Billboard 200

Week of June 18, 1988

Billboard 200

The week’s most popular albums as compiled by Luminate, 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 June 18, 1988

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Faith
  George Michael
- 1
- 1
- 31
- - 1
  - 1
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- Open Up And Say...Ahh!
  Poison
- 3
- 2
- 5
- - 3
  - 2
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enigma/Capitol

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

3
- Hysteria
  Def Leppard
- 4
- 3
- 44
- - 4
  - 3
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

4
- Dirty Dancing
  Soundtrack
- 2
- 1
- 40
- - 2
  - 1
  - 40

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

5 NEW
NEW
- OU812
  Van Halen
- -
- 5
- 1
- - -
  - 5
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

6
- Scenes From The Southside
  Bruce Hornsby & The Range
- 8
- 6
- 5
- - 8
  - 6
  - 5

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

7
- Savage Amusement
  Scorpions
- 6
- 5
- 7
- - 6
  - 5
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Platinum

8
- Let It Loose
  Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
- 7
- 6
- 53
- - 7
  - 6
  - 53

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

9
- Appetite For Destruction
  Guns N' Roses
- 10
- 7
- 43
- - 10
  - 7
  - 43

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

10
- Bad
  Michael Jackson
- 5
- 1
- 39
- - 5
  - 1
  - 39

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MJJ/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

11
- Now And Zen
  Robert Plant
- 9
- 6
- 15
- - 9
  - 6
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Es Paranza/Atlantic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

12
- Indtroducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
  Terence Trent D'Arby
- 12
- 4
- 35
- - 12
  - 4
  - 35

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

13
- Tougher Than Leather
  Run-D.M.C.
- 18
- 13
- 3
- - 18
  - 13
  - 3

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

14
- Lovesexy
  Prince
- 11
- 11
- 4
- - 11
  - 11
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Paisley Park/Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Gold

15
- Stronger Than Pride
  Sade
- 23
- 15
- 3
- - 23
  - 15
  - 3

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

16
- Pebbles
  Pebbles
- 14
- 14
- 19
- - 14
  - 14
  - 19

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17
- More Dirty Dancing
  Soundtrack
- 13
- 3
- 14
- - 13
  - 3
  - 14

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

18
- Kick
  INXS
- 15
- 3
- 32
- - 15
  - 3
  - 32

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

19
- Out Of The Blue
  Debbie Gibson
- 20
- 7
- 42
- - 20
  - 7
  - 42

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

20
- Pride
  White Lion
- 17
- 11
- 39
- - 17
  - 11
  - 39

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

21
- Whenever You Need Somebody
  Rick Astley
- 19
- 10
- 22
- - 19
  - 10
  - 22

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

22
- Lap Of Luxury
  Cheap Trick
- 26
- 22
- 7
- - 26
  - 22
  - 7

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

23
- Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
  Iron Maiden
- 16
- 12
- 8
- - 16
  - 12
  - 8

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- Diesel And Dust
  Midnight Oil
- 21
- 21
- 19
- - 21
  - 21
  - 19

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- Conscious Party
  Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers
- 25
- 25
- 9
- - 25
  - 25
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

26
- Make It Last Forever
  Keith Sweat
- 22
- 15
- 24
- - 22
  - 15
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vintertainment/Elektra/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

27
- Tracy Chapman
  Tracy Chapman
- 29
- 27
- 8
- - 29
  - 27
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

28
- Ooh Yeah!
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- 24
- 24
- 5
- - 24
  - 24
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- Permanent Vacation
  Aerosmith
- 27
- 11
- 40
- - 27
  - 11
  - 40

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

30
- Even Worse
  "Weird Al" Yankovic
- 33
- 30
- 7
- - 33
  - 30
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rock'N'Roll/Scotti Bros./Epic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

31
- Ram It Down
  Judas Priest
- 41
- 31
- 3
- - 41
  - 31
  - 3

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

32
- Lita
  Lita Ford
- 32
- 29
- 18
- - 32
  - 29
  - 18

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

33
- Tiffany
  Tiffany
- 28
- 1
- 39
- - 28
  - 1
  - 39

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

34
- Colors
  Soundtrack
- 31
- 31
- 6
- - 31
  - 31
  - 6

RIAA Certification: Gold

35
- In Effect Mode
  Al B. Sure!
- 38
- 35
- 6
- - 38
  - 35
  - 6

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

36
- Magic
  The Jets
- 40
- 36
- 33
- - 40
  - 36
  - 33

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

37
- Heaven On Earth
  Belinda Carlisle
- 36
- 13
- 35
- - 36
  - 13
  - 35

RIAA Certification: Platinum

38
- He's The D.J., I'm The Rapper
  D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- 44
- 38
- 9
- - 44
  - 38
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/RCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

39
- Richard Marx
  Richard Marx
- 37
- 19
- 53
- - 37
  - 19
  - 53

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

40
- Out Of Order
  Rod Stewart
- 53
- 40
- 3
- - 53

Billboard 200

Week of June 18, 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:

Open Up And Say...Ahh!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hysteria

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dirty Dancing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

OU812

Scenes From The Southside

Savage Amusement

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let It Loose

Appetite For Destruction

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Now And Zen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Indtroducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Tougher Than Leather

Lovesexy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stronger Than Pride

Pebbles

More Dirty Dancing

Kick

Out Of The Blue

Pride

Whenever You Need Somebody

Lap Of Luxury

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Diesel And Dust

Conscious Party

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Make It Last Forever

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tracy Chapman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ooh Yeah!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Permanent Vacation

Even Worse

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ram It Down

Lita

Tiffany

Colors

In Effect Mode

Magic

Heaven On Earth

He's The D.J., I'm The Rapper

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Richard Marx

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Out Of Order