Top 100 songs for September 10, 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 “Sweet Child O' Mine” by Guns N' Roses. Meanwhile, “Kokomo (From"Cocktail" )” by The Beach Boys rises from No. 96 to No. 78. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Kokomo (From"Cocktail" ) — The Beach Boysup 18 places, No. 96 → No. 78
- The Loco-Motion — Kylie Minogueup 14 places, No. 64 → No. 50
- The Promise — When In Romeup 14 places, No. 87 → No. 73
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Forever Young — Rod StewartNo. 35
- Don't You Know What The Night Can Do? — Steve WinwoodNo. 36
- True Love — Glenn FreyNo. 37
- Chains Of Love — ErasureNo. 38
First-week entries
- One Moment In Time — Whitney HoustonNo. 57
- How Can I Fall? — BreatheNo. 79
- Dance Little Sister — Terence Trent D'ArbyNo. 81
- Waiting For A Star To Fall — Boy Meets GirlNo. 83
- Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley — Will To PowerNo. 97
- Button Off My Shirt — Paul CarrackNo. 98
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.