Mainstream Rock Airplay

Week of April 9, 1988

Mainstream Rock Airplay

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS RANKED BY MAINSTREAM ROCK RADIO AIRPLAY DETECTIONS, AS MEASURED BY MEDIABASE AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. STATIONS ARE ELECTRONICALLY MONITORED 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.

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Tall Cool One

Robert Plant

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Es Paranza/Atlantic

Gains In Performance

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Release Hypnotic Live Version of 'When the Levee Breaks': Listen

Mainstream Rock Airplay

Week of April 9, 1988

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Tall Cool One
  Robert Plant
- 3
- 1
- 6
- - 3
  - 1
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Es Paranza/Atlantic

Gains In Performance

2
- I Wish I Had A Girl
  Henry Lee Summer
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

H.L.Summer

Producer(s):

M.Frondelli

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CBS Associated/Epic

3
- Damn Good
  David Lee Roth
- 2
- 2
- 9
- - 2
  - 2
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

4
- Get It On
  Kingdom Come
- 5
- 4
- 9
- - 5
  - 4
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/PolyGram

5
- All That Heaven Will Allow
  Bruce Springsteen
- 7
- 5
- 7
- - 7
  - 5
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

6
- (Nothing But) Flowers
  Talking Heads
- 12
- 6
- 4
- - 12
  - 6
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

7
- Rev It Up
  Jerry Harrison: Casual Gods
- 8
- 7
- 10
- - 8
  - 7
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

8
- Born To Be Bad
  George Thorogood
- 10
- 8
- 5
- - 10
  - 8
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

9
- Talkin' Bout
  3
- 11
- 9
- 8
- - 11
  - 9
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

10
- Beds Are Burning
  Midnight Oil
- 15
- 10
- 8
- - 15
  - 10
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

Midnight Oil

Producer(s):

W.Livesey, Midnight Oil

Gains In Performance

11
- New Sensation
  INXS
- 22
- 11
- 4
- - 22
  - 11
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Gains In Performance

12
- Only A Memory
  The Smithereens
- 19
- 12
- 3
- - 19
  - 12
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

P.DiNizio

Producer(s):

D.Dixon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enigma/Capitol

Gains In Performance

13
- Under The Milky Way
  The Church
- 16
- 13
- 6
- - 16
  - 13
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

S.Kilbey, K.Jansson

Producer(s):

G.Ladanyi, Waddy Wachtel, The Church

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

14
- Century's End
  Donald Fagen
- 21
- 14
- 3
- - 21
  - 14
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Gains In Performance

15
- Heaven Knows
  Robert Plant
- 6
- 1
- 9
- - 6
  - 1
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Es Paranza/Atlantic

16
- Presence Of Love
  The Alarm
- 17
- 16
- 8
- - 17
  - 16
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I.R.S./MCA

17
- Check It Out
  John Mellencamp
- 4
- 3
- 10
- - 4
  - 3
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

18
- I Love The Things You Do To Me
  Balaam And The Angel
- 18
- 18
- 5
- - 18
  - 18
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

Gains In Performance

19
- Swamp Music
  Lynyrd Skynyrd
- 24
- 19
- 3
- - 24
  - 19
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Gains In Performance

20
- Angel
  Aerosmith
- 9
- 2
- 11
- - 9
  - 2
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

Tyler, D.Child

Producer(s):

B.Fairbairn

21
- Stand Up
  David Lee Roth
- 30
- 21
- 8
- - 30
  - 21
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

22
- I Don't Want To Live Without You
  Foreigner
- 25
- 22
- 3
- - 25
  - 22
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

M.Jones

Producer(s):

M.Jones, F.Fillipetti

Gains In Performance

23
- Can't Wait
  Foreigner
- 20
- 18
- 9
- - 20
  - 18
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

24
- Electric Blue
  Icehouse
- 13
- 10
- 12
- - 13
  - 10
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

25
- One Good Reason
  Paul Carrack
- 28
- 25
- 5
- - 28
  - 25
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

P.M.Carrack, C.Difford

Producer(s):

C.Neil

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

Gains In Performance

26
- Final Eyes
  Yes
- 23
- 20
- 8
- - 23
  - 20
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Atlantic

27
- Cloud Nine
  George Harrison
- 14
- 9
- 9
- - 14
  - 9
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dark Horse/Warner Bros.

28
- Ship Of Fools
  Robert Plant
- 32
- 28
- 6
- - 32
  - 28
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Es Paranza/Atlantic

Gains In Performance

29
- Heart Of Steel
  Will & The Kill
- 35
- 29
- 4
- - 35
  - 29
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Gains In Performance

30 NEW
NEW
- The Flame
  Cheap Trick
- -
- 30
- 1
- - -
  - 30
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

31
- Heatseeker
  AC/DC
- 27
- 20
- 10
- - 27
  - 20
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

32
- Snakes And Ladders
  Joni Mitchell
- 37
- 32
- 4
- - 37
  - 32
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Gains In Performance

33
- Englishman In New York
  Sting
- 38
- 33
- 3
- - 38
  - 33
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

Sting

Producer(s):

N.Dorfsman, Sting

Gains In Performance

34
- Dignity
  Deacon Blue
- 47
- 34
- 2
- - 47
  - 34
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Gains In Performance

35
- Wait
  White Lion
- 33
- 18
- 14
- - 33
  - 18
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

36 NEW
NEW
- Love Changes Everything
  Honeymoon Suite
- -
- 36
- 1
- - -
  - 36
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Gains In Performance

37 NEW
NEW
- Serpentine
  Kings Of The Sun
- -
- 37
- 1
- - -
  - 37
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Gains In Performance

38
- Finest Worksong
  R.E.M.
- 31
- 28
- 10
- - 31
  - 28
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I.R.S./MCA

39
- I Think She Likes Me
  Treat Her Right
- 43
- 39
- 2
- - 43
  - 39
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Gains In Performance

40
- Pour Some Sugar On Me
  Def Leppard
- 36
- 25
- 11
- - 36
  - 25
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Gold

41
- Welcome To The Jungle
  Guns N' Roses
- 50
- 41
- 2
- - 50
  - 41
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

W.B.Rose, Jr., J.Isbell, S.Hudson, Duff McKagan, S.Adler

Producer(s):

M.Clink

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

42
- Time Runs Wild
  Danny Wilde
- 26
- 15
- 11
- - 26
  - 15
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

43
- You Talk Too Much
  George Thorogood & The Destroyers
- 41
- 4
- 12
- - 41
  - 4
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

44 NEW
NEW
- Surfing With The Alien
  Joe Satriani
- -
- 44
- 1
- - -
  - 44
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Gains In Performance

45 NEW
NEW
- Living Out Of Touch
  Kingdom Come
- -
- 45
- 1
- - -
  - 45
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/PolyGram

Gains In Performance

46
- Devil Inside
  INXS
- 34
- 2
- 16
- - 34
  - 2
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

A.Farriss, M.Hutchence

Producer(s):

C.Thomas

47
- One Step Up
  Bruce Springsteen
- 46
- 2
- 17
- - 46
  - 2
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

48
- Desolation Angel
  John Brannen
- 29
- 21
- 10
- - 29
  - 21
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

49
- Birth, School, Work, Death
  The Godfathers
- 40
- 38
- 10
- - 40
  - 38
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

50
- Sorrow
  Pink Floyd
- 39
- 36
- 6
- - 39
  - 36
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Mainstream Rock Airplay

Week of April 9, 1988

Mainstream Rock Airplay

Tall Cool One

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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Release Hypnotic Live Version of 'When the Levee Breaks': Listen

Mainstream Rock Airplay

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Tall Cool One

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I Wish I Had A Girl

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Damn Good

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Get It On

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All That Heaven Will Allow

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(Nothing But) Flowers

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Rev It Up

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Born To Be Bad

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Talkin' Bout

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Beds Are Burning

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New Sensation

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Only A Memory

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Under The Milky Way

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Century's End

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Heaven Knows

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Presence Of Love

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Check It Out

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I Love The Things You Do To Me

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Swamp Music

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