In week 9 of 1988, (I've Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes was at number 1, by then eleven weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was New Sensation by INXS, straight in at 28, one of the seven new entries that week. The biggest climber was Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson, from 36 to 23.
- 1(I've Had) The Time Of My Life1unchanged1peak11weeks
- 2Sign Your Name2unchanged2peak7weeks
- 3I Think We're Alone Now3unchanged3peak5weeks
- 4Angel Eyes (Home And Away)64last week 64peak5weeks
- 5Mega Hit Mix5unchanged5peak6weeks
- 6Max86last week 86peak5weeks
- 7House Arrest7unchanged7peak5weeks
- 8Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car118last week 118peak4weeks
- 9Rise to the Occasion199last week 199peak2weeks
- 10Father Figure410last week 42peak7weeks
- 11I Want to Be Your Man1711last week 1711peak3weeks
- 12Hungry Eyes1512last week 1512peak4weeks
- 13I Lie and I Cheat1413last week 1413peak4weeks
- 14When Will I Be Famous?1814last week 1814peak3weeks
- 15A Little Piece Of Heaven1615last week 1615peak3weeks
- 16Come into My Life2516last week 2516peak2weeks
- 17Hazy Shade of Winter1317last week 1313peak5weeks
- 18Heaven Is a Place on Earth918last week 97peak8weeks
- 19Turn Back The Clock1019last week 105peak8weeks
- 20I Will Survive2720last week 274peak13weeks
- 21Girlfriend2221last week 2221peak3weeks
- 22Jingo2122last week 2121peak4weeks
- 23Man in the Mirror3623last week 3623peak2weeks
- 24Stuck On Earth1224last week 126peak8weeks
- 25Satellite3525last week 3525peak2weeks
- 26J.O.S. Days2326last week 2323peak4weeks
- 27I Can't Help It3027last week 3027peak2weeks
- 28NewNew Sensation28peak1week
- 29NewTiet Veur 'Un Pafke!29peak1week
- 30NewValentine30peak1week
- 31NewEnglishman In New York31peak1week
- 32NewI'm Tired Of Getting Pushed Around32peak1week
- 33NewElla, elle l'a33peak1week
- 34Vanavond Gaan We Stappen34unchanged34peak2weeks
- 35Tighten Up (I Just Can't Stop Dancin')2635last week 2614peak6weeks
- 36NewKNMI36peak1week
- 37China In Your Hand2037last week 201peak11weeks
- 38De Hoofdman Was Knuppeldik2938last week 2925peak5weeks
- 39Some Guys Have All The Luck2839last week 2811peak9weeks
- 40Kunnen Wij Hier Overnachten3340last week 3332peak4weeks
Source: top40.nl
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What was number 1 in week 9 of 1988?
(I've Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, on the chart for eleven weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Seven records: New Sensation by INXS at 28, Tiet Veur 'Un Pafke! by Harko + Pao at 29, Valentine by T'Pau at 30, Englishman In New York by Sting at 31, I'm Tired Of Getting Pushed Around by 2 Men A Drum Machine And A Trumpet at 32 and two others.
What was the biggest climber?
Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson, from 36 to 23 (13 places).
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