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