Top 100 songs for October 1, 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, “Giving You The Best That I Got” by Anita Baker rises from No. 85 to No. 61. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Giving You The Best That I Got — Anita Bakerup 24 places, No. 85 → No. 61
- Look Away — Chicagoup 21 places, No. 77 → No. 56
- Never Let You Go — Sweet Sensationup 17 places, No. 89 → No. 72
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Bad Medicine — Bon JoviNo. 34
- Another Lover — Giant StepsNo. 35
- Indestructible — Four TopsNo. 37
- Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) — CinderellaNo. 38
- How Can I Fall? — BreatheNo. 40
First-week entries
- Desire — U2No. 50
- Walk On Water — Eddie MoneyNo. 67
- Downtown Life — Daryl Hall John OatesNo. 76
- Finish What Ya Started — Van HalenNo. 82
- Talkin' Bout A Revolution — Tracy ChapmanNo. 90
- Spy In The House Of Love — Was (Not Was)No. 93
- Tell That Girl To Shut Up — Transvision VampNo. 94
- I Did It For Love — Night RangerNo. 98
- Symptoms Of True Love — Tracie SpencerNo. 99
- Long Way To Love — Britny FoxNo. 100
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.