US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending OCTOBER 1, 1988

#1 DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY By Bobby McFerrin

US Top 40 Singles – OCTOBER 1, 1988

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

1 1 DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY –•– Bobby McFerrin – 10 (1)
2 5 LOVE BITES –•– Def Leppard – 8 (2)
3 3 I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU –•– Taylor Dayne – 17 (3)
4 7 ONE GOOD WOMAN –•– Peter Cetera – 11 (4)
5 13 RED RED WINE –•– UB40 – 23 (5)
6 10 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Cheap Trick – 10 (6)
7 2 SWEET CHILD O’ MINE –•– Guns N’ Roses – 15 (1)
8 12 I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – 15 (8)
9 4 SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE –•– Robert Palmer – 14 (2)
10 17 WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) –•– Information Society – 12 (10)

11 8 IF IT ISN’T LOVE –•– New Edition – 14 (7)
12 14 PLEASE DON’T GO GIRL –•– New Kids On The Block – 15 (12)
13 11 IT WOULD TAKE A STRONG STRONG MAN –•– Rick Astley – 12 (10)
14 21 GROOVY KIND OF LOVE –•– Phil Collins – 5 (14)
15 19 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Bobby Brown – 11 (15)
16 18 FALLEN ANGEL –•– Poison – 10 (16)
17 9 NOBODY’S FOOL –•– Kenny Loggins – 13 (8)
18 20 DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO? –•– Steve Winwood – 7 (18)
19 15 A NIGHTMARE ON MY STREET –•– D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – 10 (15)
20 23 TRUE LOVE –•– Glenn Frey – 7 (20)

21 24 FOREVER YOUNG –•– Rod Stewart – 9 (21)
22 6 PERFECT WORLD –•– Huey Lewis & The News – 12 (3)
23 22 STAYING TOGETHER –•– Debbie Gibson – 9 (22)
24 26 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET –•– Brenda K. Starr – 9 (24)
25 27 CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Erasure – 10 (25)
26 28 NEVER TEAR US APART –•– INXS – 8 (26)
27 31 WILD, WILD WEST –•– The Escape Club – 7 (27)
28 32 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Kylie Minogue – 6 (28)
29 35 ONE MOMENT IN TIME –•– Whitney Houston – 4 (29)
30 16 WHEN IT’S LOVE –•– Van Halen – 14 (5)

31 40 KOKOMO –•– The Beach Boys – 5 (31)
32 37 SUPERSTITIOUS –•– Europe – 8 (32)
33 39 TIME AND TIDE –•– Basia – 11 (33)
34 43 BAD MEDICINE –•– Bon Jovi – 2 (34)
35 42 ANOTHER LOVER –•– Giant Steps – 7 (35)
36 25 MONKEY –•– George Michael – 13 (1)
37 41 INDESTRUCTIBLE –•– The Four Tops – 7 (37)
38 44 DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT’S GONE) –•– Cinderella – 5 (38)
39 29 FAST CAR –•– Tracy Chapman – 18 (6)
40 46 HOW CAN I FALL? –•– Breathe – 4 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – OCTOBER 1, 1988

41 33 I DON’T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE –•– Chicago – 18 (3)
44 36 HERE WITH ME –•– REO Speedwagon – 15 (20)
45 30 ANOTHER PART OF ME –•– Michael Jackson – 11 (11)
46 34 I DON’T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT –•– Elton John – 16 (2)
47 38 HANDS TO HEAVEN –•– Breathe – 25 (2)

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 1, 1988

42 50 DANCE LITTLE SISTER –•– Terence Trent D’Arby – 4 (42)
43 47 IT TAKES TWO –•– Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – 7 (43)
48 53 SHE’S ON THE LEFT –•– Jeffrey Osborne – 7 (48)
49 61 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL –•– Boy Meets Girl – 4 (49)
50 — DESIRE –•– U2 – 1 (50)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – OCTOBER 1, 1988

50 — DESIRE –•– U2 – 1 (50)
67 — WALK ON WATER –•– Eddie Money – 1 (67)
76 — DOWNTOWN LIFE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates – 1 (76)
82 — FINISH WHAT YA STARTED –•– Van Halen – 1 (82)
90 — TALKIN’ BOUT A REVOLUTION –•– Tracy Chapman – 1 (90)
93 — SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE –•– Was Not Was – 1 (93)
94 — TELL THAT GIRL TO SHUT UP –•– Transvision Vamp – 1 (94)
98 — I DID IT FOR LOVE –•– Night Ranger – 1 (98)
99 — SYMPTOMS OF TRUE LOVE –•– Tracie Spencer – 1 (99)
100 — LONG WAY TO LOVE –•– Britny Fox – 1 (100)

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending October 1, 1988