Billboard Hot 100

Week of November 26, 1988

Billboard Hot 100

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Bad Medicine

Bon Jovi

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

J.Bon Jovi, R.Sambora, D.Child

Producer(s):

B.Fairbairn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

Bon Jovi Praise Strength of Ukrainian Citizens Preparing For Battle to 'It's My Life'

Billboard Hot 100

Week of November 26, 1988

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1
- Bad Medicine
  Bon Jovi
- 1
- 1
- 10
- - 1
  - 1
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

J.Bon Jovi, R.Sambora, D.Child

Producer(s):

B.Fairbairn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

2
- Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley
  Will To Power
- 6
- 2
- 12
- - 6
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

P.Frampton, A.Collins, R.Van Zandt

Producer(s):

B.Rosenberg

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Gold

3
- Desire
  U2
- 4
- 3
- 9
- - 4
  - 3
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Bono, The Edge, A.Clayton, L.Mullen, Jr.

Producer(s):

J.Iovine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Atlantic

RIAA Certification: Gold

4
- How Can I Fall?
  Breathe
- 8
- 4
- 12
- - 8
  - 4
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

D.Glasper, M.Lillington

Producer(s):

B.Sargeant

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

5
- Kissing A Fool
  George Michael
- 7
- 5
- 8
- - 7
  - 5
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

G.Michael

Producer(s):

G.Michael

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

6
- Look Away
  Chicago
- 9
- 6
- 10
- - 9
  - 6
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

D.E.Warren

Producer(s):

R.Nevison

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

RIAA Certification: Gold

7
- I Don't Want Your Love
  Duran Duran
- 11
- 7
- 7
- - 11
  - 7
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.Taylor, N.Rhodes, S.LeBon

Producer(s):

Duran Duran, J.Elias, D.Abraham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

8
- Wild, Wild West
  The Escape Club
- 2
- 1
- 15
- - 2
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

The Escape Club

Producer(s):

C.Kimsey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

RIAA Certification: Gold

9
- Giving You The Best That I Got
  Anita Baker
- 13
- 9
- 10
- - 13
  - 9
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

A.Baker, S.Scarborough, R.Holland

Producer(s):

M.J.Powell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

10
- The Loco-Motion
  Kylie Minogue
- 3
- 3
- 14
- - 3
  - 3
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

G.Goffin, C.King

Producer(s):

Stock, Aitken, Waterman

11
- Kokomo (From"Cocktail" )
  The Beach Boys
- 5
- 1
- 13
- - 5
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

M.E.Love, T.Melcher, J.Phillips, S.MacKenzie

Producer(s):

T.Melcher

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

12
- Waiting For A Star To Fall
  Boy Meets Girl
- 15
- 12
- 12
- - 15
  - 12
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

G.R.Merrill, S.A.Rubicam

Producer(s):

A.Mardin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

13
- Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)
  Cinderella
- 12
- 12
- 13
- - 12
  - 12
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

T.Keifer

Producer(s):

A.Johns, T.Keifer, E.Brittingham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

14
- Welcome To The Jungle
  Guns N' Roses
- 18
- 14
- 6
- - 18
  - 14
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

W.B.Rose, Jr., J.Isbell, S.Hudson, Duff McKagan, S.Adler

Producer(s):

M.Clink

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen

RIAA Certification: Gold

15
- Walk On Water
  Eddie Money
- 17
- 15
- 9
- - 17
  - 15
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.Harms

Producer(s):

R.Zito, Eddie Money

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

16
- Every Rose Has Its Thorn
  Poison
- 23
- 16
- 5
- - 23
  - 16
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enigma/Capitol

17
- The Promise
  When In Rome
- 19
- 17
- 13
- - 19
  - 17
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

C.Farrington, M.Floreale, A.Mann

Producer(s):

B.Rogan

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

18
- My Prerogative
  Bobby Brown
- 22
- 18
- 6
- - 22
  - 18
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

G.Griffin, B.Brown

Producer(s):

G.Griffin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

19
- Another Lover
  Giant Steps
- 14
- 13
- 15
- - 14
  - 13
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

Campsie, G.McFarlane, G.Cole

Producer(s):

G.Cole

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

20
- One Moment In Time
  Whitney Houston
- 10
- 5
- 12
- - 10
  - 5
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

A.L.Hammond, J.Bettis

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

21
- Domino Dancing
  Pet Shop Boys
- 24
- 21
- 8
- - 24
  - 21
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

N.Tennant, C.Lowe

Producer(s):

L.A.Martinee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

22
- Finish What Ya Started
  Van Halen
- 25
- 22
- 9
- - 25
  - 22
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Eddie, Alex, Sammy, Mike

Producer(s):

Van Halen, D.Landee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

23
- Groovy Kind Of Love
  Phil Collins
- 16
- 1
- 13
- - 16
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

T.Wine, C.Bayer Bacharach

Producer(s):

P.Collins, A.Dudley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- Spy In The House Of Love
  Was (Not Was)
- 29
- 24
- 9
- - 29
  - 24
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

D.Was

Producer(s):

P.O'Duffy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

25
- Small World
  Huey Lewis & The News
- 27
- 25
- 8
- - 27
  - 25
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

C.Hayes, H.Lewis

Producer(s):

Huey Lewis & The News

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

26
- In Your Room
  The Bangles
- 31
- 26
- 7
- - 31
  - 26
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.Hoffs, B.Steinberg, T.Kelly

Producer(s):

D.Sigerson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

27
- Edge Of A Broken Heart
  Vixen
- 26
- 26
- 11
- - 26
  - 26
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

R.Marx, F.Waybill

Producer(s):

R.Marx

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

28
- Till I Loved You
  Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson
- 32
- 28
- 6
- - 32
  - 28
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

M.Yeston

Producer(s):

P.Ramone

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

29
- Early In The Morning
  Robert Palmer
- 34
- 29
- 6
- - 34
  - 29
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

D.Simmons, Taylor, Wilson

Producer(s):

R.Palmer

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

30
- Not Just Another Girl
  Ivan Neville
- 35
- 30
- 8
- - 35
  - 30
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

I.Neville

Producer(s):

D.Kortchmar

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/PolyGram

31
- I Remember Holding You
  Boys Club
- 38
- 31
- 6
- - 38
  - 31
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

32
- Never Tear Us Apart
  INXS
- 21
- 7
- 16
- - 21
  - 7
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

A.Farriss, M.Hutchence

Producer(s):

C.Thomas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

33
- Don't Rush Me
  Taylor Dayne
- 42
- 33
- 4
- - 42
  - 33
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

A.Forbes

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

34
- Silhouette
  Kenny G
- 39
- 34
- 5
- - 39
  - 34
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

Kenny G

Producer(s):

Kenny G

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

35
- Two Hearts
  Phil Collins
- 47
- 35
- 2
- - 47
  - 35
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

P.D.C.Collins, L.H.Dozier

Producer(s):

P.Collins, L.Dozier

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

36
- Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
  Judson Spence
- 43
- 36
- 7
- - 43
  - 36
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.Spence, M.Jones

Producer(s):

J.Spence, M.Jones, D.Tickle

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

37
- The Way You Love Me
  Karyn White
- 45
- 37
- 7
- - 45
  - 37
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Babyface, LA Reid, D.Simmons

Producer(s):

LA Reid, Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Gold

38
- Smooth Criminal
  Michael Jackson
- 49
- 38
- 3
- - 49
  - 38
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

39
- Symptoms Of True Love
  Tracie Spencer
- 40
- 39
- 9
- - 40
  - 39
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

I.Klarmann, F.Weber

Producer(s):

R.Kersey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

40
- What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)
  Information Society
- 28
- 3
- 20
- - 28
  - 3
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tommy Boy/Reprise

41
- A Word In Spanish
  Elton John
- 20
- 19
- 11
- - 20
  - 19
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

E.John, B.J.P.Taupin

Producer(s):

C.Thomas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

42
- Put A Little Love In Your Heart
  Annie Lennox & Al Green
- 53
- 42
- 4
- - 53
  - 42
  - 4

Billboard Hot 100

Week of November 26, 1988

Billboard Hot 100

Bad Medicine

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Bon Jovi Praise Strength of Ukrainian Citizens Preparing For Battle to 'It's My Life'

Billboard Hot 100

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Bad Medicine

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Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley

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Desire

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How Can I Fall?

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Kissing A Fool

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Look Away

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I Don't Want Your Love

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Wild, Wild West

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Giving You The Best That I Got

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The Loco-Motion

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Kokomo (From"Cocktail" )

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Waiting For A Star To Fall

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Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)

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Welcome To The Jungle

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Walk On Water

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Every Rose Has Its Thorn

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The Promise

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My Prerogative

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