April 16, 1988

-------- DROPOUTS --------
Never Knew Love Like This - Alexander O'Neal feat. Cherrelle --- 28 / 6
Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth --- 6 / 11
She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze feat. Wendy Fraser --- 3 (3) / 13
Rock Of Life - Rick Springfield --- 22 / 6


40 --- One More Try - George Michael (HOT SHOT DEBUT)
24 39 --- I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle
21 38 --- Hysteria - Def Leppard
37 --- Say It Again - Jermaine Stewart (44)
36 --- Dreaming - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (43)
35 --- Kiss And Tell - Bryan Ferry (42)
26 34 --- Father Figure - George Michael    
31 33 --- Going Back To Cali - L.L. Cool J
38 32 --- Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell
34 31 --- Pamela - Toto

36 30 --- I Don't Want To Live Without You - Foreigner
37 29 --- Wait - White Lion
32 28 --- I Wish I Had A Girl - Henry Lee Summer
35 27 --- Two Occasions - The Deele
33 26 --- Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
18 25 --- Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley    
27 24 --- Fishnet - Morris Day
28 23 --- Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) - Samantha Fox
14 22 --- (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Michael Bolton
29 21 --- Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys

23 20 --- You Don't Know - Scarlett & Black
22 19 --- Electric Blue - Icehouse
09 18 --- I Want Her - Keith Sweat
19 17 --- One Step Up - Bruce Springsteen
07 16 --- Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx
20 15 --- Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
15 14 --- Check It Out - John Cougar Mellencamp
17 13 --- Prove Your Love - Taylor Dayne
16 12 --- Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole
03 11 --- Out Of The Blue - Debbie Gibson

13 10 --- Some Kind Of Lover - Jody Watley
11 09 --- I Saw Him Standing There - Tiffany
12 08 --- Angel - Aerosmith
06 07 --- Rocket 2 U - The Jets
08 06 --- Girlfriend - Pebbles
10 05 --- Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby
02 04 --- Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson    
05 03 --- Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston
04 02 --- Devil Inside - INXS
01 01 --- Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean    


This week introduces English singer Bryan Ferry to the US. (Lead singer of Roxy Music). The song is from the movie Bright Lights, Big City starring Michael J. Fox.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 16-22 April 1988

01 01 HEART Pet Shop Boys **
02 02 DROP THE BOY Bros
03 07 LOVE CHANGES (EVERYTHING) Climie Fisher
04 04 COULD'VE BEEN Tiffany
05 13 EVERYWHERE Fleetwood Mac
06 06 CROSS MY BROKEN HEART Sinitta
07 09 I'M NOT SCARED Eighth Wonder
08 15 PROVE YOUR LOVE Taylor Dayne
09 20 WHO'S LEAVING WHO? Hazell Dean
10 03 DON'T TURN AROUND Aswad **

11 24 PINK CADILLAC Natalie Cole
12 16 DREAMING Glen Goldsmith
13 23 GIRLFRIEND Pebbles
14 36 I WANT YOU BACK Bananarama
15 21 JUST A MIRAGE Jellybean ft Adele Bertei
16 11 ONLY IN MY DREAMS Debbie Gibson
17 08 STAY ON THESE ROADS a-ha
18 05 CAN I PLAY WITH MADNESS? Iron Maiden
19 12 TEMPTATION Wet Wet Wet
20 28 ARMAGEDDON IT Def Leppard

21 10 I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY Kylie Minogue *****
22 40 GET LUCKY Jermaine Stewart
23 25 SEX TALK (LIVE) T'Pau
24 19 AIN'T COMPLAINING Status Quo
25 -- THEME FROM S'EXPRESS S'Express
26 31 I NEED A MAN Eurythmics
27 22 THAT'S THE WAY I WANNA ROCK N ROLL AC/DC
28 29 PIANO IN THE DARK Brenda Russell
29 -- LET'S ALL CHANT Mick & Pat
30 32 SIDEWALKING The Jesus and Mary Chain

31 -- I WANT YOU BACK '88 Michael Jackson + The Jackson Five
32 14 NEVER / THESE DREAMS Heart
33 17 WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO? Whitney Houston
34 -- A LOVE SUPREME Will Downing
35 -- MARY'S PRAYER Danny Wilson
36 18 BASS (HOW LOW CAN YOU GO)? Simon Harris
37 34 I WANT HER Keith Sweat
38 27 CRASH The Primitives
39 -- SHE'S LIKE THE WIND Patrick Swayze ft Wendy Fraser
40 -- EVERY ANGEL All About Eve

-- 26 I GET WEAK Belinda Carlisle
-- 30 RECKLESS Afrika Bambaataa + UB40
-- 33 SHIP OF FOOLS Erasure
-- 35 JOE LE TAXI Vanessa Paradis
-- 37 TOGETHER FOREVER Rick Astley
-- 38 GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR Billy Ocean
-- 39 LOVE IS CONTAGIOUS Taja Sevelle


Myriad debuts here, from Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze, from dance act S'Express, and from naff radio DJs Pat Sharp & Mick Brown, raising money with naff cover versions of old disco numbers