Billboard 200

Week of February 27, 1988

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Faith

George Michael

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

Kelly Clarkson Masterfully Belts George Michael's 'Careless Whisper' on Kellyoke: Watch

Billboard 200

Week of February 27, 1988

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Faith
  George Michael
- 1
- 1
- 15
- - 1
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- Dirty Dancing
  Soundtrack
- 2
- 1
- 24
- - 2
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

3
- Kick
  INXS
- 4
- 3
- 16
- - 4
  - 3
  - 16

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

4
- Tiffany
  Tiffany
- 3
- 1
- 23
- - 3
  - 1
  - 23

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

5
- Bad
  Michael Jackson
- 5
- 1
- 23
- - 5
  - 1
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MJJ/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

6
- Skyscraper
  David Lee Roth
- 10
- 6
- 3
- - 10
  - 6
  - 3

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

7
- Out Of The Blue
  Debbie Gibson
- 8
- 7
- 26
- - 8
  - 7
  - 26

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

8
- Hysteria
  Def Leppard
- 6
- 4
- 28
- - 6
  - 4
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

9
- The Lonesome Jubilee
  John Mellencamp
- 7
- 6
- 24
- - 7
  - 6
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

10
- Cloud Nine
  George Harrison
- 9
- 8
- 15
- - 9
  - 8
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dark Horse/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

11
- . . .Nothing Like The Sun
  Sting
- 13
- 9
- 18
- - 13
  - 9
  - 18

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

12
- Whitney
  Whitney Houston
- 11
- 1
- 36
- - 11
  - 1
  - 36

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Diamond

13
- Heaven On Earth
  Belinda Carlisle
- 14
- 13
- 19
- - 14
  - 13
  - 19

RIAA Certification: Platinum

14
- Whitesnake
  Whitesnake
- 12
- 2
- 46
- - 12
  - 2
  - 46

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

15
- Inside Information
  Foreigner
- 17
- 15
- 10
- - 17
  - 15
  - 10

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

16
- Tunnel Of Love
  Bruce Springsteen
- 15
- 1
- 19
- - 15
  - 1
  - 19

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

17
- Exposure
  Expose
- 16
- 16
- 54
- - 16
  - 16
  - 54

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

18
- A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
  Pink Floyd
- 18
- 3
- 23
- - 18
  - 3
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pink Floyd/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

19
- Permanent Vacation
  Aerosmith
- 19
- 11
- 24
- - 19
  - 11
  - 24

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

20
- Whenever You Need Somebody
  Rick Astley
- 22
- 20
- 6
- - 22
  - 20
  - 6

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

21
- The Joshua Tree
  U2
- 20
- 1
- 48
- - 20
  - 1
  - 48

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Interscope/UMe

22
- Richard Marx
  Richard Marx
- 24
- 19
- 37
- - 24
  - 19
  - 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

23
- Back For The Attack
  Dokken
- 21
- 13
- 13
- - 21
  - 13
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

24
- Appetite For Destruction
  Guns N' Roses
- 27
- 24
- 27
- - 27
  - 24
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

25
- Good Morning, Vietnam
  Soundtrack
- 33
- 25
- 4
- - 33
  - 25
  - 4

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

26
- Hot, Cool And Vicious
  Salt-N-Pepa
- 31
- 26
- 28
- - 31
  - 26
  - 28

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- Characters
  Stevie Wonder
- 25
- 17
- 13
- - 25
  - 17
  - 13

RIAA Certification: Platinum

28
- So Far, So Good... So What!
  Megadeth
- 29
- 28
- 4
- - 29
  - 28
  - 4

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- Jody Watley
  Jody Watley
- 32
- 10
- 50
- - 32
  - 10
  - 50

RIAA Certification: Platinum

30
- Actually
  Pet Shop Boys
- 28
- 25
- 22
- - 28
  - 25
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

RIAA Certification: Gold

31
- Tango In The Night
  Fleetwood Mac
- 23
- 7
- 44
- - 23
  - 7
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

32
- Live In Australia With The Melbourne Symphony Orch.
  Elton John
- 26
- 24
- 32
- - 26
  - 24
  - 32

RIAA Certification: Gold

33
- Born To Be Bad
  George Thorogood
- 35
- 33
- 4
- - 35
  - 33
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

34
- Never Die Young
  James Taylor
- 50
- 34
- 3
- - 50
  - 34
  - 3

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- Make It Last Forever
  Keith Sweat
- 36
- 35
- 8
- - 36
  - 35
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vintertainment/Elektra/Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

36
- Tell It To My Heart
  Taylor Dayne
- 38
- 36
- 5
- - 38
  - 36
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

37
- You Can Dance
  Madonna
- 30
- 14
- 13
- - 30
  - 14
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

38
- Once Bitten
  Great White
- 39
- 23
- 33
- - 39
  - 23
  - 33

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

39
- Let It Loose
  Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
- 51
- 16
- 37
- - 51
  - 16
  - 37

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

40
- It's Better To Travel
  Swing Out Sister
- 49
- 40
- 27
- - 49
  - 40
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

41
- Pride
  White Lion
- 52
- 41
- 23
- - 52
  - 41
  - 23

Billboard 200

Week of February 27, 1988

Billboard 200

Faith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kelly Clarkson Masterfully Belts George Michael's 'Careless Whisper' on Kellyoke: Watch

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Faith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dirty Dancing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kick

Tiffany

Bad

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Skyscraper

Out Of The Blue

Hysteria

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Lonesome Jubilee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cloud Nine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

. . .Nothing Like The Sun

Whitney

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Heaven On Earth

Whitesnake

Inside Information

Tunnel Of Love

Exposure

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Permanent Vacation

Whenever You Need Somebody

The Joshua Tree

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Richard Marx

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Back For The Attack

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Appetite For Destruction

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Good Morning, Vietnam

Hot, Cool And Vicious

Characters

So Far, So Good... So What!

Jody Watley

Actually

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tango In The Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Live In Australia With The Melbourne Symphony Orch.

Born To Be Bad

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Never Die Young

Make It Last Forever

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tell It To My Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Can Dance

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Once Bitten

Let It Loose

It's Better To Travel

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pride