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Dirty Dancing
Soundtrack

Last week
2Weeks at no. 1
10Weeks on chart
26Gains In Performance
Top Current Album Sales
Week of March 12, 1988
This Week
Award
Last Week
Peak Pos.
Wks on Chart
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Dirty Dancing
Soundtrack -
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- 26
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- 26
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RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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2
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Faith
George Michael - 1
- 1
- 17
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- 1
- 1
- 17
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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3
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Kick
INXS - 3
- 3
- 18
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- 3
- 3
- 18
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x6
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4
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Tiffany
Tiffany - 4
- 1
- 25
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- 4
- 1
- 25
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MCA
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x4
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5
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Bad
Michael Jackson - 5
- 1
- 25
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- 5
- 1
- 25
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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6
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Skyscraper
David Lee Roth - 6
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- 5
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- 6
- 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner Bros.
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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7
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Hysteria
Def Leppard -
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- 4
- 30
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- 8
- 4
- 30
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury/PolyGram
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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8
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Out Of The Blue
Debbie Gibson - 7
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- 28
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- 7
- 28
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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9
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The Lonesome Jubilee
John Mellencamp -
- 9
- 6
- 26
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- 6
- 26
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury/PolyGram
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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10
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Whenever You Need Somebody
Rick Astley -
- 17
- 10
- 8
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- 10
- 8
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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11
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. . .Nothing Like The Sun
Sting - 11
- 9
- 20
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- 9
- 20
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
A&M
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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12
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Whitney
Whitney Houston - 12
- 1
- 38
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- 1
- 38
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Arista
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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13
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Good Morning, Vietnam
Soundtrack -
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- 13
- 6
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- 13
- 6
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
A&M
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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14
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Cloud Nine
George Harrison - 10
- 8
- 17
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- 10
- 8
- 17
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Dark Horse/Warner Bros.
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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15
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Heaven On Earth
Belinda Carlisle - 13
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- 21
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- 13
- 21
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MCA
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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16
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Tunnel Of Love
Bruce Springsteen - 15
- 1
- 21
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- 15
- 1
- 21
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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17
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Permanent Vacation
Aerosmith -
- 18
- 11
- 26
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- 11
- 26
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Geffen
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x5
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18
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Whitesnake
Whitesnake - 14
- 2
- 48
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- 14
- 2
- 48
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Geffen
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x8
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19
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Blow Up Your Video
AC/DC -
- 23
- 19
- 2
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- 23
- 19
- 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
Gains In Performance
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20
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses -
- 21
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- 29
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- 21
- 20
- 29
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Geffen
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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21
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Exposure
Expose - 16
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- 56
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- 16
- 56
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Arista
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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22
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Richard Marx
Richard Marx -
- 22
- 19
- 39
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- 19
- 39
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
EMI
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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23
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Make It Last Forever
Keith Sweat -
- 30
- 23
- 10
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- 30
- 23
- 10
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Vintertainment/EEG
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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24
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Inside Information
Foreigner - 19
- 15
- 12
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- 19
- 15
- 12
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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25
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Never Die Young
James Taylor -
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- 25
- 5
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- 25
- 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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26
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Hot, Cool And Vicious
Salt-N-Pepa -
- 26
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- 30
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- 30
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Next Plateau
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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27
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A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
Pink Floyd - 24
- 3
- 25
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- 24
- 3
- 25
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x4
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28
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The Joshua Tree
U2 - 25
- 1
- 50
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- 25
- 1
- 50
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Island/Atlantic
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29
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Jody Watley
Jody Watley - 29
- 10
- 52
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- 29
- 10
- 52
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MCA
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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30
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Indtroducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby -
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- 30
- 21
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- 30
- 21
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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31
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Pride
White Lion -
- 38
- 31
- 25
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- 38
- 31
- 25
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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32
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Born To Be Bad
George Thorogood - 32
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- 6
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- 32
- 6
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
EMI
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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33
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So Far, So Good... So What!
Megadeth - 31
- 28
- 6
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- 28
- 6
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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34
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The Phantom Of The Opera
Original London Cast Recording -
- 37
- 34
- 5
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- 37
- 34
- 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Polydor/IDJMG
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x4
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35
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Tell It To My Heart
Taylor Dayne - 35
- 35
- 7
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- 35
- 7
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Arista
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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36
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Back For The Attack
Dokken - 28
- 13
- 15
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- 28
- 13
- 15
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Elektra/EEG
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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37
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys - 34
- 25
- 24
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- 34
- 25
- 24
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
EMI
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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38
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Let It Loose
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine -
- 44
- 16
- 39
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- 44
- 16
- 39
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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39
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Once Bitten
Great White -
- 43
- 23
- 35
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- 43
- 23
- 35
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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40
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All Our Love
Gladys Knight And The Pips - 40
- 40
- 14
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- 40
- 40
- 14
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