Top 100 songs for January 9, 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.
This week’s No. 1 is “So Emotional” by Whitney Houston. Meanwhile, “Never Let Me Down Again” by Depeche Mode rises from No. 96 to No. 83. 1 song is listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Never Let Me Down Again — Depeche Modeup 13 places, No. 96 → No. 83
- Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone — Glenn Medeirosup 12 places, No. 88 → No. 76
- Never Gonna Give You Up — Rick Astleyup 9 places, No. 61 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Just Like Heaven — The CureNo. 40
First-week entries
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.