Billboard Hot 100 — May 16, 1987
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 16, 1987. "With or Without You" by U2 climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "(I Just) Died In Your Arms" by Cutting Crew, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston at #38, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Variety Tonight" by REO Speedwagon, up 17 places from #88 to #71.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "With or Without You" by U2 — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting March 21, 1987.
- New in the top 10: "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by Kim Wilde (up from #14 to #8); "Talk Dirty To Me" by Poison (up from #11 to #9); "Always" by Atlantic Starr (up from #17 to #10).
- Highest debut: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston at #38; it would spend 18 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 2 weeks at #1.
- Biggest fall: "Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow)" by World Party, down 32 places from #45 to #77.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon, 22 weeks and counting (peak #29).
- Gone from the chart: "You Got It All" by The Jets after 26 weeks (peak #3).
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 | 3 | 1 | 9 | With or Without You U2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Looking For A New Love Jody Watley |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | (I Just) Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | La Isla Bonita Madonna |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | The Lady In Red Chris de Burgh |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Heat Of The Night Bryan Adams |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Big Love Fleetwood Mac |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | You Keep Me Hangin' On Kim Wilde |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Talk Dirty To Me Poison |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | 8 | Always Atlantic Starr |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 10 | Right On Track The Breakfast Club |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 7 | I Know What I Like Huey Lewis & The News |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You Glenn Medeiros |
| 14 | 22 | 14 | 6 | Wanted Dead Or Alive Bon Jovi |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 18 | Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House |
| 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | What's Going On Cyndi Lauper |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Sign 'O' The Times Prince |
| 18 | 13 | 8 | 15 | The Finer Things Steve Winwood |
| 19 | 29 | 19 | 6 | Head To Toe Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 8 | Se La Lionel Richie |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 9 | If She Would Have Been Faithful. . . Chicago |
| 22 | 10 | 1 | 13 | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael |
| 23 | 33 | 23 | 6 | Diamonds Herb Alpert |
| 24 | 34 | 24 | 4 | In Too Deep Genesis |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | Day-In Day-Out David Bowie |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 11 | Meet Me Half Way Kenny Loggins |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 12 | The Right Thing Simply Red |
| 28 | 21 | 21 | 14 | Serious Donna Allen |
| 29 | 36 | 29 | 22 | You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 10 | Heartbreak Beat Psychedelic Furs |
| 31 | 32 | 31 | 8 | Get That Love Thompson Twins |
| 32 | 19 | 10 | 15 | Stone Love Kool & The Gang |
| 33 | 40 | 33 | 8 | Just To See Her Smokey Robinson |
| 34 | 20 | 1 | 16 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 7 | Songbird Kenny G |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 9 | Fascinated Company B |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 7 | Lessons In Love Level 42 |
| 38 | NEW | 38 | 1 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston |
| 39 | 46 | 39 | 6 | Don't Disturb This Groove The System |
| 40 | 27 | 15 | 12 | Come As You Are Peter Wolf |
| 41 | 37 | 5 | 16 | Midnight Blue Lou Gramm |
| 42 | 38 | 1 | 14 | Lean On Me Club Nouveau |
| 43 | 26 | 11 | 14 | Walking Down Your Street The Bangles |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 4 | Jammin' Me Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 9 | Same Ole Love (365 Days A Year) Anita Baker |
| 46 | 30 | 14 | 14 | Dominoes Robbie Nevil |
| 47 | 44 | 44 | 12 | Show Me The Cover Girls |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 4 | Sweet Sixteen Billy Idol |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 6 | Endless Nights Eddie Money |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 6 | I'll Still Be Loving You Restless Heart |
| 51 | 50 | 50 | 10 | There's Nothing Better Than Love Luther Vandross with Gregory Hines |
| 52 | 61 | 52 | 3 | Something So Strong Crowded House |
| 53 | NEW | 53 | 1 | Alone Heart |
| 54 | 49 | 49 | 7 | I'm No Angel The Gregg Allman Band |
| 55 | 43 | 5 | 17 | Come Go With Me Expose |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 2 | Point Of No Return Expose |
| 57 | 62 | 57 | 4 | Back And Forth Cameo |
| 58 | 64 | 58 | 3 | Rock The Night Europe |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 5 | We Are What We Are The Other Ones |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 3 | Soul City Partland Brothers |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 10 | Every Little Kiss Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 62 | 71 | 62 | 3 | Heart And Soul T'Pau |
| 63 | 67 | 63 | 4 | Why Can't This Night Go On Forever Journey |
| 64 | 57 | 57 | 8 | Living In A Dream Pseudo Echo |
| 65 | 63 | 43 | 11 | Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room) Paul Lekakis |
| 66 | 73 | 66 | 4 | Dirty Water Rock And Hyde |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 4 | Somebody Save Me Cinderella |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 3 | I'd Still Say Yes Klymaxx |
| 69 | 72 | 69 | 6 | Should I See Frozen Ghost |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 3 | Meet El Presidente Duran Duran |
| 71 | 88 | 71 | 2 | Variety Tonight REO Speedwagon |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 5 | Wild Horses Gino Vannelli |
| 73 | 55 | 2 | 18 | Let's Wait Awhile Janet Jackson |
| 74 | 52 | 48 | 9 | Brass Monkey Beastie Boys |
| 75 | 87 | 75 | 2 | Weatherman Says Jack Wagner |
| 76 | 65 | 8 | 17 | The Final Countdown Europe |
| 77 | 45 | 27 | 14 | Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) World Party |
| 78 | 58 | 20 | 11 | Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love Boston |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | Ready Or Not Lou Gramm |
| 80 | 56 | 3 | 14 | Tonight, Tonight, Tonight Genesis |
| 81 | 89 | 81 | 2 | Break Every Rule Tina Turner |
| 82 | 59 | 9 | 17 | Let's Go! Wang Chung |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Funkytown Pseudo Echo |
| 84 | 92 | 84 | 2 | Weapons Of Love The Truth |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 4 | Something In My House Dead Or Alive |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Flames Of Paradise Jennifer Rush (Duet With Elton John) |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Kiss Him Goodbye The Nylons |
| 88 | 93 | 88 | 2 | Only In My Dreams Debbie Gibson |
| 89 | 81 | 80 | 5 | Black Dog Newcity Rockers |
| 90 | 94 | 90 | 2 | Man Against The World Survivor |
| 91 | 70 | 64 | 8 | The Secret Of My Success Night Ranger |
| 92 | 80 | 75 | 7 | Baby Grand Billy Joel featuring Ray Charles |
| 93 | 76 | 4 | 18 | Mandolin Rain Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Right Next Door (Because Of Me) The Robert Cray Band |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Little Suzi Tesla |
| 96 | 97 | 89 | 6 | Shy Girl Stacey Q |
| 97 | 78 | 2 | 22 | Somewhere Out There (From "An American Tail") Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram |
| 98 | 82 | 23 | 18 | As We Lay Shirley Murdock |
| 99 | 98 | 89 | 5 | Go See The Doctor Kool Moe Dee |
| 100 | 91 | 54 | 14 | Winner Takes It All Sammy Hagar |
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