Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 9, 1988

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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So Emotional

Whitney Houston

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

B.Steinberg, Kelly

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Motown Icon Valerie Simpson Talks ‘Girls With Impact,’ Songwriter Advice & New Projects

Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 9, 1988

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- So Emotional
  Whitney Houston
- 2
- 1
- 11
- - 2
  - 1
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

B.Steinberg, Kelly

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

2
- Got My Mind Set On You
  George Harrison
- 4
- 2
- 12
- - 4
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

R.Clark

Producer(s):

J.Lynne, G.Harrison

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dark Horse/Warner Bros.

3
- Faith
  George Michael
- 1
- 1
- 12
- - 1
  - 1
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

G.Michael

Producer(s):

G.Michael

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

4
- Is This Love
  Whitesnake
- 3
- 2
- 12
- - 3
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

D.Coverdale, Sykes

Producer(s):

M.Stone, K.Olsen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen

5
- The Way You Make Me Feel
  Michael Jackson
- 7
- 5
- 8
- - 7
  - 5
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

6
- Need You Tonight
  INXS
- 10
- 6
- 12
- - 10
  - 6
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

A.Farriss, M.Hutchence

Producer(s):

C.Thomas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

7
- Shake Your Love
  Debbie Gibson
- 5
- 4
- 15
- - 5
  - 4
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

D.Gibson

Producer(s):

F.Zarr

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

8
- Cherry Bomb
  John Mellencamp
- 9
- 8
- 12
- - 9
  - 8
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

9
- Tell It To My Heart(Dub)
  Taylor Dayne
- 12
- 9
- 14
- - 12
  - 9
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

S.Swirsky, E.Gold

Producer(s):

R.Wake

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

10
- Don't You Want Me
  Jody Watley
- 6
- 6
- 15
- - 6
  - 6
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

F.Golde, D.Bryant, J.Watley

Producer(s):

B.Edwards

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

11
- Candle In The Wind
  Elton John
- 13
- 11
- 10
- - 13
  - 11
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

E.John, B.J.P.Taupin

Producer(s):

G.Dudgeon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

12
- Hazy Shade Of Winter
  The Bangles
- 15
- 12
- 9
- - 15
  - 12
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/Columbia

13
- Catch Me (I'm Falling) (From The Film "Hiding Out")
  Pretty Poison
- 8
- 8
- 16
- - 8
  - 8
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

J.Starling, W.Cooler

Producer(s):

K.Williams,Jr., K.Shore

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

14
- Could've Been
  Tiffany
- 16
- 14
- 7
- - 16
  - 14
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

L.Blaisch

Producer(s):

G.E.Tobin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

15
- Valerie
  Steve Winwood
- 11
- 9
- 18
- - 11
  - 9
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

S.Winwood, W.Jennings

Producer(s):

S.Winwood, T.Lord-Alge

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Warner Bros.

16
- Seasons Change
  Expose
- 20
- 16
- 7
- - 20
  - 16
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

L.A.Martinee

Producer(s):

L.A.Martinee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

17
- There's The Girl
  Heart
- 18
- 17
- 10
- - 18
  - 17
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

H.Knight, N.Wilson

Producer(s):

R.Nevison

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

18
- Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
  Aerosmith
- 14
- 14
- 15
- - 14
  - 14
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

S.Tyler, J.Perry, D.Child

Producer(s):

B.Fairbairn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen

19
- Heaven Is A Place On Earth
  Belinda Carlisle
- 17
- 1
- 16
- - 17
  - 1
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

R.Nowels, E.Shipley

Producer(s):

R.Nowels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

20
- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
  Prince
- 23
- 20
- 9
- - 23
  - 20
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Prince

Producer(s):

Prince

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paisley Park/Warner Bros.

21
- Crazy
  Icehouse
- 22
- 21
- 13
- - 22
  - 21
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

A.Qunta, I.Davies, R.Kretschmer

Producer(s):

D.Lord

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

22
- I Want To Be Your Man
  Roger
- 26
- 22
- 9
- - 26
  - 22
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

L.Troutman

Producer(s):

R.Troutman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

23
- Hungry Eyes (From "Dirty Dancing")
  Eric Carmen
- 25
- 23
- 10
- - 25
  - 23
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

F.Previte, J.DeNicola

Producer(s):

E.Carmen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

24
- Animal
  Def Leppard
- 19
- 19
- 14
- - 19
  - 19
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

S.Clark, P.Collen, Elliott, L.Lange, R.Savage

Producer(s):

R.J.Lange

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

25
- Tunnel Of Love
  Bruce Springsteen
- 30
- 25
- 6
- - 30
  - 25
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

B.Springsteen

Producer(s):

B.Springsteen, J.Landau, C.Plotkin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

26
- Power Of Love
  Laura Branigan
- 27
- 26
- 12
- - 27
  - 26
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

C.DeRouge, G.Mende, J.Rush, M.Applegate

Producer(s):

D.Kershenbaum

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

27
- I Live For Your Love
  Natalie Cole
- 31
- 27
- 10
- - 31
  - 27
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

P.Reswick, S.Werfel, Rich

Producer(s):

D.Lambert

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

28
- (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
  Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
- 21
- 1
- 16
- - 21
  - 1
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

F.Previte, J.DeNicola, D.Markowitz

Producer(s):

M.Lloyd

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/RMG

29
- Say You Will
  Foreigner
- 33
- 29
- 6
- - 33
  - 29
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

M.Jones, L.Gramm

Producer(s):

M.Jones, F.Filipetti

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

30
- Don't Shed A Tear
  Paul Carrack
- 34
- 30
- 9
- - 34
  - 30
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

E.Schwartz, R.Friedman

Producer(s):

C.Neil

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

31
- What Have I Done To Deserve This?
  Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
- 39
- 31
- 5
- - 39
  - 31
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

Tennant, Lowe, Willis

Producer(s):

S.Hague

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

32
- Should've Known Better
  Richard Marx
- 29
- 3
- 16
- - 29
  - 3
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

R.Marx

Producer(s):

H.Gatica

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

33
- Honestly
  Stryper
- 36
- 33
- 10
- - 36
  - 33
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

M.Sweet

Producer(s):

S.Galfas, M.Sweet, R.Sweet, O.Fox

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enigma

34
- Everywhere
  Fleetwood Mac
- 38
- 34
- 7
- - 38
  - 34
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

C.McVie

Producer(s):

L.Buckingham, R.Dashut

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

35
- Pop Goes The World
  Men Without Hats
- 35
- 35
- 11
- - 35
  - 35
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

Men Without Hats

Producer(s):

Z.Held, Men Without Hats

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

36
- We'll Be Together
  Sting
- 28
- 7
- 14
- - 28
  - 7
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

Sting

Producer(s):

B.Loren, Sting

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

37
- That's What Love Is All About
  Michael Bolton

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Week of January 9, 1988

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Motown Icon Valerie Simpson Talks ‘Girls With Impact,’ Songwriter Advice & New Projects

Billboard Hot 100

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So Emotional

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Got My Mind Set On You

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Faith

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Is This Love

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The Way You Make Me Feel

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Need You Tonight

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Shake Your Love

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Cherry Bomb

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Tell It To My Heart(Dub)

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Don't You Want Me

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Candle In The Wind

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Hazy Shade Of Winter

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Catch Me (I'm Falling) (From The Film "Hiding Out")

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Could've Been

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Valerie

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Seasons Change

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There's The Girl

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Dude (Looks Like A Lady)