US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending NOVEMBER 12, 1988

#1 WILD, WILD WEST By The Escape Club

US Top 40 Singles – NOVEMBER 12, 1988

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

1 2 WILD, WILD WEST –•– The Escape Club – 13 (1)
2 1 KOKOMO –•– The Beach Boys – 11 (1)
3 4 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Kylie Minogue – 12 (3)
4 5 BAD MEDICINE –•– Bon Jovi – 8 (4)
5 6 ONE MOMENT IN TIME –•– Whitney Houston – 10 (5)
6 8 DESIRE –•– U2 – 7 (6)
7 3 GROOVY KIND OF LOVE –•– Phil Collins – 11 (1)
8 13 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD –•– Will To Power – 10 (8)
9 15 KISSING A FOOL –•– George Michael – 6 (9)
10 7 NEVER TEAR US APART –•– INXS – 14 (7)

11 12 HOW CAN I FALL? –•– Breathe – 10 (11)
12 17 LOOK AWAY –•– Chicago – 8 (12)
13 16 ANOTHER LOVER –•– Giant Steps – 13 (13)
14 18 DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT’S GONE) –•– Cinderella – 11 (14)
15 20 I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE –•– Duran Duran – 5 (15)
16 22 GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT –•– Anita Baker – 8 (16)
17 23 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL –•– Boy Meets Girl – 10 (17)
18 10 WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) –•– Information Society – 18 (3)
19 24 A WORD IN SPANISH –•– Elton John – 9 (19)
20 9 RED RED WINE –•– UB40 – 29 (1)

21 26 WALK ON WATER –•– Eddie Money – 7 (21)
22 27 THE PROMISE –•– When In Rome – 11 (22)
23 11 DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO? –•– Steve Winwood – 13 (6)
24 33 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE –•– Guns N’ Roses – 4 (24)
25 14 CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Erasure – 16 (12)
26 32 DOMINO DANCING –•– Pet Shop Boys – 6 (26)
27 30 EDGE OF A BROKEN HEART –•– Vixen – 9 (27)
28 21 LOVE BITES –•– Def Leppard – 14 (1)
29 35 FINISH WHAT YA STARTED –•– Van Halen – 7 (29)
30 19 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Bobby Brown – 17 (8)

31 37 SMALL WORLD –•– Huey Lewis & The News – 6 (31)
32 42 EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN –•– Poison – 3 (32)
33 45 MY PREROGATIVE –•– Bobby Brown – 4 (33)
34 25 FOREVER YOUNG –•– Rod Stewart – 15 (12)
35 40 SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE –•– Was Not Was – 7 (35)
36 41 IN YOUR ROOM –•– The Bangles – 5 (36)
37 31 DOWNTOWN LIFE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates – 7 (31)
38 43 TILL I LOVED YOU –•– Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson – 4 (38)
39 48 EARLY IN THE MORNING –•– Robert Palmer – 4 (39)
40 47 NOT JUST ANOTHER GIRL –•– Ivan Neville – 6 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – NOVEMBER 12, 1988

41 29 DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY –•– Bobby McFerrin – 16 (1)
45 39 I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU –•– Taylor Dayne – 23 (3)
50 38 TIME AND TIDE –•– Basia – 17 (26)
51 28 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Cheap Trick – 16 (4)
53 36 TRUE LOVE –•– Glenn Frey – 13 (13)
74 34 DANCE LITTLE SISTER –•– Terence Trent D’Arby – 10 (30)

POWER PLAYS – NOVEMBER 12, 1988

42 49 SYMPTOMS OF TRUE LOVE –•– Tracie Spencer – 7 (42)
43 58 I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU –•– The Boys Club – 4 (43)
44 50 ANY LOVE –•– Luther Vandross – 6 (44)
46 55 YEAH, YEAH, YEAH –•– Judson Spence – 5 (46)
47 61 THE WAY YOU LOVE ME –•– Karyn White – 5 (47)
48 51 BOY, I’VE BEEN TOLD –•– Sa-Fire – 8 (48)
49 60 SILHOUETTE –•– Kenny G – 3 (49)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – NOVEMBER 12, 1988

66 — SMOOTH CRIMINAL –•– Michael Jackson – 1 (66)
87 — BACK ON HOLIDAY –•– Robbie Nevil – 1 (87)
88 — (IT’S JUST) THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE ME –•– Paula Abdul – 1 (88)
89 — I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN –•– Samantha Fox – 1 (89)
90 — I’M GONNA MISS YOU –•– Kenny Loggins – 1 (90)
96 — IF YOU FEEL IT –•– Denise Lopez – 1 (96)
100 — YOU’RE NOT MY KIND OF GIRL –•– New Edition – 1 (100)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending November 12, 1988