European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Here Are the top artists albums cd s and singles of 1988, As ranked by billboard Magazine based on sales and radio airplay. Top pop artists 1. George Michael 2. Def Leppard 3. Inns 4. Michael Jackson 5. Debbie Gibson 6. Guns n roses 7. Whitney Houston 8. Richard Marx 9. Gloria Estefan & Miami sound machine 10. Rick Astley 11. Terence Trent d Arby 12. Steve Winwood 13. Tiffany. Aero Smith. Poison 16. Elton John 17. Belinda Carlisle 18. Taylor Dayne 19. Cheap trick 20. Tracy Chapman 14. 15. Top pop bands 1.inxs 2. Def Leppard 3. Gloria Estefan & Miami sound machine 4. Cheap trick 5. The jets 6. Breathe 7. Aero Smith 8. Foreigner 9. Chicago 10. Pet shop boys 11. Guns n roses 12. Poison 13. Johnny hates jazz 14. Icehouse 15. Bangles 16. Daryl Hall & John Gates 17. Expose 18. Vanhalen 19. Huey Lewis & the news 20. The escape club top male pop artists 1. George Michael 2. Michael Jackson 3. Rick Astley 4. Richard Marx 5. Steve Winwood 6. Terence Trent d Arby 7. Eric Carmen 8. Elton John 9. Billy Ocean 10. George Harrison 11. Robert Palmer 12. Prince 13. Phil Collins 14. Bruce Springsteen 15. John Cougar Mellencamp 16. Rod Stewart 17. Bobby Mcferrin 18. Bobby Brown 19. Paul Carrack 20. Peter Cetera top female pop artists 1. Whitney Houston 2. Debbie Gibson 3. Taylor Dayne 4. Tiffany 5. Belinda Carlisle 6. Pebbles 7. Natalie Cole 8. Jody Watley 9. Cher 10. Samantha Fox 11. Kylie Minogue 12. Brenda  13. Tracy Chapman 14. Jan Wiedlin 15. Linaford 16. Wendy Fraser 17. Dusty Springfield 18. Anita Baker 19. Pat Benatar 20. Sade top pop albums 1. Faith George Michael 2. Dirty dancing soundtrack 3. Hysteria def Leppard 4. Kick inns 5. Bad Michael Jackson 6. Appetite for destruction guns n roses 7. Out of the Blue Debbie Gibson 8. Richard Marx Richard Marx 9. Tiffany Tiffany 10. Permanent vacation Aero Smith 11. The Hartline according to Terence Trent d Arby inns America s favorite pop band. Terence Trent d Arby 12. Whitney Whitney Houston 13. Let it Loose Gloria Estefan & the Miami sound machine 14. The lonesome Jubilee John Cougar Mellencamp 15. Whenever you need somebody Rick Astley 16. Tunnel of love Bruce Springsteen 17. Heaven on Earth Belinda Carlisle 18. More dirty dancing soundtrack 19. Whitesnake Whitesnake 20. Now and zen Robert Plant top pop cd s 1. Faith George Michael 2. Dirty dancing soundtrack 3. Kick inns 4. Hysteria def Leppard 5. Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman 6. Nothing like the Sun sting 7. Appetite for destruction guns n roses 8. Now and zen Robert Plant 9. Bad Michael Jackson 10. A momentary lapse of reason Pink Floyd 11. Roll with it Steve Winwood 12. Tunnel of love Bruce Springsteen 13. Cloud nine George Harrison 14. Lonesome Jubilee John Cougar Mellencamp 15. Stronger than Pride Sade 16. Scenes from the Southside Bruce Hornsby & the Range 17. The Hartline according to Terence Trent d Arby Terence Trent d Arby 18. Ou812 Vanhalen 19. The Joshua tree u2 20. Naked talking Heads top pop singles 1. Faith George Michael 2. Need you tonight inns 3. Got my mind set on you George Harrison 4. Never Gonna give you up Rick Astley 5. Sweet child o mine guns n roses 6. So emotional Whitney Houston 7. Heaven is a place on Earth Belinda Carlisle 8. Could be been Tiffany 9. Hands to heaven breathe 10. Roll with it Steve Winwood 11. One More try George Michael 12. Wishing Well Terence Trent d Arby 13. Anything for you Gloria Estefan & Miami sound machine 14. The flame cheap trick 15. Get outta my dreams get into my car Billy Ocean 16. Seasons change expose 17. Is this love Whitesnake 18. Wild. Wild West the escape club 19. Pour some sugar on me def Leppard 20. I la always love you Taylor Dayne top country singles 1. Don t close your eyes Keith Whitley 2. If you change your mind Roseanne Cash 3. Set pm up Joe Vern Gosdin 4. Strong enough to Bend Tanya Tucker 5. Bluest eyes in Texas restless heart 6. It s such a Small world Rodney Crowell & Roseanne Cash 7.1 could t leave you if i tried Rodney Crowell 8. If it Don t come easy Tanya Tucker 9. I m Gonna get you Eddy Raven 10. Joe knows How to live Eddy Raven 11. Addicted Dan seals 12. Darlene t. Graham Brown 13. We believe in Happy endings Earl Thomas Conley & Emmylou Harris 14.1 Wanna dance with you Eddie Rabbitt 15. Too gone too Long Randy Travis 16.1 should be with you Steve Wariner 17. A Little bit in love Patty Loveless 18. I la always come Back . Oslin 19. Eighteen wheels and a dozen roses Kathy Mattea 20. Streets of Bakersfield Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens top Black singles 1.1 want her Keith sweat 2. Girlfriend pebbles 3. Just got paid Johnny Kemp 4.1 want to be your Man Roger 5. Two occasions the Deere 6. Love changes Kashif & Melisa Morgan 7. Nite and Day Al b. Sure 8. My forever love Levert 9. Joy Teddy Pendergrass 10. Love overboard Gladys Knight & the pips 11. If you can do it i can too Melisa Morgan 12. Nice n slow Freddie Jackson 13. Wishing Well Terence Trent d Arby 14. Make it last forever Keith sweat & Jacci Mcghee 15. A butt . 16. Off on your own Al b. Sure 17. The Way you make me feel Michael Jackson 18. To prove my love Michael Cooper 19. Tamacita troop 20. Mercedes boy pebbles top new pop artists guns n roses 2. Rick Astley 3. Terence Trent d Arby 4. Taylor Dayne 5. Tracy Chapman 6. Pebbles 7. Keith sweat 8. White lion 9. Breathe 10. Al b. Sure top jazz albums 1. Diane Schuur count base orchestra Diane Schuur count Basie orchestra 2. Every night Joe Williams 3. Standard time Wynton Marsalis 4. Renaissance Branford Marsalis 5. Ella in Rome the birthday concert Ella Fitzgerald 6. Symphonic dreams Gerry Mulligan 7. Look what i got Betty Carter 8. The Village Henry Butler 9. Michael Brecker Michael Brecker 10. Virgin Beauty Ornette Coleman & prime time top Salsa latin albums 1. Sigue atre Vido Eddie Santiago 2. In Nuevo Desper tar Lalo Rodriguez 3. Historia musical de Frankie Ruiz Frankie Ruiz 4. Al Baile Wilfrido Vargas 5. Al original y Unico Willie Gonzalez 6. Romantico y Sabroso Al Gran combo 7.30 Aniversario Tommy Olivencia 8. To Amante Romantico Paquito Guzman 9.25 Aniversario 1962-1987 Al Gran combo 10. The music makers Bonny Cepeda top Christian albums 1. The collection Amy Grant 2. This Means War Petra 3. Morning like this Sandi Patti 4. Make his Praise glorious Sandi Patti 5. Russ Taff Russ Taff 6. Radically saved Carman 7. Hymns just for you Sandi Patti 8. The live set Michael w. Smith 9. Lead me on Amy Grant 10. The father hath provided Larnell Harris 1988 readers poll the ballot below is for the fourth annual stars and stripes readers poll. Let us know your favorite performers bands albums or cd and songs of 1988 whether it s country soul jazz or Rock n Roll. Ideally the responses should include Only bands and performers who made some kind of Impact in 1988, or albums cd or songs that were released that year. Just fill out the ballot Cut it out and mail it to readers poll stars and stripes Apo 09211, or to the German address readers poll stars and stripes Postrach 11 14 37, 6100 Darmstadt 11, West Germany. Entries must be postmarked no later than Jan. 25. Results will be announced the end of january. Best Overall performer favorite song favorite band favorite new act male performer favorite comeback female performer favorite concert favorite album or cd least favorite performer monday january 1989 the stars and stripes Page 17