Billboard Hot 100 — November 7, 1987
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 7, 1987. "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Bad" by Michael Jackson, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Candle In The Wind" by Elton John at #68, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Need You Tonight" by INXS, up 17 places from #71 to #54.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting August 29, 1987.
- New in the top 10: "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (up from #12 to #6); "It's A Sin" by Pet Shop Boys (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Crazy Crazy Nights" by KISS, down 32 places from #65 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Only In My Dreams" by Debbie Gibson, 27 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Don't Mean Nothing" by Richard Marx after 21 weeks (peak #3); "Heart And Soul" by T'Pau after 27 weeks (peak #4); "Doing It All For My Baby" by Huey Lewis & The News after 16 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 11 | I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Causing A Commotion Madonna |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Mony Mony Billy Idol |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | Little Lies Fleetwood Mac |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Bad Michael Jackson |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | (I've Had) The Time Of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 13 | Breakout Swing Out Sister |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | Brilliant Disguise Bruce Springsteen |
| 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | Let Me Be The One Expose |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | It's A Sin Pet Shop Boys |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 7 | Heaven Is A Place On Earth Belinda Carlisle |
| 12 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Casanova Levert |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | Where The Streets Have No Name U2 |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | Should've Known Better Richard Marx |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | Don't Make Me Wait For Love Kenny G. (Vocal By Lenny Williams) |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 10 | I've Been In Love Before Cutting Crew |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | 15 | U Got The Look Prince |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 8 | The One I Love R.E.M. |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 10 | I Won't Forget You Poison |
| 20 | 28 | 20 | 5 | We'll Be Together Sting |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 9 | Come On, Let's Go Los Lobos |
| 22 | 13 | 1 | 15 | Lost In Emotion Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 8 | Hourglass Squeeze |
| 24 | 33 | 24 | 6 | Shake Your Love Debbie Gibson |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 8 | Boys Night Out Timothy B. Schmit |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 6 | Don't You Want Me Jody Watley |
| 27 | 37 | 27 | 3 | Faith George Michael |
| 28 | 19 | 1 | 19 | Here I Go Again Whitesnake |
| 29 | 38 | 29 | 7 | Catch Me (I'm Falling) (From The Film "Hiding Out") Pretty Poison |
| 30 | 41 | 30 | 3 | Is This Love Whitesnake |
| 31 | 22 | 19 | 17 | In My Dreams REO Speedwagon |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | 4 | Skeletons Stevie Wonder |
| 33 | 18 | 17 | 11 | You Are The Girl The Cars |
| 34 | 20 | 3 | 15 | Carrie Europe |
| 35 | 43 | 35 | 9 | Valerie Steve Winwood |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 9 | Sugar Free Wa Wa Nee |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 6 | Love Will Find A Way Yes |
| 38 | 47 | 38 | 2 | So Emotional Whitney Houston |
| 39 | 23 | 7 | 13 | Who Will You Run To Heart |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 10 | That's What Love Is All About Michael Bolton |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 6 | Dude (Looks Like A Lady) Aerosmith |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 4 | I Do You The Jets |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 5 | Tell It To My Heart(Dub) Taylor Dayne |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 3 | Got My Mind Set On You George Harrison |
| 45 | 32 | 29 | 15 | Holiday The Other Ones |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 7 | Beat Patrol Starship |
| 47 | 26 | 9 | 13 | Paper In Fire John Mellencamp |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 5 | Animal Def Leppard |
| 49 | 36 | 36 | 10 | Betcha Say That Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 50 | 58 | 50 | 3 | Cherry Bomb John Mellencamp |
| 51 | 30 | 4 | 17 | I Heard A Rumour (From "Disorderlies") Bananarama |
| 52 | 35 | 1 | 15 | Didn't We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston |
| 53 | 52 | 49 | 12 | Silent Morning Noel |
| 54 | 71 | 54 | 3 | Need You Tonight INXS |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 5 | I Don't Mind At All Bourgeois Tagg |
| 56 | 57 | 56 | 8 | Waterfall Wendy And Lisa |
| 57 | 51 | 44 | 12 | No One In The World Anita Baker |
| 58 | 66 | 58 | 5 | Just Like Heaven The Cure |
| 59 | 56 | 12 | 18 | Wipeout Fat Boys & The Beach Boys |
| 60 | 74 | 60 | 3 | Power Of Love Laura Branigan |
| 61 | 50 | 10 | 17 | One Heartbeat Smokey Robinson |
| 62 | 49 | 13 | 16 | Jump Start Natalie Cole |
| 63 | 61 | 61 | 6 | Satellite Hooters |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 4 | Crazy Icehouse |
| 65 | 59 | 4 | 27 | Only In My Dreams Debbie Gibson |
| 66 | 73 | 66 | 4 | Motortown The Kane Gang |
| 67 | 76 | 67 | 3 | True Faith New Order |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Candle In The Wind Elton John |
| 69 | 63 | 1 | 20 | La Bamba Los Lobos |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | There's The Girl Heart |
| 71 | 70 | 70 | 5 | Learning To Fly Pink Floyd |
| 72 | 68 | 65 | 7 | Follow You Glen Burtnick |
| 73 | 60 | 6 | 23 | Can't We Try Dan Hill (Duet With Vonda Shepard) |
| 74 | 72 | 72 | 4 | Special Way Kool & The Gang |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 4 | Crazy World Big Trouble |
| 76 | 84 | 76 | 2 | Reservations For Two Dionne & Kashif |
| 77 | 62 | 38 | 12 | Notorious Loverboy |
| 78 | 91 | 78 | 2 | Pop Goes The World Men Without Hats |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Kick The Wall Jimmy Davis & Junction |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 3 | If You Let Me Stay Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | (Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance Shanice Wilson |
| 82 | 89 | 82 | 2 | We've Only Just Begun (The Romance Is Not Over) Glenn Jones |
| 83 | 82 | 82 | 3 | Eagles Fly Sammy Hagar |
| 84 | 93 | 84 | 2 | System Of Survival Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 2 | Sweet Rachel Beau Coup |
| 86 | 79 | 62 | 9 | Love Is Contagious Taja Sevelle |
| 87 | 80 | 80 | 5 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now Samantha Fox |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Hungry Eyes (From "Dirty Dancing") Eric Carmen |
| 89 | 86 | 60 | 12 | Rock Me Great White |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | I Live For Your Love Natalie Cole |
| 91 | 87 | 58 | 13 | One Lover At A Time Atlantic Starr |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | The Real Thing Jellybean Featuring Steven Dante |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Honestly Stryper |
| 94 | 83 | 7 | 23 | Rock Steady The Whispers |
| 95 | 85 | 32 | 12 | Victim Of Love Bryan Adams |
| 96 | 67 | 5 | 19 | When Smokey Sings ABC |
| 97 | 65 | 65 | 7 | Crazy Crazy Nights KISS |
| 98 | 81 | 81 | 4 | So The Story Goes Living In A Box |
| 99 | 77 | 1 | 14 | I Just Can't Stop Loving You Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett |
| 100 | 69 | 39 | 9 | Let's Work Mick Jagger |
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