John Waite returns as Bad English frontman.

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John Waite Returns As Bad English Lead Singer

If there were such an honor as "the man of many comebacks", John Waite would have certainly been in the running. His 1989 return as the lead singer of the supergroup Bad English marked his third iteration into stardom. Waite moved from frontman of the Babys in the late 1970's, to successful solo act in the mid 1980's, then to lead singer of Bad English.

As a supergroup, the band consisted of a mix of former Journey and Babys members, with guitarist Jonathan Cain having been a member of both. Their self · titled debut album included the popular tracks Forget Me Not, Best Of What I Got, and When I See You Smile. The latter also became a number one pop hit.

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All rock tracks listed on Billboard Magazine's Album Rock Tracks chart that year.

Title Artist Peak Date Of Entry
Angel Of Harlem U2 # 1 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Orange Crush R.E.M. # 1 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Armageddon It Def Leppard # 3 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Got It Made Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young # 1 see 1988 list for chart entry date
When Love Comes To Town U2 # 2 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Something So Strong Jim Capaldi # 4 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Born To Be My Baby Bon Jovi # 7 see 1988 list for chart entry date
The Crush Of Love Joe Satriani # 6 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Not Just Another Girl Ivan Neville # 6 see 1988 list for chart entry date
What I Am Edie Brickell & New Bohemians # 9 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Nobody's Perfect Mike + The Mechanics # 3 see 1988 list for chart entry date
If We Never Meet Again T. Conwell/Young Rumblers # 9 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Last Night Travelling Wilburys # 5 see 1988 list for chart entry date
One Night Bad Company # 9 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Little Liar Joan Jett & The Blackhearts # 13 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Chip Away The Stone Aerosmith # 13 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Copperhead Road Steve Earle # 10 see 1988 list for chart entry date
The Love In Your Eyes Eddie Money # 1 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Little Sheba Thirty Eight Special # 15 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Every Rose Has Its Thorn Poison # 11 see 1988 list for chart entry date
As Long As You Follow Fleetwood Mac # 15 see 1988 list for chart entry date
You Don't Move Me Keith Richards # 18 see 1988 list for chart entry date
I'm An Adult Now Pursuit Of Happiness # 22 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd # 24 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Way Cool Jr. Ratt # 16 see 1988 list for chart entry date
I'm Sorry Hothouse Flowers # 23 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Stand R.E.M. # 1 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Cult Of Personality Living Colour # 9 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Paper Thin John Hiatt # 18 see 1988 list for chart entry date
When The Children Cry White Lion # 7 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Cabo Wabo Van Halen # 31 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Rough Night In Jericho Dreams So Real # 28 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Wild Again Starship # 30 see 1988 list for chart entry date
American Dream Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young # 4 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Mystify INXS # 17 1989-01-07
Ghost Town Cheap Trick # 32 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Time Pink Floyd # 34 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Handle With Care Travelling Wilburys # 2 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Wild Thing Sam Kinison # 18 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Holding On Steve Winwood # 2 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Acting This Way The Robert Cray Band # 24 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Walking Towards Paradise Robert Plant # 39 see 1988 list for chart entry date
I Wanna Be Loved House Of Lords # 43 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Like The Way I Do Melissa Etheridge # 28 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Nighttime For... Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young # 39 see 1988 list for chart entry date
No Questions Asked Fleetwood Mac # 37 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Learning To Fly Pink Floyd # 45 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Another Brick In The Wall Part II Pink Floyd # 42 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Long Time Till I Get Over You Little Feat # 19 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Patience Guns N' Roses # 7 see 1988 list for chart entry date
Marathon Rush # 6 1989-01-14
Tweeter & The Monkey Man Travelling Wilburys # 41 1989-01-14
Surrender To Me Ann Wilson And Robin Zander # 42 1989-01-14
Calling America Tom Cochrane & Red Rider # 42 1989-01-14
Cryin' Vixen # 22 1989-01-14
See The Light The Jeff Healey Band # 33 1989-01-14
Reason To Be Night Ranger # 48 1989-01-14
Driven Out The Fixx # 1 1989-01-21
The Living Years Mike + The Mechanics # 5 1989-01-21
You Got It Roy Orbison # 2 1989-01-21
Send Me Somebody Jon Butcher # 7 1989-01-21
Working On It Chris Rea # 1 1989-01-21
That Girl Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young # 25 1989-01-21
Dear God Midge Ure # 6 1989-01-21
Paradise City Guns N' Roses # 14 1989-01-21
Seventeen Winger # 19 1989-01-21
One Clear Moment Little Feat # 10 1989-01-21
Heaven's Trail Tesla # 13 1989-01-28
Dirty Blvd. Lou Reed # 18 1989-01-28
The Last Mile Cinderella # 18 1989-01-28
I'll Be There For You Bon Jovi # 5 1989-01-28
Sword And Stone Paul Dean # 27 1989-01-28
Drive My Car David Crosby # 3 1989-02-04
End Of The Line Travelling Wilburys # 2 1989-02-04
Slow Train Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead # 8 1989-02-04
I'll Be You The Replacements # 1 1989-02-04
Don't Look Back Charlie Sexton # 22 1989-02-04
Back To The Wall Steve Earle # 20 1989-02-04
Veronica Elvis Costello # 10 1989-02-04
Walk Away Dokken # 48 1989-02-04
Little Miss S. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians # 38 1989-02-04
Shake It Up Bad Company # 9 1989-02-11
Come Out Fighting Easterhouse # 17 1989-02-11
For The Love Of Money Bulletboys # 30 1989-02-11
My Heart Can't Tell You No Rod Stewart # 50 1989-02-11
All Is Forgiven Siren # 10 1989-02-18
Similar Features Melissa Etheridge # 6 1989-02-18
God Part II U2 # 8 1989-02-18
Second Chance Thirty Eight Special # 2 1989-02-18
Forget About Love Eddie Money # 36 1989-02-18
Where Were You Little America # 17 1989-02-18
Rocket Def Leppard # 5 1989-02-25
Mayor Of Simpleton XTC # 15 1989-02-25
Down Boys Warrant # 13 1989-02-25
Struggle Keith Richards # 47 1989-02-25
Youth Gone Wild Skid Row # 27 1989-02-25
Confidential The Radiators # 8 1989-03-04
Your Mama Don't Dance Poison # 39 1989-03-04
World Party The Waterboys # 48 1989-03-04
Ready For Love Gary Moore # 13 1989-03-04
Turn You Inside Out R.E.M. # 7 1989-03-11
Mission Rush # 33 1989-03-11
She's A Mystery To Me Roy Orbison # 26 1989-03-11
One Metallica # 46 1989-03-11
Now You're In Heaven Julian Lennon # 1 1989-03-18
Thing Called Love Bonnie Raitt # 11 1989-03-18
Never Had A Lot To Lose Cheap Trick # 45 1989-03-18
She Did It Glamour Camp # 42 1989-03-18
Run To Paradise Choirboys # 33 1989-03-18
Voices Of Babylon The Outfield # 2 1989-03-25
Hearts On Fire Steve Winwood # 22 1989-03-25
You're What You Want To Be Cruel Story Of Youth # 29 1989-03-25
Bring It Back Again Stray Cats # 35 1989-03-25
Twist In My Sobriety Tanita Tikaram # 47 1989-03-25
Once Bitten Twice Shy Great White # 6 1989-04-01
Love Has Taken It's Toll Saraya # 9 1989-04-01
Coming Home Cinderella # 13 1989-04-01
Circle Edie Brickell & New Bohemians # 32 1989-04-01
Sweet Jane Cowboy Junkies # 50 1989-04-01
Fire Woman The Cult # 4 1989-04-08
Shooting From My Heart Big Bam Boo # 21 1989-04-08
Heading For The Light Travelling Wilburys # 7 1989-04-08
Seeing Is Believing Mike + The Mechanics # 18 1989-04-08
Might As Well Be Free John Butcher # 38 1989-04-08
Kid Ego Extreme # 39 1989-04-08
I Won't Back Down Tom Petty # 1 1989-04-15
Open Letter To A Landlord Living Colour # 11 1989-04-15
Angel Eyes The Jeff Healey Band # 24 1989-04-15
First Love Marchello # 46 1989-04-15
Nineteen Forever Joe Jackson # 16 1989-04-22
Rock This Place The Fabulous Thunderbirds # 10 1989-04-22
Do You Like It Kingdom Come # 21 1989-04-22
One Big Rush Joe Satriani # 17 1989-04-22
Can't Miss Michael Thompson Band # 33 1989-04-22
Pop Singer John Cougar Mellencamp # 2 1989-04-29
Precious Stone The Fixx # 23 1989-04-29
Bad Man Bad Company # 20 1989-04-29
Let Me In Eddie Money # 30 1989-04-29
Close My Eyes Forever Lita Ford/Ozzy Osbourne # 25 1989-04-29
Busload Of Faith Lou Reed # 47 1989-04-29
Everlasting Love Howard Jones # 49 1989-04-29
Love Don't Lie House Of Lords # 50 1989-04-29
Rooms On Fire Stevie Nicks # 1 1989-05-06
Satisfied Richard Marx # 5 1989-05-06
Runnin' Down A Dream Tom Petty # 1 1989-05-06
Feel A Whole Lot Better Tom Petty # 18 1989-05-06
Free Fallin' Tom Petty # 1 1989-05-06
Fascination Street The Cure # 24 1989-05-06
Pop Song 89 R.E.M. # 14 1989-05-06
...This Town... Elvis Costello # 41 1989-05-06
Is This Love King Swamp # 21 1989-05-06
I Want It All Queen # 3 1989-05-13
Chrome Plated Heart Melissa Etheridge # 22 1989-05-13
So Alive Love And Rockets # 9 1989-05-13
Eyes Of A Stranger Queensryche # 35 1989-05-13
This Is Your Land Simple Minds # 37 1989-05-13
The Doctor The Doobie Brothers # 1 1989-05-20
Hey Baby Henry Lee Summer # 6 1989-05-20
Martha Say John Cougar Mellencamp # 8 1989-05-20
Headed For A Heartbreak Winger # 8 1989-05-20
Hang Tough Tesla # 34 1989-05-20
(Between A) Rock And A Hard Place The Cutting Crew # 41 1989-05-20
Trouble Me 10,000 Maniacs # 20 1989-05-20
Back To Back The Replacements # 43 1989-05-20
Under The God Tin Machine # 8 1989-05-27
My Brave Face Paul McCartney # 12 1989-05-27
The Want Of A Nail Todd Rundgren # 15 1989-05-27
Lay Your Hands On Me Bon Jovi # 20 1989-05-27
Roadhouse Blues The Jeff Healey Band # 29 1989-05-27
From The Greenhouse Crack The Sky # 49 1989-05-27
Stop The World Big Big Sun # 50 1989-05-27
Brother Of Mine Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe # 2 1989-06-03
World In Motion Jackson Browne # 4 1989-06-03
Don't Say You Love Me Billy Squier # 4 1989-06-03
Praying To A New God Wang Chung # 31 1989-06-03
Need A Little Taste Of Love The Doobie Brothers # 3 1989-06-03
Let It All Hang Out John Cougar Mellencamp # 42 1989-06-03
Good Thing Fine Young Cannibals # 39 1989-06-03
South Of The Border The Doobie Brothers # 30 1989-06-10
Blue Monday Bob Seger # 40 1989-06-10
Let The Day Begin The Call # 1 1989-06-10
Crossfire Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble # 1 1989-06-17
Little Fighter White Lion # 12 1989-06-17
On The Line Tangier # 7 1989-06-17
One Good Lover Red Siren # 39 1989-06-17
18 And Life Skid Row # 11 1989-06-17
My Paradise The Outfield # 34 1989-06-17
Smooth Up Bulletboys # 23 1989-06-17
God Is A Bullet Concrete Blonde # 49 1989-06-17
The End Of The Innocence Don Henley # 1 1989-06-24
A Friend Is A Friend Pete Townshend # 3 1989-06-24
Statesboro Blues The Allman Brothers # 26 1989-06-24
Forget Me Not Bad English # 2 1989-06-24
Sun King The Cult # 18 1989-06-24
Love Letter Bonnie Raitt # 49 1989-06-24
All I Want Is You U2 # 13 1989-07-01
Heaven Warrant # 3 1989-07-01
Mista Bone Great White # 27 1989-07-01
Long Way To Go Stevie Nicks # 11 1989-07-01
Walking Shoes Tora Tora # 25 1989-07-01
You Don't Get Much (Without Giving) Bodeans # 20 1989-07-01
I Will Not Go Quietly Don Henley # 2 1989-07-08
Dig Pete Townshend/The Who # 9 1989-07-08
King For A Day XTC # 38 1989-07-08
Jackie Brown John Cougar Mellencamp # 20 1989-07-08
Who Do You Love Kingdom Come # 37 1989-07-08
Fire Pete Townshend/The Who # 44 1989-07-08
Coming Down Tonight Thirty Eight Special # 43 1989-07-08
Jelly Roll Blue Murder # 15 1989-07-22
Get U Ready Saraya # 33 1989-07-22
Chasing You Into The Light Jackson Browne # 9 1989-07-22
Nothin' You Can Do About It Richard Marx # 12 1989-07-22
Rad Gumbo Little Feat # 23 1989-07-22
Falling In & Out Of Love Lita Ford # 37 1989-07-22
Dreams In The Dark Badlands # 38 1989-07-22
Nightrain Guns N' Roses # 26 1989-07-29
Love Cries Stage Dolls # 14 1989-07-29
Addicted To That Rush Mr. Big # 39 1989-07-29
I Don't Want A Lover Texas # 27 1989-07-29
Hard Sun Indio # 34 1989-07-29
Heaven's In Here Tin Machine # 47 1989-07-29
Cheer Down George Harrison # 7 1989-08-05
Something To Hold On To Trevor Rabin # 3 1989-08-05
It's Not Enough Starship # 10 1989-08-05
I Don't Believe In Love Queensryche # 41 1989-08-05
Radio Silence Boris Grebenshikov # 44 1989-08-05
Everlasting Love U2 # 46 1989-08-05
Closer To Fine Indigo Girls # 48 1989-08-05
Achin' To Be The Replacements # 37 1989-08-05
When The Night Comes Joe Cocker # 6 1989-08-12
Just Wanna Hold Mick Jones # 16 1989-08-12
Poison Alice Cooper # 15 1989-08-12
Order Of The... Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe # 24 1989-08-12
If Dirt Were Dollars Don Henley # 8 1989-08-12
Tied Up Billy Squier # 20 1989-08-19
Don't Look Back Fine Young Cannibals # 38 1989-08-19
Love Song The Cure # 27 1989-08-19
Let's Shake It Up Ten Years After # 23 1989-08-19
Call It Love Poco # 3 1989-08-26
Healing Hands Elton John # 23 1989-08-26
The Revolution Song World Trade # 33 1989-08-26
Mixed Emotions The Rolling Stones # 1 1989-09-02
Love In An Elevator Aerosmith # 1 1989-09-02
Dr. Feelgood Motley Crue # 7 1989-09-02
Sowing The Seeds Of Love Tears For Fears # 4 1989-09-02
Edie (Ciao Baby) The Cult # 17 1989-09-02
Planes Jefferson Airplane # 24 1989-09-02
Painting By Numbers James McMurtry # 33 1989-09-02
New Thing Enuff Z'Nuff # 35 1989-09-02
Kissing Willie Jethro Tull # 6 1989-09-09
Rock And A Hard Place The Rolling Stones # 1 1989-09-09
Sold Me Down The River The Alarm # 2 1989-09-09
Sad Sad Sad The Rolling Stones # 14 1989-09-09
No Souvenirs Melissa Etheridge # 9 1989-09-09
Sleeping My Day Away D.A.D. # 23 1989-09-09
I'm A Believer Giant # 13 1989-09-09
Wait For You Bonham # 9 1989-09-09
The Angel Song Great White # 18 1989-09-09
Last Worthless Evening Don Henley # 4 1989-09-16
There Goes The Neighborhood Molly Hatchet # 26 1989-09-16
Tightrope Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble # 14 1989-09-16
Jamie's Got A Gun Aerosmith # 2 1989-09-23
Rockin' In The Free World Neil Young # 3 1989-09-23
Glamour Boys Living Colour # 26 1989-09-23
Love Is A Long Road Tom Petty # 7 1989-09-23
Terrifying The Rolling Stones # 8 1989-09-23
Bang Gorky Park # 41 1989-09-23
When I See You Smile Bad English # 10 1989-09-23
Everything Is Broken Bob Dylan # 8 1989-09-30
Holding On To You Peter Frampton # 27 1989-09-30
Love Song Tesla # 7 1989-09-30
Hungry Winger # 34 1989-09-30
American Music Ian Hunter/Mick Ronson # 24 1989-10-07
Crossroads Tracy Chapman # 26 1989-10-07
I Remember You Skid Row # 23 1989-10-07
We Didn't Start The Fire Billy Joel # 6 1989-10-14
Don't Close Your Eyes Kix # 16 1989-10-14
Back To The Bullet Saraya # 26 1989-10-14
You Run The Call # 29 1989-10-14
Big Talk Warrant # 30 1989-10-14
A Girl Like You The Smithereens # 2 1989-10-21
Living In Sin Bon Jovi # 37 1989-10-21
Move In With Me Sister The Del Fuegos # 32 1989-10-21
Another Chance The Georgia Satellites # 47 1989-10-21
Rip And Tear L.A. Guns # 47 1989-10-21
Still In Love Stage Dolls # 37 1989-10-21
Good Work Bodeans # 50 1989-10-21
Foolish Heart The Grateful Dead # 8 1989-10-28
Just Between You And Me Lou Gramm # 4 1989-10-28
Big Bad Moon Joe Satriani # 17 1989-10-28
Poor Little Girl George Harrison # 21 1989-10-28
Everything You Do... Fiona/Kip Winger # 22 1989-10-28
Stand On It Jeff Beck # 35 1989-10-28
Fool For Your Loving Whitesnake # 2 1989-11-04
Another Day In Paradise Phil Collins # 7 1989-11-04
How Do I Get Close The Kinks # 21 1989-11-04
Don't Let Me Go Billy Squier # 38 1989-11-04
Hide Your Heart Kiss # 22 1989-11-04
Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue # 18 1989-11-04
Pretending Eric Clapton # 1 1989-11-11
Run Straight Down Warren Zevon # 30 1989-11-11
Scared Dangerous Toys # 46 1989-11-11
500 Miles The Hooters # 20 1989-11-11
Show Don't Tell Rush # 1 1989-11-18
I Can't Explain The Scorpions # 5 1989-11-18
Judgment Day Whitesnake # 32 1989-11-18
Let Me Go Melissa Etheridge # 13 1989-11-18
Hooks In You Marillion # 49 1989-11-18
Downtown Train Rod Stewart # 1 1989-11-25
Bad Love Eric Clapton # 1 1989-11-25
F.I.N.E. Aerosmith # 14 1989-11-25
Let Love Rule Lenny Kravitz # 23 1989-11-25
Peace In Our Time Eddie Money # 2 1989-12-02
Devolution Workin' Man Blues The Alarm # 9 1989-12-02
That's Not Her Style Billy Joel # 18 1989-12-02
Anytime McAuley Schenker Group # 5 1989-12-02
Higher Ground The Red Hot Chili Peppers # 26 1989-12-02
Too Hot Loverboy # 27 1989-12-02
Gimme Your Good Lovin' Diving For Pearls # 21 1989-12-09
Black Velvet Alannah Myles # 1 1989-12-09
Out With The Boys Lord Tracy # 40 1989-12-09
Innocent Days Giant # 11 1989-12-16
Figure Of Eight Paul McCartney # 8 1989-12-16
The House Is... Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble # 18 1989-12-16
Simple Man Junkyard # 47 1989-12-16
The Boys Are Back In Town Bon Jovi # 48 1989-12-16
No Myth Michael Penn # 5 1989-12-16
All Over But The Cryin' The Georgia Satellites # 45 1989-12-16
Best Of What I Got Bad English # 9 1989-12-23
No More Neil Young # 7 1989-12-23

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