January 9, 1988

-------- DROPOUTS --------
Motortown - The Kane Gang --- 36 / 3


40 --- Just Like Heaven - The Cure (41)
40 39 --- Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
32 38 --- True Faith - New Order
24 37 --- That's What Love Is All About - Michael Bolton
28 36 --- We'll Be Together - Sting
35 35 --- Pop Goes The World - Men Without Hats
38 34 --- Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
36 33 --- Honestly - Stryper
29 32 --- Should've Known Better - Richard Marx
39 31 --- What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys feat. Dusty Springfield

34 30 --- Don't Shed A Tear - Paul Carrack
33 29 --- Say You Will - Foreigner
21 28 --- (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes  
31 27 --- I Live For Your Love - Natalie Cole
27 26 --- Power Of Love - Laura Branigan
30 25 --- Tunnel Of Love - Bruce Springsteen
19 24 --- Animal - Def Leppard
25 23 --- Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
26 22 --- I Want To Be Your Man - Roger
22 21 --- Crazy - Icehouse

23 20 --- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince
17 19 --- Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle  
14 18 --- Dude (Looks Like A Lady) - Aerosmith
18 17 --- There's The Girl - Heart
20 16 --- Seasons Change - Exposé
11 15 --- Valerie - Steve Winwood
16 14 --- Could've Been - Tiffany
08 13 --- Catch Me (I'm Falling) - Pretty Poison
15 12 --- Hazy Shade Of Winter - The Bangles
13 11 --- Candle In The Wind - Elton John

06 10 --- Don't You Want Me - Jody Watley
12 09 --- Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
09 08 --- Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellencamp
05 07 --- Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
10 06 --- Need You Tonight - INXS
07 05 --- The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
03 04 --- Is This Love - Whitesnake
01 03 --- Faith - George Michael        
04 02 --- Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
02 01 --- So Emotional - Whitney Houston  


And kicking off the new year (and about time) are English rock band The Cure.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 9-15 January 1988

01 01 ALWAYS ON MY MIND Pet Shop Boys ****
02 05 HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH Belinda Carlisle
03 08 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson
04 02 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl
05 10 ANGEL EYES (HOME AND AWAY) Wet Wet Wet
06 06 LOVE LETTERS Alison Moyet
07 20 HOUSE ARREST Krush
08 23 STUTTER RAP (NO SLEEP TIL BEDTIME) Morris Minor and the Majors
09 21 I FOUND SOMEONE Cher
10 03 ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE Kim Wilde + Mel Smith

11 07 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Rick Astley
12 13 TURN BACK THE CLOCK Johnny Hates Jazz
13 09 CHINA IN YOUR HAND T'Pau *****
14 04 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Nat 'King' Cole
15 16 THE LOOK OF LOVE Madonna
16 14 WHO FOUND WHO? Jellybean ft Elisa Fiorillo
17 19 JINGO Jellybean
18 17 CRITICIZE Alexander O'Neal
19 -- ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT The Stranglers
20 30 G.T.O. Sinitta

21 -- COME INTO MY LIFE Joyce Sims
22 12 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR? Shakin' Stevens
23 31 RISE TO THE OCCASION Climie Fisher
24 11 EV'RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE Simply Red
25 25 SO EMOTIONAL Whitney Houston
26 22 TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF GOD New Order
27 26 IDEAL WORLD The Christians
28 18 GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU George Harrison
29 -- SIGN YOUR NAME Terence Trent D'Arby
30 15 LETTER FROM AMERICA The Proclaimers

31 27 TIGHTEN UP Wally Jump Jr and the Criminal Element
32 -- BEHIND THE WHEEL Depeche Mode
33 29 CHILDREN SAY Level 42
34 35 THE WISHING WELL G.O.S.H.
35 -- FATHER FIGURE George Michael
36 33 REASON TO LIVE Kiss
37 34 THERE'S THE GIRL Heart
38 28 ONCE UPON A LONG AGO Paul McCartney
39 32 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE The Communards
40 36 SATELLITE The Hooters

-- 24 MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME Nina Simone
-- 37 WALKING IN THE AIR Peter Auty and the Sinfonia of London
-- 38 (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley + Jennifer Warnes
-- 39 SONGS FOR CHRISTMAS '87 (E.P.) MiniPops
-- 40 SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Maxi Priest