Haven Combi Retro-Chart W/B 11th September 1988

[Kingpin]

HAVEN COMBI RETRO-CHART W/B 11th SEPTEMBER 1988

It was another closely fought battle at the top of the chart with just a single point separating the top two acts. US rock band Guns n’ Roses emerge victorious, despite registering a slight dip in points last week they still have enough support to be able to reverse that trajectory this time. Opinion seems quite split on Sweet Child O’ Mine though, it’s top on four individual charts but only picking up points from eight charts in total. There are almost as many people not charting this at all.



As Guns n’ Roses match the peak they’ve achieved on the Billboard chart, Womack and Womack remain frustrated at number two for a third week.

Belinda Carlisle leaps back into the Top Three in style as this week’s joint biggest climber. World Without You jumps fifteen places to number three, mirroring the climb made by Neighbours actor Jason Donovan as Nothing Can Divide Us lands at number 17.

There’s another former Go-Go at number four as last week’s number one from Jane Wiedlin drops to number four.

Phil Collins is unable to match his chart-topping success on the Official UK chart as A Groovy Kind Of Love remains stuck at number five.

Highest new entry is at number 21 with The Pasadenas coming back in Riding On A Train.

And here’s this week’s Retro Chart in full….

[Kingpin]

[Kingpin]

LW TW ARTIST / SONG TITLE


3 1 Guns n' Roses - SWEET CHILD O' MINE


2 2 Womack and Womack - TEARDROPS


18 3 Belinda Carlisle - WORLD WITHOUT YOU


1 4 Jane Wiedlin - RUSH HOUR


5 5 Phil Collins - A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE


13 6 Hollies - HE AIN'T HEAVY HE'S MY BROTHER


8 7 Proclaimers - I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES)


7 8 Yello - THE RACE


14 9 Inner City - BIG FUN


4 10 A-Ha - TOUCHY!


6 11 Bomb The Bass - DON'T MAKE ME WAIT


10 12 Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine - ANYTHING FOR YOU


18 13 Michael Jackson - ANOTHER PART OF ME


23 14 Marc Almond - TEARS RUN RINGS


9 15 Big Country - KING OF EMOTION


27 15 Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU


32 17 Jason Donovan - NOTHING CAN DIVIDE US


15 18 Breathe - HANDS TO HEAVEN


29 19 Primitives - WAY BEHIND ME


11 20 House Of Love - DESTROY THE HEART


20 21 Level 42 - HEAVEN IN MY HANDS


NEW 21 Pasadenas - RIDING ON A TRAIN


24 21 Tracy Chapman - TALKIN' 'BOUT A REVOLUTION


12 24 Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - GOODBYE MR MACKENZIE


22 24 Pixies - GIGANTIC


21 26 Brother Beyond - THE HARDER I TRY


39 27 Bill Withers - LOVELY DAY


24 27 Spagna - EVERY GIRL AND BOY


NEW 27 Vixen - EDGE OF A BROKEN HEART


30 30 Commodores - EASY


15 31 Robbie Robertson - SOMEWHERE DOWN THE CRAZY RIVER


NEW 32 Love And Money - HALLELUIAH MAN


33 32 Salt-n-Pepa featuring EU - SHAKE YOUR THANG (IT'S YOUR THING)


17 32 Tanita Tikaram - GOOD TRADITION


33 35 Midnight Oil - PUT DOWN THAT WEAPON


NEW 36 1927 - THAT'S WHEN I THINK OF YOU


NEW 36 Beatles - HEY JUDE


37 36 Billy Bragg - WAITING FOR THE GREAT LEAP FORWARDS


NEW 36 Stetasonic - TALKIN' ALL THAT JAZZ


NEW 36 Sting - THEY DANCE ALONE

[Kingpin]

OFFICIAL CHART W/B 18th SEPTEMBER 1988

And here's this week's Official Chart for you to select from:

04 - 02 - 01 - Hollies - HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER
04 - 01 - 02 - Phil Collins - GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
08 - 03 - 03 - Womack And Womack - TEARDROPS
04 - 06 - 04 - Bill Withers - LOVELY DAY
03 - 13 - 05 - Jason Donovan - NOTHING CAN DIVIDE US
02 - 04 - 06 - Bros - I QUIT
05 - 08 - 07 - Yello - THE RACE
04 - 20 - 08 - Inner City Featuring Kevin Saunderson - BIG FUN
1 - NEW - 09 - Pet Shop Boys - DOMINO DANCING
10 - 07 - 10 - Yazz And The Plastic Population - THE ONLY WAY IS UP
13 - 10 - 11 - Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine - ANYTHING FOR YOU
05 - 14 - 12 - Proclaimers - I'M GONNA BE
09 - 05 - 13 - Brother Beyond - THE HARDER I TRY
05 - 09 - 14 - Bomb The Bass - MEGABLAST/DON'T MAKE ME WAIT
07 - 17 - 15 - Commodores - EASY
1 - NEW - 16 - Rick Astley - SHE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME
08 - 12 - 17 - Jane Wiedlin - RUSH HOUR
1 - NEW - 18 - Bon Jovi - BAD MEDICINE
03 - 15 - 19 - Michael Jackson - ANOTHER PART OF ME
02 - 29 - 20 - Pasadenas - RIDING ON A TRAIN
03 - 25 - 21 - Coldcut Featuring Junior Reid - STOP THIS CRAZY THING
04 - 22 - 22 - Salt-N-Pepa Featuring EU - SHAKE YOUR THANG (IT'S YOUR THING)
14 - 11 - 23 - Julio Iglesias and Stevie Wonder - MY LOVE
1 - NEW - 24 - Whitney Houston - ONE MOMENT IN TIME
09 - 16 - 25 - Breathe - HANDS TO HEAVEN
08 - 18 - 26 - Kylie Minogue - THE LOCO-MOTION
05 - 19 - 27 - A-ha - TOUCHY!
04 - 26 - 28 - Marc Almond - TEARS RUN RINGS
06 - 23 - 29 - Spagna - EVERY GIRL AND BOY
05 - 37 - 30 - Transvision Vamp - REVOLUTION BABY
1 - NEW - 31 - Bananarama - LOVE TRUTH AND HONESTY
1 - NEW - 32 - Bruce Springsteen - SPARE PARTS
1 - NEW - 33 - Hazell Dean - TURN IT INTO LOVE
03 - 39 - 34 - Belinda Carlisle - WORLD WITHOUT YOU
10 - 24 - 35 - BVSMP - I NEED YOU
04 - 21 - 36 - Level 42 - HEAVEN IN MY HANDS
1 - NEW - 37 - Alexander O'Neal - FAKE '88
05 - 27 - 38 - Bill Medley - HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER
06 - 30 - 39 - Guns N' Roses - SWEET CHILD O' MINE
1 - NEW - 40 - Wonder Stuff - IT'S YER MONEY I'M AFTER BABY
05 - 43 - 41 - Royal House - CAN YOU PARTY
1 - NEW - 42 - Sinitta - I DON'T BELIEVE IN MIRACLES
03 - 40 - 43 - Mac Band - STALEMATE
09 - 31 - 44 - Fairground Attraction - FIND MY LOVE
1 - NEW - 45 - Beatmasters With PP Arnold - BURN IT UP
10 - 32 - 46 - Tanita Tikaram - GOOD TRADITION
04 - 36 - 47 - Primitives - WAY BEHIND ME
06 - 33 - 48 - UB40 - WHERE DID I GO WRONG
06 - 35 - 49 - Status Quo - RUNNING ALL OVER THE WORLD
11 - 34 - 50 - Kim Wilde - YOU CAME
1 - NEW - 51 - Spear Of Destiny - SO IN LOVE WITH YOU
03 - 28 - 52 - Anthrax - MAKE ME LAUGH
02 - 53 - 53 - Swan Lake - IN THE NAME OF LOVE
1 - NEW - 54 - Julian Cope - CHARLOTTE ANNE
03 - 63 - 55 - Four Tops - INDESTRUCTIBLE
04 - 59 - 56 - Jolly Roger - ACID MAN
04 - 42 - 57 - Glenn Medeiros - LONG AND LASTING LOVE
03 - 60 - 58 - Baby Ford - OOCHY KOOCHY
03 - 52 - 59 - Billy Bragg - WAITING FOR THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD
03 - 41 - 60 - Kiss - TURN ON THE NIGHT
11 - 38 - 61 - Robbie Robertson - SOMEWHERE DOWN THE CRAZY RIVER
02 - 56 - 62 - Associates - HEART OF GLASS
02 - 55 - 63 - Kid 'N' Play - GITTIN' FUNKY
02 - 61 - 64 - Five Star - THERE'S A BRAND NEW WORLD
05 - 51 - 65 - Vixen - EDGE OF A BROKEN HEART
1 - NEW - 66 - Black - THE BIG ONE
02 - 75 - 67 - Love And Money - HALLELUJAH MAN
06 - 46 - 68 - Joan Jett And The Blackhearts - I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU
1 - NEW - 69 - Bobby McFerrin - DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY
05 - RE - 70 - Hot House - DON'T COME TO STAY
02 - 64 - 71 - Soul II Soul - FEEL FREE
1 - NEW - 72 - Jermaine Stewart - DON'T TALK DIRTY TO ME
02 - 88 - 73 - Aswad - SET THEM FREE
02 - 80 - 74 - Stetsasonic - TALKIN' ALL THAT JAZZ
09 - 44 - 75 - Donny Osmond - SOLDIER OF LOVE

Link for UK Top 100

Link for Billboard Hot 100

[Kingpin]

Many thanks for the 14 charts posted this week from: TheThorne , rubcale , darkstar79 , Mark , Whitneyfan , coolchristie2 , smokeyb , o , raliverpool , Shireblogger , Smurfie , Earl Purple  and popchartfreak

I'll leave this open until next Saturday!

[Whitneyfan]

'Sweet child o mine' and 'Teardrops' are 2 all-time iconic songs, so it's only fitting they should be #1 and #2.

[Smurfie]

There are some fantastic new entries there - this next chart is going to be so difficult to compile. There’s at least eight newies I want to chart, so may need to extend to a Top 30 this week.

Thank you for compiling Kingpin - fab job as always.

[Kingpin]

Sept 18, 2020 19:18:53 GMT 1 Smurfie said:

There are some fantastic new entries there - this next chart is going to be so difficult to compile. There’s at least eight newies I want to chart, so may need to extend to a Top 30 this week.

Thank you for compiling Kingpin - fab job as always.

Yes, I'm at least eight of these newies too.  I'm counting 5 new SAW tracks in there, this must have been one of their most prolific weeks!

[Smurfie]

Sept 18, 2020 20:01:28 GMT 1 Kingpin said:

Sept 18, 2020 19:18:53 GMT 1 Smurfie said:

There are some fantastic new entries there - this next chart is going to be so difficult to compile. There’s at least eight newies I want to chart, so may need to extend to a Top 30 this week.

Thank you for compiling Kingpin - fab job as always.

Yes, I'm at least eight of these newies too.  I'm counting 5 new SAW tracks in there, this must have been one of their most prolific weeks!

I think I may explode when it comes to a certain 1989 week!

[smokeyb]

1 (NE) Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing (1 wk)
2 (3) The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (4 wks)
3 (2) Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind Of Love (4 wks)
4 (1) The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (5 wks)
5 (5) Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (6 wks)
6 (4) Yello - The Race (5 wks)
7 (11) Belinda Carlisle - World Without You (3 wks)
8 (6) Big Country - King Of Emotion (6 wks)
9 (9) Level 42 - Heaven In My Hands (4 wks)
10 (10) Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings (4 wks)
11 (20) The Four Tops - Indestructible (3 wks)
12 (12) Primitives - Way Behind Me (4 wks)
13 (15) Metallica - Harvestor Of Sorrow (4 wks)
14 (25) Transvision Vamp - Revolution Baby (2 wks)
15 (19) Bill Withers - Lovely Day (3 wks)
16 (26) Associates - Heart of Glass (2 wks)
17 (NE) Julian Cope - Charlotte Anne (1 wk)
18 (16) a-ha - Touchy! (5 wks)
19 (24) Kiss - Turn On The Night (3 wks)
20 (31) Gail Ann Dorsey - Wasted Country (2 wks)
21 (NE) Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine (1 wk)
22 (29) Love and Money - Halleluiah Man (2 wks)
23 (30) Robert Plant - Ship Of Fools (2 wks)
24 (NE) Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time (1 wk)
25 (NE) Bananarama - Love, Truth and Honesty (1 wk)
26 (NE) The Wonder Stuff - It's Yer Money I'm After Baby (1 wk)
27 (7) Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour (8 wks)
28 (14) Scritti Politti - First Boy in This Town (6 wks)
29 (8) Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie - Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie (7 wks)
30 (NE) Black - The Big One (1 wk)
31 (NE) Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (1 wk)
32 (13) Womack & Womack - Teardrops (8 wks)
33 (17) Climie Fisher - I Won't Bleed For You (6 wks)
34 (18) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo (9 wks)
35 (21) Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River (10 wks)
36 (22) Breathe - Hands To Heaven (9 wks)
37 (23) The Blow Monkeys - This Is Your Life (8 wks)
38 (27) Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try (9 wks)
39 (28) Chris Rea - On the Beach (7 wks)
40 (32) Aztec Camera - Working In A Goldmine (8 wks)

[darkstar79]

01 Stetsasonic – Talkin’ All That Jazz (2 wks)
02 Pet Shop Boys – Domino Dancing (1 wk)
03 L’Trimm – Cars With The Boom (1 wk)
04 Inner City Feat. Kevin Saunderson – Big Fun (4 wks)
05 EPMD – Strictly Business (3 wks)
06 J.J Fad – Way Out (2 wks)
07 The Pasadenas – Riding On A Train (2 wks)
08 Salt ‘n’ Pepa Feat. E.U. – Shake Your Thang (4 wks)
09 Wee Papa Girl Rappers – Heat It Up (14 wks)
10 Urban Allstars – It Began In Africa (5 wks)

11 Kid ‘N Play – Gittin’ Funky (2 wks)
12 Eric B. & Rakim – As The Rhyme Goes On (9 wks)
13 Soul II Soul – Feel Free (2 wks)
14 Alexander O’Neal – Fake 88 (1 wk)
15 Pixies – Gigantic (4 wks)
16 Bomb The Bass – Don’t Make Me Wait (5 wks)
17 Funky Worm – Hustle To The Music (9 wks)
18 Sinitta – I Don’t Believe In Miracles (1 wk)
19 House Of Love – Destroy The Heart (6 wks)
20 Run DMC – Mary Mary (9 wks)

21 BVSMP – I Need You (10 wks)
22 Jermaine Stewart – Don’t Talk Dirty To Me (1 wk)
23 The Wonder Stuff – It’s Yer Money I’m After Baby (1 wk)
24 Beatmasters Feat. PP Arnold – Burn It Up (1 wk)
25 Womack & Womack – Teardrops (8 wks)
26 The Four Tops – Indestructible (6 wks)
27 Bobby Brown – Don’t Be Cruel (10 wks)
28 James Brown Feat. Full Force – Static (6 wks)
29 Billy Bragg – Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards (3 wks)
30 Stetsasonic – Sally (10 wks)

[TheThorne]

1 1 Guns N' Roses - SWEET CHILD O'MINE
2 5 Love And Money - HALLELUJAH MAN
3 3 Vixen - EDGE OF A BROKEN HEART
4 7 Pixies - GIGANTIC
5 4 Bruce Hornsby - LOOK OUT ANY WINDOW
6 2 Crowded House - BETTER BE HOME SOON
7 9 The Primitives - WAY BEHIND ME
8 11 A-Ha - TOUCHY
9 6 Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - GOODBYE MR MACKENZIE
10 new Bon Jovi - BAD MEDICINE
11 new Amy Grant - LEAD ME ON
12 18 10000 Maniacs - WHAT'S THE MATTER HERE
13 17 Cheap Trick - DON'T BE CRUEL
14 8 House Of Love - DESTROY THIS HEART
15 new John Farnham - AGE OF REASON
16 14 Tracy Chapman - TALKIN' BOUT A REVOLUTION
17 22 Associates - HEART OF GLASS
18 10 Big Country - KING OF EMOTION
19 new Pet Shop Boys - DOMINO DANCING
20 15 Europe - SUPERSTITIOUS
21 12 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU
22 23 Belinda Carlisle - WORLD WITHOUT YOU
23 new Paula Abdul - KNOCKED OUT
24 26 Michael Jackson - ANOTHER PART OF ME
25 13 Jane Weidlin - RUSH HOUR
26 new The Wonderstuff - IT'S YER MONEY I'M AFTER BABY
27 21 The Proclaimers - I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES)
28 19 Bomb The Base - MEGABLAST/DON'T MAKE ME WAIT
29 16 Breathe - HANDS TO HEAVEN
30 new Alexander O'Neal - FAKE 88
31 24 Bill Withers - LOVELY DAY
32 new Bruce Springsteen - SPARE PARTS
33 new Whitney Houston - ONE MOMENT IN TIME
34 33 The Hothouse Flowers - EASIER IN THE MORNING
35 new Julian Cope - CHARLOTTE ANNE
36 35 Sting - THEY DANCE ALONE
37 20 Go-Betweens - STREETS OF YOUR TOWN
38 new Jerry Harrison - REV IT UP
39 25 Martin Stephenson & The Daintees - WHOLLY HUMBLE HEART
40 27 Inner City - BIG FUN

 Just a minor hit although huge in the Christian charts but you could already see/hear her potential as a mainstream pop star.

Amy Grant - Lead Me On



Like it was pretty much when I did this chart at the time, a SAW free zone!!

[o]

So many great songs!!!!
1 1 Guns n Roses – Sweet child O mine #1
2 3 Big Country – King of emotion #3
3 2 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – I hate myself for loving you #1
4 5 House of Love – Destroy the heart #5
5 6 Michael Jackson – Another part of me #6
6 12 Bon Jovi – Bad Medicine #12
7 14 Bruce Springsteen – Spare parts #14
8 16 Spear of Destiny – So in love with you #16
9 4 Midnight Oil – Put down that weapon #4
10 18 Wonderstuff – It’s yer money I’m after baby #18
11 7 Tanita Tikaram – Good tradition #3
12 23 Pet Shop Boys – Domino Dancing #23
13 8 Bomb the Bass – Don’t make me wait #8
14 24 Alexander O Neal – Fake 88 #24
15 9 Aha – Touchy #9
16 10 Siouxsie and the Banshees – Peak a boo #1
17 11 Metallica – Harvester of sorrow #11
18 13 Fairground Attraction – Find my love #12
19 15 Jane Wiedlin – Rush hour #13
20 21 Hollies – He aint heavy, he’s my brother #17
21 22 Bill Withers – Lovely day #18
22 19 Scritti Politti – First boy in this town #15
23 20 Sugarcubes – Birthday #16
24 NE Bobby McFerrin – Don’t worry, be happy
25 17 Goodbye Mr Mckenzie – Goodbye Mr Mckenzie #14
26 NE U2 - Desire
27 NE Erasure – A little respect
28 NE Duran Duran – I don’t want your love
29 NE TPau – Secret garden
30 NE Michelle Shocked – Anchorage

Spear of Destiny – So in love with you


Bruce Springstreen – Spare parts

[rubcale]

01 Phil Collins A Groovy Kind Of Love
02 Hollies He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
03 Womack & Womack Teardrops
04 Proclaimers I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
05 Commodores Easy
06 Bill Withers Lovely Day
07 Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine Anything For You
08 Whitney Houston One Moment In Time
09 Yello The Race
10 Pet Shop Boys Domino Dancing
11 Belinda Carlisle World Without You
12 Salt-N-Pepa Featuring EU Shake Your Thang It's Your Thing
13 Michael Jackson Another Part Of Me
14 Pasadenas Riding On A Train
15 Rick Astley She Wants To Dance With Me
16 Jane Wiedlin Rush Hour
17 Alexander O'Neal Fake
18 Julio Iglesias ft/ Stevie Wonder My Love
19 Bon Jovi Bad Medicine
20 Bros I Quit


Moment is my favourite Whitney Houston track

[Deleted]

Mark's Top 40 weekending 4th October 1988

1 (7) He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - The Hollies
2 (1) A Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins
3 (5) World Without You - Belinda Carlisle
4 (2) Feelings Of Forever - Tiffany
5 (3) Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
6 (4) Hands To Heaven - Breathe
7 (12) Nothing Can Divide Us - Jason Donovan
8 (6) Teardrops - Womack & Womack
9 (13) Don't Make Me Wait - Bomb The Bass
10 (New) She Wants To Dance With Me - Rick Astley
11 (8) Touchy! - A-ha
12 (10) I Quit - Bros
13 (11) The Only Way Is Up - Yazz & The Plastic Population
14 (9) Heaven In My Hands - Level 42
15 (21) Brand New World - Five Star
16 (14) Raw - Spandau Ballet
17 (15) Another Part Of Me - Michael Jackson
18 (New) Domino Dancing - Pet Shop Boys
19 (23) Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
20 (New) One Moment In Time - Whitney Houston
21 (16) King Of Emotion - Big Country
22 (19) The Harder I Try - Brother Beyond
23 (17) You Came - Kim Wilde
24 (22) Big Fun - Inner City
25 (New) Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi
26 (New) I Don't Believe In Miracles - Sinitta
27 (New) Turn It Into Love - Hazell Dean
28 (New) Love, Truth And Honesty - Bruce Springsteen
29 (20) Rush Hour - Jane Wiedlin
30 (28) Feel The Need In Me - Shakin' Stevens
31 (18) The Colour Of Love - Billy Ocean
32 (New) Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
33 (New) Spare Parts - Bruce Springsteen
34 (New) Burn It Up - Beatmasters with PP Arnold
35 (New) So In Love With You - Spear Of Destiny
36 (31) Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
37 (New) Charlotte Anne - Julian Cope
38 (New) Don 't Talk Dirty To Me - Jermaine Stewart
39 (New) Fake '88 - Alexander O'Neal
40 (New) It's Yer Money I'm After Baby - The Wonder Stuff

[Kingpin]

1        1) Inner City - Big Fun (15-4-1-1)
6        2) Jason Donovan - Nothing Can Divide Us (18-6-2)
7        3) Taylor Dayne - Don't Rush Me (17-7-3)
8        4) Vixen - Edge Of A Broken Heart (37-30-12-8-4)
4        5) Belinda Carlisle - World Without You (8-4-5)
NEW   6) Kylie Minogue - Turn It Into Love (6)
9        7) Guns n' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (28-17-14-9-7)
2        8) Richard Marx - Hold On To The Nights (12-5-2-2-8)
NEW   9) Rick Astley - She Wants To Dance With Me (9)
12    10) Ellis Beggs and Howard - Bad Times (31-22-12-10)

11    11) Tracy Chapman - Talkin' 'Bout A Revolution (25-13-11-11)
3      12) Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You (12-4-1-1-1-3-3-12)
NEW 13) Bon Jovi - Bad Medcine (13)
5      14) Bomb The Bass - Don't Make Me Wait (11-4-1-5-14)
16    15) Nick Heyward - You're My World (33-26-16-15)
NEW 16) Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing (16)
NEW 17) Sinitta - I Don't Believe In Miracles (17)
20    18) New Edition - If It Isn't Love (37-28-20-18)
23    19) Habit - Shotgun City (34-23-19)
22    20) Glenn Medeiros - Long And Lasting Love (40-22-20)

NEW 21) Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time (21)
10    22) Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour (23-7-4-2-5-10-22)
29    23) Five Star - There's A Brand New World (29-23)
27    24) Mac Band - Stalemate (37-27-24)
25    25) Holly Knight - Heart Don't Fail Me Now (34-29-25-25)
13    26) Escape Club - Wild Wild West (22-14-7-6-13-26)
33    27) Love and Money - Halleluiah Man (33-27)
NEW 28) Bananarama - Love Truth And Honesty (28)
31    29) Kiss - Turn On The Night (38-31-29)
14    30) Spagna - Every Girl and Boy (10-3-3-7-14-30)

37    31) Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control (37-31)
NEW 32) Jermaine Stewart - Don't Talk Dirty To Me (32)
36    33) Cheap Trick - Don't Be Cruel (36-33)
15    34) Donny Osmond - Soldier Of Love (31-26-21-15-34)
NEW 35) Olivia Newton-John - The Rumour (35)
39    36) Sweet Sensation - Never Let You Go (39-36)
NEW 37) Beatmasters with PP Arnold - Burn It Up (37)
17    38) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (32-20-17-38)
40    39) Gail Ann Dorsey - Wasted Country (40-39)
NEW 40) Mixed Emotions - Just For You (40)

[Whitneyfan]

This was Five Star's best single in ages, but sadly the public seemed to have had enough of them by this point.


01(--) Whitney Houston – One Moment In Time
02(01) Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
03(03) Belinda Carlisle – World Without You
04(02) The Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
05(04) Michael Jackson – Another Part Of Me
06(07) Tracy Chapman – Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution
07(14) Jason Donovan – Nothing Can Divide Us
08(21) Five Star – There’s A Brand New World
09(05) Womack & Womack – Teardrops
10(12) Inner City – Big Fun

11(09) The Hollies – He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
12(06) Yello – The Race
13(18) Coldcut Featuring Junior Reid – Stop This Crazy Thing
14(--) Pet Shop Boys – Domino Dancing
15(32) The Four Tops Featuring Smokey Robinson – Indestructible
16(20) Taylor Dayne – Don’t Rush Me
17(--) Bon Jovi – Bad Medicine
18(08) Bomb The Bass – Don’t Make Me Wait
19(10) Phil Collins – Groovy Kind Of Love
20(11) Jane Wiedlin – Rush Hour

21(16) Marc Almond – Tears Run Rings
22(29) Bill Withers – Lovely Day (Sunshine Mix)
23(--) Hazell Dean – Turn It Into Love
24(15) Salt N’ Pepa – Shake Your Thang
25(39) The Pasadenas – Riding On A Train
26(13) Bobby Brown – Don’t Be Cruel
27(43) Aswad – Set Them Free
28(40) Gail Ann Dorsey – Wasted Country
29(--) Bananarama – Love, Truth & Honesty
30(23) Elton John – Town Of Plenty

31(27) Climie Fisher – I Won’t Bleed For You
32(17) Big Country – King Of Emotion
33(34) Kiss – Turn On The Night
34(42) Love And Money – Hallelujah Man
35(28) The Primitives – Way Behind Me
36(--) The Beatmasters With P.P. Arnold – Burn It Up
37(19) Level 42 – Heaven In My Hands
38(22) Europe – Superstitious
39(26) Yazz & The Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up
40(--) Rick Astley – She Wants To Dance With Me

41(--) Alexander O’Neal – Fake ‘88
42(50) Bros – I Quit
43(24) Chris Rea – On The Beach (Summer ’88)
44(--) Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry Be Happy
45(--) Spear Of Destiny – So In Love With You
46(--) The Wonder Stuff – It’s Yer Money I’m After Baby
47(--) Sinitta – I Don’t Believe In Miracles
48(--) Paula Abdul – Knocked Out
49(--) Julian Cope – Charlotte Anne
50(--) Amy Grant – Lead Me On

[coolchristie2]

01 He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - Hollies
02 Riding On A Train - Pasadenas
03 Big Fun - Inner City
04 Teardrops - Womack And Womack
05 Easy - Commodores
06 A Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins
07 World Without You - Belinda Carlisle
08 Domino Dancing - PSB
09 Every Girl And Boy - Spagna
10 Turn It Into Love - Hazell Dean
11 Rush Hour - Jane Wiedlin
12 Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi
13 Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
14 Megablast/ Don't Make Me Wait - Bomb The Bass
15 Indestructible - Four Tops
16 He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - Bill Medley
17 Good Tradition - Tanita Tikaram
18 I Don't Believe In Miracles - Sinitta
19 I'm Gonna Be - Proclaimers
20 Nothing Can Divide Us - Jason Donoivan

[popchartfreak]

25th September 1988

It's a hat-trick of number ones for Pet shop Boys again, as Domino Dancing gives them an 8th chart-topper inside 3 years. Loved the video. Bill Withers reaches a new peak from first-time round, Bobby McFerrin rockets up 49 places to 6, he's really not worried about it, Nick Heyward bounces up to a new peak for You're My World - his biggest since Blue Hat For A Blue Day 5 years earlier, and Michelle-Shocked goes top 10 with the wonderful Anchorage. Inner City have the Big Fun streaking into the 20, and both The Four Tops and Smokey Robinson get a first top 20 for about 7 years.

New at 29, Sandie Shaw bounds in helping the cause against Loneliness for 19 years of chart entries since Monsieur Dupont went top 10, and 4 years since her chart career re-started, like this one thanks to a Morrissey song. Scritti Politti and Kim Wilde bound into the top 40, both going where both have gone many times before, and Bruce Springsteen is reduced to Spare Parts, but still charts, in at 36 for 13 years of hits. Erasure enter at 37 with probably their most-loved, and arguably their best, song - A Little Respect has charted for them, Bjorn Again, Wheatus, and currently this week in 2020, Erasure again.

Errol Brown has another solo entry with Maya, 18 years on from Love Is Life starting the ball rolling for Hot Chocolate, and U2 enter with a gem - Desire at 54 showcasing their first post-Joshua Tree material. New Edition are back again, 5 years on from Candy Girl, but the boys are grown-up now and on the verge of splitting. Cue Bobby Brown! Jason Donovan says "If Kylie can do it, I can also have a neighbours-throw-off pop career with Stock Aitken Waterman". Sadly the best material had gone to other acts by this point and he ended up with sloppy seconds. Hazell Dean is still on a roll, and funnily enough I've seen Hazell performing in gay bar, and seen Jason dragged up to the eyeballs in Priscilla. The show I mean. Finally Bon Jovi's current single in 2020 Do What You Can is much better than bad Medicine in 1988, and The Wonder Stuff also pop in.

1 ( 2 ) DOMINO DANCING Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 1 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
3 ( 5 ) LOVELY DAY (SUNSHINE MIX) Bill Withers
4 ( 4 ) HE AIN'T HEAVY...HE'S MY BROTHER The Hollies
5 ( 3 ) TEARDROPS Womack & Womack
6 ( 55 ) DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY Bobby McFerrin
7 ( 7 ) WORLD WITHOUT YOU Belinda Carlisle
8 ( 13 ) YOU'RE MY WORLD Nick Heyward
9 ( 24 ) ANCHORAGE Michelle-Shocked
10 ( 6 ) ANOTHER PART OF ME Michael Jackson

11 ( 15 ) ANYTHING FOR YOU Gloria Estefan
12 ( 12 ) SWEET CHILD O' MINE Guns 'n' Roses
13 ( 9 ) THE HARDER I TRY Brother Beyond
14 ( 8 ) GROOVY KIND OF LOVE Phil Collins
15 ( 11 ) YE KE YE KE Mory Kante
16 ( 10 ) TEARS RUN RINGS Marc Almond
17 ( 21 ) STOP THIS CRAZY THING Coldcut/ Junior Reid
18 ( 20 ) FAKE ('88 REMIX) Alexander O' Neal
19 ( 42 ) BIG FUN Inner City/ Kevin Saunderson
20 ( 29 ) INDESTRUCTIBLE The Four Tops/ Smokey Robinson

21 ( 16 ) YOU CAME Kim Wilde
22 ( 18 ) SOMEWHERE DOWN THE CRAZY RIVER Robbie Robertson
23 ( 19 ) SKIN DEEP Cher
24 ( 14 ) WHERE DID I GO WRONG UB40
25 ( 36 ) RIDING ON A TRAIN The Pasadenas
26 ( 22 ) RUSH HOUR Jane Wiedlin
27 ( 23 ) THE ONLY WAY IS UP Yazz & The Plastic Population
28 ( 17 ) ANOTHER LOVER Giant Steps
29 ( NEW ) PLEASE HELP THE CAUSE AGAINST LONELINESS Sandie Shaw
30 ( 56 ) FIRST BOY IN THIS TOWN (LOVESICK) Scritti Politti

31 ( 39 ) LEAD ME ON Amy Grant
32 ( 28 ) HAPPY EVER AFTER Julia Fordham
33 ( 47 ) THE RUMOUR Olivia Newton-John
34 ( 75 ) NEVER TRUST A STRANGER Kim Wilde
35 ( 32 ) MONKEY (REMIX) George Michael
36 ( NEW ) SPARE PARTS Bruce Springsteen
37 ( NEW ) A LITTLE RESPECT Erasure
38 ( 38 ) SUGAR SUGAR (CANDYFLOSS MIX)/(ORIGINAL VERSION) The Archies
39 ( NEW ) MAYA Errol Brown
40 ( 40 ) DIRTY DIANA Michael Jackson

41 ( 26 ) TOWN OF PLENTY Elton John
42 ( 31 ) HANDS TO HEAVEN Breathe
43 ( 30 ) DON'T MAKE ME WAIT Bomb The Bass
44 ( 37 ) SOLDIER OF LOVE Donny Osmond
45 ( 45 ) LITTLE LIES Fleetwood Mac
46 ( 46 ) WHAT HAVE I DONE (TO DESERVE THIS) Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
47 ( 34 ) FIND MY LOVE Fairground Attraction
48 ( 33 ) GOOD TRADITION Tanita Tikarim
49 ( 60 ) REVOLUTION BABY Transvision Vamp
50 ( 49 ) HEART Pet Shop Boys

51 ( 25 ) EVERY GIRL AND BOY Spagna
52 ( 27 ) TOUCHY a-ha
53 ( 51 ) ONE MORE TRY George Michael
54 ( NEW ) DESIRE U2
55 ( 41 ) EASY The Commodores
56 ( 65 ) LOVE TRUTH AND HONESTY Bananarama
57 ( 43 ) SHAKE YOUR THANG (IT'S YOUR THING) Salt 'n' Pepa
58 ( 57 ) HELLO GOODBYE The Beatles
59 ( 58 ) YOU WIN AGAIN The Bee Gees
60 ( 61 ) I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES) The Proclaimers

61 ( 35 ) LOVE AND MERCY Brian Wilson
62 ( 62 ) MAN IN THE MIRROR MIchael Jackson
63 ( NEW ) IF IT ISN'T LOVE New Edition
64 ( 64 ) DON'T BE CRUEL Cheap Trick
65 ( 73 ) I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE Duran Duran
66 ( NEW ) NOTHING CAN DIVIDE US Jason Donovan
67 ( 68 ) TONIGHT Kevin Rowland
68 ( 72 ) I QUIT Bros
69 ( 44 ) CATCH MY FIRE Billy Idol
70 ( NEW ) TURN IT INTO LOVE Hazell Dean

71 ( 66 ) JUMP START Natalie Cole
72 ( 70 ) I WANT YOU BACK/ I WANT YOU BACK ('88 remix) The Jackson 5
73 ( NEW ) BAD MEDICINE Bon Jovi
74 ( NEW ) IT'S YER MONEY I'M AFTER BABY The Wonder Stuff
75 ( 74 ) BAD Michael Jackson

Playlist faves of that week
1 ONE BAD APPLE (MEGAMIX) The Osmonds
2 HAVE YOU SEEN HER The Chi-Lites
3 “Kick” INXS

[raliverpool]

01 1927 - That's When I Think Of You (5wks 5-3-1-1-1)
02 Pixies - Gigantic (4wks 13-2-2-2)
03 Womack & Womack - Teardrops (5wks 13-4-3-3-3)
04 Sting - They Dance Alone (2wks 5-4)
05 Love & Money - Halleiujah Man (2wks 10-5)
06 Julian Cope - Charlotte Ann (1wk 6 NEW)
07 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Hate Myself For Loving You (3wks 22-9-7)
08 Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (3wks 16-8-8)
09 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (6wks 7-2-2-4-4-9)
10 Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing (1wk 10 NEW)

11 Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings (4wks 11-8-7-11)
12 10000 Maniacs - What's The Matter Here (3wks 30-20-12)
13 Primitives - Way Behind Me (3wks 18-6-13)
14 Smithereens - House We Used to Live In (3wks 19-11-14)
15 Jane Wiedlin - Inside A Dream (2wks 29-15)
16 Hothouse Flowers - Easier In The Morning (2wks 24-16)
17 Wonder Stuff - It's Yer Money I'm After Baby (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Inner City - Big Fun (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Phil Collins - Groovy Kind Of Love (4wks 38-13-13-19)
20 Dinosaur Jr - Freak Scene (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Olivia Newton John - The Rumour (2wks 30-21)
22 Taylor Dayne - I'll Always Love You (3wks 28-21-22)
23 Yello - The Race (3wks 27-19-23)
24 Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout A Revolution (3wks 34-23-24)
25 a-ha - Touchy (5wks 18-5-6-12-25)
26 Gail Ann Dorsey - Wasted Country (2wks 31-26)
27 Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Gipsy Kings - Bamboleo (3wks 23-18-28)
29 Spear Of Destiny - So In Love With You (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Holly Knight - Heart Don't Fail Me Now (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Bomb The Bass - Megablast (5wks 19-12-10-15-31)
32 Midge Ure - Answers To Nothing (6wks 21-8-6-7-14-32)
33 Transvision Vamp - Revolution Baby (2wks 34-33)
34 Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River (9wks 27-9-2-1-1-1-5-17-34)
35 Black - The Big One (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Bill Withers - Lovely Day (88 Sunshine Mix) (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Level 42 - Heaven In My Hands (4wks 15-9-16-37)
38 Salt-N-Pepa - Shake Your Thang (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Four Tops ft Smokey Robinson - Indestructable (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Bomb The Bass - Don't Make Me Wait (5wks 28-16-15-22-40)

LP Talk Talk - The Rainbow (LP Spirit Of Eden)