Top 100 songs for May 7, 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 “Wishing Well” by Terence Trent D'Arby. Meanwhile, “Pour Some Sugar On Me” by Def Leppard rises from No. 75 to No. 59. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Pour Some Sugar On Me — Def Leppardup 16 places, No. 75 → No. 59
- The Valley Road — Bruce Hornsby & The Rangeup 15 places, No. 58 → No. 43
- Wild, Wild West — Kool Moe Deeup 15 places, No. 94 → No. 79
New to this week’s Top 10
- Always On My Mind — Pet Shop BoysNo. 6
- Shattered Dreams — Johnny Hates JazzNo. 8
- Electric Blue — IcehouseNo. 9
- Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) — Samantha FoxNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Circle In The Sand — Belinda CarlisleNo. 30
- Make It Real — The JetsNo. 33
- I Still Believe — Brenda K. StarrNo. 35
- Foolish Beat — Debbie GibsonNo. 36
- I'm Still Searching — Glass TigerNo. 37
- Nightime — Pretty PoisonNo. 39
First-week entries
- Dirty Diana — Michael JacksonNo. 53
- Lost In You — Rod StewartNo. 76
- Mercedes Boy — PebblesNo. 77
- I Should Be So Lucky — Kylie MinogueNo. 86
- Get It — Stevie Wonder & Michael JacksonNo. 89
- Rush Hour — Jane WiedlinNo. 90
- Route 66/Behind The Wheel — Depeche ModeNo. 91
- Like The Weather — 10,000 ManiacsNo. 94
- Forgive Me For Dreaming — Elisa FiorilloNo. 96
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.