September 17, 1988

-------- DROPOUTS --------
Hold on To The Nights - Richard Marx --- 1 (1) / 14    
Sign Your Name - Terence Trent D'Arby --- 4 / 13
Make Me Lose Control - Eric Carmen --- 3 / 13
I Don't Want To Be A Hero - Johnny Hates Jazz --- 31 (2) / 5



 40 --- The Loco-Motion - Kylie Minogue (50)
29 39 --- Roll With It - Steve Winwood          
24 38 --- Love Will Save The Day - Whitney Houston
31 37 --- 1-2-3 - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
 36 --- Wild, Wild West - The Escape Club (45)
27 35 --- Hands To Heaven - Breathe
22 34 --- All Fired Up - Pat Benatar
 33 --- Never Tear Us Apart - INXS (43)
38 32 --- Chains Of Love - Erasure
 31 --- Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins (42)

35 30 --- Forever Young - Rod Stewart
34 29 --- What You See Is What You Get - Brenda K. Starr
37 28 --- True Love - Glenn Frey
36 27 --- Don't You Know What The Night Can Do? - Steve Winwood
30 26 --- Staying Together - Debbie Gibson
20 25 --- Here With Me - REO Speedwagon
12 24 --- I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That - Elton John
15 23 --- I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love - Chicago
26 22 --- What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) - Information Society
25 21 --- Fallen Angel - Poison

23 20 --- Don't Be Cruel - Bobby Brown
28 19 --- Red Red Wine - UB40
21 18 --- Please Don't Go Girl - New Kids On The Block
19 17 --- A Nightmare On My Street - D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
06 16 --- Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
18 15 --- Don't Be Cruel - Cheap Trick
17 14 --- I Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
04 13 --- Monkey - George Michael      
11 12 --- Another Part Of Me - Michael Jackson
14 11 --- One Good Woman - Peter Cetera

13 10 --- It Would Take A Strong Strong Man - Rick Astley
16 09 --- Love Bites - Def Leppard
10 08 --- Nobody's Fool - Kenny Loggins
08 07 --- If It Isn't Love - New Edition
05 06 --- When It's Love - Van Halen
07 05 --- I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne
09 04 --- Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
03 03 --- Perfect World - Huey Lewis & The News
02 02 --- Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer
01 01 --- Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses      


New this week are English pop-rock band The Escape Club.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 17-23 September 1988

01 01 A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE Phil Collins **
02 05 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER The Hollies
03 04 TEARDROPS Womack & Womack
04 -- I QUIT Bros
05 02 THE HARDER I TRY Brother Beyond
06 21 LOVELY DAY Bill Withers
07 03 THE ONLY WAY IS UP Yazz and the Plastic Population *****
08 08 THE RACE Yello
09 06 MEGABLAST / DON'T MAKE WE WAIT Bomb The Bass
10 15 ANYTHING FOR YOU Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine

11 07 MY LOVE Julio Iglesias
12 13 RUSH HOUR Jane Wiedlin
13 37 NOTHING CAN DIVIDE US Jason Donovan
14 19 I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES) The Proclaimers
15 16 ANOTHER PART OF ME Michael Jackson
16 10 HANDS TO HEAVEN Breathe
17 20 EASY The Commodores
18 09 THE LOCO-MOTION Kylie Minogue
19 11 TOUCHY! a-ha
20 31 BIG FUN Inner City ft Kevin Saunderson

21 12 HEAVEN IN MY HANDS Level 42
22 36 SHAKE YOUR THANG (IT'S YOUR THING) Salt N Pepa ft EU
23 23 EVERY GIRL AND BOY Spagna
24 14 I NEED YOU B.V.S.M.P.
25 33 STOP THIS CRAZY THING Coldcut ft Junior Reid
26 28 TEARS RUN RINGS Marc Almond
27 25 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER Bill Medley
28 26 MAKE ME LAUGH Anthrax
29 -- RIDING ON A TRAIN The Pasadenas
30 24 SWEET CHILD O' MINE Guns N Roses

31 18 FIND MY LOVE Fairground Attraction
32 17 GOOD TRADITION Tanita Tikaram
33 27 WHERE DID I GO WRONG? UB40
34 22 YOU CAME Kim Wilde
35 30 RUNNING ALL OVER THE WORLD Status Quo
36 RE WAY BEHIND ME The Primitives
37 -- REVOLUTION BABY Transvision Vamp
38 29 SOMEWHERE DOWN THE CRAZY RIVER Robbie Robertson
39 -- WORLD WITHOUT YOU Belinda Carlisle
40 -- STALEMATE The Mac Band

-- 32 HARVESTER OF SORROW Metallica
-- 34 KING OF EMOTION Big Country
-- 35 SUPERFLY GUY S'Express
-- 38 JUMP START Natalie Cole
-- 39 SOLDIER OF LOVE Donny Osmond
-- 40 ON THE BEACH Chris Rea