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

#1 LOOK AWAY By Chicago

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)

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

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