Weekly Rock Top 20 for December 17, 1988 |
| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 3 | 1 | When Love Comes To Town | ▲ |
| U2 With B.B. King |
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| 4 | 2 | Armageddon It | ▲ | 2 |
| Def Leppard |
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| 1 | 3 | Angel Of Harlem | 1 | 18 |
| U2 |
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| 13 | 4 | Got It Made | 1 |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
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| 2 | 5 | Orange Crush | 1 | 28 |
| R.E.M. |
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| 9 | 6 | The Crush Of Love | 4 |
| Joe Satriani |
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| 6 | 7 | Something So Strong | 6 |
| Jim Capaldi |
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| 10 | 8 | Last Night | 2 |
| Traveling Wilburys |
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| 5 | 9 | Nobody's Perfect | 4 |
| Mike + The Mechanics |
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| 14 | 10 | One Night | 6 |
| Bad Company |
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| 11 | 11 | If We Never Meet Again | 10 |
| Tommy Conwell And The Young Rumblers |
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| 7 | 12 | American Dream | 2 |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
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| 15 | 13 | Stand | 1 | 2 |
| R.E.M. |
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| - | 14 | Charlotte Anne | 13 |
| Julian Cope |
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| 19 | 15 | Way Cool Jr. | 4 |
| Ratt |
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| - | 16 | As Long As You Follow | 14 |
| Fleetwood Mac |
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| 18 | 17 | Little Sheba | 13 |
| Thirty Eight Special |
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| 20 | 18 | I'm Sorry | 11 |
| Hothouse Flowers |
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| - | 19 | Pop Song 89 | 3 |
| R.E.M. |
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| 12 | 20 | Comfortably Numb LIVE | 12 |
| Pink Floyd |
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