US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending NOVEMBER 5, 1988

#1 KOKOMO By The Beach Boys

US Top 40 Singles – NOVEMBER 5, 1988

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

1 2 KOKOMO –•– The Beach Boys – 10 (1)
2 3 WILD, WILD WEST –•– The Escape Club – 12 (2)
3 1 GROOVY KIND OF LOVE –•– Phil Collins – 10 (1)
4 7 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Kylie Minogue – 11 (4)
5 10 BAD MEDICINE –•– Bon Jovi – 7 (5)
6 9 ONE MOMENT IN TIME –•– Whitney Houston – 9 (6)
7 8 NEVER TEAR US APART –•– INXS – 13 (7)
8 14 DESIRE –•– U2 – 6 (8)
9 4 RED RED WINE –•– UB40 – 28 (1)
10 5 WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) –•– Information Society – 17 (3)

11 6 DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO? –•– Steve Winwood – 12 (6)
12 17 HOW CAN I FALL? –•– Breathe – 9 (12)
13 21 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD –•– Will To Power – 9 (13)
14 12 CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Erasure – 15 (12)
15 22 KISSING A FOOL –•– George Michael – 5 (15)
16 16 ANOTHER LOVER –•– Giant Steps – 12 (16)
17 23 LOOK AWAY –•– Chicago – 7 (17)
18 20 DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT’S GONE) –•– Cinderella – 10 (18)
19 11 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Bobby Brown – 16 (8)
20 27 I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE –•– Duran Duran – 4 (20)

21 13 LOVE BITES –•– Def Leppard – 13 (1)
22 28 GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT –•– Anita Baker – 7 (22)
23 29 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL –•– Boy Meets Girl – 9 (23)
24 25 A WORD IN SPANISH –•– Elton John – 8 (24)
25 15 FOREVER YOUNG –•– Rod Stewart – 14 (12)
26 32 WALK ON WATER –•– Eddie Money – 6 (26)
27 33 THE PROMISE –•– When In Rome – 10 (27)
28 19 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Cheap Trick – 15 (4)
29 24 DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY –•– Bobby McFerrin – 15 (1)
30 39 EDGE OF A BROKEN HEART –•– Vixen – 8 (30)

31 38 DOWNTOWN LIFE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates – 6 (31)
32 41 DOMINO DANCING –•– Pet Shop Boys – 5 (32)
33 44 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE –•– Guns N’ Roses – 3 (33)
34 30 DANCE LITTLE SISTER –•– Terence Trent D’Arby – 9 (30)
35 43 FINISH WHAT YA STARTED –•– Van Halen – 6 (35)
36 18 TRUE LOVE –•– Glenn Frey – 12 (13)
37 40 SMALL WORLD –•– Huey Lewis & The News – 5 (37)
38 26 TIME AND TIDE –•– Basia – 16 (26)
39 31 I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU –•– Taylor Dayne – 22 (3)
40 48 SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE –•– Was Not Was – 6 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – NOVEMBER 5, 1988

44 34 PLEASE DON’T GO GIRL –•– New Kids On The Block – 20 (10)
46 36 IT TAKES TWO –•– Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – 12 (36)
52 35 I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – 20 (8)
53 37 ONE GOOD WOMAN –•– Peter Cetera – 16 (4)

POWER PLAYS – NOVEMBER 5, 1988

41 47 IN YOUR ROOM –•– The Bangles – 4 (41)
42 60 EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN –•– Poison – 2 (42)
43 53 TILL I LOVED YOU –•– Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson – 3 (43)
45 61 MY PREROGATIVE –•– Bobby Brown – 3 (45)
47 50 NOT JUST ANOTHER GIRL –•– Ivan Neville – 5 (47)
48 55 EARLY IN THE MORNING –•– Robert Palmer – 3 (48)
49 52 SYMPTOMS OF TRUE LOVE –•– Tracie Spencer – 6 (49)
50 54 ANY LOVE –•– Luther Vandross – 5 (50)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – NOVEMBER 5, 1988

81 — DON’T RUSH ME –•– Taylor Dayne – 1 (81)
83 — GHOST TOWN –•– Cheap Trick – 1 (83)
84 — BABY CAN I HOLD YOU –•– Tracy Chapman – 1 (84)
85 — IT’S MONEY THAT MATTERS –•– Randy Newman – 1 (85)
89 — YOU MAKE ME WORK –•– Cameo – 1 (89)
90 — ALL THIS TIME –•– Tiffany – 1 (90)
92 — WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY –•– White Lion – 1 (92)
96 — PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART –•– Annie Lennox & Al Green – 1 (96)
97 — I BELIEVE IN YOU –•– Stryper – 1 (97)
98 — NOBODY’S PERFECT –•– Mike + The Mechanics – 1 (98)
99 — THE LOVER IN ME –•– Sheena Easton – 1 (99)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending November 5, 1988

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