Top ten
entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in
top ten |
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| Singles from 1988 |
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| December 10 | "My Prerogative" (#2) | Bobby Brown | 1 | January 14 | 7 |
| December 24 | "Two Hearts" | Phil Collins | 1 | January 21 | 7 |
| "In Your Room" | The Bangles | 5 | January 7 | 4 |
| "Don't Rush Me" | Taylor Dayne | 2 | January 21 | 7 |
| Singles from 1989 |
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| January 7 | "Armageddon It" | Def Leppard | 3 | January 21 | 5 |
| "Smooth Criminal" | Michael Jackson | 7 | January 14 | 3 |
| January 14 | "I Remember Holding You" | Boys Club | 8 | January 14 | 1 |
| "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | Annie Lennox & Al Green | 9 | January 14 | 2 |
| "The Way You Love Me" | Karyn White | 7 | February 4 | 4 |
| January 21 | "When I'm with You" | Sheriff | 1 | February 4 | 5 |
| "When the Children Cry" | White Lion | 3 | February 4 | 4 |
| January 28 | "Straight Up" (#4) | Paula Abdul | 1 | February 11 | 7 |
| "Born to Be My Baby" | Bon Jovi | 3 | February 18 | 5 |
| "Wild Thing" | Tone Lōc | 2 | February 18 | 6 |
| "All This Time" | Tiffany | 6 | February 11 | 3 |
| February 11 | "The Lover in Me" | Sheena Easton | 2 | March 4 | 5 |
| "I Wanna Have Some Fun" | Samantha Fox | 8 | February 11 | 1 |
| "She Wants to Dance with Me" | Rick Astley | 6 | February 25 | 3 |
| "Walking Away" | Information Society | 9 | February 18 | 3 |
| February 18 | "Lost in Your Eyes" | Debbie Gibson | 1 | March 4 | 7 |
| "What I Am" | Edie Brickell & New Bohemians | 7 | March 4 | 3 |
| "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" | New Kids on the Block | 3 | March 11 | 5 |
| February 25 | "The Living Years" | Mike + The Mechanics | 1 | March 25 | 6 |
| March 4 | "Roni" | Bobby Brown | 3 | March 18 | 4 |
| "Surrender to Me" | Ann Wilson & Robin Zander | 6 | March 11 | 2 |
| "Paradise City" | Guns N' Roses | 5 | March 11 | 3 |
| March 11 | "Girl You Know It's True" (#8) | Milli Vanilli | 2 | April 1 | 7 |
| "My Heart Can't Tell You No" | Rod Stewart | 4 | April 1 | 5 |
| March 18 | "Eternal Flame" | The Bangles | 1 | April 1 | 6 |
| "The Look" | Roxette | 1 | April 8 | 7 |
| "Don't Tell Me Lies" | Breathe | 10 | March 18 | 1 |
| March 25 | "She Drives Me Crazy" | Fine Young Cannibals | 1 | April 15 | 7 |
| "Walk the Dinosaur" | Was (Not Was) | 7 | April 1 | 3 |
| "You're Not Alone" | Chicago | 10 | March 25 | 1 |
| April 1 | "Stand" | R.E.M. | 6 | April 8 | 4 |
| "Dreamin'" | Vanessa Williams | 8 | April 8 | 2 |
| April 8 | "Like a Prayer" | Madonna | 1 | April 22 | 7 |
| "Funky Cold Medina" | Tone Lōc | 3 | April 29 | 5 |
| April 15 | "Superwoman" | Karyn White | 8 | April 15 | 1 |
| "You Got It" | Roy Orbison | 9 | April 15 | 1 |
| "Your Mama Don't Dance" | Poison | 10 | April 15 | 1 |
| April 22 | "I'll Be There for You" | Bon Jovi | 1 | May 13 | 6 |
| "Heaven Help Me" | Deon Estus & George Michael | 5 | April 29 | 2 |
| "Second Chance" | Thirty Eight Special | 6 | May 6 | 4 |
| April 29 | "Real Love" | Jody Watley | 2 | May 20 | 6 |
| "After All (Love Theme from Chances Are)" | Cher & Peter Cetera | 6 | May 13 | 4 |
| "Forever Your Girl" | Paula Abdul | 1 | May 20 | 6 |
| May 6 | "Soldier of Love" | Donny Osmond | 2 | June 3 | 6 |
| "Room to Move" | Animotion | 9 | May 6 | 1 |
| May 13 | "Rock On" | Michael Damian | 1 | June 3 | 5 |
| "Patience" | Guns N' Roses | 4 | June 3 | 5 |
| "Wind Beneath My Wings" (#7) | Bette Midler | 1 | June 10 | 7 |
| May 20 | "Every Little Step" | Bobby Brown | 3 | June 10 | 6 |
| May 27 | "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" | New Kids on the Block | 1 | June 17 | 6 |
| "Close My Eyes Forever" | Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne | 8 | June 17 | 4 |
| June 3 | "Buffalo Stance" | Neneh Cherry | 3 | June 24 | 6 |
| June 10 | "Satisfied" | Richard Marx | 1 | June 24 | 5 |
| "Where Are You Now?" | Jimmy Harnen with Synch | 10 | June 10 | 1 |
| June 17 | "Baby Don't Forget My Number" | Milli Vanilli | 1 | July 1 | 6 |
| "Good Thing" | Fine Young Cannibals | 1 | July 8 | 6 |
| "This Time I Know It's for Real" | Donna Summer | 7 | June 24 | 3 |
| "Cry" | Waterfront | 10 | June 17 | 2 |
| June 24 | "Miss You Like Crazy" | Natalie Cole | 7 | July 8 | 4 |
| July 1 | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | Simply Red | 1 | July 15 | 6 |
| "Express Yourself" | Madonna | 2 | July 15 | 5 |
| "I Drove All Night" | Cyndi Lauper | 6 | July 8 | 2 |
| July 8 | "Toy Soldiers" | Martika | 1 | July 22 | 6 |
| "What You Don't Know" | Exposé | 8 | July 15 | 3 |
| July 15 | "Batdance" | Prince | 1 | August 5 | 6 |
| "The Doctor" | The Doobie Brothers | 9 | July 15 | 1 |
| "So Alive" | Love and Rockets | 3 | August 5 | 6 |
| July 22 | "On Our Own" | Bobby Brown | 2 | August 5 | 6 |
| "Lay Your Hands on Me" | Bon Jovi | 7 | July 29 | 4 |
| July 29 | "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" | Great White | 5 | August 12 | 5 |
| "I Like It" | Dino | 7 | August 12 | 4 |
| "Right Here Waiting" | Richard Marx | 1 | August 12 | 7 |
| August 5 | "Cold Hearted" (#6) | Paula Abdul | 1 | September 2 | 8 |
| August 12 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | Gloria Estefan | 1 | September 16 | 8 |
| August 19 | "Hangin' Tough" | New Kids on the Block | 1 | September 9 | 6 |
| "Secret Rendezvous" | Karyn White | 6 | August 26 | 3 |
| August 26 | "The End of the Innocence" | Don Henley | 8 | August 26 | 2 |
| "Friends" | Jody Watley featuring Eric B. & Rakim | 9 | August 26 | 2 |
| "Angel Eyes" | Jeff Healey Band | 5 | September 2 | 4 |
| September 2 | "Heaven" | Warrant | 2 | September 23 | 7 |
| "Shower Me with Your Love" | Surface | 5 | September 16 | 4 |
| September 9 | "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" | Milli Vanilli | 1 | September 23 | 6 |
| "If I Could Turn Back Time" | Cher | 3 | September 23 | 5 |
| "18 and Life" | Skid Row | 4 | September 23 | 5 |
| September 16 | "Cherish" | Madonna | 2 | October 7 | 5 |
| September 23 | "Miss You Much" (#5) | Janet Jackson | 1 | October 7 | 8 |
| September 30 | "One" | Bee Gees | 7 | September 30 | 1 |
| "Kisses on the Wind" | Neneh Cherry | 8 | September 30 | 1 |
| "Lovesong" | The Cure | 2 | October 21 | 4 |
| October 7 | "Mixed Emotions" | The Rolling Stones | 5 | October 14 | 3 |
| "Bust a Move" | Young MC | 7 | October 14 | 4 |
| "It's No Crime" | Babyface | 7 | October 28 | 4 |
| October 14 | "Sowing the Seeds of Love" | Tears for Fears | 2 | October 28 | 5 |
| "Listen to Your Heart" | Roxette | 1 | November 4 | 6 |
| October 21 | "Cover Girl" | New Kids on the Block | 2 | November 4 | 4 |
| "Love in an Elevator" | Aerosmith | 5 | October 28 | 3 |
| "When I Looked at Him" | Exposé | 10 | October 21 | 1 |
| October 28 | "Dr. Feelgood" | Mötley Crüe | 6 | October 28 | 2 |
| "When I See You Smile" | Bad English | 1 | November 11 | 6 |
| "Rock Wit'cha" | Bobby Brown | 7 | November 4 | 3 |
| November 4 | "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" | Paula Abdul | 3 | December 2 | 6 |
| "Love Shack" | The B-52's | 3 | November 18 | 6 |
| November 11 | "Blame It on the Rain" | Milli Vanilli | 1 | November 25 | 6 |
| "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" | New Kids on the Block | 8 | November 18 | 2 |
| November 18 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Billy Joel | 1 | December 9 | 8 |
| "Angelia" | Richard Marx | 4 | December 2 | 4 |
| "Poison" | Alice Cooper | 7 | November 25 | 3 |
| "Back to Life" | Soul II Soul | 4 | December 16 | 7 |
| November 25 | "Don't Know Much" | Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville | 2 | December 23 | 8 |
| "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins | 1 | December 23 | 10 |
| December 9 | "With Every Beat of My Heart" | Taylor Dayne | 5 | December 16 | 6 |
| December 16 | "Living in Sin" | Bon Jovi | 9 | December 16 | 3 |
| "Just Like Jesse James" | Cher | 8 | December 23 | 5 |
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