1 // /7 Columbia Top Black Singles Pos. TITLE -Artist -Label 1 I WANT HER -Keith Sweat -Vintertainment 2 GIRLFRIEND-Pebbles -MCA 3 JUST GOT PAID -Johnny Kemp -Columbia 4 I WANT TO BE YOUR MAN -Roger-Reprise Top Black 5 TWO OCCASIONS -The Deele -Solar 6 LOVE CHANGES -Kashif & Meli'sa Morgan -Arista 7 NITE AND DAY-Al B. Sure! -Warner Bros. Singles Labels 8 MY FOREVER LOVE-LeVert- Atlantic 9 JOY -Teddy Pendergrass- Elektra 10 LOVE OVERBOARD-Gladys Knight & The Pips-MCA Pos. LABEL (No. of charted singles) 11 IF YOU CAN DO IT: I CAN TOO!! -Melisa Morgan - 1 COLUMBIA (49) Capitol 2 MCA (39) 12 NICE 'N' SLOW- Freddie Jackson-Capitol 3 EPIC (28) 13 WISHING WELL-Terence Trent D'Arby -Columbia 4 CAPITOL (24) 14 MAKE IT LAST FOREVER -Keith Sweat (Duet With Jacci 5 MOTOWN (26) McGhee)-Vintertainment 6 WARNER BROS. (23) 15 DA'BUTT (FROM THE FILM 'SCHOOL DAZE')- E.U. -EMI 7 ARISTA (23) 16 OFF ON YOUR OWN (GIRL) -Al B. Sure!- Warner Bros. 8 ATLANTIC (25) 17 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL-Michael Jackson -Epic 9 EMI (16) 18 TO PROVE MY LOVE -Michael Cooper- Warner Bros. 10 JIVE (18) 19 MAMACITA- Troop-Atlantic 11 A&M (17) 20 MERCEDES BOY-Pebbles -MCA 12 ELEKTRA (10) 21 SKELETONS- Stevie Wonder- Motown 13 VIRGIN (16) 22 BABY, BE MINE-Miki Howard-Atlantic 14 SOLAR (11) 23 DON'T BE CRUEL -Bobby Brown -MCA 15 WING (7) 24 SIGN YOUR NAME -Terence Trent D'Arby- Columbia 25 SHAKE YOUR THANG -Salt -N -Pepa Featuring E.U. -Next Plateau 26 LITTLE WALTER-Tony! Toni! Tone!-Wing Top Black 27 FISHNET- Morris Day -Warner Bros. 28 LOOSEY'S RAP -Rick James Featuring Roxanne Shante- Reprise Singles Artists 29 MY PREROGATIVE -Bobby Brown -MCA 30 THE WAY YOU LOVE ME-Katyn White -Warner Bros. 31 GROOVE ME -Guy- Uptown Pos. ARTIST (No. of charted singles) Label 32 SHE'S ON THE LEFT Osborne -Jeffrey -A &M 1 MICHAEL JACKSON (6) Epic 33 I LIVE FOR YOUR LOVE -Natalie Cole -EMI 2 PEBBLES (4) MCA 34 SYSTEM OF SURVIVAL-Earth, Wind & Fire- Columbia 3 LEVERT (4) Atlantic 35 KEEP RISIN' TO THE TOP -Doug E. Fresh & The Get (1) Atco Fresh Crew -Reality /Danya 4 KEITH SWEAT (4) Vintertainment 36 MAN IN THE MIRROR -Michael Jackson -Epic 5 TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY (4) Columbia 37 ONE MORE TRY -George Michael -Columbia 6 AL B. SURE! (3) Warner Bros. 38 HUSBAND -Shirley Murdock -Elektra 7 WHITNEY HOUSTON (5) Arista 39 WATCHING YOU-Loose Ends-MCA 8 GEORGE MICHAEL (5) Columbia 40 SOMETHING JUST AIN'T RIGHT -Keith Sweat - 9 STEVIE WONDER (3) Motown Vintertainment 10 NATALIE COLE (3) EMI 41 PARADISE -Sade -Epic (1) Geffen 42 IF IT ISN'T LOVE-New Edition -MCA 11 MELI'SA MORGAN (1) Arista 43 ADDICTED TO YOU -LeVert-Atco (2) Capitol 44 GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR -Billy 12 GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (3) MCA Ocean -Jive 13 EARTH, WIND & FIRE (4) Columbia 45 000 LA LA LA -Teena Marie-Epic 14 BOBBY BROWN (2) MCA 46 SO EMOTIONAL-Whitney Houston -Arista 15 FULL FORCE (4) Columbia 47 WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO- Whitney Houston - 16 TEDDY PENDERGRASS (2) Elektra Arista 17 TONY! TONI! TONE! (3) Wing 48 ROSES ARE RED-The Mac Band Featuring The 18 TONY TERRY (4) Epic McCampbell Brothers -MCA 19 KOOL MOE DEE (3) Jive 49 BORN NOT TO KNOW -Tony! Toni! Tone! -Wing 20 JOHNNY KEMP (2) Columbia 50 YOU WILL KNOW- Stevie Wonder -Motown 21 ANGELA WINBUSH (4) Mercury 51 SOMEONE TO LOVE ME FOR ME -Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam KEITH SWEAT 22 THE DEELE (2) Solar Featuring Full Force -Columbia 23 NEW EDITION (2) MCA 52 I'M REAL -James Brown -Scotti Bros. 24 FREDDIE JACKSON (4) Capitol 53 TAKE YOUR TIME -Pebbles -MCA 25 BILLY OCEAN (3) Jive 54 THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS -Miki Howard (Duet With Gerald ANY LOVE- Luther Vandross-Epic 26 SADE (2) Epic LeVert)-Atlantic 79 ALL IN MY MIND -Full Force -Columbia 27 MIKI HOWARD (3) Atlantic 55 SWEET SENSATION -LeVert-Atlantic 80 THAT GIRL WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME- Gregory 28 E.U. (1) EMI 56 FLIRT-Evelyn 'Champagne' King-EMI Hines -Epic (1) Next Plateau 57 SOME KIND OF LOVER -Jody Watley -MCA 81 COME INTO MY LIFE -Joyce Sims -Sleeping Bag 29 PRINCE (4) Paisley Park 58 ANOTHER PART OF ME- Michael Jackson -Epic 82 NO 1/2 STEPPIN' -Shanice Wilson -A &M 30 JAMES BROWN (2) Scotti Bros. 59 SECRET LADY- Stephanie Mills -MCA 83 WASN'T I GOOD TO YA ?-da'Krash- Capitol 31 ROGER (2) Reprise 60 ALPHABET ST.- Prince -Paisley Park 84 ROCKET 2 U-The Jets -MCA (1) Warner Bros. 61 WILD, WILD WEST-Kool Moe Dee -Jive 85 PUMP UP THE VOLUME- M /A /R/R /S --4th & B'Way 32 TEENA MARIE (2) Epic 62 MY GIRL -Suave -Capitol 86 WANNA MAKE LOVE (ALL NIGHT LONG)-Lillo 33 TROOP (2) Atlantic 63 DON'T ROCK THE BOAT- Midnight Star Featuring Thomas -Capitol 34 MICHAEL COOPER (3) Warner Bros. Ecstacy Of Hodini -Solar 87 EVERY DROP OF YOUR LOVE -Stacy Lattisaw- Motown 35 EVELYN 'CHAMPAGNE' KING (2) EMI 64 LOVEY DOVEY -Tony Terry-Epic 88 THE BEST OF ME- Kiara- Arista 36 VANESSA WILLIAMS (2) Wing 65 YOU'RE NOT MY KIND OF GIRL -New Edition -MCA 89 PARENTS JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND -D.J. Jazzy Jeff & 37 THE JETS (4) MCA 66 2 A.M. -Teddy Pendergrass -Elektra The Fresh Prince -Jive 38 JODY WATLEY (3) MCA 67 LOVE STRUCK -Jesse Johnson -A &M 90 NOTHING CAN COME BETWEEN US -Sade -Epic 39 SHANICE WILSON (3) A &M 68 SUPERBAD-Chris Jasper -CBS Associated 91 FATHER FIGURE- George Michael- Columbia 40 KASHIF (3) Arista 69 THE RIGHT STUFF -Vanessa Williams -Wing 92 LET'S START LOVE OVER -Miles Jaye -Island (1) Capitol 70 LOVIN' ON NEXT TO NOTHIN'- Gladys Knight & The 93 PIANO IN THE DARK-Brenda Russell Featuring Joe 41 MILES JAYE (2) Island Pips -MCA Esposito -A &M 42 MORRIS DAY (3) Warner Bros. 71 NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS -Alexander O'Neal 94 PINK CADILLAC -Natalie Cole -EMI 43 D.J. JAllY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE (2) Jive Featuring Cherrelle -Tabu 95 THINKING OF YOU- Earth, Wind & Fire -- Columbia 44 STACY LATTISAW (3) Motown 72 OFF THE HOOK (WITH YOUR LOVE)- R.J.'s Latest 96 LET'S DO IT AGAIN -George Benson -Warner Bros. 45 JESSE JOHNSON (2) A &M Arriva l -EM I 97 STATIC -James Brown -Scotti Bros. 46 THE TEMPTATIONS (3) Motown 73 LET ME TOUCH YOU -The O'Jays- P.I.R. 98 DIRTY DIANA-Michael Jackson -Epic 47 HOWARD HEWETT (2) Elektra 74 LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY-Whitney Houston -Arista 99 GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT -Anita Baker - (1) Arista 75 RUN TO ME- Angela Winbush- Mercury Elektra 48 CHRIS JASPER (2) CBS Associated 76 PROVE IT TO Gregory Abbott 100 KNOCKED OUT -Paula Abdul- Virgin I'LL YOU- -Columbia MICHAEL JACKSON`? 49 ALEXANDER O'NEAL (3) Tabu 77 GET IT- Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson-Motown 50 STEPHANIE MILLS (4) MCA BILLBOARD DECEMBER 24, 1988 Y-23 www.americanradiohistory.com.