Top ten
entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in
top ten |
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| Singles from 1987 |
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| December 5 | "So Emotional" | Whitney Houston | 1 | January 9 | 8 |
| December 12 | "Got My Mind Set on You" | George Harrison | 1 | January 16 | 8 |
| December 26 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Michael Jackson | 1 | January 23 | 6 |
| "Cherry Bomb" | John Cougar Mellencamp | 8 | January 9 | 3 |
| "Need You Tonight" | INXS | 1 | January 30 | 8 |
| Singles from 1988 |
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| January 9 | "Tell It to My Heart" | Taylor Dayne | 7 | January 23 | 4 |
| January 16 | "Could've Been" | Tiffany | 1 | February 6 | 6 |
| "Hazy Shade of Winter" | The Bangles | 2 | February 6 | 5 |
| "Candle in the Wind" | Elton John | 6 | January 23 | 3 |
| January 23 | "Seasons Change" | Exposé | 1 | February 20 | 6 |
| "I Want to Be Your Man" | Roger | 3 | February 13 | 5 |
| January 30 | "Hungry Eyes" | Eric Carmen | 4 | February 13 | 5 |
| February 6 | "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" | Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield | 2 | February 20 | 5 |
| "Say You Will" | Foreigner | 6 | February 20 | 4 |
| "Tunnel of Love" | Bruce Springsteen | 9 | February 6 | 1 |
| "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" | Prince | 10 | February 6 | 1 |
| February 13 | "Don't Shed a Tear" | Paul Carrack | 9 | February 13 | 3 |
| "She's Like the Wind" | Patrick Swayze featuring Wendy Fraser | 3 | February 27 | 6 |
| February 20 | "Father Figure" | George Michael | 1 | February 27 | 6 |
| "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Rick Astley | 1 | March 12 | 7 |
| February 27 | "I Get Weak" | Belinda Carlisle | 2 | March 19 | 5 |
| "Can't Stay Away from You" | Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | 6 | March 5 | 3 |
| March 5 | "Just Like Paradise" | David Lee Roth | 6 | March 12 | 3 |
| "Endless Summer Nights" | Richard Marx | 2 | March 26 | 6 |
| "Man in the Mirror" | Michael Jackson | 1 | March 26 | 7 |
| "I Found Someone" | Cher | 10 | March 5 | 1 |
| March 12 | "Out of the Blue" | Debbie Gibson | 3 | April 9 | 5 |
| "I Want Her" | Keith Sweat | 5 | April 2 | 5 |
| March 19 | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" | Billy Ocean | 1 | April 9 | 7 |
| March 26 | "Rocket 2 U" | The Jets | 6 | April 2 | 4 |
| "Hysteria" | Def Leppard | 10 | March 26 | 1 |
| April 2 | "Devil Inside" | INXS | 2 | April 16 | 5 |
| "Girlfriend" | Pebbles | 5 | April 23 | 5 |
| "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Whitney Houston | 1 | April 23 | 6 |
| April 9 | "Wishing Well" | Terence Trent D'Arby | 1 | May 7 | 6 |
| April 16 | "Angel" | Aerosmith | 3 | April 30 | 5 |
| "I Saw Him Standing There" | Tiffany | 7 | April 23 | 3 |
| "Some Kind of Lover" | Jody Watley | 10 | April 16 | 1 |
| April 23 | "Anything for You" | Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | 1 | May 14 | 7 |
| "Pink Cadillac" | Natalie Cole | 5 | May 7 | 4 |
| "Prove Your Love" | Taylor Dayne | 7 | May 7 | 3 |
| May 7 | "Always on My Mind" | Pet Shop Boys | 4 | May 21 | 4 |
| "Shattered Dreams" | Johnny Hates Jazz | 2 | May 14 | 6 |
| "Electric Blue" | Icehouse | 7 | May 21 | 3 |
| "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" | Samantha Fox | 3 | June 4 | 6 |
| May 14 | "One More Try" | George Michael | 1 | May 28 | 7 |
| "I Don't Want to Live Without You" | Foreigner | 5 | May 28 | 4 |
| May 21 | "Wait" | White Lion | 8 | May 21 | 2 |
| "Everything Your Heart Desires" | Hall & Oates | 3 | June 11 | 5 |
| "Two Occasions" | The Deele | 10 | May 21 | 1 |
| May 28 | "Together Forever" | Rick Astley | 1 | June 18 | 6 |
| "Piano in the Dark" | Brenda Russell | 6 | June 4 | 2 |
| June 4 | "Foolish Beat" | Debbie Gibson | 1 | June 25 | 6 |
| "Make It Real" | The Jets | 4 | June 25 | 5 |
| June 11 | "Dirty Diana" | Michael Jackson | 1 | July 2 | 5 |
| "Circle in the Sand" | Belinda Carlisle | 7 | June 18 | 2 |
| "The Valley Road" | Bruce Hornsby and the Range | 5 | July 2 | 5 |
| June 18 | "The Flame" | Cheap Trick | 1 | July 9 | 6 |
| "Alphabet St." | Prince | 8 | June 25 | 2 |
| June 25 | "Mercedes Boy" | Pebbles | 2 | July 9 | 5 |
| "Pour Some Sugar on Me" | Def Leppard | 2 | July 23 | 7 |
| July 2 | "Nothin' but a Good Time" | Poison | 6 | July 9 | 3 |
| "New Sensation" | INXS | 3 | July 23 | 5 |
| July 9 | "Hold on to the Nights" | Richard Marx | 1 | July 23 | 6 |
| "Nite and Day" | Al B. Sure! | 7 | July 16 | 2 |
| July 16 | "Roll with It" | Steve Winwood | 1 | July 30 | 7 |
| "Hands to Heaven" | Breathe | 2 | August 6 | 6 |
| "Make Me Lose Control" | Eric Carmen | 3 | August 13 | 6 |
| July 23 | "Sign Your Name" | Terence Trent D'Arby | 4 | August 13 | 5 |
| "Rush Hour" | Jane Wiedlin | 9 | July 30 | 2 |
| July 30 | "1-2-3" | Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | 3 | August 20 | 5 |
| "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" | Elton John | 2 | August 27 | 6 |
| August 6 | "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" | Chicago | 3 | August 27 | 5 |
| "Monkey" | George Michael | 1 | August 27 | 6 |
| August 13 | "Just Got Paid" | Johnny Kemp | 10 | August 13 | 1 |
| August 20 | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | Guns N' Roses | 1 | September 10 | 7 |
| "Fast Car" | Tracy Chapman | 6 | August 27 | 4 |
| August 27 | "Simply Irresistible" | Robert Palmer | 2 | September 10 | 6 |
| "Perfect World" | Huey Lewis and the News | 3 | September 10 | 5 |
| "Love Will Save the Day" | Whitney Houston | 9 | August 27 | 1 |
| September 3 | "When It's Love" | Van Halen | 5 | September 10 | 3 |
| "If It Isn't Love" | New Edition | 7 | September 17 | 4 |
| "I'll Always Love You" | Taylor Dayne | 3 | September 24 | 6 |
| September 10 | "Don't Worry, Be Happy" | Bobby McFerrin | 1 | September 24 | 6 |
| "Nobody's Fool" | Kenny Loggins | 8 | September 17 | 3 |
| September 17 | "Love Bites" | Def Leppard | 1 | October 8 | 6 |
| "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" | Rick Astley | 10 | September 17 | 1 |
| September 24 | "One Good Woman" | Peter Cetera | 4 | October 1 | 3 |
| "Don't Be Cruel" | Cheap Trick | 4 | October 8 | 5 |
| October 1 | "Red Red Wine" | UB40 | 1 | October 15 | 6 |
| "I Hate Myself for Loving You" | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | 8 | October 1 | 3 |
| "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)" | Information Society | 3 | October 22 | 6 |
| October 8 | "A Groovy Kind of Love" | Phil Collins | 1 | October 22 | 6 |
| "Please Don't Go Girl" | New Kids on the Block | 10 | October 8 | 1 |
| October 15 | "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" | Steve Winwood | 6 | October 29 | 3 |
| "Don't Be Cruel" | Bobby Brown | 8 | October 15 | 2 |
| "Wild, Wild West" | The Escape Club | 1 | November 12 | 7 |
| October 22 | "Kokomo" | The Beach Boys | 1 | November 5 | 5 |
| "The Loco-Motion" | Kylie Minogue | 3 | November 12 | 6 |
| October 29 | "Never Tear Us Apart" | INXS | 7 | November 5 | 3 |
| "One Moment in Time" | Whitney Houston | 5 | November 12 | 4 |
| "Bad Medicine" | Bon Jovi | 1 | November 19 | 6 |
| November 5 | "Desire" | U2 | 3 | November 26 | 5 |
| November 12 | "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" | Will to Power | 1 | December 3 | 6 |
| "Kissing a Fool" | George Michael | 5 | November 26 | 4 |
| November 19 | "How Can I Fall?" | Breathe | 3 | December 3 | 5 |
| "Look Away" | Chicago | 1 | December 10 | 8 |
| November 26 | "I Don't Want Your Love" | Duran Duran | 4 | December 3 | 4 |
| "Giving You the Best That I Got" | Anita Baker | 3 | December 17 | 7 |
| December 3 | "Waiting for a Star to Fall" | Boy Meets Girl | 5 | December 17 | 6 |
| "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | Poison | 1 | December 24 | 8 |
| December 10 | "Welcome to the Jungle" | Guns N' Roses | 7 | December 24 | 4 |
| "Walk on Water" | Eddie Money | 9 | December 24 | 4 |
