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

#1 RED RED WINE By UB40

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)

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