January 23, 1988

-------- DROPOUTS --------
Animal - Def Leppard --- 19 (2) / 9
(I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes --- 1 (1) / 15  
Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle --- 1 (1) / 15  
Dude (Looks Like A Lady) - Aerosmith --- 14 (4) / 10


40 --- I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle (54)
39 --- 853-5937 - Squeeze (46)
28 38 --- Valerie - Steve Winwood
37 --- Father Figure - George Michael (44)
34 36 --- True Faith - New Order
38 35 --- I Found Someone - Cher
34 --- Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (41)
20 33 --- Don't You Want Me - Jody Watley
36 32 --- Can't Stay Away From You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
39 31 --- She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze feat. Wendy Fraser

37 30 --- Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
26 29 --- Power Of Love - Laura Branigan
19 28 --- Catch Me (I'm Falling) - Pretty Poison
32 27 --- Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
30 26 --- Pop Goes The World - Men Without Hats
27 25 --- Honestly - Stryper
13 24 --- Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
29 23 --- Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
12 22 --- Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellencamp
25 21 --- Don't Shed A Tear - Paul Carrack

23 20 --- I Live For Your Love - Natalie Cole
10 19 --- Is This Love - Whitesnake
24 18 --- What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys feat. Dusty Springfield
22 17 --- Say You Will - Foreigner
09 16 --- Faith - George Michael  
21 15 --- Tunnel Of Love - Bruce Springsteen
18 14 --- Crazy - Icehouse
16 13 --- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince
14 12 --- There's The Girl - Heart
17 11 --- Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen

15 10 --- I Want To Be Your Man - Roger
02 09 --- So Emotional - Whitney Houston  
11 08 --- Seasons Change - Exposé
08 07 --- Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
07 06 --- Candle In The Wind - Elton John
06 05 --- Hazy Shade Of Winter - The Bangles
01 04 --- Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison  
05 03 --- Could've Been - Tiffany
04 02 --- Need You Tonight - INXS
03 01 --- The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson  


This marks the first US Top 40 hit for Rick Astley.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 23-29 January 1988

01 01 HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH Belinda Carlisle **
02 08 SIGN YOUR NAME Terence Trent D'Arby
03 13 I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW Tiffany
04 03 HOUSE ARREST Krush
05 04 STUTTER RAP (NO SLEEP TIL BEDTIME) Morris Minor and the Majors
06 05 I FOUND SOMEONE Cher
07 07 ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT The Stranglers
08 09 COME INTO MY LIFE Joyce Sims
09 06 ANGEL EYES (HOME AND AWAY) Wet Wet Wet
10 10 RISE TO THE OCCASION Climie Fisher

11 02 ALWAYS ON MY MIND Pet Shop Boys ****
12 17 HEATSEEKER AC/DC
13 11 FATHER FIGURE George Michael
14 26 ROK DA HOUSE The Beatmasters ft the Cookie Crew
15 22 IDEAL WORLD The Christians
16 39 WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS? Bros
17 12 JINGO Jellybean
18 33 O L'AMOUR Dollar
19 15 G.T.O. Sinitta
20 23 I CAN'T HELP IT Bananarama

21 14 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Rick Astley
22 24 THE WISHING WELL G.O.S.H.
23 38 YOU'RE ALL I NEED Motley Crue
24 21 BEHIND THE WHEEL Depeche Mode
25 35 NEW SENSATION INXS
26 16 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson
27 -- HOT IN THE CITY Billy Idol
28 20 TURN BACK THE CLOCK Johnny Hates Jazz
29 -- TIRED OF GETTING PUSHED AROUND 2 Men, A Drum Machine and a Trumpet
30 -- CANDLE IN THE WIND (LIVE) Elton John

31 37 JENNIFER, SHE SAID Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
32 18 LOVE LETTERS Alison Moyet
33 -- THE JACK THAT HOUSE BUILT Jack N Chill
34 32 BRING THE NOISE Public Enemy
35 -- SHAKE YOUR LOVE Debbie Gibson
36 -- WILD HEARTED WOMAN All About Eve
37 -- SAY IT AGAIN Jermaine Stewart
38 -- PARADISE Black
39 19 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl
40 28 CHINA IN YOUR HAND T'Pau *****

-- 25 WHO FOUND WHO? Jellybean ft Elisa Fiorillo
-- 27 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Nat 'King' Cole
-- 29 TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF GOD New Order
-- 30 CRITICIZE Alexander O'Neal
-- 31 ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE Kim Wilde + Mel Smith
-- 34 TIGHTEN UP Wally Jump Jr and the Criminal Element
-- 36 THE LOOK OF LOVE Madonna
-- 40 EV'RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE Simply Red


New entrants here are Debbie Gibson, and All About Eve