Billboard Hot 100 — March 21, 1987
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 21, 1987. "Lean On Me" by Club Nouveau climbed from #5 to take over the #1 spot from "Jacob's Ladder" by Huey Lewis & The News, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "La Isla Bonita" by Madonna at #49, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "What's Going On" by Cyndi Lauper, up 24 places from #63 to #39.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Lean On Me" by Club Nouveau — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting February 14, 1987.
- New in the top 10: "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" by Genesis (up from #12 to #6); "Come Go With Me" by Expose (up from #13 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Change Of Heart" by Cyndi Lauper, down 41 places from #58 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" by Samantha Fox, 21 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Shake You Down" by Gregory Abbott after 22 weeks (peak #1); "C'est La Vie" by Robbie Nevil after 23 weeks (peak #2); "We're Ready" by Boston after 15 weeks (peak #9).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Lean On Me Club Nouveau |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Let's Wait Awhile Janet Jackson |
| 3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | Mandolin Rain Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Somewhere Out There (From "An American Tail") Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | Tonight, Tonight, Tonight Genesis |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Jacob's Ladder Huey Lewis & The News |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Respect Yourself Bruce Willis |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | Come Go With Me Expose |
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 17 | Big Time Peter Gabriel |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | 9 | The Final Countdown Europe |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 15 | Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi |
| 13 | 9 | 3 | 19 | You Got It All The Jets |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 10 | Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House |
| 15 | 11 | 7 | 14 | (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) Beastie Boys |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 9 | Let's Go! Wang Chung |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 5 | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael |
| 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | Brand New Lover Dead Or Alive |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 8 | Midnight Blue Lou Gramm |
| 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | I Wanna Go Back Eddie Money |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 13 | Candy Cameo |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 7 | What You Get Is What You See Tina Turner |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 8 | That Ain't Love REO Speedwagon |
| 24 | 35 | 24 | 3 | Sign 'O' The Times Prince |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 10 | As We Lay Shirley Murdock |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 7 | The Finer Things Steve Winwood |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 6 | Walking Down Your Street The Bangles |
| 28 | 16 | 2 | 18 | Keep Your Hands To Yourself The Georgia Satellites |
| 29 | 19 | 3 | 19 | Will You Still Love Me? Chicago |
| 30 | 18 | 14 | 16 | I'll Be Alright Without You Journey |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 9 | The Honeythief Hipsway |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 7 | Stone Love Kool & The Gang |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 6 | Dominoes Robbie Nevil |
| 34 | 43 | 34 | 4 | Come As You Are Peter Wolf |
| 35 | 57 | 35 | 3 | Looking For A New Love Jody Watley |
| 36 | 44 | 36 | 7 | Smoking Gun The Robert Cray Band |
| 37 | 51 | 37 | 3 | (I Just) Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 5 | Light Of Day The Barbusters (Joan Jett And The Blackhearts) |
| 39 | 63 | 39 | 2 | What's Going On Cyndi Lauper |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 4 | I Will Be There Glass Tiger |
| 41 | 53 | 41 | 3 | Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love Boston |
| 42 | 29 | 4 | 21 | Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Samantha Fox |
| 43 | 48 | 43 | 6 | Serious Donna Allen |
| 44 | 52 | 44 | 6 | The Lady In Red Chris de Burgh |
| 45 | 56 | 45 | 6 | Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) World Party |
| 46 | 39 | 39 | 8 | Skin Trade Duran Duran |
| 47 | 55 | 47 | 6 | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You Glenn Medeiros |
| 48 | 36 | 35 | 15 | We Connect Stacey Q |
| 49 | NEW | 49 | 1 | La Isla Bonita Madonna |
| 50 | 64 | 50 | 3 | Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room) Paul Lekakis |
| 51 | 28 | 7 | 16 | Ballerina Girl Lionel Richie |
| 52 | 31 | 9 | 17 | Love You Down Ready For The World |
| 53 | 34 | 1 | 20 | At This Moment Billy Vera & The Beaters |
| 54 | 70 | 54 | 4 | Keep Your Eye On Me Herb Alpert |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 5 | How Much Love Survivor |
| 56 | 47 | 47 | 11 | Shelter Lone Justice |
| 57 | 54 | 54 | 6 | Winner Takes It All Sammy Hagar |
| 58 | 41 | 13 | 20 | Nobody's Fool Cinderella |
| 59 | 67 | 59 | 5 | Dance Ratt |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 4 | The Right Thing Simply Red |
| 61 | 74 | 61 | 4 | Sexappeal Georgio |
| 62 | 68 | 62 | 5 | I Got The Feelin' (It's Over) Gregory Abbott |
| 63 | 79 | 63 | 4 | It's Tricky Run-D.M.C. |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | With or Without You U2 |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 4 | Never Enough Patty Smyth |
| 66 | 83 | 66 | 2 | Talk Dirty To Me Poison |
| 67 | 40 | 1 | 16 | Open Your Heart Madonna |
| 68 | 80 | 68 | 4 | Show Me The Cover Girls |
| 69 | 85 | 69 | 2 | Right On Track The Breakfast Club |
| 70 | 42 | 37 | 9 | Don't Need A Gun Billy Idol |
| 71 | 45 | 15 | 19 | Stop To Love Luther Vandross |
| 72 | 76 | 70 | 7 | Hold Me Sheila E. |
| 73 | 69 | 69 | 7 | Have You Ever Loved Somebody Freddie Jackson |
| 74 | 87 | 74 | 2 | Heartbreak Beat Psychedelic Furs |
| 75 | 61 | 51 | 9 | Ain't So Easy David & David |
| 76 | 82 | 76 | 3 | Meet Me Half Way Kenny Loggins |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Brass Monkey Beastie Boys |
| 78 | 81 | 78 | 5 | Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) Mel & Kim |
| 79 | 50 | 50 | 9 | Cry Wolf a-ha |
| 80 | 60 | 21 | 20 | Talk To Me Chico DeBarge |
| 81 | 62 | 40 | 13 | Don't Leave Me This Way The Communards |
| 82 | 66 | 24 | 20 | Stay The Night Benjamin Orr |
| 83 | 77 | 64 | 10 | Hooked On You Sweet Sensation |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | If She Would Have Been Faithful. . . Chicago |
| 85 | 84 | 37 | 17 | Caught Up In The Rapture Anita Baker |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 3 | The Boy In The Bubble Paul Simon |
| 87 | 96 | 87 | 2 | There's Nothing Better Than Love Luther Vandross with Gregory Hines |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 4 | So Much For Love The Venetians |
| 89 | 78 | 72 | 8 | Kiss You (When It's Dangerous) Eight Seconds |
| 90 | 86 | 7 | 21 | Someday Glass Tiger |
| 91 | 98 | 91 | 2 | Do Ya, Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) Samantha Fox |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Fascinated Company B |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | World Shut Your Mouth Julian Cope |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Same Ole Love (365 Days A Year) Anita Baker |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | He Wants My Body Starpoint |
| 96 | 73 | 64 | 7 | My Baby Pretenders |
| 97 | 89 | 4 | 21 | Land Of Confusion Genesis |
| 98 | 72 | 27 | 16 | Facts Of Love Jeff Lorber & Karyn White |
| 99 | 58 | 3 | 17 | Change Of Heart Cyndi Lauper |
| 100 | 65 | 46 | 8 | Fire Bruce Springsteen |
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