US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending September 17, 1988

These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending September 17, 1988

US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending SEPTEMBER 17, 1988

US Top 40 Singles – SEPTEMBER 17, 1988

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

1 1 SWEET CHILD O’ MINE –•– Guns N’ Roses – 13 (1)
2 2 SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE –•– Robert Palmer – 12 (2)
3 3 PERFECT WORLD –•– Huey Lewis & The News – 10 (3)
4 9 DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY –•– Bobby McFerrin – 8 (4)
5 7 I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU –•– Taylor Dayne – 15 (5)
6 5 WHEN IT’S LOVE –•– Van Halen – 12 (5)
7 8 IF IT ISN’T LOVE –•– New Edition – 12 (7)
8 10 NOBODY’S FOOL –•– Kenny Loggins – 11 (8)
9 16 LOVE BITES –•– Def Leppard – 6 (9)
10 13 IT WOULD TAKE A STRONG STRONG MAN –•– Rick Astley – 10 (10)

11 14 ONE GOOD WOMAN –•– Peter Cetera – 9 (11)
12 11 ANOTHER PART OF ME –•– Michael Jackson – 9 (11)
13 4 MONKEY –•– George Michael – 11 (1)
14 17 I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – 13 (14)
15 18 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Cheap Trick – 8 (15)
16 6 FAST CAR –•– Tracy Chapman – 16 (6)
17 19 A NIGHTMARE ON MY STREET –•– D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – 8 (17)
18 21 PLEASE DON’T GO GIRL –•– New Kids On The Block – 13 (18)
19 28 RED RED WINE –•– UB40 – 21 (19)
20 23 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Bobby Brown – 9 (20)

21 25 FALLEN ANGEL –•– Poison – 8 (21)
22 26 WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) –•– Information Society – 10 (22)
23 15 I DON’T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE –•– Chicago – 16 (3)
24 12 I DON’T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT –•– Elton John – 14 (2)
25 20 HERE WITH ME –•– REO Speedwagon – 13 (20)
26 30 STAYING TOGETHER –•– Debbie Gibson – 7 (26)
27 36 DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO? –•– Steve Winwood – 5 (27)
28 37 TRUE LOVE –•– Glenn Frey – 5 (28)
29 34 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET –•– Brenda K. Starr – 7 (29)
30 35 FOREVER YOUNG –•– Rod Stewart – 7 (30)

31 42 GROOVY KIND OF LOVE –•– Phil Collins – 3 (31)
32 38 CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Erasure – 8 (32)
33 43 NEVER TEAR US APART –•– INXS – 6 (33)
34 22 ALL FIRED UP –•– Pat Benatar – 12 (19)
35 27 HANDS TO HEAVEN –•– Breathe – 23 (2)
36 45 WILD, WILD WEST –•– The Escape Club – 5 (36)
37 31 1-2-3 –•– Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine – 16 (3)
38 24 LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY –•– Whitney Houston – 12 (9)
39 29 ROLL WITH IT –•– Steve Winwood – 15 (1)
40 50 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Kylie Minogue – 4 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – SEPTEMBER 17, 1988

41 33 MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL –•– Eric Carmen – 18 (3)
43 39 SIGN YOUR NAME –•– Terence Trent D’Arby – 17 (4)
45 40 HOLD ON TO THE NIGHTS –•– Richard Marx – 18 (1)
47 32 I DON’T WANT TO BE A HERO –•– Johnny Hates Jazz – 11 (31)

POWER PLAYS – SEPTEMBER 17, 1988

42 57 ONE MOMENT IN TIME –•– Whitney Houston – 2 (42)
44 46 TIME AND TIDE –•– Basia – 9 (44)
46 52 SUPERSTITIOUS –•– Europe – 6 (46)
49 54 INDESTRUCTIBLE –•– The Four Tops – 5 (49)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – SEPTEMBER 17, 1988

84 — YOU CAME –•– Kim Wilde – 1 (84)
85 — HANDS ON THE RADIO –•– Henry Lee Summer – 1 (85)
86 — A WORD IN SPANISH –•– Elton John – 1 (86)
92 — NEVER LET YOU GO –•– Sweet Sensation – 1 (92)
96 — EDGE OF A BROKEN HEART –•– Vixen – 1 (96)
98 — WAY OUT –•– J.J. Fad – 1 (98)