Top 100 songs for November 12, 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 “Wild, Wild West” by The Escape Club. Meanwhile, “Don't Rush Me” by Taylor Dayne rises from No. 81 to No. 56. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Don't Rush Me — Taylor Dayneup 25 places, No. 81 → No. 56
- Put A Little Love In Your Heart — Annie Lennox & Al Greenup 25 places, No. 96 → No. 71
- Ghost Town — Cheap Trickup 19 places, No. 83 → No. 64
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Every Rose Has Its Thorn — PoisonNo. 32
- My Prerogative — Bobby BrownNo. 33
- In Your Room — The BanglesNo. 36
- Till I Loved You — Barbra Streisand & Don JohnsonNo. 38
- Early In The Morning — Robert PalmerNo. 39
- Not Just Another Girl — Ivan NevilleNo. 40
First-week entries
- Smooth Criminal — Michael JacksonNo. 66
- Back On Holiday — Robbie NevilNo. 87
- (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me — Paula AbdulNo. 88
- I Wanna Have Some Fun — Samantha FoxNo. 89
- I'm Gonna Miss You — Kenny LogginsNo. 90
- If You Feel It — Denise LopezNo. 96
- You're Not My Kind Of Girl — New EditionNo. 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.