Top 100 songs for February 27, 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 “Father Figure” by George Michael. Meanwhile, “Pamela” by Toto rises from No. 84 to No. 65. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Pamela — Totoup 19 places, No. 84 → No. 65
- Are You Sure — Soup 19 places, No. 91 → No. 72
- Going Back To Cali (From "Less Than Zero") — LL Cool Jup 14 places, No. 87 → No. 73
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Girlfriend — PebblesNo. 33
- When We Was Fab — George HarrisonNo. 34
- Check It Out — John MellencampNo. 35
- Some Kind Of Lover — Jody WatleyNo. 36
- Devil Inside — INXSNo. 38
- Angel — AerosmithNo. 39
- Wishing Well — Terence Trent D'ArbyNo. 40
First-week entries
- Where Do Broken Hearts Go — Whitney HoustonNo. 47
- I Saw Him Standing There — TiffanyNo. 56
- One Step Up — Bruce SpringsteenNo. 64
- Don't Make A Fool Of Yourself — Stacey QNo. 85
- Two Occasions — The DeeleNo. 86
- Savin' Myself — Eria FachinNo. 87
- Wait — White LionNo. 88
- Winter Games — David FosterNo. 89
- Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) — Samantha FoxNo. 90
- Magic Carpet Ride — BardeuxNo. 93
- Kiss And Tell (From "Bright Lights, Big City") — Bryan FerryNo. 95
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.