US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending October 15, 1988

These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending October 15, 1988

US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending OCTOBER 15, 1988

US Top 40 Singles – OCTOBER 15, 1988

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

1 2 RED RED WINE –•– UB40 – 25 (1)
2 1 LOVE BITES –•– Def Leppard – 10 (1)
3 6 GROOVY KIND OF LOVE –•– Phil Collins – 7 (3)
4 4 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Cheap Trick – 12 (4)
5 9 WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) –•– Information Society – 14 (5)
6 3 DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY –•– Bobby McFerrin – 12 (1)
7 13 DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO? –•– Steve Winwood – 9 (7)
8 11 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Bobby Brown – 13 (8)
9 20 WILD, WILD WEST –•– The Escape Club – 9 (9)
10 8 I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – 17 (8)

11 5 ONE GOOD WOMAN –•– Peter Cetera – 13 (4)
12 14 FOREVER YOUNG –•– Rod Stewart – 11 (12)
13 15 TRUE LOVE –•– Glenn Frey – 9 (13)
14 18 NEVER TEAR US APART –•– INXS – 10 (14)
15 7 I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU –•– Taylor Dayne – 19 (3)
16 25 KOKOMO –•– The Beach Boys – 7 (16)
17 19 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Kylie Minogue – 8 (17)
18 22 ONE MOMENT IN TIME –•– Whitney Houston – 6 (18)
19 10 PLEASE DON’T GO GIRL –•– New Kids On The Block – 17 (10)
20 21 CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Erasure – 12 (20)

21 12 FALLEN ANGEL –•– Poison – 12 (12)
22 26 BAD MEDICINE –•– Bon Jovi – 4 (22)
23 17 IF IT ISN’T LOVE –•– New Edition – 16 (7)
24 16 SWEET CHILD O’ MINE –•– Guns N’ Roses – 17 (1)
25 37 DESIRE –•– U2 – 3 (25)
26 32 ANOTHER LOVER –•– Giant Steps – 9 (26)
27 34 DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT’S GONE) –•– Cinderella – 7 (27)
28 36 HOW CAN I FALL? –•– Breathe – 6 (28)
29 33 TIME AND TIDE –•– Basia – 13 (29)
30 23 SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE –•– Robert Palmer – 16 (2)

31 24 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET –•– Brenda K. Starr – 11 (24)
32 42 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD –•– Will To Power – 6 (32)
33 39 DANCE LITTLE SISTER –•– Terence Trent D’Arby – 6 (33)
34 47 KISSING A FOOL –•– George Michael – 2 (34)
35 43 LOOK AWAY –•– Chicago – 4 (35)
36 31 SUPERSTITIOUS –•– Europe – 10 (31)
37 44 A WORD IN SPANISH –•– Elton John – 5 (37)
38 41 IT TAKES TWO –•– Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – 9 (38)
39 45 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL –•– Boy Meets Girl – 6 (39)
40 27 A NIGHTMARE ON MY STREET –•– D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – 12 (15)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – OCTOBER 15, 1988

42 28 NOBODY’S FOOL –•– Kenny Loggins – 15 (8)
44 30 IT WOULD TAKE A STRONG STRONG MAN –•– Rick Astley – 14 (10)
47 35 INDESTRUCTIBLE –•– The Four Tops – 9 (35)
51 40 WHEN IT’S LOVE –•– Van Halen – 16 (5)
52 29 STAYING TOGETHER –•– Debbie Gibson – 11 (22)
56 38 PERFECT WORLD –•– Huey Lewis & The News – 14 (3)

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 15, 1988

41 46 THE PROMISE –•– When In Rome – 7 (41)
43 51 GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT –•– Anita Baker – 4 (43)
45 52 WALK ON WATER –•– Eddie Money – 3 (45)
46 50 YOU CAME –•– Kim Wilde – 5 (46)
48 48 SHE’S ON THE LEFT –•– Jeffrey Osborne – 9 (48)
49 — I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE –•– Duran Duran – 1 (49)
50 59 DOWNTOWN LIFE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates – 3 (50)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – OCTOBER 15, 1988

49 — I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE –•– Duran Duran – 1 (49)
73 — IN YOUR ROOM –•– The Bangles – 1 (73)
83 — THE WAY YOU LOVE ME –•– Karyn White – 1 (83)
84 — JEALOUS GUY –•– John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band – 1 (84)
86 — YEAH, YEAH, YEAH –•– Judson Spence – 1 (86)
91 — LIVE IT UP –•– Gardner Cole – 1 (91)
92 — PEEK-A-BOO –•– Siouxsie & The Banshees – 1 (92)
94 — DON’T BREAK MY HEART –•– Romeo’s Daughter – 1 (94)
95 — PUT THIS LOVE TO THE TEST –•– Jon Astley – 1 (95)
97 — LOUIE, LOUIE –•– The Fat Boys – 1 (97)