𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟯𝟬: 𝗗𝗲𝗰. 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟴

The Top 30 songs with 5 extras by The Traveling Wilburys, Tracy Chapman, Alphaville, Peter Cetera and Judson Spence from the 1988 singles charts of Billboard and Cash Box magazines for weeks ending December 10, 17, 24 and 31. Unlike for my books, Ranking the ‘60s and Ranking the ‘70s (with Bill Carroll), in which a weighted ranking system was used, I used a simple reverse ranking system, assigning 1 point to No. 30, 2 points to No. 29, etc. I kept it simple since we’re dealing with four weeks rather than a longer duration, like a year. *1988 Rank given to the three songs leaving the charts is an average of those songs’ year-end rankings from Joel Whitburn, Billboard magazine, Fred Bronson, Bill Carroll and Cash Box magazine. The Thumbnail: The five acts below “Dec. 1988” from left to right: Bobby Brown, Chicago, Poison, Boy Meets Girl and Anita Baker. Sources: https://top40weekly.com/1988-all-charts/ https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Arc... https://www.discogs.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/ https://songfacts.com https://secondhandsongs.com https://gemini.google.com/ The Comparison Book 1954-1982, by Joel Whitburn Ranking the ‘80s, by Bill Carroll: https://ranking.rocks/the-80s. Pop Annual 1955-1999, by Joel Whitburn Billboard’s Hottest Hot 100 Hits, by Fred Bronson Closing music is by Yoga Pop Ups from the 2018 album, Glam Metal Yogi. #1980s #USATop30 #BitsOHits