Weekly Pop Top 30 for August 20, 1988 |
| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 8 | 1 | Monkey | ▲ |
| George Michael |
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| 1 | 2 | I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That | 20 | 1 |
| Elton John |
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| 5 | 3 | Simply Irresistible | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Palmer |
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| 10 | 4 | Sweet Child O' Mine | 2 | 1 |
| Guns N' Roses |
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| 12 | 5 | Fast Car | 13 | 4 |
| Tracy Chapman |
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| 3 | 6 | 1-2-3 | 3 |
| Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine |
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| 11 | 7 | If It Isn't Love | 4 |
| New Edition |
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| 2 | 8 | I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love | 2 |
| Chicago |
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| 13 | 9 | When It's Love | 1 | 3 |
| Van Halen |
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| 7 | 10 | Roll With It | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Winwood |
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| 17 | 11 | I'll Always Love You | 2 |
| Taylor Dayne |
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| 21 | 12 | Another Part Of Me | 11 |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 16 | 13 | Spring Love (Come Back To Me) | ▲ |
| Stevie B |
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| 19 | 14 | Love Will Save The Day | 10 |
| Whitney Houston |
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| 18 | 15 | Perfect World | 7 | 2 |
| Huey Lewis And The News |
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| 9 | 16 | Make Me Lose Control | 2 |
| Eric Carmen |
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| 22 | 17 | Please Don't Go Girl | 6 |
| New Kids On The Block |
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| 6 | 18 | Hands To Heaven | 1 |
| Breathe |
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| 4 | 19 | Sign Your Name | 4 |
| Terence Trent D'Arby |
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| 23 | 20 | It Would Take A Strong Strong Man | 5 |
| Rick Astley |
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| 27 | 21 | A Nightmare On My Street | 11 |
| DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
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| 26 | 22 | Nobody's Fool | 6 |
| Kenny Loggins |
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| 30 | 23 | Look Out Any Window | 4 | ▲ |
| Bruce Hornsby And The Range |
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| 28 | 24 | Here With Me | 16 |
| REO Speedwagon |
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| 15 | 25 | Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) | 15 |
| The Contours |
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| - | 26 | Don't Worry Be Happy | 1 |
| Bobby McFerrin |
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| - | 27 | One Good Woman | 4 |
| Peter Cetera |
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| - | 28 | I Hate Myself For Loving You | 18 | 6 |
| Joan Jett And The Blackhearts |
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| - | 29 | Love Bites | 1 | 1 |
| Def Leppard |
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| 25 | 30 | All Fired Up | 2 | 25 |
| Pat Benatar |
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