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| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 2, 1988 | |||||
| (No issue published this week; weeks-on-chart column has been updated) | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
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N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson (Epic 07645) | 1 | 8 | 20 | 7 | |
| MY FOREVER LOVE Levert (Atlantic 89182) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | ||
| IF YOU CAN DO IT: I CAN TOO!! Meli’sa Morgan (Capitol 44088) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | ||
| I WANT TO BE YOUR MAN Roger (Reprise 28229) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||
| I LIVE FOR YOUR LOVE Natalie Cole (Manhattan 50094) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | ||
| SO EMOTIONAL Whitney Houston (Arista 9642) | 6 | 12 | 16 | 10 | ||
| LOVE OVERBOARD Gladys Knight & Pips (MCA 53210) | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | ||
| LOVE CHANGES Kashif & Meli’sa Morgan (Arista 9626) | 8 | 16 | 17 | 9 | ||
| SHE’S FLY Tony Terry (Epic 07417) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | ||
| GIRLFRIEND Pebbles (MCA 53185) | 10 | 15 | 19 | 9 | ||
| SOMEONE TO LOVE ME FOR ME Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Featuring Full Force (Columbia 07619) | 11 | 18 | 24 | 9 | ||
| SKELETONS Stevie Wonder (Motown 1907) | 12 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| LOVE IS FOR SUCKERS (Like Me And You) Full Force (Columbia 07594) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | ||
| BABY, BE MINE Miki Howard (Atlantic 89165) | 14 | 19 | 22 | 11 | ||
| TO PROVE MY LOVE Michael Cooper (Warner Bros./King Jay 28200) | 15 | 20 | 27 | 10 | ||
| SYSTEM OF SURVIVAL Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 07608) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 12 | ||
| SECRET LADY Stephanie Mills (MCA 53209) | 17 | 24 | 32 | 9 | ||
| (I Wanna Get) CLOSE TO YOU Vaneese Thomas (Geffen 28216) | 18 | 25 | 33 | 12 | ||
| TOUCH AND GO Force M.D.’s (Tommy Boy 28181) | 19 | 22 | 25 | 10 | ||
| CRITICIZE Alexander O’Neal (Tabu 07600) | 20 | 7 | 4 | 14 | ||
| I WANT HER Keith Sweat (Vintertainment/Elektra 69431) | 21 | 27 | 37 | 8 | ||
| LET’S START LOVE OVER Miles Jaye (Island 99413) | 22 | 9 | 6 | 16 | ||
| I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick (RCA 5313) | 23 | 14 | 14 | 12 | ||
| TWO OCCASIONS The Deele (Solar 70015) | 24 | 30 | 35 | 9 | ||
| WANNA MAKE LOVE (All Night Long) Lillo Thomas (Capitol 44035) | 25 | 32 | 38 | 7 | ||
| WHAT’S TOO MUCH Smokey Robinson (Motown 1911) | 26 | 11 | 10 | 12 | ||
| NOTHING VENTURED–NOTHING GAINED Charlie Singleton & Modern Man (Epic 07429) | 27 | 29 | 30 | 11 | ||
| IN THE MOOD Whispers (Solar 70017) | 28 | 33 | 40 | 7 | ||
| SO AMAZING Gerald Albright (Atlantic 89163) | 29 | 34 | 43 | 8 | ||
| GAMES Shalamar (Solar 70013) | 30 | 23 | 12 | 14 | ||
| LET ME TOUCH YOU O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 50104) | 31 | 38 | 49 | 6 | ||
| HOW YA LIKE ME NOW Kool Moe Dee (Jive 1050) | 32 | 36 | 42 | 9 | ||
| THIS BE THE DEF BEAT Dana Dane (Profile 5171) | 33 | 37 | 48 | 6 | ||
| SUPERBAD Chris Jasper (CBS Associated 07657) | 34 | 39 | 53 | 5 | ||
| OVER YOU Ray Parker Jr. with Natalie Cole (Geffen 28152) | 35 | 40 | 54 | 5 | ||
| I DO YOU Jets (MCA 53193) | 36 | 26 | 15 | 12 | ||
| LET’S TRY AGAIN Surface (Columbia 7644) | 37 | 44 | 50 | 10 | ||
| RESERVATIONS FOR TWO Dionne [Warwick] & Kashif (Arista 9638) | 38 | 28 | 29 | 11 | ||
| CATCH ME (I’m Falling) Pretty Poison (Virgin 99416) | 39 | 31 | 18 | 14 | ||
| GET LUCKY Well Red (Virgin 99398) | 40 | 43 | 47 | 7 | ||
| BECAUSE OF YOU Cover Girls (Fever 1914) | 41 | 47 | 51 | 8 | ||
| MYSTERIOUS Najee (EMI America 50103) | 42 | 49 | 57 | 6 | ||
| WE’LL BE TOGETHER Sting (A&M 2983) | 43 | 45 | 45 | 10 | ||
| HOT THING Prince (Paisley Park 28288) | 44 | 51 | 65 | 4 | ||
| COME INTO MY LIFE Joyce Sims (Sleeping Bag 0028) | 45 | 50 | 63 | 6 | ||
| EVERCHANGING TIMES (Theme From Baby Boom) Siedah Garrett (Qwest 28163) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 9 | ||
| I WISH YOU BELONGED TO ME Lou Rawls (Gamble And Huff 310) | 47 | 54 | 67 | 5 | ||
| (Baby Tell Me) CAN YOU DANCE Shanice Wilson (A&M 2939) | 48 | 35 | 23 | 17 | ||
| RESPECT YOURSELF J. Blackfoot (Edge 012) | 49 | 53 | 58 | 7 | ||
| I WONDER WHO SHE’S SEEING NOW Temptations (Motown 1908) | 50 | 21 | 8 | 16 | ||
| OH GIRL Glenn Jones (Jive 5364) | 51 | 56 | 61 | 6 | ||
| IF YOU LET ME STAY Terence Trent D’Arby (Columbia 07398) | 52 | 41 | 26 | 15 | ||
| I CAN’T LIVE WITH OR WITHOUT YOU Dimples (Columbia 07599) | 53 | 58 | 69 | 5 | ||
| BABY I’M FOR REAL Sherrick (Warner Bros. 28150) | 54 | 59 | 70 | 5 | ||
| PUMP UP THE VOLUME M/A/R/R/S (4th & B’way 7452) | 55 | 68 | 81 | 4 | ||
| FEELS GOOD TO FEEL GOOD Garry Glenn (Motown 1918) | 56 | 62 | 74 | 5 | ||
| NAMELESS Colonel Abrams (MCA 53208) | 57 | 64 | 75 | 5 | ||
| ANGEL Angela Winbush (Mercury 888 831) | 58 | 42 | 28 | 18 | ||
| FOR YOUR LOVE (I’ll Do Most Anything) Barry White (A&M 3000) | 59 | 66 | 79 | 4 | ||
| MARY MACK Babyface (Solar 70016) | 60 | 70 | 82 | 4 | ||
| MISUNDERSTOOD Mico Wave (Columbia 07354) | 61 | 60 | 60 | 8 | ||
| SOME KIND OF LOVER Jody Watley (MCA 53235) | 62 | 79 | — | 3 | ||
| COME BACK TO ME Patrice Rushen (Arista 9644) | 63 | 73 | 84 | 4 | ||
| LUV’S PASSION AND YOU Chad (RCA 5293) | 64 | 48 | 34 | 14 | ||
| SWEET MEMORIES Theresa (RCA 5348) | 65 | 75 | 85 | 4 | ||
| WITHOUT YOU Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle (Elektra 69426) | 66 | 81 | — | 3 | ||
| SHO’ YOU RIGHT Barry White (A&M 2943) | 67 | 52 | 36 | 14 | ||
| I’M SO HAPPY Walter Beasley (Polydor 887 163) | 68 | 78 | 89 | 4 | ||
| RUN TO ME Angela Winbush (Mercury 870 033) | 69 | 82 | — | 3 | ||
| KISS Total Contrast (London 886 215) | 70 | 76 | 88 | 4 | ||
| HARD DAY George Michael (Columbia 07466) | 71 | 55 | 39 | 11 | ||
| DON’T PUT THE BLAME ON ME 4 By Four (Capitol 44081) | 72 | 80 | 87 | 4 | ||
| BABY TONIGHT Marlon Jackson (Capitol 44092) | 73 | 84 | — | 3 | ||
| CERTIFIED TRUE Bar-Kays (Mercury 888 837) | 74 | 57 | 41 | 17 | ||
| RAINY NIGHT Chico DeBarge (Motown 1922) | 75 | 85 | — | 3 | ||
| LOOK WHAT YOU STARTED Temptations (Motown 1920) | 76 | — | — | 2 | ||
| LIVE MY LIFE Boy George (Virgin 99390) | 77 | — | — | 2 | ||
| LOVE RAP BALLAD True Love (Critique 96731) | 78 | 87 | — | 3 | ||
| YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN ME Vanessa Bell Armstrong (Jive 1051) | 79 | 77 | 77 | 5 | ||
| ARE YOU MY WOMAN? (From Less Than Zero) Black Flames (Def Jam/Columbia 07651) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | ||
| SINCE YOU CAME OVER ME Lace (Wing 887 248) | 81 | — | — | 2 | ||
| NO ½ STEPPIN’ Shanice Wilson (A&M 2990) | 82 | — | — | 2 | ||
| ARE YOU SERIOUS Tawatha (Epic 07662) | 83 | — | — | 2 | ||
| COME AND GET THIS LOVE Street Fare (Atlantic 89162) | 84 | — | — | 2 | ||
| LOVER’S LANE Georgio (Motown 1906) | 85 | 63 | 44 | 14 | ||
| THIS IS LOVE Angela Clemmons (Portrait 07642) | 86 | — | — | 2 | ||
| I PUT MY MONEY WHERE MY MOUTH IS Rose Brothers (Muscle Shoals Sound 108) | 87 | — | — | 2 | ||
| CHICK ON THE SIDE Salt-N-Pepa (Next Plateau 50071) | 88 | — | — | 2 | ||
| YOU BABE DeBarge (Striped Horse 7007) | 89 | 91 | 72 | 7 | ||
| LOVIN’ YOU O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 50084) | 90 | 65 | 52 | 21 | ||
| SHOW A LITTLE LOVE Mission (Columbia 07189) | 91 | 67 | 55 | 13 | ||
| OVERNIGHT SUCCESS Anita Pointer (RCA 5291) | 92 | 69 | 56 | 12 | ||
| LIVING IN A BOX Bobby Womack (MCA 53190) | 93 | 71 | 59 | 8 | ||
| ALL IN THE NAME OF LOVE Atlantic Starr (Warner Bros. 28215) | 94 | 72 | 64 | 11 | ||
| SO MANY TEARS Regina Belle (Columbia 07388) | 95 | 74 | 66 | 16 | ||
| PARTY YOUR BODY Stevie B (LMR 74000) | 96 | 83 | 68 | 7 | ||
| DON’T GO Marlon Jackson (Capitol 44047) | 97 | 61 | 31 | 17 | ||
| RICH MAN St. Paul (MCA 53110) | 98 | 86 | 73 | 11 | ||
| I’VE BEEN WATCHING YOU Chico DeBarge (Motown 1909) | 99 | 89 | 62 | 13 | ||
| HELLO ROCHELLE J. E. The P.C. From D.C. (Profile 5167) | 100 | 90 | 71 | 7 | ||
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