Billboard Hot 100 — October 24, 1987
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 24, 1987. "Bad" by Michael Jackson climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "Lost In Emotion" by Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Is This Love" by Whitesnake at #53, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Don't You Want Me" by Jody Watley, up 16 places from #56 to #40.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Bad" by Michael Jackson — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting September 19, 1987.
- New in the top 10: "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany (up from #11 to #5); "Mony Mony" by Billy Idol (up from #14 to #7); "Let Me Be The One" by Expose (up from #12 to #8); "Little Lies" by Fleetwood Mac (up from #13 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "I Need Love" by LL Cool J, down 38 places from #60 to #98.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Heart And Soul" by T'Pau, 26 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "I Want Your Sex (From "Beverly Hills Cop II")" by George Michael after 20 weeks (peak #2).
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 | 4 | 1 | 6 | Bad Michael Jackson |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Causing A Commotion Madonna |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | U Got The Look Prince |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Lost In Emotion Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam |
| 5 | 11 | 5 | 9 | I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 11 | Casanova Levert |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | 8 | Mony Mony Billy Idol |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 | Let Me Be The One Expose |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | Little Lies Fleetwood Mac |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Carrie Europe |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | 17 | Here I Go Again Whitesnake |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | Who Will You Run To Heart |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | Breakout Swing Out Sister |
| 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | Paper In Fire John Mellencamp |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 8 | It's A Sin Pet Shop Boys |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 4 | Brilliant Disguise Bruce Springsteen |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 9 | You Are The Girl The Cars |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 7 | Where The Streets Have No Name U2 |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 15 | In My Dreams REO Speedwagon |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 5 | (I've Had) The Time Of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | 15 | I Heard A Rumour (From "Disorderlies") Bananarama |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 9 | Don't Make Me Wait For Love Kenny G. (Vocal By Lenny Williams) |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 5 | Heaven Is A Place On Earth Belinda Carlisle |
| 24 | 15 | 1 | 13 | Didn't We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 8 | I've Been In Love Before Cutting Crew |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 5 | Should've Known Better Richard Marx |
| 27 | 17 | 13 | 14 | Jump Start Natalie Cole |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 6 | The One I Love R.E.M. |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 8 | I Won't Forget You Poison |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 7 | Come On, Let's Go Los Lobos |
| 31 | 29 | 29 | 13 | Holiday The Other Ones |
| 32 | 23 | 10 | 15 | One Heartbeat Smokey Robinson |
| 33 | 40 | 33 | 6 | Hourglass Squeeze |
| 34 | 43 | 34 | 3 | We'll Be Together Sting |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 6 | Boys Night Out Timothy B. Schmit |
| 36 | 44 | 36 | 8 | Betcha Say That Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 37 | 51 | 37 | 4 | Shake Your Love Debbie Gibson |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 10 | Notorious Loverboy |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 7 | Let's Work Mick Jagger |
| 40 | 56 | 40 | 4 | Don't You Want Me Jody Watley |
| 41 | 49 | 41 | 7 | Sugar Free Wa Wa Nee |
| 42 | 54 | 42 | 4 | Love Will Find A Way Yes |
| 43 | 50 | 43 | 5 | Catch Me (I'm Falling) (From The Film "Hiding Out") Pretty Poison |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 10 | No One In The World Anita Baker |
| 45 | 53 | 45 | 8 | That's What Love Is All About Michael Bolton |
| 46 | 35 | 1 | 18 | La Bamba Los Lobos |
| 47 | 63 | 47 | 7 | Valerie Steve Winwood |
| 48 | 37 | 12 | 16 | Wipeout Fat Boys & The Beach Boys |
| 49 | 58 | 49 | 5 | Beat Patrol Starship |
| 50 | 36 | 6 | 21 | Can't We Try Dan Hill (Duet With Vonda Shepard) |
| 51 | 32 | 29 | 10 | Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You) Mr. Mister |
| 52 | 52 | 49 | 10 | Silent Morning Noel |
| 53 | NEW | 53 | 1 | Is This Love Whitesnake |
| 54 | NEW | 54 | 1 | Faith George Michael |
| 55 | 33 | 5 | 17 | When Smokey Sings ABC |
| 56 | 47 | 4 | 25 | Only In My Dreams Debbie Gibson |
| 57 | 64 | 57 | 4 | Dude (Looks Like A Lady) Aerosmith |
| 58 | 74 | 58 | 2 | I Do You The Jets |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 2 | Skeletons Stevie Wonder |
| 60 | 65 | 60 | 6 | Waterfall Wendy And Lisa |
| 61 | 75 | 61 | 3 | Tell It To My Heart(Dub) Taylor Dayne |
| 62 | 39 | 1 | 12 | I Just Can't Stop Loving You Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 3 | Animal Def Leppard |
| 64 | 68 | 64 | 4 | Satellite Hooters |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 5 | Follow You Glen Burtnick |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Got My Mind Set On You George Harrison |
| 67 | 45 | 9 | 14 | Touch Of Grey Grateful Dead |
| 68 | 57 | 6 | 15 | Doing It All For My Baby Huey Lewis & The News |
| 69 | 48 | 32 | 10 | Victim Of Love Bryan Adams |
| 70 | 62 | 62 | 7 | Love Is Contagious Taja Sevelle |
| 71 | 59 | 7 | 21 | Rock Steady The Whispers |
| 72 | 55 | 25 | 14 | Fake Alexander O'Neal |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 3 | I Don't Mind At All Bourgeois Tagg |
| 74 | 71 | 71 | 5 | Crazy Crazy Nights KISS |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | Just Like Heaven The Cure |
| 76 | 61 | 48 | 10 | Dinner With Gershwin Donna Summer |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 3 | Learning To Fly Pink Floyd |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Cherry Bomb John Mellencamp |
| 79 | 88 | 79 | 2 | Special Way Kool & The Gang |
| 80 | 76 | 3 | 20 | Don't Mean Nothing Richard Marx |
| 81 | 93 | 81 | 2 | Motortown The Kane Gang |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 3 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now Samantha Fox |
| 83 | 89 | 83 | 2 | So The Story Goes Living In A Box |
| 84 | 95 | 84 | 2 | Crazy Icehouse |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | Crazy World Big Trouble |
| 86 | 72 | 60 | 10 | Rock Me Great White |
| 87 | 87 | 58 | 11 | One Lover At A Time Atlantic Starr |
| 88 | 79 | 4 | 26 | Heart And Soul T'Pau |
| 89 | 70 | 1 | 16 | Who's That Girl Madonna |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Eagles Fly Sammy Hagar |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | American Dream Simon F |
| 92 | 78 | 75 | 6 | You Win Again Bee Gees |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Need You Tonight INXS |
| 94 | 82 | 78 | 9 | Love Is A House Force M.D.'s |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | True Faith New Order |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | If You Let Me Stay Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Power Of Love Laura Branigan |
| 98 | 60 | 14 | 13 | I Need Love LL Cool J |
| 99 | 81 | 42 | 13 | Misfit Curiosity Killed The Cat |
| 100 | 67 | 39 | 13 | Don't Look Down - The Sequel Go West |
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