Billboard Hot 100 — March 28, 1987
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 28, 1987. "Lean On Me" by Club Nouveau held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Big Love" by Fleetwood Mac at #52, which would go on to peak at #5. The biggest climber was "With or Without You" by U2, up 20 places from #64 to #44.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Lean On Me" by Club Nouveau — 2 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting February 14, 1987.
- New in the top 10: "The Final Countdown" by Europe (up from #11 to #8); "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House (up from #14 to #9); "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" by Aretha Franklin & George Michael (up from #17 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" by Samantha Fox, down 27 places from #42 to #69.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" by Samantha Fox, 22 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Change Of Heart" by Cyndi Lauper after 17 weeks (peak #3); "Land Of Confusion" by Genesis after 21 weeks (peak #4); "Someday" by Glass Tiger after 21 weeks (peak #7).
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 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Lean On Me Club Nouveau |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Let's Wait Awhile Janet Jackson |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Tonight, Tonight, Tonight Genesis |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Mandolin Rain Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | Somewhere Out There (From "An American Tail") Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | Come Go With Me Expose |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | The Final Countdown Europe |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 11 | Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | 6 | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 10 | Let's Go! Wang Chung |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 9 | Midnight Blue Lou Gramm |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | 11 | Jacob's Ladder Huey Lewis & The News |
| 14 | 24 | 14 | 4 | Sign 'O' The Times Prince |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 8 | What You Get Is What You See Tina Turner |
| 16 | 10 | 8 | 18 | Big Time Peter Gabriel |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 9 | That Ain't Love REO Speedwagon |
| 18 | 8 | 5 | 11 | Respect Yourself Bruce Willis |
| 19 | 12 | 1 | 16 | Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 8 | The Finer Things Steve Winwood |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 7 | Walking Down Your Street The Bangles |
| 22 | 13 | 3 | 20 | You Got It All The Jets |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 11 | As We Lay Shirley Murdock |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | 10 | The Honeythief Hipsway |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 8 | Stone Love Kool & The Gang |
| 26 | 35 | 26 | 4 | Looking For A New Love Jody Watley |
| 27 | 15 | 7 | 15 | (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) Beastie Boys |
| 28 | 18 | 15 | 18 | Brand New Lover Dead Or Alive |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 7 | Dominoes Robbie Nevil |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 5 | Come As You Are Peter Wolf |
| 31 | 20 | 14 | 15 | I Wanna Go Back Eddie Money |
| 32 | 21 | 21 | 14 | Candy Cameo |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 8 | Smoking Gun The Robert Cray Band |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 4 | (I Just) Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 3 | What's Going On Cyndi Lauper |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 4 | Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love Boston |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 6 | Light Of Day The Barbusters (Joan Jett And The Blackhearts) |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 5 | I Will Be There Glass Tiger |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 2 | La Isla Bonita Madonna |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 7 | Serious Donna Allen |
| 41 | 44 | 41 | 7 | The Lady In Red Chris de Burgh |
| 42 | 29 | 3 | 20 | Will You Still Love Me? Chicago |
| 43 | 45 | 43 | 7 | Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) World Party |
| 44 | 64 | 44 | 2 | With or Without You U2 |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 7 | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You Glenn Medeiros |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 4 | Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room) Paul Lekakis |
| 47 | 28 | 2 | 19 | Keep Your Hands To Yourself The Georgia Satellites |
| 48 | 30 | 14 | 17 | I'll Be Alright Without You Journey |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 5 | Keep Your Eye On Me Herb Alpert |
| 50 | 66 | 50 | 3 | Talk Dirty To Me Poison |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 6 | How Much Love Survivor |
| 52 | NEW | 52 | 1 | Big Love Fleetwood Mac |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 5 | The Right Thing Simply Red |
| 54 | NEW | 54 | 1 | Heat Of The Night Bryan Adams |
| 55 | 69 | 55 | 3 | Right On Track The Breakfast Club |
| 56 | 62 | 56 | 6 | I Got The Feelin' (It's Over) Gregory Abbott |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 5 | Show Me The Cover Girls |
| 58 | 61 | 58 | 5 | Sexappeal Georgio |
| 59 | 59 | 59 | 6 | Dance Ratt |
| 60 | 57 | 54 | 7 | Winner Takes It All Sammy Hagar |
| 61 | 63 | 61 | 5 | It's Tricky Run-D.M.C. |
| 62 | 48 | 35 | 16 | We Connect Stacey Q |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 3 | Heartbreak Beat Psychedelic Furs |
| 64 | 65 | 64 | 5 | Never Enough Patty Smyth |
| 65 | 77 | 65 | 2 | Brass Monkey Beastie Boys |
| 66 | 84 | 66 | 2 | If She Would Have Been Faithful. . . Chicago |
| 67 | 76 | 67 | 4 | Meet Me Half Way Kenny Loggins |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 8 | Hold Me Sheila E. |
| 69 | 42 | 4 | 22 | Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Samantha Fox |
| 70 | 46 | 39 | 9 | Skin Trade Duran Duran |
| 71 | 53 | 1 | 21 | At This Moment Billy Vera & The Beaters |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Se La Lionel Richie |
| 73 | 51 | 7 | 17 | Ballerina Girl Lionel Richie |
| 74 | 56 | 47 | 12 | Shelter Lone Justice |
| 75 | 52 | 9 | 18 | Love You Down Ready For The World |
| 76 | 73 | 69 | 8 | Have You Ever Loved Somebody Freddie Jackson |
| 77 | 75 | 51 | 10 | Ain't So Easy David & David |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Get That Love Thompson Twins |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Always Atlantic Starr |
| 80 | 67 | 1 | 17 | Open Your Heart Madonna |
| 81 | 78 | 78 | 6 | Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) Mel & Kim |
| 82 | 58 | 13 | 21 | Nobody's Fool Cinderella |
| 83 | 83 | 64 | 11 | Hooked On You Sweet Sensation |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 3 | There's Nothing Better Than Love Luther Vandross with Gregory Hines |
| 85 | 92 | 85 | 2 | Fascinated Company B |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | The Secret Of My Success Night Ranger |
| 87 | 91 | 87 | 3 | Do Ya, Do Ya (Wanna Please Me) Samantha Fox |
| 88 | 94 | 88 | 2 | Same Ole Love (365 Days A Year) Anita Baker |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Just To See Her Smokey Robinson |
| 90 | 93 | 90 | 2 | World Shut Your Mouth Julian Cope |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Dancin' With My Mirror Corey Hart |
| 92 | NEW | 44 | 15 | You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Living In A Dream Pseudo Echo |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 3 | He Wants My Body Starpoint |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Battleship Chains The Georgia Satellites |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | You Keep Me Hangin' On Kim Wilde |
| 97 | 79 | 50 | 10 | Cry Wolf a-ha |
| 98 | 88 | 88 | 5 | So Much For Love The Venetians |
| 99 | 85 | 37 | 18 | Caught Up In The Rapture Anita Baker |
| 100 | 86 | 86 | 4 | The Boy In The Bubble Paul Simon |
See more charts from 1987 or browse the 1980s.
Prefer the app? Get Top Hits Finder on Google Play to explore all 1,600+ charts on your phone.