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

These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending October 1, 1988

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

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)