Top 100 songs for September 17, 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. 78 to No. 58. 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 20 places, No. 78 → No. 58
- How Can I Fall? — Breatheup 20 places, No. 79 → No. 59
- Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley — Will To Powerup 19 places, No. 97 → No. 78
New to this week’s Top 10
- Love Bites — Def LeppardNo. 9
- It Would Take A Strong Strong Man — Rick AstleyNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Groovy Kind Of Love — Phil CollinsNo. 31
- Never Tear Us Apart — INXSNo. 33
- Wild, Wild West — The Escape ClubNo. 36
- The Loco-Motion — Kylie MinogueNo. 40
First-week entries
- You Came — Kim WildeNo. 84
- Hands On The Radio — Henry Lee SummerNo. 85
- A Word In Spanish — Elton JohnNo. 86
- Never Let You Go — Sweet SensationNo. 92
- Edge Of A Broken Heart — VixenNo. 96
- Way Out — J.J. FadNo. 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.