Weekly Rock Top 20 for December 17, 1988 |
U2 With B.B. King has the number one hit this week with When Love Comes To Town. Armageddon It by Def Leppard is at number two on the chart. At number three this week is U2 with Angel Of Harlem. |
| 3 | 1 | When Love Comes To Town | ▲ |
| U2 With B.B. King |
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| 4 | 2 | Armageddon It | ▲ | 2 |
| Def Leppard |
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| 1 | 3 | Angel Of Harlem | 1 | 18 |
| U2 |
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| 13 | 4 | Got It Made | 1 |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
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| 2 | 5 | Orange Crush | 1 | 28 |
| R.E.M. |
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| 9 | 6 | The Crush Of Love | 4 |
| Joe Satriani |
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| 6 | 7 | Something So Strong | 6 |
| Jim Capaldi |
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| 10 | 8 | Last Night | 2 |
| Traveling Wilburys |
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| 5 | 9 | Nobody's Perfect | 4 |
| Mike + The Mechanics |
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| 14 | 10 | One Night | 6 |
| Bad Company |
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| 11 | 11 | If We Never Meet Again | 10 |
| Tommy Conwell And The Young Rumblers |
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| 7 | 12 | American Dream | 2 |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
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| 15 | 13 | Stand | 1 | 2 |
| R.E.M. |
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| - | 14 | Charlotte Anne | 13 |
| Julian Cope |
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| 19 | 15 | Way Cool Jr. | 4 |
| Ratt |
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| - | 16 | As Long As You Follow | 14 |
| Fleetwood Mac |
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| 18 | 17 | Little Sheba | 13 |
| Thirty Eight Special |
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| 20 | 18 | I'm Sorry | 11 |
| Hothouse Flowers |
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| - | 19 | Pop Song 89 | 3 |
| R.E.M. |
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| 12 | 20 | Comfortably Numb LIVE | 12 |
| Pink Floyd |
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