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American Top 40 — May 7, 1988

Host: Casey Kasem Songs on show: 42 Non-chart: 2

The May 7, 1988 American Top 40, hosted by Casey Kasem, included 42 songs. #1 was Wishing Well by Terence Trent D'Arby. 6 songs debuted this week. 7 songs were in their final week on the chart. Also on the show: 2 Long Distance Dedications (Bridge Over Troubled Water, Somewhere Out There) .

On this show

  1. 40
    Endless Summer Nights Richard Marx
    Week 15 of 15 · Peak #2
  2. 39
    Nighttime Pretty Poison
    Week 1 of 4 · Peaks #36
  3. 38
    Ritual Dan Reed Network
    Week 2 of 2 · Peaks #38
  4. 37
    I'm Still Standing Glass Tiger
    Week 1 of 1 · Peaks #37
  5. 36
    Foolish Beat Debbie Gibson
    Week 1 of 14 · Peaks #1
  6. 35
    I Still Believe Brenda K. Starr
    Week 1 of 12 · Peaks #13
  7. 34
    Rocket 2 U The Jets
    Week 13 of 13 · Peak #6
  8. LDD
    Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel
  9. 33
    Make It Real The Jets
    Week 1 of 13 · Peaks #4
  10. 32
    We All Sleep Alone Cher
    Week 2 of 9 · Peaks #14
  11. 31
    Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson
    Week 13 of 13 · Peak #1
  12. 30
    Circle In The Sand Belinda Carlisle
    Week 1 of 10 · Peaks #7
  13. 29
    One Good Reason Paul Carrack
    Week 3 of 5 · Peaks #28
  14. 28
    Strange But True Times Two
    Week 3 of 8 · Peaks #21
  15. 27
    Say It Again Jermaine Stewart
    Week 4 of 5 · Peaks #27
  16. 26
    My Girl Suave
    Week 3 of 7 · Peaks #20
  17. 25
    Together Forever Rick Astley
    Week 2 of 12 · Peaks #1
  18. 24
    Dreaming Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
    Week 4 of 9 · Peaks #16
  19. 23
    I Wish I Had A Girl Henry Lee Summer
    Week 6 of 7 · Peak #20
  20. 22
    Pamela Toto
    Week 7 of 8 · Peaks #22
  21. 21
    Everything Your Heart Desires Daryl Hall & John Oates
    Week 3 of 11 · Peaks #3
  22. 20
    I Saw Him Standing There Tiffany
    Week 9 of 9 · Peak #7
  23. 19
    One Step Up Bruce Springsteen
    Week 8 of 8 · Peak #13
  24. 18
    Piano In The Dark Brenda Russell featuring Joe Esposito
    Week 6 of 13 · Peaks #6
  25. 17
    Girlfriend Pebbles
    Week 11 of 12 · Peak #5
  26. 16
    Two Occasions Deele
    Week 6 of 12 · Peaks #10
  27. 15
    Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car Billy Ocean
    Week 12 of 14 · Peak #1
  28. 14
    One More Try George Michael
    Week 4 of 14 · Peaks #1
  29. 13
    Wait White Lion
    Week 5 of 11 · Peaks #8
  30. 12
    Devil Inside INXS
    Week 11 of 12 · Peak #2
  31. 11
    I Don't Want To Live Without You Foreigner
    Week 5 of 11 · Peaks #5
  32. 10
    Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) Samantha Fox
    Week 6 of 14 · Peaks #3
  33. 9
    Electric Blue Icehouse
    Week 8 of 13 · Peaks #7
  34. 8
    Shattered Dreams Johnny Hates Jazz
    Week 6 of 13 · Peaks #2
  35. LDD
    Somewhere Out There Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
  36. 7
    Prove Your Love Taylor Dayne
    Week 9 of 11 · Peaks #7
  37. 6
    Always On My Mind Pet Shop Boys
    Week 5 of 10 · Peaks #4
  38. 5
    Pink Cadillac Natalie Cole
    Week 7 of 11 · Peaks #5
  39. 4
    Where Do Broken Hearts Go Whitney Houston
    Week 10 of 13 · Peak #1
  40. 3
    Angel Aerosmith
    Week 11 of 15 · Peaks #3
  41. 2
    Anything For You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
    Week 7 of 14 · Peaks #1
  42. 1
    Wishing Well Terence Trent D'Arby
    Week 11 of 15 · Peaks #1

Debuts

Final week on chart

Chart history