Weekly Pop Top 30 for December 17, 1988 |
| LW | TW | peaks: |
rock | pop |
| 2 | 1 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | 16 | ▲ |
| Poison |
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| 3 | 2 | Giving You The Best That I Got | ▲ |
| Anita Baker |
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| 4 | 3 | My Prerogative | 1 |
| Bobby Brown |
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| 5 | 4 | Welcome To The Jungle | 7 | ▲ |
| Guns N' Roses |
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| 1 | 5 | Look Away | 1 |
| Chicago |
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| 8 | 6 | In Your Room | 4 |
| Bangles |
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| 9 | 7 | Two Hearts | 1 |
| Phil Collins |
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| 13 | 8 | Smooth Criminal | 5 |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 10 | 9 | Walk On Water | 1 | 8 |
| Eddie Money |
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| 7 | 10 | Waiting For A Star To Fall | 2 |
| Boy Meets Girl |
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| 16 | 11 | Don't Rush Me | 1 |
| Taylor Dayne |
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| 6 | 12 | The Promise | 6 |
| When In Rome |
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| 18 | 13 | I Remember Holding You | 6 |
| Boys Club |
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| 24 | 14 | Armageddon It | 2 | 2 |
| Def Leppard |
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| 11 | 15 | How Can I Fall? | 2 |
| Breathe |
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| 19 | 16 | Silhouette | 10 |
| Kenny G |
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| 15 | 17 | Bad Medicine | 1 | 1 |
| Bon Jovi |
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| 25 | 18 | Wild World | 12 |
| Maxi Priest |
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| 23 | 19 | The Way You Love Me | 5 |
| Karyn White |
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| 26 | 20 | Put A Little Love In Your Heart | 8 |
| Annie Lennox & Al Green |
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| 14 | 21 | Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby) | 1 |
| Will To Power |
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| - | 22 | Little Liar | 19 | 17 |
| Joan Jett And The Blackhearts |
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| 29 | 23 | When The Children Cry | 10 | 2 |
| White Lion |
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| 12 | 24 | Finish What Ya Started | 1 | 11 |
| Van Halen |
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| 27 | 25 | When I'm With You | 1 |
| Sheriff |
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| - | 26 | A Little Respect | 11 | 9 |
| Erasure |
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| 21 | 27 | Early In The Morning | 17 |
| Robert Palmer |
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| 30 | 28 | What I Am | 5 | 2 |
| Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians |
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| - | 29 | Holding On | 2 | 10 |
| Steve Winwood |
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| - | 30 | Born To Be My Baby | 4 | 2 |
| Bon Jovi |
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