Top 100 songs for December 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 “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” by Poison. Meanwhile, “Angel Of Harlem” by U2 rises from No. 74 to No. 51. 5 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Angel Of Harlem — U2up 23 places, No. 74 → No. 51
- My Heart Can't Tell You No — Rod Stewartup 19 places, No. 80 → No. 61
- It's No Secret — Kylie Minogueup 19 places, No. 81 → No. 62
New to this week’s Top 10
- Two Hearts — Phil CollinsNo. 6
- In Your Room — The BanglesNo. 8
- Don't Rush Me — Taylor DayneNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- The Lover In Me — Sheena EastonNo. 34
- Straight Up — Paula AbdulNo. 35
- Wild Thing — Tone-LocNo. 37
- Kiss — The Art Of Noise Featuring Tom JonesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Surrender To Me (From "Tequila Sunrise") — Ann Wilson & Robin ZanderNo. 80
- All She Wants Is — Duran DuranNo. 85
- I Beg Your Pardon — Kon KanNo. 87
- More Than You Know — MartikaNo. 91
- The Great Commandment — CamouflageNo. 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.