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

#1 LOVE BITES By Def Leppard

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)

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

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