Top 100 songs for January 23, 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 “The Way You Make Me Feel” by Michael Jackson. Meanwhile, “Be Still My Beating Heart” by Sting rises from No. 64 to No. 49. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Be Still My Beating Heart — Stingup 15 places, No. 64 → No. 49
- I Get Weak — Belinda Carlisleup 14 places, No. 54 → No. 40
- Love Overboard — Gladys Knight And The Pipsup 13 places, No. 65 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
- Seasons Change — ExposeNo. 8
- I Want To Be Your Man — RogerNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Never Gonna Give You Up — Rick AstleyNo. 34
- Father Figure — George MichaelNo. 37
- 853-5937 — SqueezeNo. 39
- I Get Weak — Belinda CarlisleNo. 40
First-week entries
- Endless Summer Nights — Richard MarxNo. 53
- Hysteria — Def LeppardNo. 66
- Rocket 2 U — The JetsNo. 68
- (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay — Michael BoltonNo. 72
- How Can I Forget You — Elisa FiorilloNo. 78
- Coming Up You — The CarsNo. 80
- Save Your Love — Great WhiteNo. 81
- Never Knew Love Like This — Alexander O'Neal Featuring CherrelleNo. 82
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine — The California RaisinsNo. 84
- All I Want Is You — Carly SimonNo. 85
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.