Billboard Hot 100

Week of March 5, 1988

Billboard Hot 100

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

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Father Figure

George Michael

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Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

G.Michael

Producer(s):

G.Michael

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

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

Billboard Hot 100

Week of March 5, 1988

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1
- Father Figure
  George Michael
- 1
- 1
- 8
- - 1
  - 1
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

G.Michael

Producer(s):

G.Michael

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

2
- Never Gonna Give You Up
  Rick Astley
- 4
- 2
- 12
- - 4
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

M.Stock, M.Aitken, P.Waterman

Producer(s):

Stock, Aitken, Waterman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

3
- She's Like The Wind
  Patrick Swayze (Featuring Wendy Fraser)
- 3
- 3
- 12
- - 3
  - 3
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

4
- I Get Weak
  Belinda Carlisle
- 8
- 4
- 8
- - 8
  - 4
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

D.E.Warren

Producer(s):

R.Nowels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

5
- What Have I Done To Deserve This?
  Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
- 2
- 2
- 13
- - 2
  - 2
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

Tennant, Lowe, Willis

Producer(s):

S.Hague

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

6
- Can't Stay Away From You
  Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
- 10
- 6
- 16
- - 10
  - 6
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

G.M.Estefan

Producer(s):

Emilio And The Jerks

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

7
- Just Like Paradise
  David Lee Roth
- 12
- 7
- 8
- - 12
  - 7
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

D.L.Roth, B.Tuggle

Producer(s):

D.L.Roth

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

8
- Endless Summer Nights
  Richard Marx
- 15
- 8
- 7
- - 15
  - 8
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

R.Marx

Producer(s):

H.Gatica

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

9
- Man In The Mirror
  Michael Jackson
- 17
- 9
- 5
- - 17
  - 9
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

S.Garrett, G.Ballard

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

10
- I Found Someone
  Cher
- 14
- 10
- 16
- - 14
  - 10
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

M.Bolton, M.Mangold

Producer(s):

M.Bolton

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen

11
- Hungry Eyes (From "Dirty Dancing")
  Eric Carmen
- 5
- 4
- 18
- - 5
  - 4
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

F.Previte, J.DeNicola

Producer(s):

E.Carmen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

12
- Out Of The Blue
  Debbie Gibson
- 18
- 12
- 6
- - 18
  - 12
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

D.Gibson

Producer(s):

F.Zarr, D.Gibson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

13
- Pump Up The Volume
  M/A/R/R/S
- 13
- 13
- 15
- - 13
  - 13
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

4th & B'Way

14
- Seasons Change
  Expose
- 6
- 1
- 15
- - 6
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

L.A.Martinee

Producer(s):

L.A.Martinee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

15
- Say You Will
  Foreigner
- 7
- 6
- 14
- - 7
  - 6
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

M.Jones, L.Gramm

Producer(s):

M.Jones, F.Filipetti

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

16
- I Want Her
  Keith Sweat
- 20
- 16
- 8
- - 20
  - 16
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

K.Sweat, E.T.Riley

Producer(s):

K.Sweat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vintertainment

17
- Love Overboard
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 19
- 17
- 9
- - 19
  - 17
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

R.Calloway

Producer(s):

R.Calloway, V.Calloway

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

18
- Don't Shed A Tear
  Paul Carrack
- 9
- 9
- 17
- - 9
  - 9
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

E.Schwartz, R.Friedman

Producer(s):

C.Neil

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

19
- Be Still My Beating Heart
  Sting
- 22
- 19
- 8
- - 22
  - 19
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

Sting

Producer(s):

N.Dorfsman, Sting

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

20
- Hysteria
  Def Leppard
- 24
- 20
- 7
- - 24
  - 20
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

R.J.Lange

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

21
- Could've Been
  Tiffany
- 11
- 1
- 15
- - 11
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

L.Blaisch

Producer(s):

G.E.Tobin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

22
- Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
  Billy Ocean
- 29
- 22
- 4
- - 29
  - 22
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

R.J.Lange, B.Ocean

Producer(s):

R.J.Lange

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Arista

23
- (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
  Michael Bolton
- 25
- 23
- 7
- - 25
  - 23
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

O.Redding, S.Cropper

Producer(s):

J.cain

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

24
- Rocket 2 U
  The Jets
- 28
- 24
- 7
- - 28
  - 24
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

B.Nunn

Producer(s):

B.Nunn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

25
- Push It
  Salt-N-Pepa
- 23
- 19
- 16
- - 23
  - 19
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

H.E.Azor

Producer(s):

H.Luv Bug

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Next Plateau

RIAA Certification: Gold

26
- Girlfriend
  Pebbles
- 33
- 26
- 6
- - 33
  - 26
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

LA Reid, Babyface

Producer(s):

LA Reid, Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

27
- Because Of You
  The Cover Girls
- 27
- 27
- 15
- - 27
  - 27
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

D.Cole

Producer(s):

R.Clivilles, L.Vega

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fever/Sutra

28
- Devil Inside
  INXS
- 38
- 28
- 4
- - 38
  - 28
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

A.Farriss, M.Hutchence

Producer(s):

C.Thomas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

29
- Need You Tonight
  INXS
- 21
- 1
- 20
- - 21
  - 1
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

A.Farriss, M.Hutchence

Producer(s):

C.Thomas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

30
- I Want To Be Your Man
  Roger
- 16
- 3
- 17
- - 16
  - 3
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

L.Troutman

Producer(s):

R.Troutman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

31
- When We Was Fab
  George Harrison
- 34
- 31
- 5
- - 34
  - 31
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

G.Harrison, J.Lynne

Producer(s):

J.Lynne, G.Harrison

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dark Horse/Warner Bros.

32
- Check It Out
  John Mellencamp
- 35
- 32
- 5
- - 35
  - 32
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

J.Mellencamp

Producer(s):

J.Mellencamp, D.Gehman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

33
- Some Kind Of Lover
  Jody Watley
- 36
- 33
- 6
- - 36
  - 33
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

A.Cymone, J.Watley

Producer(s):

A.Cymone, David Z.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

34
- Twilight World
  Swing Out Sister
- 31
- 31
- 12
- - 31
  - 31
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

Swing Out Sister

Producer(s):

P.S.O'Duffy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

35
- Wishing Well
  Terence Trent D'Arby
- 40
- 35
- 8
- - 40
  - 35
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

T.T.D'Arby, S.Oliver

Producer(s):

M.Ware, T.T.D'Arby

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

36
- Angel
  Aerosmith
- 39
- 36
- 6
- - 39
  - 36
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Tyler, D.Child

Producer(s):

B.Fairbairn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen

37
- Rock Of Life
  Rick Springfield
- 41
- 37
- 5
- - 41
  - 37
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

R.Springfield

Producer(s):

K.Olsen, R.Springfield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

38
- Where Do Broken Hearts Go
  Whitney Houston
- 47
- 38
- 2
- - 47
  - 38
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

39
- Hazy Shade Of Winter
  The Bangles
- 26
- 2
- 17
- - 26
  - 2
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/Columbia

40
- Never Knew Love Like This
  Alexander O'Neal Featuring Cherrelle
- 48
- 40
- 7
- - 48
  - 40
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tabu/Epic

41
- You Don't Know
  Scarlett & Black
- 49
- 41
- 6
- - 49
  - 41
  - 6

Billboard Hot 100

Week of March 5, 1988

Billboard Hot 100

Father Figure

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

Billboard Hot 100

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Father Figure

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Never Gonna Give You Up

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She's Like The Wind

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I Get Weak

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What Have I Done To Deserve This?

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Can't Stay Away From You

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Just Like Paradise

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Endless Summer Nights

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Man In The Mirror

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I Found Someone

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Hungry Eyes (From "Dirty Dancing")

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Out Of The Blue

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Pump Up The Volume

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Seasons Change

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Say You Will

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I Want Her

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Love Overboard

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Don't Shed A Tear