Top 100 songs for September 24, 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 “Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail")” by Bobby McFerrin. Meanwhile, “A Word In Spanish” by Elton John rises from No. 86 to No. 66. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- A Word In Spanish — Elton Johnup 20 places, No. 86 → No. 66
- Kokomo (From"Cocktail" ) — The Beach Boysup 18 places, No. 58 → No. 40
- Dance Little Sister — Terence Trent D'Arbyup 14 places, No. 64 → No. 50
New to this week’s Top 10
- One Good Woman — Peter CeteraNo. 7
- Don't Be Cruel — Cheap TrickNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- One Moment In Time — Whitney HoustonNo. 35
- Superstitious — EuropeNo. 37
- Time And Tide — BasiaNo. 39
- Kokomo (From"Cocktail" ) — The Beach BoysNo. 40
First-week entries
- Bad Medicine — Bon JoviNo. 43
- Look Away — ChicagoNo. 77
- Giving You The Best That I Got — Anita BakerNo. 85
- Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark — The Robert Cray BandNo. 88
- Cars With The Boom — L'TrimmNo. 94
- I'm Not Your Man — Tommy Conwell And The Young RumblersNo. 95
- I Can't Wait — Deniece WilliamsNo. 98
- Boy, I've Been Told — SaFireNo. 99
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.