Duran Duran – 10 (4)
8 3 HOW CAN I FALL? –•– Breathe – 15 (3)
9 9 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE –•– Guns N’ Roses – 9 (9)
10 10 WALK ON WATER –•– Eddie Money – 12 (10)

11 11 THE PROMISE –•– When In Rome – 16 (11)
12 17 TWO HEARTS –•– Phil Collins – 5 (12)
13 14 IN YOUR ROOM –•– The Bangles – 10 (13)
14 13 FINISH WHAT YA STARTED –•– Van Halen – 12 (13)
15 21 DON’T RUSH ME –•– Taylor Dayne – 7 (15)
16 18 SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE –•– Was Not Was – 12 (16)
17 22 I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU –•– The Boys Club – 9 (17)
18 24 SILHOUETTE –•– Kenny G – 8 (18)
19 20 EARLY IN THE MORNING –•– Robert Palmer – 9 (19)
20 25 SMOOTH CRIMINAL –•– Michael Jackson – 6 (20)

21 28 ARMAGEDDON IT –•– Def Leppard – 5 (21)
22 12 DESIRE –•– U2 – 12 (3)
23 29 PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART –•– Annie Lennox & Al Green – 7 (23)
24 31 THE WAY YOU LOVE ME –•– Karyn White – 10 (24)
25 34 ALL THIS TIME –•– Tiffany – 7 (25)
26 15 BAD MEDICINE –•– Bon Jovi – 13 (1)
27 26 NOT JUST ANOTHER GIRL –•– Ivan Neville – 11 (26)
28 19 WILD, WILD WEST –•– The Escape Club – 18 (1)
29 23 KOKOMO –•– The Beach Boys – 16 (1)
30 38 LITTLE LIAR –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – 8 (30)

31 41 WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY –•– White Lion – 7 (31)
32 37 WILD WORLD –•– Maxi Priest – 8 (32)
33 32 YEAH, YEAH, YEAH –•– Judson Spence – 10 (32)
34 44 BORN TO BE MY BABY –•– Bon Jovi – 4 (34)
35 40 HOLDING ON –•– Steve Winwood – 4 (35)
36 39 THANKS FOR MY CHILD –•– Cheryl ‘Pepsii’ Riley – 8 (36)
37 16 KISSING A FOOL –•– George Michael – 11 (5)
38 50 WHEN I’M WITH YOU –•– Sheriff – 11 (38)
39 42 GHOST TOWN –•– Cheap Trick – 7 (39)
40 46 I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN –•– Samantha Fox – 6 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – DECEMBER 17, 1988

42 30 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Kylie Minogue – 17 (3)
43 33 DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT’S GONE) –•– Cinderella – 16 (12)
44 36 GROOVY KIND OF LOVE –•– Phil Collins – 16 (1)
50 27 DOMINO DANCING –•– Pet Shop Boys – 11 (18)
54 35 TILL I LOVED YOU –•– Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson – 9 (25)

POWER PLAYS – DECEMBER 17, 1988

41 52 THE LOVER IN ME –•– Sheena Easton – 7 (41)
45 51 BACK ON HOLIDAY –•– Robbie Nevil – 6 (45)
46 45 HANDLE WITH CARE –•– Traveling Wilburys – 8 (45)
47 59 STRAIGHT UP –•– Paula Abdul – 3 (47)
48 57 WALKING AWAY –•– Information Society – 4 (48)
49 65 KISS –•– Art Of Noise & Tom Jones – 3 (49)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – DECEMBER 17, 1988

61 — SHE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME –•– Rick Astley – 1 (61)
74 — ANGEL OF HARLEM –•– U2 – 1 (74)
91 — IF WE NEVER MEET AGAIN –•– Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers – 1 (91)
94 — DOCTORIN’ THE TARDIS –•– The Timelords – 1 (94)
95 — PERFECT –•– The Fairground Attraction – 1 (95)
97 — POSSE ON BROADWAY –•– Sir Mix-A-Lot – 1 (97)
98 — WILD AGAIN –•– Starship – 1 (98)