US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending October 8, 1988

These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending October 8, 1988

US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending OCTOBER 8, 1988

US Top 40 Singles – OCTOBER 8, 1988

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

1 2 LOVE BITES –•– Def Leppard – 9 (1)
2 5 RED RED WINE –•– UB40 – 24 (2)
3 1 DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY –•– Bobby McFerrin – 11 (1)
4 6 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Cheap Trick – 11 (4)
5 4 ONE GOOD WOMAN –•– Peter Cetera – 12 (4)
6 14 GROOVY KIND OF LOVE –•– Phil Collins – 6 (6)
7 3 I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU –•– Taylor Dayne – 18 (3)
8 8 I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – 16 (8)
9 10 WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) –•– Information Society – 13 (9)
10 12 PLEASE DON’T GO GIRL –•– New Kids On The Block – 16 (10)

11 15 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Bobby Brown – 12 (11)
12 16 FALLEN ANGEL –•– Poison – 11 (12)
13 18 DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO? –•– Steve Winwood – 8 (13)
14 21 FOREVER YOUNG –•– Rod Stewart – 10 (14)
15 20 TRUE LOVE –•– Glenn Frey – 8 (15)
16 7 SWEET CHILD O’ MINE –•– Guns N’ Roses – 16 (1)
17 11 IF IT ISN’T LOVE –•– New Edition – 15 (7)
18 26 NEVER TEAR US APART –•– INXS – 9 (18)
19 28 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Kylie Minogue – 7 (19)
20 27 WILD, WILD WEST –•– The Escape Club – 8 (20)

21 25 CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Erasure – 11 (21)
22 29 ONE MOMENT IN TIME –•– Whitney Houston – 5 (22)
23 9 SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE –•– Robert Palmer – 15 (2)
24 24 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET –•– Brenda K. Starr – 10 (24)
25 31 KOKOMO –•– The Beach Boys – 6 (25)
26 34 BAD MEDICINE –•– Bon Jovi – 3 (26)
27 19 A NIGHTMARE ON MY STREET –•– D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – 11 (15)
28 17 NOBODY’S FOOL –•– Kenny Loggins – 14 (8)
29 23 STAYING TOGETHER –•– Debbie Gibson – 10 (22)
30 13 IT WOULD TAKE A STRONG STRONG MAN –•– Rick Astley – 13 (10)

31 32 SUPERSTITIOUS –•– Europe – 9 (31)
32 35 ANOTHER LOVER –•– Giant Steps – 8 (32)
33 33 TIME AND TIDE –•– Basia – 12 (33)
34 38 DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT’S GONE) –•– Cinderella – 6 (34)
35 37 INDESTRUCTIBLE –•– The Four Tops – 8 (35)
36 40 HOW CAN I FALL? –•– Breathe – 5 (36)
37 50 DESIRE –•– U2 – 2 (37)
38 22 PERFECT WORLD –•– Huey Lewis & The News – 13 (3)
39 42 DANCE LITTLE SISTER –•– Terence Trent D’Arby – 5 (39)
40 30 WHEN IT’S LOVE –•– Van Halen – 15 (5)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – OCTOBER 8, 1988

49 36 MONKEY –•– George Michael – 14 (1)
54 39 FAST CAR –•– Tracy Chapman – 19 (6)

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 8, 1988

41 43 IT TAKES TWO –•– Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – 8 (41)
42 51 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD –•– Will To Power – 5 (42)
43 56 LOOK AWAY –•– Chicago – 3 (43)
44 53 A WORD IN SPANISH –•– Elton John – 4 (44)
45 49 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL –•– Boy Meets Girl – 5 (45)
46 52 THE PROMISE –•– When In Rome – 6 (46)
47 — KISSING A FOOL –•– George Michael – 1 (47)
48 48 SHE’S ON THE LEFT –•– Jeffrey Osborne – 8 (48)
50 59 YOU CAME –•– Kim Wilde – 4 (50)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – OCTOBER 8, 1988

47 — KISSING A FOOL –•– George Michael – 1 (47)
66 — SMALL WORLD –•– Huey Lewis & The News – 1 (66)
71 — DOMINO DANCING –•– Pet Shop Boys – 1 (71)
78 — ANY LOVE –•– Luther Vandross – 1 (78)
81 — NOT JUST ANOTHER GIRL –•– Ivan Neville – 1 (81)
90 — REASON TO CRY –•– Eric Carmen – 1 (90)
95 — DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS LOVE –•– Survivor – 1 (95)