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Top 100 songs for January 2, 1988

This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1988 and the 1980s.

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This week’s No. 1 is “Faith” by George Michael.

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This week’s chart highlights

First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.

1

Faith George Michael

PEAK#1

WEEKS11

2

So Emotional Whitney Houston

PEAK#2

WEEKS10

3

Is This Love Whitesnake

PEAK#2

WEEKS11

4

Got My Mind Set On You George Harrison

PEAK#4

WEEKS11

5

Shake Your Love Debbie Gibson

PEAK#4

WEEKS14

6

Don't You Want Me Jody Watley

PEAK#6

WEEKS14

7

The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson

PEAK#7

WEEKS7

8

Catch Me (I'm Falling) (From The Film "Hiding Out")Pretty Poison

PEAK#8

WEEKS15

9

Cherry Bomb John Mellencamp

PEAK#9

WEEKS11

10

Need You Tonight INXS

PEAK#10

WEEKS11

11

Valerie Steve Winwood

PEAK#9

WEEKS17

12

Tell It To My Heart(Dub)Taylor Dayne

PEAK#12

WEEKS13

13

Candle In The Wind Elton John

PEAK#13

WEEKS9

14

Dude (Looks Like A Lady)Aerosmith

PEAK#14

WEEKS14

15

Hazy Shade Of Winter The Bangles

PEAK#15

WEEKS8

16

Could've Been Tiffany

PEAK#16

WEEKS6

17

Heaven Is A Place On Earth Belinda Carlisle

PEAK#1

WEEKS15

18

There's The Girl Heart

PEAK#18

WEEKS9

19

Animal Def Leppard

PEAK#19

WEEKS13

20

Seasons Change Expose

PEAK#20

WEEKS6

21

(I've Had) The Time Of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

PEAK#1

WEEKS15

22

PEAK#22

WEEKS12

23

I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man Prince

PEAK#23

WEEKS8

24

That's What Love Is All About Michael Bolton

PEAK#19

WEEKS18

25

Hungry Eyes (From "Dirty Dancing")Eric Carmen

PEAK#25

WEEKS9

26

I Want To Be Your Man Roger

PEAK#26

WEEKS8

27

Power Of Love Laura Branigan

PEAK#27

WEEKS11

28

We'll Be Together Sting

PEAK#7

WEEKS13

29

Should've Known Better Richard Marx

PEAK#3

WEEKS15

30

Tunnel Of Love Bruce Springsteen

PEAK#30

WEEKS5

31

I Live For Your Love Natalie Cole

PEAK#31

WEEKS9

32

True Faith New Order

PEAK#32

WEEKS11

33

Say You Will Foreigner

PEAK#33

WEEKS5

34

Don't Shed A Tear Paul Carrack

PEAK#34

WEEKS8

35

Pop Goes The World Men Without Hats

PEAK#35

WEEKS10

36

Honestly Stryper

PEAK#36

WEEKS9

37

Motortown The Kane Gang

PEAK#36

WEEKS12

38

Everywhere Fleetwood Mac

PEAK#38

WEEKS6

39

What Have I Done To Deserve This?Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield

PEAK#39

WEEKS4

40

Push It Salt-N-Pepa

PEAK#40

WEEKS7

41

Just Like Heaven The Cure

PEAK#41

WEEKS13

42

The One I Love R.E.M.

PEAK#9

WEEKS16

43

I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany

PEAK#1

WEEKS19

44

I Found Someone Cher

PEAK#44

WEEKS7

45

Can't Stay Away From You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

PEAK#45

WEEKS7

46

Pump Up The Volume M/A/R/R/S

PEAK#46

WEEKS6

47

I Don't Mind At All Bourgeois Tagg

PEAK#38

WEEKS13

48

I Can't Help It Bananarama

PEAK#48

WEEKS7

49

Skeletons Stevie Wonder

PEAK#19

WEEKS12

50

I Do You The Jets

PEAK#20

WEEKS12

51

Because Of You The Cover Girls

PEAK#51

WEEKS6

52

Mony Mony Billy Idol

PEAK#1

WEEKS18

53

In God's Country U2

PEAK#53

WEEKS5

54

You And Me Tonight Deja

PEAK#54

WEEKS7

55

She's Like The Wind Patrick Swayze (Featuring Wendy Fraser)

PEAK#55

WEEKS3

56

853-5937 Squeeze

PEAK#56

WEEKS3

57

I've Been In Love Before Cutting Crew

PEAK#9

WEEKS18

58

(Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance Shanice Wilson

PEAK#50

WEEKS9

59

Lover's Lane Georgio

PEAK#59

WEEKS5

60

Hot In The City Billy Idol

PEAK#23

WEEKS21

61

Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley

PEAK#61

WEEKS3

62

Hourglass Squeeze

PEAK#15

WEEKS16

63

Dear Mr. Jesus Powersource (Solo...Sharon)

PEAK#63

WEEKS3

64

Rhythm Of Love Yes

PEAK#64

WEEKS3

65

Never Thought (That I Could Love)Dan Hill

PEAK#65

WEEKS4

66

System Of Survival Earth, Wind & Fire

PEAK#60

WEEKS10

67

Hot Hot Hot Buster Poindexter & His Banshees Of Blue

PEAK#67

WEEKS4

68

Reason To Live KISS

PEAK#68

WEEKS5

69

I Won't Forget You Poison

PEAK#13

WEEKS18

70

I Need A Man Eurythmics

PEAK#70

WEEKS3

71

Little Lies Fleetwood Mac

PEAK#4

WEEKS19

72

Breakout Swing Out Sister

PEAK#6

WEEKS21

73

Love Will Find A Way Yes

PEAK#30

WEEKS14

74

Criticize Alexander O'Neal

PEAK#70

WEEKS8

75

U Got The Look Prince

PEAK#2

WEEKS23

76

Twilight World Swing Out Sister

PEAK#76

WEEKS3

77

Throwaway Mick Jagger

PEAK#67

WEEKS6

78

Brilliant Disguise Bruce Springsteen

PEAK#5

WEEKS14

79

In My Dreams REO Speedwagon

PEAK#19

WEEKS25

80

Live My Life (From The Film "Hiding Out")Boy George

PEAK#80

WEEKS2

81

Rain In The Summertime The Alarm

PEAK#81

WEEKS3

82

Burning Like A Flame Dokken

PEAK#82

WEEKS3

83

She's Fly Tony Terry

PEAK#82

WEEKS6

84

Silent Morning Noel

PEAK#47

WEEKS20

85

Cherokee Europe

PEAK#72

WEEKS6

86

Someone To Love Me For Me Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam Featuring Full Force

PEAK#78

WEEKS8

87

We've Only Just Begun (The Romance Is Not Over)Glenn Jones

PEAK#66

WEEKS10

88

Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone Glenn Medeiros

PEAK#88

WEEKS3

89

Let Me Be The One Expose

PEAK#7

WEEKS21

90

What's Too Much Smokey Robinson

PEAK#79

WEEKS8

91

You're All I Need Motley Crue

PEAK#83

WEEKS6

92

Special Way Kool & The Gang

PEAK#72

WEEKS12

93

Eagles Fly Sammy Hagar

PEAK#82

WEEKS11

94

It's A Sin Pet Shop Boys

PEAK#9

WEEKS18

95

Who Will You Run To Heart

PEAK#7

WEEKS21

96

Never Let Me Down Again Depeche Mode

PEAK#96

WEEKS2

97

Causing A Commotion Madonna

PEAK#2

WEEKS17

98

Here I Go Again Whitesnake

PEAK#1

WEEKS27

99

Don't Tell Me The Time Martha Davis

PEAK#80

WEEKS7

100

Don't Make Me Wait For Love Kenny G. (Vocal By Lenny Williams)

PEAK#15

WEEKS19