US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending December 24, 1988

These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending December 24, 1988

US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending DECEMBER 24, 1988

US Top 40 Singles – DECEMBER 24, 1988

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

1 2 EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN –•– Poison – 9 (1)
2 4 MY PREROGATIVE –•– Bobby Brown – 10 (2)
3 1 LOOK AWAY –•– Chicago – 14 (1)
4 3 GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT –•– Anita Baker – 14 (3)
5 5 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL –•– Boy Meets Girl – 16 (5)
6 12 TWO HEARTS –•– Phil Collins – 6 (6)
7 9 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE –•– Guns N’ Roses – 10 (7)
8 13 IN YOUR ROOM –•– The Bangles – 11 (8)
9 10 WALK ON WATER –•– Eddie Money – 13 (9)
10 15 DON’T RUSH ME –•– Taylor Dayne – 8 (10)

11 6 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD –•– Will To Power – 16 (1)
12 21 ARMAGEDDON IT –•– Def Leppard – 6 (12)
13 20 SMOOTH CRIMINAL –•– Michael Jackson – 7 (13)
14 17 I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU –•– The Boys Club – 10 (14)
15 7 I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE –•– Duran Duran – 11 (4)
16 18 SILHOUETTE –•– Kenny G – 9 (16)
17 8 HOW CAN I FALL? –•– Breathe – 16 (3)
18 11 THE PROMISE –•– When In Rome – 17 (11)
19 23 PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART –•– Annie Lennox & Al Green – 8 (19)
20 14 FINISH WHAT YA STARTED –•– Van Halen – 13 (13)

21 16 SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE –•– Was Not Was – 13 (16)
22 24 THE WAY YOU LOVE ME –•– Karyn White – 11 (22)
23 19 EARLY IN THE MORNING –•– Robert Palmer – 10 (19)
24 25 ALL THIS TIME –•– Tiffany – 8 (24)
25 31 WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY –•– White Lion – 8 (25)
26 34 BORN TO BE MY BABY –•– Bon Jovi – 5 (26)
27 38 WHEN I’M WITH YOU –•– Sheriff – 12 (27)
28 30 LITTLE LIAR –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – 9 (28)
29 35 HOLDING ON –•– Steve Winwood – 5 (29)
30 32 WILD WORLD –•– Maxi Priest – 9 (30)

31 40 I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN –•– Samantha Fox – 7 (31)
32 36 THANKS FOR MY CHILD –•– Cheryl ‘Pepsii’ Riley – 9 (32)
33 39 GHOST TOWN –•– Cheap Trick – 8 (33)
34 41 THE LOVER IN ME –•– Sheena Easton – 8 (34)
35 47 STRAIGHT UP –•– Paula Abdul – 4 (35)
36 22 DESIRE –•– U2 – 13 (3)
37 52 WILD THING –•– Tone Loc – 4 (37)
38 29 KOKOMO –•– The Beach Boys – 17 (1)
39 28 WILD, WILD WEST –•– The Escape Club – 19 (1)
40 49 KISS –•– Art Of Noise & Tom Jones – 4 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – DECEMBER 24, 1988

43 26 BAD MEDICINE –•– Bon Jovi – 14 (1)
49 27 NOT JUST ANOTHER GIRL –•– Ivan Neville – 12 (26)
52 33 YEAH, YEAH, YEAH –•– Judson Spence – 11 (32)
58 37 KISSING A FOOL –•– George Michael – 12 (5)

POWER PLAYS – DECEMBER 24, 1988

41 48 WALKING AWAY –•– Information Society – 5 (41)
42 45 BACK ON HOLIDAY –•– Robbie Nevil – 7 (42)
44 61 SHE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME –•– Rick Astley – 2 (44)
45 57 WHAT I AM –•– Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians – 5 (45)
46 59 DIAL MY HEART –•– The Boys – 3 (46)
47 53 YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF) –•– New Kids On The Block – 6 (47)
48 51 BABY CAN I HOLD YOU –•– Tracy Chapman – 8 (48)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – DECEMBER 24, 1988

80 — SURRENDER TO ME –•– Ann Wilson & Robin Zander – 1 (80)
85 — ALL SHE WANTS IS –•– Duran Duran – 1 (85)
87 — I BEG YOUR PARDON –•– Kon Kan – 1 (87)
91 — MORE THAN YOU KNOW –•– Martika – 1 (91)
98 — THE GREAT COMMANDMENT –•– Camouflage – 1 (98)