US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending July 9, 1988

These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending July 9, 1988

US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending JULY 9, 1988

#1 THE FLAME By Cheap Trick

US Top 40 Singles – JULY 9, 1988

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

1 3 THE FLAME –•– Cheap Trick – 14 (1)
2 6 MERCEDES BOY –•– Pebbles – 10 (2)
3 7 POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME –•– Def Leppard – 12 (3)
4 9 NEW SENSATION –•– INXS – 9 (4)
5 1 DIRTY DIANA –•– Michael Jackson – 10 (1)
6 8 NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME –•– Poison – 12 (6)
7 2 FOOLISH BEAT –•– Debbie Gibson – 12 (1)
8 15 HOLD ON TO THE NIGHTS –•– Richard Marx – 8 (8)
9 5 THE VALLEY ROAD –•– Bruce Hornsby & The Range – 11 (5)
10 11 NITE AND DAY –•– Al B. Sure! – 14 (10)

11 4 MAKE IT REAL –•– The Jets – 13 (4)
12 21 ROLL WITH IT –•– Steve Winwood – 5 (12)
13 18 LOST IN YOU –•– Rod Stewart – 10 (13)
14 20 HANDS TO HEAVEN –•– Breathe – 13 (14)
15 19 RUSH HOUR –•– Jane Wiedlin – 10 (15)
16 22 MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL –•– Eric Carmen – 8 (16)
17 27 SIGN YOUR NAME –•– Terence Trent D’Arby – 7 (17)
18 13 I STILL BELIEVE –•– Brenda K. Starr – 15 (13)
19 10 TOGETHER FOREVER –•– Rick Astley – 13 (1)
20 14 KISS ME DEADLY –•– Lita Ford – 15 (12)

21 26 PARENTS JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND –•– D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – 8 (21)
22 24 PARADISE –•– Sade – 9 (22)
23 17 BEDS ARE BURNING –•– Midnight Oil – 15 (17)
24 28 1-2-3 –•– Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – 6 (24)
25 31 JUST GOT PAID –•– Johnny Kemp – 9 (25)
26 25 TALL COOL ONE –•– Robert Plant – 13 (25)
27 36 I DON’T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT –•– Elton John – 4 (27)
28 33 DO YOU LOVE ME –•– The Contours – 6 (28)
29 30 THE COLOUR OF LOVE –•– Billy Ocean – 7 (29)
30 12 ALPHABET ST. –•– Prince – 11 (8)

31 34 I DON’T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE –•– Chicago – 6 (31)
32 16 ONE MORE TRY –•– George Michael – 13 (1)
33 35 I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY –•– Kylie Minogue – 10 (33)
34 38 LOVE CHANGES (EVERYTHING) –•– Climie Fisher – 9 (34)
35 39 TROUBLE –•– Nia Peeples – 9 (35)
36 47 THE TWIST –•– The Fat Boys & Chubby Checker – 4 (36)
37 23 CIRCLE IN THE SAND –•– Belinda Carlisle – 13 (7)
38 45 RAG DOLL –•– Aerosmith – 6 (38)
39 43 TOMORROW PEOPLE –•– Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – 9 (39)
40 52 LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY –•– Whitney Houston – 2 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – JULY 9, 1988

41 32 SUPERSONIC –•– J.J. Fad – 12 (30)
44 37 NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO) –•– Samantha Fox – 20 (3)
48 29 EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates – 13 (3)
60 40 HEART OF MINE –•– Boz Scaggs – 11 (35)

POWER PLAYS – JULY 9, 1988

42 — MONKEY –•– George Michael – 1 (42)
43 55 FAST CAR –•– Tracy Chapman – 6 (43)
45 54 I KNOW YOU’RE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE –•– Moody Blues – 6 (45)
46 59 SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE –•– Robert Palmer – 2 (46)
47 53 LITTLE WALTER –•– Tony! Toni! Tone! – 7 (47)
50 69 WHEN IT’S LOVE –•– Van Halen – 2 (50)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – JULY 9, 1988

42 — MONKEY –•– George Michael – 1 (42)
68 — NOBODY’S FOOL –•– Kenny Loggins – 1 (68)
75 — MISSED OPPORTUNITY –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1 (75)
76 — I DON’T WANT TO BE A HERO –•– Johnny Hates Jazz – 1 (76)
85 — BETTER BE HOME SOON –•– Crowded House – 1 (85)
89 — SPRING LOVE (COME BACK TO ME) –•– Stevie B – 1 (89)
91 — TOO MUCH AIN’T ENOUGH LOVE –•– Jimmy Barnes – 1 (91)
92 — MY OBSESSION –•– Icehouse – 1 (92)
93 — CECILIA –•– Times Two – 1 (93)
96 — COMING TO AMERICA –•– The System – 1 (96)