US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending January 9, 1988
TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 2 SO EMOTIONAL –•– Whitney Houston – 11 (1)
2 4 GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU –•– George Harrison – 12 (2)
3 1 FAITH –•– George Michael – 12 (1)
4 3 IS THIS LOVE –•– Whitesnake – 12 (2)
5 7 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL –•– Michael Jackson – 8 (5)
6 10 NEED YOU TONIGHT –•– INXS – 12 (6)
7 5 SHAKE YOUR LOVE –•– Debbie Gibson – 15 (4)
8 9 CHERRY BOMB –•– John Cougar Mellencamp – 12 (8)
9 12 TELL IT TO MY HEART –•– Taylor Dayne – 14 (9)
10 6 DON’T YOU WANT ME –•– Jody Watley – 15 (6)
11 13 CANDLE IN THE WIND –•– Elton John – 10 (11)
12 15 HAZY SHADE OF WINTER –•– The Bangles – 9 (12)
13 8 CATCH ME (I’M FALLING) –•– Pretty Poison – 16 (8)
14 16 COULD’VE BEEN –•– Tiffany – 7 (14)
15 11 VALERIE –•– Steve Winwood – 18 (9)
16 20 SEASONS CHANGE –•– Expose – 7 (16)
17 18 THERE’S THE GIRL –•– Heart – 10 (17)
18 14 DUDE (LOOKS LIKE A LADY) –•– Aerosmith – 15 (14)
19 17 HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH –•– Belinda Carlisle – 16 (1)
20 23 I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN –•– Prince – 9 (20)
21 22 CRAZY –•– Icehouse – 13 (21)
22 26 I WANT TO BE YOUR MAN –•– Roger – 9 (22)
23 25 HUNGRY EYES –•– Eric Carmen – 10 (23)
24 19 ANIMAL –•– Def Leppard – 14 (19)
25 30 TUNNEL OF LOVE –•– Bruce Springsteen – 6 (25)
26 27 POWER OF LOVE –•– Laura Branigan – 12 (26)
27 31 I LIVE FOR YOUR LOVE –•– Natalie Cole – 10 (27)
28 21 (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE –•– Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – 16 (1)
29 33 SAY YOU WILL –•– Foreigner – 6 (29)
30 34 DON’T SHED A TEAR –•– Paul Carrack – 9 (30)
31 39 WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS? –•– Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield – 5 (31)
32 29 SHOULD’VE KNOWN BETTER –•– Richard Marx – 16 (3)
33 36 HONESTLY –•– Stryper – 10 (33)
34 38 EVERYWHERE –•– Fleetwood Mac – 7 (34)
35 35 POP GOES THE WORLD –•– Men Without Hats – 11 (35)
36 28 WE’LL BE TOGETHER –•– Sting – 14 (7)
37 24 THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT –•– Michael Bolton – 19 (19)
38 32 TRUE FAITH –•– New Order – 12 (32)
39 40 PUSH IT –•– Salt-N-Pepa – 8 (39)
40 41 JUST LIKE HEAVEN –•– The Cure – 14 (40)