Weekly Rock Top 20 for January 2, 1988 |
| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 2 | 1 | It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) | ▲ | 19 |
| R.E.M. |
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| 1 | 2 | Say You Will | 1 | 3 |
| Foreigner |
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| 10 | 3 | The Real Life | 1 |
| John Cougar Mellencamp |
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| 8 | 4 | When We Was Fab | 1 | 15 |
| George Harrison |
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| 16 | 5 | Devil Inside | 2 | 1 |
| INXS |
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| 5 | 6 | Don't Shed A Tear | 4 | 7 |
| Paul Carrack |
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| 4 | 7 | Hysteria | 4 | 9 |
| Def Leppard |
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| 14 | 8 | Throwing Stones (Ashes Ashes) | ▲ |
| Grateful Dead |
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| 11 | 9 | Sweet Fire Of Love | 6 |
| Robbie Robertson |
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| 15 | 10 | No New Tale To Tell | 8 |
| Love And Rockets |
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| 17 | 11 | One Step Up | 2 | 11 |
| Bruce Springsteen |
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| 3 | 12 | In God's Country | 3 | 30 |
| U2 |
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| 20 | 13 | Shoot High Aim Low | 9 |
| Yes |
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| 7 | 14 | On The Turning Away | 1 |
| Pink Floyd |
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| 18 | 15 | Lock And Key | 13 |
| Rush |
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| 6 | 16 | Devil's Radio | 3 |
| George Harrison |
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| 19 | 17 | Heart Turns To Stone | 5 |
| Foreigner |
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| - | 18 | Need You Tonight | 6 | 1 |
| INXS |
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| - | 19 | Gettin' Better | ▲ |
| Tesla |
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| - | 20 | I Need A Man | ▲ |
| Eurythmics |
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