
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Poison

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Billboard Hot 100
Week of December 31, 1988
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Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Poison - 1
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My Prerogative
Bobby Brown - 2
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G.Griffin, B.Brown
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G.Griffin
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MCA
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Look Away
Chicago - 3
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D.E.Warren
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R.Nevison
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Reprise
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Giving You The Best That I Got
Anita Baker - 4
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A.Baker, S.Scarborough, R.Holland
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M.J.Powell
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Elektra/EEG
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Waiting For A Star To Fall
Boy Meets Girl - 5
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G.R.Merrill, S.A.Rubicam
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A.Mardin
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RCA
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Two Hearts
Phil Collins - 6
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P.D.C.Collins, L.H.Dozier
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P.Collins, L.Dozier
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Atlantic
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Welcome To The Jungle
Guns N' Roses - 7
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W.B.Rose, Jr., J.Isbell, S.Hudson, Duff McKagan, S.Adler
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M.Clink
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Geffen
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In Your Room
The Bangles - 8
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S.Hoffs, B.Steinberg, T.Kelly
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D.Sigerson
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Columbia
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Walk On Water
Eddie Money - 9
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J.Harms
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R.Zito, Eddie Money
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Columbia
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Don't Rush Me
Taylor Dayne - 10
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A.Forbes
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Arista
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Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley
Will To Power - 11
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P.Frampton, A.Collins, R.Van Zandt
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B.Rosenberg
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Epic
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Armageddon It
Def Leppard - 12
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Michael Jackson - 13
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M.J.Jackson
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Q.Jones II
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Epic
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I Remember Holding You
Boys Club - 14
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I Don't Want Your Love
Duran Duran - 15
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J.Taylor, N.Rhodes, S.LeBon
Producer(s):
Duran Duran, J.Elias, D.Abraham
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Capitol
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Silhouette
Kenny G - 16
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Kenny G
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Kenny G
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Arista
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How Can I Fall?
Breathe - 17
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D.Glasper, M.Lillington
Producer(s):
B.Sargeant
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A&M
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The Promise
When In Rome - 18
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C.Farrington, M.Floreale, A.Mann
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B.Rogan
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Virgin Rec./Capitol
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Put A Little Love In Your Heart
Annie Lennox & Al Green - 19
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J.DeShannon, R.Meyers, J.Holiday
Producer(s):
D.A.Stewart
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A&M
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Finish What Ya Started
Van Halen - 20
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Eddie, Alex, Sammy, Mike
Producer(s):
Van Halen, D.Landee
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Warner Bros.
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Spy In The House Of Love
Was (Not Was) - 21
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D.Was
Producer(s):
P.O'Duffy
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Chrysalis/EMI
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The Way You Love Me
Karyn White - 22
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Babyface, LA Reid, D.Simmons
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LA Reid, Babyface
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Warner Bros.
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Early In The Morning
Robert Palmer - 23
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D.Simmons, Taylor, Wilson
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R.Palmer
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EMI
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All This Time
Tiffany - 24
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T.James, S.McClintock
Producer(s):
G.E.Tobin
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MCA
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When The Children Cry
White Lion - 25
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V.Bratta, M.Tramp
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Born To Be My Baby
Bon Jovi - 26
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J.Bon Jovi, R.Sambora, D.Child
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B.Fairbairn
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Mercury/PolyGram
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When I'm With You
Sheriff - 27
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Little Liar
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J.Jett, D.Child
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Blackheart/Epic
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Holding On
Steve Winwood - 29
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S.Winwood, W.Jennings
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S.Winwood, T.Lord-Alge
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Virgin Rec./Capitol
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Wild World
Maxi Priest - 30
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C.Stevens
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W.Lindo, S. Dunbar, R.Shakespear
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Virgin Rec./Capitol
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I Wanna Have Some Fun
Samantha Fox - 31
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Songwriter(s):
Full Force
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Full Force
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Jive/RCA
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Thanks For My Child
Cheryl Pepsii Riley - 32
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Full Force
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Full Force
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Columbia
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Ghost Town
Cheap Trick - 33
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R.Nielsen, D.E.Warren
Producer(s):
R.Zito
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Epic
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The Lover In Me
Sheena Easton - 34
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Babyface, LA Reid, D.Simmons
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LA Reid, Babyface
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MCA
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Straight Up
Paula Abdul - 35
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E.Wolff
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E.Wolff, K.Cohen
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Virgin Rec./Capitol
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Desire
U2 - 36
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Bono, The Edge, A.Clayton, L.Mullen, Jr.
Producer(s):
J.Iovine
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Island/Atlantic