(Peak Position, Month Occurred - *
Indicates it carried on to #1 the following year)
38 Special - Back To
Paradise
ABC - When Smokey Sings (#5, Sept)
Aerosmith - Dude Looks Like A Lady
(#14, Dec)
Amy Grant - Lead Me On (#40, Nov)
Aretha Franklin And George Michael - I
Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (#1, April)
Atlantic Starr - Always (#1, June)
Bananarama - I Heard A Rumour (#4,
Sept)
The Bangles - Walking Down Your Street
(#11, April)
Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight
For Your Right (To Party) (#7, March)
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place
On Earth (#1, Dec) (#7, '88*)
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
- (I've Had) The Time Of My Life (#1, Nov)
Billy Idol - Mony Mony (#1, Nov)
Billy Joel - This Is The Time (#18,
Jan)
Billy Vera and The Beaters - At This
Moment (#1, Jan)
Bob Seger - Shakedown (#1, Aug)
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer (#1,
Feb)
Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive (#7,
June)
Boston - Can'tcha Say (#20, April)
Boston - We're Ready (#19, Feb)
Breakfast Club - Right On Track (#7,
May)
Bruce Hornsby & The Range -
Every Little Kiss (#14, July)
Bruce Hornsby & The Range -
Mandolin Rain (#4, March)
Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant
Disguise (#5, Nov)
Bruce Willis - Respect Yourself
(#5, March)
Bryan Adams - Hearts On Fire (#26,
Aug)
Bryan Adams - Heat Of The Night
(#6, May)
Bryan Adams - Victim Of Love (#32,
Oct)
Cameo - Candy (#21, Jan)
The Cars - You Are The Girl (#17, Oct)
Chicago - If She Would Have Been
Faithful (#17, May)
Chicago - Will You Still Love Me (#3,
Feb)
Chris Deburgh - The Lady In Red
(#3, May)
Cinderella - Nobody's Fool (#13,
Jan)
Club Nouveau - Lean On Me (#1,
March)
Company B - Fascinated (#2, May)
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's
Over (#2, April)
Crowded House - Something So
Strong (#7, July)
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In
Your Arms (#1, May)
Cutting Crew - I've Been In Love
Before (#9, Nov)
Cyndi Lauper - Change Of Heart
(#3, Feb)
Dan Hill with Vonda Shepard - Can't
We Try (#6, Sept)
Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer
(#23, Aug)
David Bowie - Day In Day Out (#21,
April)
David Bowie - Never Let Me Down
(#27, Sept)
Debbie Gibson - Only In My
Dreams (#4, Sept)
Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love
(#4, Dec) (#22, '88)
Def Leppard - Animal (#19, Dec)
Duran Duran - Notorious (#2, Jan)
Eddie Money - Endless Nights (#21,
June)
Eddie Money - I Wanna Go Back
(#19, March)
Europe - Carrie (#3, Oct)
Europe - Rock The Night (#30, June)
Exposé - Come Go With Me (#5, April)
Exposé - Let Me Be The One (#7, Oct)
Exposé - Point Of No Return (#5, July)
Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (#5, May)
Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies (#4, Nov)
Fleetwood Mac - Seven Wonders (#19, Aug)
Genesis - In Too Deep (#3, June)
Genesis - Land Of Confusion (#4, Jan)
Genesis - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight (#3, April)
George Michael - Faith (#1, Dec) (#1, '88*
George Michael - I Want Your Sex (#2, Aug)
The Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself (#2, Feb)
Glass Tiger - Someday (#7, Jan)
Glenn Mederios - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (#12, June)
Gloria Estefan And The Miami Sound Machine - Betcha Say That (#36, Oct)
Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine - Falling In Love (Uh Oh) (#25, Jan)
Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You (#5, Aug)
Go West - Don't Look Down (#39, Sept)
Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down (#1, Jan)
Heart - Alone (#1, July)
Heart - Who Will You Run To (#7, Oct)
Herb Alpert with Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith - Diamonds (#5, June)
Huey Lewis & The News - Doing It All For My Baby (#6, Sept)
Huey Lewis & The News - I Know What I Like (#9, May)
Huey Lewis & The News - Jacob's Ladder (#1, March)
Janet Jackson - Control (#5, Jan)
Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile (#2, March)
Janet Jackson - Pleasure Principle (#14, Aug)
Jellybean - Who Found Who
The Jets - Cross My Broken Heart (#7, Aug)
The Jets - I Do You (#20, Nov)
The Jets - You Got It All (#3, March)
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/Barbusters - Light of Day (#33, March)
Jody Watley - Don't You Want Me (#6, Dec) (#55, '88)
Jody Watley - Looking For A New Love (#2, May)
Journey - I'll Be Alright Without You (#14, Feb)
Kenny G - Songbird (#4, July)
Kenny Loggins - Meet Me Half Way (#11, June)
Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On (#1, June)
KISS - Crazy Crazy Nights (#65, Oct)
Klymaxx - I'd Still Say Yes (#18, July)
Kool & The Gang - Victory (#10, Jan)
L.L. Cool J. - I Need Love (#14, Sept)
Level 42 - Lessons In Love (#12, June)
Level 42 - Running In The Family (#83, Aug)
Levert - Casanova (#5, Oct)
Linda Ronstadt And James Ingram - Somewhere Out There (#2, March)
Lionel Richie - Ballerina Girl (#7, Feb)
Lionel Richie - Se La (#20, May)
Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam - Head To Toe (#1, June)
Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam - Lost In Emotion (#1, Oct)
Living In A Box - Living In A Box (#17, June)
Los Lobos - Come On, Lets Go (#21, Nov)
Los Lobos - La Bamba (#1, Aug)
Lou Gramm - Midnight Blue (#5, April)
Loverboy - Notorious (#38, Oct)
Madonna - Causing A Commotion (#2, Oct)
Madonna - La Isla Bonita (#4, May)
Madonna - Open Your Heart (#1, Feb)
Madonna - Who's That Girl (#1, Aug)
Michael Jackson - Bad (#1, Oct)
Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett - I Just Can't Stop Loving You (#1, Sept)
Mötley Crüe - Girls, Girls, Girls
Mötley Crüe - Wild Side
Mötley Crüe - Your All I Need (#83, Dec)
Mr. Mister - Something Real (#29, Sept)
The Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin (#9, Nov)
Peter Gabriel - Big Time (#8, March)
Poison - I Want Action (#50, July)
Poison - I Won't Forget You (#13, Nov)
Poison - Talk Dirty To Me (#9, May)
Pretty Poison - Catch Me (I'm Falling) (#8, Dec) (#66, '88)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (#3, April)
Prince - U Got The Look (#2, Oct)
Pseudo Echo - Funkytown (#6, July)
Ready For The World - Love You Down (#9, Feb)
REO Speedwagon - That Ain't Love (#16, April)
Restless Heart - I'll Still Be Loving You (#33, June)
Richard Marx - Don't Mean Nothing (#3, Aug)
Richard Marx - Should've Known Better (#3, Dec) (#47, '88)
Robbie Nevil - Cést La Vie (#2, Jan)
Robbie Nevil - Wot's It To Ya (#10, July)
Rush - Time Stands Still (U.K. #42, Oct)
Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) (#4, Feb)
Sammy Hagar - Give To Live (#23, Aug)
Sammy Hagar - Hands And Knees
Smokey Robinson - Just To See Her (#8, July)
Smokey Robinson - One Heartbeat (#10, Oct)
Squeeze - Hourglass (#15, Dec)
Starship - It's Not Over Till Its Over (#9, Aug)
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (#1, April)
Steve Winwood - The Finer Things (#8, April)
Steve Winwood - Valerie (#9, Dec) (#96, '88)
Sting - We'll Be Together (#7, Dec)
(#84, '88)
Survivor - Is This Love (#9, Jan)
Suzanne Vega - Luka (#3, Aug)
Swing Out Sister - Breakout (#6, Nov)
The System - Don't Disturb This Groove (#4, July)
T'Pau - Heart And Soul (#4, Aug)
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (#1, Nov)
Tina Turner - Two People (#30, Jan)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Jammin' Me (#18, June)
Toto - Without Your Love (#38, Feb)
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (#1, Aug)
U2 - With Or Without You (#1, May)
Wa Wa Nee - Sugar Free (#35, Nov) - Lyrics
Wang Chung - Hypnotize Me
Wang Chung - Let's Go (#9, Feb)
The Whispers - Rock Steady (#7,
Aug)
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again (#1,
Oct)
Whitesnake - Is This Love (#2, Dec)
(#17, '88)
Whitesnake - Still Of The Night
(#79, July)
Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost
Have It All (#1, Sept)
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With
Somebody (Who Loves Me) (#1, June)
World Party - Ship Of Fools (#27,
April)
Yes - Love Will Find A Way (#30, Nov)