January 30, 1988

-------- DROPOUTS --------
Valerie - Steve Winwood --- 9 / 12
True Faith - New Order --- 32 (2) / 8
Don't You Want Me - Jody Watley --- 6 (3) / 14
Power Of Love - Laura Branigan --- 26 (2) / 9


40 --- Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx (53)
39 --- Love Overboard - Gladys Knight & The Pips (52)
28 38 --- Catch Me (I'm Falling) - Pretty Poison
37 --- Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth (45)
36 --- Because Of You - The Cover Girls (42)
39 35 --- 853-5937 - Squeeze
22 34 --- Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellencamp
40 33 --- I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle
24 32 --- Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
19 31 --- Is This Love - Whitesnake

37 30 --- Father Figure - George Michael
35 29 --- I Found Someone - Cher
16 28 --- Faith - George Michael    
32 27 --- Can't Stay Away From You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
27 26 --- Push It - Salt-N-Pepa
30 25 --- Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
34 24 --- Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
25 23 --- Honestly - Stryper
26 22 --- Pop Goes The World - Men Without Hats
31 21 --- She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze feat. Wendy Fraser

09 20 --- So Emotional - Whitney Houston  
12 19 --- There's The Girl - Heart
23 18 --- Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
20 17 --- I Live For Your Love - Natalie Cole
14 16 --- Crazy - Icehouse
21 15 --- Don't Shed A Tear - Paul Carrack
15 14 --- Tunnel Of Love - Bruce Springsteen
17 13 --- Say You Will - Foreigner
18 12 --- What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys feat. Dusty Springfield
13 11 --- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince

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


Scoring their first debut this week are The Cover Girls.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 30 January-5 February 1988

01 03 I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW Tiffany *
02 01 HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH Belinda Carlisle **
03 02 SIGN YOUR NAME Terence Trent D'Arby
04 04 HOUSE ARREST Krush
05 05 STUTTER RAP (NO SLEEP 'TIL BEDTIME) Morris Minor and the Majors
06 16 WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS? Bros
07 08 COME INTO MY LIFE Joyce Sims
08 14 ROK DA HOUSE The Beatmasters ft The Cookie Crew
09 18 O L'AMOUR Dollar
10 10 RISE TO THE OCCASION Climie Fisher

11 06 I FOUND SOMEONE Cher
12 12 HEATSEEKER AC/DC
13 07 ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT The Stranglers
14 15 IDEAL WORLD The Christians
15 09 ANGEL EYES (HOME AND AWAY) Wet Wet Wet
16 30 CANDLE IN THE WIND (LIVE) Elton John
17 35 SHAKE YOUR LOVE Debbie Gibson
18 27 HOT IN THE CITY Billy Idol
19 33 THE JACK THAT HOUSE BUILT Jack N Chill
20 11 ALWAYS ON MY MIND Pet Shop Boys ****

21 29 TIRED OF GETTING PUSHED AROUND 2 Men, A Drum Machine and a Trumpet
22 20 I CAN'T HELP IT Bananarama
23 13 FATHER FIGURE George Michael
24 -- TELL IT TO MY HEART Taylor Dayne
25 37 SAY IT AGAIN Jermaine Stewart
26 23 YOU'RE ALL I NEED Motley Crue
27 25 NEW SENSATION INXS
28 17 JINGO Jellybean
29 21 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Rick Astley
30 22 THE WISHING WELL G.O.S.H.

31 -- I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY Kylie Minogue
32 -- GIVE ME THE REASON Luther Vandross
33 -- VALENTINE T'Pau
34 36 WILD HEARTED WOMAN All About Eve
35 -- NO MORE LIES Sharpe & Numan
36 -- I WANNA BE A FLINTSTONE Screaming Blue Messiahs
37 19 G.T.O. Sinitta
38 -- MANDINKA Sinead O'Connor
39 -- I GOT DA FEELIN' / IT'S LIKE THAT, Y'ALL Sweet Tee
40 38 PARADISE Black

-- 24 BEHIND THE WHEEL Depeche Mode
-- 26 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson
-- 28 TURN BACK THE CLOCK Johnny Hates Jazz
-- 31 JENNIFER SHE SAID Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
-- 32 LOVE LETTERS Alison Moyet
-- 34 BRING THE NOISE Public Enemy
-- 39 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues + Kirsty MacColl
-- 40 CHINA IN YOUR HAND T'Pau *****


Big week for debutants, with Taylor Dayne, Sinead O'Connor and Kylie Minogue all making their starts