US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending November 26, 1988

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending November 26, 1988

US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending NOVEMBER 26, 1988

#1 BAD MEDICINE By Bon Jovi

US Top 40 Singles – NOVEMBER 26, 1988

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

1 1 BAD MEDICINE –•– Bon Jovi – 10 (1)
2 6 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD –•– Will To Power – 12 (2)
3 4 DESIRE –•– U2 – 9 (3)
4 8 HOW CAN I FALL? –•– Breathe – 12 (4)
5 7 KISSING A FOOL –•– George Michael – 8 (5)
6 9 LOOK AWAY –•– Chicago – 10 (6)
7 11 I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE –•– Duran Duran – 7 (7)
8 2 WILD, WILD WEST –•– The Escape Club – 15 (1)
9 13 GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT –•– Anita Baker – 10 (9)
10 3 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Kylie Minogue – 14 (3)

11 5 KOKOMO –•– The Beach Boys – 13 (1)
12 15 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL –•– Boy Meets Girl – 12 (12)
13 12 DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT’S GONE) –•– Cinderella – 13 (12)
14 18 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE –•– Guns N’ Roses – 6 (14)
15 17 WALK ON WATER –•– Eddie Money – 9 (15)
16 23 EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN –•– Poison – 5 (16)
17 19 THE PROMISE –•– When In Rome – 13 (17)
18 22 MY PREROGATIVE –•– Bobby Brown – 6 (18)
19 14 ANOTHER LOVER –•– Giant Steps – 15 (13)
20 10 ONE MOMENT IN TIME –•– Whitney Houston – 12 (5)

21 24 DOMINO DANCING –•– Pet Shop Boys – 8 (21)
22 25 FINISH WHAT YA STARTED –•– Van Halen – 9 (22)
23 16 GROOVY KIND OF LOVE –•– Phil Collins – 13 (1)
24 29 SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE –•– Was Not Was – 9 (24)
25 27 SMALL WORLD –•– Huey Lewis & The News – 8 (25)
26 31 IN YOUR ROOM –•– The Bangles – 7 (26)
27 26 EDGE OF A BROKEN HEART –•– Vixen – 11 (26)
28 32 TILL I LOVED YOU –•– Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson – 6 (28)
29 34 EARLY IN THE MORNING –•– Robert Palmer – 6 (29)
30 35 NOT JUST ANOTHER GIRL –•– Ivan Neville – 8 (30)

31 38 I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU –•– The Boys Club – 6 (31)
32 21 NEVER TEAR US APART –•– INXS – 16 (7)
33 42 DON’T RUSH ME –•– Taylor Dayne – 4 (33)
34 39 SILHOUETTE –•– Kenny G – 5 (34)
35 47 TWO HEARTS –•– Phil Collins – 2 (35)
36 43 YEAH, YEAH, YEAH –•– Judson Spence – 7 (36)
37 45 THE WAY YOU LOVE ME –•– Karyn White – 7 (37)
38 49 SMOOTH CRIMINAL –•– Michael Jackson – 3 (38)
39 40 SYMPTOMS OF TRUE LOVE –•– Tracie Spencer – 9 (39)
40 28 WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) –•– Information Society – 20 (3)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – NOVEMBER 26, 1988

41 20 A WORD IN SPANISH –•– Elton John – 11 (19)
43 30 RED RED WINE –•– UB40 – 31 (1)
51 36 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Bobby Brown – 19 (8)
54 33 DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO? –•– Steve Winwood – 15 (6)
63 37 CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Erasure – 18 (12)

POWER PLAYS – NOVEMBER 26, 1988

42 53 PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART –•– Annie Lennox & Al Green – 4 (42)
44 54 THANKS FOR MY CHILD –•– Cheryl ‘Pepsii’ Riley – 5 (44)
45 51 HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE –•– Georgia Satellites – 6 (45)
46 65 ARMAGEDDON IT –•– Def Leppard – 2 (46)
47 52 LITTLE LIAR –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – 5 (47)
48 56 HANDLE WITH CARE –•– Traveling Wilburys – 5 (48)
49 59 WILD WORLD –•– Maxi Priest – 5 (49)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – NOVEMBER 26, 1988

71 — HOLDING ON –•– Steve Winwood – 1 (71)
78 — BORN TO BE MY BABY –•– Bon Jovi – 1 (78)
84 — WHEN I’M WITH YOU –•– Sheriff – 8 (61) *
91 — LOVE, TRUTH & HONESTY –•– Bananarama – 1 (91)
96 — WHAT I AM –•– Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians – 1 (96)
98 — WALKING AWAY –•– Information Society – 1 (98)
99 — THE ONLY WAY IS UP –•– Yazz & The Plastic Population – 1 (99)

* “When I’m With You” chart information is from the original June 26, 1983 charting information.