Top 100 songs for November 5, 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 “Kokomo (From"Cocktail" )” by The Beach Boys. Meanwhile, “Thanks For My Child” by Cheryl Pepsii Riley rises from No. 86 to No. 67. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Thanks For My Child — Cheryl Pepsii Rileyup 19 places, No. 86 → No. 67
- Every Rose Has Its Thorn — Poisonup 18 places, No. 60 → No. 42
- Hippy Hippy Shake (From "Cocktail") — The Georgia Satellitesup 17 places, No. 82 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 40
- Domino Dancing — Pet Shop BoysNo. 32
- Welcome To The Jungle — Guns N' RosesNo. 33
- Finish What Ya Started — Van HalenNo. 35
- Spy In The House Of Love — Was (Not Was)No. 40
First-week entries
- Don't Rush Me — Taylor DayneNo. 81
- Ghost Town — Cheap TrickNo. 83
- Baby Can I Hold You — Tracy ChapmanNo. 84
- It's Money That Matters — Randy NewmanNo. 85
- You Make Me Work — CameoNo. 89
- All This Time — TiffanyNo. 90
- When The Children Cry — White LionNo. 92
- Put A Little Love In Your Heart — Annie Lennox & Al GreenNo. 96
- I Believe In You — StryperNo. 97
- Nobody's Perfect — Mike + The MechanicsNo. 98
- The Lover In Me — Sheena EastonNo. 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.