Weekly Pop Top 30 for December 31, 1988 |
| LW | TW | peaks: |
rock | pop |
| 6 | 1 | Two Hearts | ▲ |
| Phil Collins |
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| 1 | 2 | My Prerogative | 1 |
| Bobby Brown |
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| 2 | 3 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 16 | 1 |
| Poison |
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| 9 | 4 | Don't Rush Me | 1 |
| Taylor Dayne |
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| 7 | 5 | Smooth Criminal | ▲ |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 5 | 6 | Welcome To The Jungle | 7 | 4 |
| Guns N' Roses |
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| 13 | 7 | Armageddon It | 2 | 2 |
| Def Leppard |
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| 11 | 8 | I Remember Holding You | 6 |
| Boys Club |
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| 4 | 9 | In Your Room | 4 |
| Bangles |
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| 16 | 10 | Put A Little Love In Your Heart | 8 |
| Annie Lennox & Al Green |
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| 8 | 11 | Look Away | 1 |
| Chicago |
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| 17 | 12 | When I'm With You | 1 |
| Sheriff |
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| 3 | 13 | Giving You The Best That I Got | 2 |
| Anita Baker |
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| 15 | 14 | The Way You Love Me | 5 |
| Karyn White |
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| 22 | 15 | A Little Respect | 11 | 9 |
| Erasure |
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| 10 | 16 | Silhouette | 10 |
| Kenny G |
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| 18 | 17 | Little Liar | 19 | ▲ |
| Joan Jett And The Blackhearts |
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| 23 | 18 | When The Children Cry | 10 | 2 |
| White Lion |
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| 24 | 19 | All This Time | 4 |
| Tiffany |
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| 12 | 20 | Wild World | 12 |
| Maxi Priest |
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| 25 | 21 | Wild Thing | 2 |
| Tone Loc |
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| 27 | 22 | Born To Be My Baby | 4 | 2 |
| Bon Jovi |
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| 21 | 23 | How Can I Fall? | 2 |
| Breathe |
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| 28 | 24 | Holding On | 2 | 10 |
| Steve Winwood |
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| 26 | 25 | What I Am | 5 | 2 |
| Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians |
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| - | 26 | Kiss | ▲ |
| The Art Of Noise Featuring Tom Jones |
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| 29 | 27 | Straight Up | 1 |
| Paula Abdul |
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| 30 | 28 | Walking Away | 6 |
| Information Society |
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| - | 29 | New Day For You | ▲ |
| Basia |
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| - | 30 | I Beg Your Pardon | 10 |
| Kon Kan |
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