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THE ARC WEEKLY TOP 40 ARCHIVES:

TOP POP SONGS OF 1988: 100+





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101 Nobody's Fool Kenny Loggins   7 11
102 There's The Girl Heart   9 12
103 Please Don't Go Girl New Kids On The Block New Kids On The Block - "Please Don't Go Girl" (Single) 9 11
104 Kissing A Fool

from the LP
Faith
ARC chart run: 37 - 27 - 19 - 15 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 15 - 21 - 40 - off
George Michael Breathe - "How Can I Fall?" (Single) 5 10
105 Forever Young Rod Stewart   9 11
106 Just Like Paradise David Lee Roth   5 10
107 Rush Hour Jane Wiedlin   6 10
108 Alphabet St.

from the LP
Lovesexy
ARC chart run: 32 - 25 - 18 - 14 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 15 - 33 - off
Prince Prince - "Alphabet St." (Single)
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6 9
109 Nothin' But A Good Time Poison   6 10
110 Love Will Save The Day

from the LP
Whitney
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 25 - 22 - 14 - 11 - 10 - 8 - 19 - 30 - off
Whitney Houston Whitney Houston - "Love Will Save The Day" (Single)
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8 10
111 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Michael Bolton   8 10
112 I Still Believe Brenda K. Starr   11 11
113 Pump Up The Volume M/A/R/R/S   11 11
114 Crazy Icehouse   12 10
115 Just Got Paid Johnny Kemp   9 10
116 Parents Just Don't Understand

from the LP
He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper
D.J. Jazzy Jeff
& The Fresh Prince
D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - "Parents Just Don't Understand" (Single)
iTunes
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9 10
117 Two Occaisions The Deele   9 10
118 Wait White Lion   8 9
119 Hysteria Def Leppard   8 10
120 I Saw Him Standing There Tiffany   7 9
121 Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)

from the LP
Long Cold Winter
ARC chart run: 39 - 35 - 31 - 25 - 21 - 17 - 16 - 13 - 12 - 21 - 31 - off
Cinderella Cinderella - "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)" (Single) 12 11
122 I Live For Your Love Natalie Cole   13 10
123 It Would Take A Strong Strong Man Rick Astley   9 10
124 Everywhere Fleetwood Mac   12 10
125 Another Lover

from the LP
The Book Of Pride
ARC chart run: 40 - 36 - 32 - 26 - 19 - 15 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 22 - off
Giant Steps Giant Steps - "Another Lover" (Single) 11 10
126 Chains Of Love Erasure   11 10
127 One Step Up

from the LP
Tunnel Of Love
ARC chart run: 39 - 32 - 27 - 23 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 9 - 18 - off
Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - "One Step Up" (Single)
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9 9
128 Lost In You Rod Stewart   9 10
129 Check It Out John Cougar Mellencamp   10 9
130 Be Still My Beating Heart Sting   10 9
131 Finish What Ya Started

from the LP
OU812
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 29 - 23 - 19 - 16 - 13 - 20 - 30 - 39 - off
Van Halen Van Halen - "Finish What Ya Started" (Single) 13 10
132 Kiss Me Deadly Lita Ford   9 9
133 True Love Glenn Frey   11 9
134 Dreaming O.M.D.   12 10
135 Push It Salt-N-Pepa   18 11
136 Another Part Of Me Michael Jackson Michael Jackson - Another Part Of Me (Single) 8 8
137 We All Sleep Alone Cher   11 9
138 Love Overboard Gladys Knight & The Pips   9 9
139 Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil   13 9
140 Pop Goes The World Men Without Hats   15 10
141 Fallen Angel Poison   12 9
142 Spy In The House Of Love

from the LP
What Up, Dog?
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 29 - 23 - 19 - 15 - 13 - 22 - 35 - off
Was (Not Was) Was (Not Was) - "Spy In The House Of Love" (Single) 13 9
143 Do You Love Me The Contours   10 8
144 Animal Def Leppard   15 9
145 All Fired Up Pat Benatar   13 9
146 Power Of Love Laura Branigan   17 10
147 Rag Doll

from the LP Permanent Vacation
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 29 - 24 - 21 - 18 - 16 - 14 - 27 - off
Aerosmith Aerosmith - "Rag Doll" (Single)
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14 9
148 The Colour Of Love Billy Ocean   15 9
149 Early In The Morning

from the LP
Heavy Nova
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 30 - 26 - 20 - 16 - 14 - 23 - 38 - off
Robert Palmer Robert Palmer - "Early In The Morning" (Single) 14 9
150 Paradise

from the LP
Stronger Than Pride
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 28 - 22 - 18 - 15 - 12 - 30 - off
Sade Sade - 'Paradise' (Single) 12 8
151 A Nightmare On My Street D.J. Jazzy Jeff
& The Fresh Prince
  14 8
152 You Don't Know Scarlett & Black   16 9
153 Because Of You The Cover Girls   19 8
154 Domino Dancing

from the LP
Introspective
ARC chart run: 36 - 28 - 22 - 20 - 16 - 14 - 29 - off
Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys - "Domino Dancing" (Single) 14 7
155 Strange But True Times Two   16 8
156 I Wish I Had A Girl Henry Lee Summer   15 8
157 Pamela Toto   19 9
158 Here With Me REO Speedwagon   18 8
159 The Twist

from the LP
Coming Back Hard Again
ARC chart run: 37 - 28 - 21 - 19 - 16 - 15 - 30 - off
The Fat Boys
with
Chubby Checker
The Fat Boys featuring Chubby Checker - "The Twist" (Single)
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15 7
160 My Girl Suave   16 7
161 A Word In Spanish Elton John   16 6
162 Tall Cool One Robert Plant   18 8
163 Time And Tide Basia   20 8
164 True Faith New Order   27 8
165 Rock Of Life Rick Springfield   19 6
166 What You See Is What You Get Brenda K. Starr   21 7
167 Love Changes (Everything) Climie Fisher   20 6
168 Staying Together Debbie Gibson   19 6
169 Under The Milky Way The Church   19 6
170 Fishnet Morris Day   19 6
171 Spotlight

from the LP
You Can Dance
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 28 - 21 - 18 - 25 - off
Madonna Madonna - "Spotlight" (Single)
iTunes
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18 6
172 Not Just Another Girl

from the LP
If My Ancestors Could See Me Now
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 28 - 27 - 23 - 25 - off
Ivan Neville Ivan Neville - "Not Just Another Girl" (Single) 23 6
173 When We Was Fab George Harrison   19 6
174 Dance Little Sister (Part 1) Terence Trent D'arby   20 6
175 853-5937 Squeeze   24 6
176 Small World

from the LP
Small World
ARC chart run: 35 - 31 - 28 - 26 - 24 - 39 - off
Huey Lewis & The News Huey Lewis & The News - "Small World" (Single) 24 6
177 Just Like Heaven The Cure   27 6
178 One Good Reason Paul Carrack   20 6
179 Never Knew Love Like This Alexander O'Neal
featuring Cherrelle
  21 5
180 Honestly Stryper   23 6
181 Thanks For My Child Cheryl Pepsii Riley   24 5
182 I'm Still Searching Glass Tiger   24 6
183 Missed Opportunity Daryl Hall & John Oates   24 6
184 I Don't Want To Be A Hero Johnny Hates Jazz   22 5
185 Going Back To Cali

from the LP
Walking With The Panther
LL Cool J LL Cool J - "Going Back To Cali" (Single)
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23 5
186 Kiss And Tell Bryan Ferry   23 5
187 Till I Loved You

from the LP
Till I Loved You
ARC chart run: 38 - 31 - 27 - 23 - 35 - off
Barbra Streisand
& Don Johnson
Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson - "Till I Loved You" (Singe) 23 5
188 I Should Be So Lucky Kylie Minogue   24 5
189 Supersonic J.J. Fad   27 5
190 What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong   28 4
191 It Takes Two Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock   30 4
192 Say It Again Jermaine Stewart   25 4
193 Edge Of A Broken Heart Vixen   25 4
194 Twilight World Swing Out Sister   26 3
195 Heart Of Mine Boz Scaggs   25 4
196 Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make It Right) Denise Lopez   29 4
197 Look Out Any Window Bruce Hornsby & The Range   25 4
198 Live My Life Boy George   30 3
199 Indestructible The Four Tops   29 4
200 I Know You're Out There Somewhere Moody Blues   27 4
201 Tomorrow's People Ziggy Marley
& The Melody Makers
  29 3
202 In God's Country

from the LP The Joshua Tree
ARC chart run: 39 - 35 - 32 - off
U2 U2 - "In God's Country" (Single) 32 3
203 Superstitious Europe   30 3
204 When We Kiss Bardeux   29 3
205 Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

from the LP
Same
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 30 - off
Judson Spence Judson Spence - "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" (Single) 30 3
206 Nightime Pretty Poison   32 3
207 Downtown Life Daryl Hall & John Oates   27 3
208 Symptoms Of True Love

from the LP
Tracie Spencer
ARC chart run: 37 - 35 - 34 - off
Tracie Spencer Tracie Spencer - "Symptoms Of True Love" (Single) 34 3
209 Black And Blue Van Halen   30 3
210 In Your Soul Corey Hart   29 3
211 Rhythm Of Love Yes   35 2
212 Hot Hot Hot Buster Poindexter &
His Banshees Of Blue
  34 2
213 Hippy Hippy Shake

from the
Cocktail soundtrack
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 32 - off
Georgia Satellites Georgia Satellites - "Hippy Hippy Shakes" (Single) 32 3
214 Peek-A-Boo

from the LP
Peep Show
ARC chart run: 39 - 37 - off
Siouxsie & The Banshees Siouxsie & The Banshees - "Peek-A-Boo" (Single) 37 2
215 Da' Butt E.U.   35 2
216 Handle With Care Traveling Wilburys   32 2
217 Promise Me The Cover Girls   34 3
218 Ritual Dan Reed Network   34 2
219 Trouble Nia Peeples   35 2
220 Should I Say Yes Nu Shooz   35 2
221 All I Want Is You Carly Simon   35 2
222 The Dead Heart Midnight Oil   36 2
223 You Came Kim Wilde   35 2
224 I Can't Help It Bananarama   38 1
225 Hole In My Heart (All The Way To China) Cyndi Lauper   36 2
226 Give Me All Your Love Whitesnake   37 1
227 Strangelove Depeche Mode   *** **
228 Are You Sure So   39 1
229 Hot In The City Billy Idol   *** **
230 I Need A Man Eurythmics   *** **
231 Most Of All Jody Watley   *** **
232 Off On Your Own (Girl) Al B. Sure!   *** **
233 I Want You So Bad Heart   38 1
234 Knocked Out Paula Abdul   *** **
235 The Right Stuff Vanessa Williams   38 1
236 Love In The First Degree Bananarama   39 1
237 Never Thought (That I Could) Dan Hill   *** **
238 She's On The Left Jeffrey Osborne   *** **
239 Any Love Luther Vandross   39 1
240 Yes Merry Clayton   38 1



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