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Billboard Hot 100 For The Week Ending September 10, 1988

Posted on 9/10/26 at 5:58 pm
Posted by stout
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Posted by holmesbr
Baton Rouge, La.
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 6:11 pm to
South florida fm radio had 1, 2, 6, 9 and baby I love the way, or whatever that song was in high rotation.
Posted by Keith13
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 6:14 pm to
That was a good year for me 13 yo and loving it
Posted by NorthEndZone
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 6:37 pm to
Great Mix of Artists

All-Time Performers

Michael
Elton

Great Male Vocalists

Peter Cetera
George Michael
Kenny Loggins

70s/80s Stadium/Arena Rock

Def Leppard
Guns 'n Roses
Van Halen
REO Speedwagon
Chicago
Cheap Trick

The Women:

Pat Benatar
Joan Jett
Taylor Dayne
Tracy Chapman

The Cool Club

Robert Palmer
Huey Lewis
Bobby McFerrin
Jazzy Jeff & Will Smith
Bobby Brown

Boy Bands

New Kids On The Block
New Edition

And That Covers It All except for the Rick Roll

Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 6:38 pm to
Nightmare On My Street brings back memories.
Posted by msudawg1200
Central Mississippi
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 6:38 pm to
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That was a good year for me 13 yo and loving it

Same. I turned 16 in August and started my junior year. Those songs remind me of cool crisp fall days and practicing football with the whole world in front of me. At the time I didn't realize how good I had it. Great musical year.
Posted by TexasTiger89
Houston, TX
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 6:50 pm to
I was a junior at LSU. What a time to be alive plus in college.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 6:53 pm to
A year earlier was even better:

The top 10 singles for the chart week ending September 12, 1987 (typically reflecting the week of September 10) were:

"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" – Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett
"Who's That Girl" – Madonna
"La Bamba" – Los Lobos
"Shakedown" – Bob Seger
"Alone" – Heart
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" – Whitney Houston
"Head to Toe" – Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
"Always" – Atlantic Starr
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" – Kim Wilde
"With or Without You" – U2
Posted by DiamondDog
Louisiana
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 7:08 pm to
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New Kids On The Block


My cousin loved these people. Thought they were what *NSYNC turned out to be.
Posted by MKP2004
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 7:21 pm to
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80's Pat Benatar

Posted by Bunk Moreland
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 7:22 pm to
That's an underrated banger from Rick.


Underrated Huey song and video, too.
LINK
This post was edited on 9/10/26 at 7:24 pm
Posted by OldHickory
New Orleans
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 7:28 pm to
Robert Palmer seemed so cool with all those models dancing around him.
Posted by jamiegla1
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 7:38 pm to
I started a lifelong career of self gratification after watching the video of #2 on the Hot 100
Posted by East Coast Band
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 7:54 pm to
Of all the "big name acts" in the list of the top 23 i can see, none of these songs would be considered their best song, with the exception of maybe Sweet Child of Mine.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 7:57 pm to
One more thing. I know Sammy turned VH into gay power ballad band from what they were with Dave, but they were still great.
Posted by NorthEndZone
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 9:58 pm to
Here's the Huey Lewis video. The TD interface only allows one video embed per post.

Posted by Dr Rosenrosen
Member since May 2006
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 10:03 pm to
I thought that Joan Jett song was from the early 80s. I would never have guessed 1988.
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 10:20 pm to
Meanwhile in the mist shrouded forests of the northwest, a brooding, angsty, flannel wearing movement was watching, waiting, biding its time.
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 10:58 pm to
Elvis Presley had a song on the chart. He’s listed as a co-writer for Don’t Be Cruel.

There are other titans of the recording industry with songs that week. They aren’t as well known as the artists, but they were hugely influential and successful behind the scenes

Bernie Taupin as a songwriter.

Producers:
Jimmy Jam. & Terry Lewis
Robert “Mutt” Lange
Quincy Jones
Maurice Starr (created ‘Boy Bands’)
Posted by Tall Tiger
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Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 9/10/26 at 11:32 pm to
A lot of that was driven by MTV, especially the hard rock stuff. Appetite for Destruction was released in 1987 but didn't hit until 1988 when the Sweet Child and Paradise City videos came out on MTV. Def Leppard Hysteria had a similar trajectory, released in 87 but having huge impacts in 88 with additional videos being released. Combine that with Bon Jovi New Jersey and Poison Open Up and Say Ahh, 1988 was monster year.

MTV got me into music at a young age, that type specifically in 1988.
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