Billboard Hot 100 — September 19, 1987
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 19, 1987. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" by Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "La Bamba" by Los Lobos, which had held it for 3 weeks. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Bad" by Michael Jackson at #40, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Sugar Free" by Wa Wa Nee, up 19 places from #91 to #72.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" by Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett — 1 week at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting August 8, 1987.
- New in the top 10: "Lost In Emotion" by Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam (up from #16 to #9); "Touch Of Grey" by Grateful Dead (up from #11 to #10).
- Highest debut: "Bad" by Michael Jackson at #40; it would spend 14 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 2 weeks at #1.
- Biggest fall: "Living In A Box" by Living In A Box, down 39 places from #44 to #83.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Heart And Soul" by T'Pau, 21 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston after 18 weeks (peak #1); "Wot's It To Ya" by Robbie Nevil after 16 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 2 | 1 | 7 | I Just Can't Stop Loving You Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Didn't We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | La Bamba Los Lobos |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Here I Go Again Whitesnake |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 | When Smokey Sings ABC |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | Doing It All For My Baby Huey Lewis & The News |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | Can't We Try Dan Hill (Duet With Vonda Shepard) |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | I Heard A Rumour (From "Disorderlies") Bananarama |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 8 | Lost In Emotion Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Touch Of Grey Grateful Dead |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | 8 | Carrie Europe |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | Wipeout Fat Boys & The Beach Boys |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 20 | Only In My Dreams Debbie Gibson |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | I Need Love LL Cool J |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 8 | U Got The Look Prince |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 11 | Who Found Who Jellybean Featuring Elisa Fiorillo |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 10 | One Heartbeat Smokey Robinson |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 6 | Who Will You Run To Heart |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 6 | Paper In Fire John Mellencamp |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | 11 | Who's That Girl Madonna |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 9 | Jump Start Natalie Cole |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 6 | Casanova Levert |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | 15 | Don't Mean Nothing Richard Marx |
| 24 | 18 | 7 | 16 | Rock Steady The Whispers |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 6 | Let Me Be The One Expose |
| 26 | 15 | 12 | 11 | Love Power Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne |
| 27 | 25 | 23 | 16 | Mary's Prayer Danny Wilson |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 7 | Never Let Me Down David Bowie |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | 4 | Little Lies Fleetwood Mac |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 9 | Fake Alexander O'Neal |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 4 | You Are The Girl The Cars |
| 32 | 29 | 2 | 16 | I Want Your Sex (From "Beverly Hills Cop II") George Michael |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 2 | Causing A Commotion Madonna |
| 34 | 26 | 3 | 16 | Luka Suzanne Vega |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 5 | Victim Of Love Bryan Adams |
| 36 | 24 | 9 | 13 | It's Not Over ('til It's Over) Starship |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 5 | Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You) Mr. Mister |
| 38 | 30 | 4 | 21 | Heart And Soul T'Pau |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 10 | In My Dreams REO Speedwagon |
| 40 | NEW | 40 | 1 | Bad Michael Jackson |
| 41 | 50 | 41 | 4 | I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 6 | Breakout Swing Out Sister |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 3 | Mony Mony Billy Idol |
| 44 | 52 | 44 | 3 | It's A Sin Pet Shop Boys |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 8 | Don't Look Down - The Sequel Go West |
| 46 | 47 | 46 | 8 | Misfit Curiosity Killed The Cat |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 4 | Don't Make Me Wait For Love Kenny G. (Vocal By Lenny Williams) |
| 48 | 38 | 35 | 10 | Making Love In The Rain Herb Alpert |
| 49 | 33 | 1 | 15 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 |
| 50 | 32 | 27 | 13 | Lies Jonathan Butler |
| 51 | 57 | 51 | 5 | Notorious Loverboy |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 7 | Oh Yeah Yello |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 8 | Holiday The Other Ones |
| 54 | 62 | 54 | 3 | I've Been In Love Before Cutting Crew |
| 55 | 58 | 55 | 5 | Dinner With Gershwin Donna Summer |
| 56 | 70 | 56 | 2 | Where The Streets Have No Name U2 |
| 57 | 39 | 23 | 14 | Give To Live Sammy Hagar |
| 58 | 45 | 41 | 9 | Back To Paradise (From "Revenge Of The Nerds II") Thirty Eight Special |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 6 | One Lover At A Time Atlantic Starr |
| 60 | 63 | 60 | 5 | Silent Morning Noel |
| 61 | 49 | 42 | 7 | Be There (From "Beverly Hills Cop II") The Pointer Sisters |
| 62 | 74 | 62 | 5 | No One In The World Anita Baker |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 3 | Betcha Say That Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 64 | 55 | 13 | 17 | Back In The High Life Again Steve Winwood |
| 65 | 61 | 50 | 13 | Dreamin' Will To Power |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 3 | I Won't Forget You Poison |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 2 | Let's Work Mick Jagger |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 4 | I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone Ray Parker Jr. |
| 69 | 73 | 69 | 5 | Rock Me Great White |
| 70 | 65 | 65 | 7 | World Where You Live Crowded House |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | Love Is Contagious Taja Sevelle |
| 72 | 91 | 72 | 2 | Sugar Free Wa Wa Nee |
| 73 | 80 | 73 | 3 | That's What Love Is All About Michael Bolton |
| 74 | 92 | 74 | 2 | Come On, Let's Go Los Lobos |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 4 | Happy Together The Nylons |
| 76 | 67 | 61 | 10 | Johnny B Hooters |
| 77 | 68 | 1 | 19 | Alone Heart |
| 78 | 84 | 78 | 4 | Love Is A House Force M.D.'s |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 4 | He's My Girl David Hallyday |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Waterfall Wendy And Lisa |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Hourglass Squeeze |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | You Win Again Bee Gees |
| 83 | 44 | 17 | 14 | Living In A Box Living In A Box |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | The One I Love R.E.M. |
| 85 | 81 | 81 | 4 | Let's Dance Chris Rea |
| 86 | 86 | 78 | 6 | Heartache Pepsi & Shirlie |
| 87 | 66 | 5 | 17 | Rhythm Is Gonna Get You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 88 | 59 | 7 | 16 | Cross My Broken Heart (From "Beverly Hills Cop II") The Jets |
| 89 | 88 | 53 | 14 | These Times Are Hard For Lovers John Waite |
| 90 | 78 | 31 | 15 | Since You've Been Gone The Outfield |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Boys Night Out Timothy B. Schmit |
| 92 | 85 | 80 | 5 | Women Def Leppard |
| 93 | 69 | 14 | 18 | The Pleasure Principle Janet Jackson |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | Rev It Up Newcity Rockers |
| 95 | 94 | 94 | 2 | Solitude Standing Suzanne Vega |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | We Should Be Sleeping Eddie Money |
| 97 | 64 | 1 | 18 | Shakedown (From "Beverly Hills Cop II") Bob Seger |
| 98 | 77 | 32 | 13 | Jam Tonight Freddie Jackson |
| 99 | 89 | 7 | 21 | Something So Strong Crowded House |
| 100 | 90 | 80 | 8 | Watching Over You Glenn Medeiros |
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