Weekly Rock Top 20 for December 31, 1988 |
| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 2 | 1 | When Love Comes To Town | ▲ |
| U2 With B.B. King |
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| 3 | 2 | Last Night | ▲ |
| Traveling Wilburys |
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| 1 | 3 | Got It Made | 1 |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
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| 8 | 4 | Stand | 1 | 2 |
| R.E.M. |
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| 4 | 5 | The Crush Of Love | 4 |
| Joe Satriani |
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| 7 | 6 | Way Cool Jr. | 4 |
| Ratt |
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| 6 | 7 | One Night | 6 |
| Bad Company |
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| 5 | 8 | Armageddon It | 2 | 2 |
| Def Leppard |
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| 10 | 9 | Angel Of Harlem | 1 | 18 |
| U2 |
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| 9 | 10 | Orange Crush | 1 | 28 |
| R.E.M. |
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| 15 | 11 | The Love In Your Eyes | 1 | 27 |
| Eddie Money |
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| 11 | 12 | I'm Sorry | 11 |
| Hothouse Flowers |
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| 12 | 13 | If We Never Meet Again | 10 |
| Tommy Conwell And The Young Rumblers |
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| 13 | 14 | Little Sheba | 13 |
| Thirty Eight Special |
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| 17 | 15 | A Little Respect | 11 | 9 |
| Erasure |
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| 16 | 16 | Charlotte Anne | 13 |
| Julian Cope |
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| 18 | 17 | Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) LIVE | 12 |
| Pink Floyd |
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| 14 | 18 | As Long As You Follow | 14 |
| Fleetwood Mac |
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| 20 | 19 | Comfortably Numb LIVE | 12 |
| Pink Floyd |
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| - | 20 | Paper Thin | 19 |
| John Hiatt |
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