Top 100 songs for August 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 “Monkey” by George Michael. Meanwhile, “Indestructible” by Four Tops rises from No. 91 to No. 68. 4 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Indestructible — Four Topsup 23 places, No. 91 → No. 68
- Wild, Wild West — The Escape Clubup 20 places, No. 94 → No. 74
- Red Red Wine — UB40up 15 places, No. 67 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- The Loco-Motion — Kylie MinogueNo. 80
- Ship Of Fools — Robert PlantNo. 91
- Powerful Stuff (From "Cocktail") — The Fabulous ThunderbirdsNo. 93
- When I Fall In Love — Natalie ColeNo. 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.