Billboard Hot 100 — October 10, 1987
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 10, 1987. "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Didn't We Almost Have It All" by Whitney Houston, which had held it for 2 weeks. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "We'll Be Together" by Sting at #59, which would go on to peak at #7. The biggest climber was "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes, up 19 places from #54 to #35.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake — 1 week at the top so far, 15 weeks on the chart since debuting July 4, 1987.
- New in the top 10: "Bad" by Michael Jackson (up from #16 to #8); "Casanova" by Levert (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Love Power" by Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne, down 30 places from #70 to #100.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Heart And Soul" by T'Pau, 24 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 after 17 weeks (peak #1); "Alone" by Heart after 21 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 15 | Here I Go Again Whitesnake |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Lost In Emotion Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | Carrie Europe |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | I Heard A Rumour (From "Disorderlies") Bananarama |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | U Got The Look Prince |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Didn't We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Who Will You Run To Heart |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | 4 | Bad Michael Jackson |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Paper In Fire John Mellencamp |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Casanova Levert |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | Causing A Commotion Madonna |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | Let Me Be The One Expose |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Jump Start Natalie Cole |
| 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | One Heartbeat Smokey Robinson |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 7 | I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 7 | Little Lies Fleetwood Mac |
| 17 | 24 | 17 | 6 | Mony Mony Billy Idol |
| 18 | 26 | 18 | 9 | Breakout Swing Out Sister |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | You Are The Girl The Cars |
| 20 | 8 | 5 | 15 | When Smokey Sings ABC |
| 21 | 30 | 21 | 6 | It's A Sin Pet Shop Boys |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 13 | In My Dreams REO Speedwagon |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | I Just Can't Stop Loving You Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett |
| 24 | 35 | 24 | 5 | Where The Streets Have No Name U2 |
| 25 | 20 | 1 | 16 | La Bamba Los Lobos |
| 26 | 18 | 12 | 14 | Wipeout Fat Boys & The Beach Boys |
| 27 | 17 | 9 | 12 | Touch Of Grey Grateful Dead |
| 28 | 36 | 28 | 7 | Don't Make Me Wait For Love Kenny G. (Vocal By Lenny Williams) |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 8 | Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You) Mr. Mister |
| 30 | 40 | 30 | 2 | Brilliant Disguise Bruce Springsteen |
| 31 | 22 | 6 | 19 | Can't We Try Dan Hill (Duet With Vonda Shepard) |
| 32 | 27 | 25 | 12 | Fake Alexander O'Neal |
| 33 | 32 | 32 | 8 | Victim Of Love Bryan Adams |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 6 | I've Been In Love Before Cutting Crew |
| 35 | 54 | 35 | 3 | (I've Had) The Time Of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 11 | Holiday The Other Ones |
| 37 | 31 | 4 | 23 | Only In My Dreams Debbie Gibson |
| 38 | 25 | 6 | 13 | Doing It All For My Baby Huey Lewis & The News |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 8 | Notorious Loverboy |
| 40 | 56 | 40 | 3 | Heaven Is A Place On Earth Belinda Carlisle |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 3 | Should've Known Better Richard Marx |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 6 | I Won't Forget You Poison |
| 43 | 57 | 43 | 4 | The One I Love R.E.M. |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 5 | Let's Work Mick Jagger |
| 45 | 28 | 27 | 10 | Never Let Me Down David Bowie |
| 46 | 33 | 14 | 11 | I Need Love LL Cool J |
| 47 | 39 | 39 | 11 | Don't Look Down - The Sequel Go West |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 5 | Come On, Let's Go Los Lobos |
| 49 | 53 | 49 | 6 | Betcha Say That Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 8 | No One In The World Anita Baker |
| 51 | 58 | 51 | 4 | Hourglass Squeeze |
| 52 | 49 | 49 | 8 | Silent Morning Noel |
| 53 | 62 | 53 | 4 | Boys Night Out Timothy B. Schmit |
| 54 | 48 | 48 | 8 | Dinner With Gershwin Donna Summer |
| 55 | 41 | 7 | 19 | Rock Steady The Whispers |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 5 | Sugar Free Wa Wa Nee |
| 57 | 37 | 16 | 14 | Who Found Who Jellybean Featuring Elisa Fiorillo |
| 58 | 66 | 58 | 6 | That's What Love Is All About Michael Bolton |
| 59 | NEW | 59 | 1 | We'll Be Together Sting |
| 60 | 50 | 42 | 11 | Misfit Curiosity Killed The Cat |
| 61 | 60 | 60 | 8 | Rock Me Great White |
| 62 | 63 | 62 | 5 | Love Is Contagious Taja Sevelle |
| 63 | 44 | 3 | 18 | Don't Mean Nothing Richard Marx |
| 64 | 73 | 64 | 3 | Catch Me (I'm Falling) (From The Film "Hiding Out") Pretty Poison |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 2 | Love Will Find A Way Yes |
| 66 | 69 | 66 | 3 | Beat Patrol Starship |
| 67 | 45 | 1 | 14 | Who's That Girl Madonna |
| 68 | 59 | 4 | 24 | Heart And Soul T'Pau |
| 69 | 74 | 69 | 4 | Waterfall Wendy And Lisa |
| 70 | 77 | 70 | 2 | Shake Your Love Debbie Gibson |
| 71 | 80 | 71 | 2 | Don't You Want Me Jody Watley |
| 72 | 68 | 58 | 9 | One Lover At A Time Atlantic Starr |
| 73 | 78 | 73 | 2 | Satellite Hooters |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | Dude (Looks Like A Lady) Aerosmith |
| 75 | 81 | 75 | 3 | Follow You Glen Burtnick |
| 76 | 75 | 75 | 4 | You Win Again Bee Gees |
| 77 | NEW | 70 | 5 | Valerie Steve Winwood |
| 78 | 71 | 35 | 13 | Making Love In The Rain Herb Alpert |
| 79 | 79 | 78 | 7 | Love Is A House Force M.D.'s |
| 80 | 87 | 80 | 3 | Crazy Crazy Nights KISS |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 3 | Don't Lose Any Sleep John Waite |
| 82 | 61 | 2 | 19 | I Want Your Sex (From "Beverly Hills Cop II") George Michael |
| 83 | 65 | 23 | 19 | Mary's Prayer Danny Wilson |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Animal Def Leppard |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | (You're Puttin') A Rush On Me Stephanie Mills |
| 86 | 67 | 51 | 10 | Oh Yeah Yello |
| 87 | 89 | 87 | 3 | Heart And Soul The Monkees |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Learning To Fly Pink Floyd |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | I Don't Mind At All Bourgeois Tagg |
| 90 | 86 | 13 | 20 | Back In The High Life Again Steve Winwood |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now Samantha Fox |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Tell It To My Heart(Dub) Taylor Dayne |
| 93 | 91 | 23 | 17 | Give To Live Sammy Hagar |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Just Like Heaven The Cure |
| 95 | 83 | 50 | 16 | Dreamin' Will To Power |
| 96 | 72 | 68 | 7 | I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone Ray Parker Jr. |
| 97 | 92 | 75 | 7 | Happy Together The Nylons |
| 98 | 85 | 3 | 19 | Luka Suzanne Vega |
| 99 | 90 | 9 | 16 | It's Not Over ('til It's Over) Starship |
| 100 | 70 | 12 | 14 | Love Power Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne |
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