Billboard 200

Week of July 2, 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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OU812

Van Halen

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

OSU Band Pay Epic Tribute to Van Halen With Rockin' Halftime Show

Billboard 200

Week of July 2, 1988

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- OU812
  Van Halen
- 1
- 1
- 3
- - 1
  - 1
  - 3

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

2
- Faith
  George Michael
- 2
- 1
- 33
- - 2
  - 1
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

3
- Hysteria
  Def Leppard
- 3
- 3
- 46
- - 3
  - 3
  - 46

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

4
- Dirty Dancing
  Soundtrack
- 5
- 1
- 42
- - 5
  - 1
  - 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

5
- Open Up And Say...Ahh!
  Poison
- 4
- 2
- 7
- - 4
  - 2
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enigma/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

6
- Scenes From The Southside
  Bruce Hornsby & The Range
- 6
- 6
- 7
- - 6
  - 6
  - 7

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

7
- Stronger Than Pride
  Sade
- 8
- 7
- 5
- - 8
  - 7
  - 5

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

8
- Appetite For Destruction
  Guns N' Roses
- 7
- 7
- 45
- - 7
  - 7
  - 45

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

9
- Tougher Than Leather
  Run-D.M.C.
- 10
- 9
- 5
- - 10
  - 9
  - 5

RIAA Certification: Platinum

10
- Savage Amusement
  Scorpions
- 9
- 5
- 9
- - 9
  - 5
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Platinum

11
- Now And Zen
  Robert Plant
- 13
- 6
- 17
- - 13
  - 6
  - 17

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
- 37
- - 12
  - 4
  - 37

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

13
- More Dirty Dancing
  Soundtrack
- 15
- 3
- 16
- - 15
  - 3
  - 16

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

14
- Let It Loose
  Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
- 11
- 6
- 55
- - 11
  - 6
  - 55

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

15
- Bad
  Michael Jackson
- 14
- 1
- 41
- - 14
  - 1
  - 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MJJ/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

16
- Tracy Chapman
  Tracy Chapman
- 20
- 16
- 10
- - 20
  - 16
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

17
- Kick
  INXS
- 18
- 3
- 34
- - 18
  - 3
  - 34

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

18
- Pebbles
  Pebbles
- 16
- 14
- 21
- - 16
  - 14
  - 21

RIAA Certification: Platinum

19
- Lovesexy
  Prince
- 17
- 11
- 6
- - 17
  - 11
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Paisley Park/Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Gold

20
- Out Of The Blue
  Debbie Gibson
- 19
- 7
- 44
- - 19
  - 7
  - 44

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

21
- Lap Of Luxury
  Cheap Trick
- 21
- 21
- 9
- - 21
  - 21
  - 9

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

22
- Diesel And Dust
  Midnight Oil
- 22
- 21
- 21
- - 22
  - 21
  - 21

RIAA Certification: Platinum

23
- Conscious Party
  Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers
- 24
- 23
- 11
- - 24
  - 23
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

24
- Whenever You Need Somebody
  Rick Astley
- 23
- 10
- 24
- - 23
  - 10
  - 24

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

25
- In Effect Mode
  Al B. Sure!
- 28
- 25
- 8
- - 28
  - 25
  - 8

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vintertainment/Elektra/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

27
- Even Worse
  "Weird Al" Yankovic
- 30
- 27
- 9
- - 30
  - 27
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rock'N'Roll/Scotti Bros./Epic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

28
- Pride
  White Lion
- 25
- 11
- 41
- - 25
  - 11
  - 41

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

29
- He's The D.J., I'm The Rapper
  D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- 33
- 29
- 11
- - 33
  - 29
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/RCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

30
- Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
  Iron Maiden
- 27
- 12
- 10
- - 27
  - 12
  - 10

RIAA Certification: Gold

31
- Ram It Down
  Judas Priest
- 31
- 31
- 5
- - 31
  - 31
  - 5

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

32
- Lita
  Lita Ford
- 34
- 29
- 20
- - 34
  - 29
  - 20

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

33
- Richard Marx
  Richard Marx
- 35
- 19
- 55
- - 35
  - 19
  - 55

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

34
- Ooh Yeah!
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- 29
- 24
- 7
- - 29
  - 24
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- Out Of Order
  Rod Stewart
- 38
- 35
- 5
- - 38
  - 35
  - 5

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

36
- Permanent Vacation
  Aerosmith
- 32
- 11
- 42
- - 32
  - 11
  - 42

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

37
- Magic
  The Jets
- 37
- 36
- 35
- - 37
  - 36
  - 35

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

38
- Tiffany
  Tiffany
- 39
- 1
- 41
- - 39
  - 1
  - 41

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

39
- Colors
  Soundtrack
- 36
- 31
- 8
- - 36
  - 31
  - 8

RIAA Certification: Gold

Billboard 200

Week of July 2, 1988

Billboard 200

OU812

OSU Band Pay Epic Tribute to Van Halen With Rockin' Halftime Show

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

OU812

Faith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hysteria

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dirty Dancing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Open Up And Say...Ahh!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scenes From The Southside

Stronger Than Pride

Appetite For Destruction

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tougher Than Leather

Savage Amusement

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Now And Zen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Indtroducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

More Dirty Dancing

Let It Loose

Bad

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tracy Chapman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kick

Pebbles

Lovesexy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Out Of The Blue

Lap Of Luxury

Diesel And Dust

Conscious Party

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whenever You Need Somebody

In Effect Mode

Make It Last Forever

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Even Worse

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pride

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Ram It Down

Lita

Richard Marx

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ooh Yeah!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Out Of Order

Permanent Vacation

Magic

Tiffany

Colors