Billboard Hot 100 — December 5, 1987
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 5, 1987. "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" by Belinda Carlisle climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes. 5 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Tunnel Of Love" by Bruce Springsteen at #57, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "Could've Been" by Tiffany, up 34 places from #86 to #52.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" by Belinda Carlisle — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting September 26, 1987.
- New in the top 10: "Is This Love" by Whitesnake (up from #11 to #5); "So Emotional" by Whitney Houston (up from #16 to #8); "The One I Love" by R.E.M. (up from #12 to #9); "Don't You Want Me" by Jody Watley (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Sugar Free" by Wa Wa Nee, down 37 places from #62 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake, 23 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Paper In Fire" by John Mellencamp 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 | 11 | Heaven Is A Place On Earth Belinda Carlisle |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | (I've Had) The Time Of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Faith George Michael |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Should've Known Better Richard Marx |
| 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | Is This Love Whitesnake |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | Shake Your Love Debbie Gibson |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | We'll Be Together Sting |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | 6 | So Emotional Whitney Houston |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | The One I Love R.E.M. |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | Don't You Want Me Jody Watley |
| 11 | 19 | 11 | 7 | Got My Mind Set On You George Harrison |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 11 | Catch Me (I'm Falling) (From The Film "Hiding Out") Pretty Poison |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | 14 | Mony Mony Billy Idol |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 13 | Valerie Steve Winwood |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | Hourglass Squeeze |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | 15 | I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany |
| 17 | 9 | 9 | 14 | I've Been In Love Before Cutting Crew |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 10 | Dude (Looks Like A Lady) Aerosmith |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 8 | Skeletons Stevie Wonder |
| 20 | 27 | 20 | 7 | Cherry Bomb John Mellencamp |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 9 | Tell It To My Heart(Dub) Taylor Dayne |
| 22 | 15 | 13 | 14 | I Won't Forget You Poison |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 8 | I Do You The Jets |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 14 | That's What Love Is All About Michael Bolton |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 7 | Need You Tonight INXS |
| 26 | 6 | 5 | 10 | Brilliant Disguise Bruce Springsteen |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 5 | Candle In The Wind Elton John |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 9 | Animal Def Leppard |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 3 | The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson |
| 30 | 13 | 6 | 17 | Breakout Swing Out Sister |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 5 | There's The Girl Heart |
| 32 | 23 | 4 | 15 | Little Lies Fleetwood Mac |
| 33 | 44 | 33 | 4 | Hazy Shade Of Winter The Bangles |
| 34 | 40 | 34 | 7 | Power Of Love Laura Branigan |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 8 | Crazy Icehouse |
| 36 | 30 | 30 | 10 | Love Will Find A Way Yes |
| 37 | 45 | 37 | 4 | I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man Prince |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 9 | I Don't Mind At All Bourgeois Tagg |
| 39 | 57 | 39 | 2 | Seasons Change Expose |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 7 | True Faith New Order |
| 41 | 53 | 41 | 4 | I Want To Be Your Man Roger |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 8 | Motortown The Kane Gang |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 5 | Hungry Eyes (From "Dirty Dancing") Eric Carmen |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 9 | Just Like Heaven The Cure |
| 45 | 52 | 45 | 5 | I Live For Your Love Natalie Cole |
| 46 | 28 | 9 | 14 | It's A Sin Pet Shop Boys |
| 47 | 32 | 2 | 13 | Causing A Commotion Madonna |
| 48 | 56 | 48 | 6 | Pop Goes The World Men Without Hats |
| 49 | 58 | 49 | 4 | Don't Shed A Tear Paul Carrack |
| 50 | 38 | 7 | 17 | Let Me Be The One Expose |
| 51 | 54 | 51 | 5 | (Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance Shanice Wilson |
| 52 | 86 | 52 | 2 | Could've Been Tiffany |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 5 | Honestly Stryper |
| 54 | 65 | 54 | 2 | Everywhere Fleetwood Mac |
| 55 | 37 | 1 | 12 | Bad Michael Jackson |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 3 | Push It Salt-N-Pepa |
| 57 | NEW | 57 | 1 | Tunnel Of Love Bruce Springsteen |
| 58 | 48 | 2 | 19 | U Got The Look Prince |
| 59 | NEW | 59 | 1 | Say You Will Foreigner |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 3 | I Can't Help It Bananarama |
| 61 | 36 | 21 | 13 | Come On, Let's Go Los Lobos |
| 62 | 59 | 47 | 16 | Silent Morning Noel |
| 63 | 61 | 19 | 21 | In My Dreams REO Speedwagon |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 3 | I Found Someone Cher |
| 65 | 68 | 65 | 6 | System Of Survival Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 66 | 55 | 15 | 15 | Don't Make Me Wait For Love Kenny G. (Vocal By Lenny Williams) |
| 67 | 46 | 5 | 17 | Casanova Levert |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 3 | Can't Stay Away From You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 4 | Guaranteed For Life Millions Like Us |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 6 | We've Only Just Begun (The Romance Is Not Over) Glenn Jones |
| 71 | 76 | 71 | 3 | You And Me Tonight Deja |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 4 | Criticize Alexander O'Neal |
| 73 | 39 | 13 | 13 | Where The Streets Have No Name U2 |
| 74 | 63 | 1 | 23 | Here I Go Again Whitesnake |
| 75 | 50 | 25 | 12 | Boys Night Out Timothy B. Schmit |
| 76 | 71 | 68 | 7 | If You Let Me Stay Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 77 | 94 | 77 | 2 | Because Of You The Cover Girls |
| 78 | 67 | 67 | 5 | Kick The Wall Jimmy Davis & Junction |
| 79 | 85 | 79 | 2 | Throwaway Mick Jagger |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 | What's Too Much Smokey Robinson |
| 81 | 77 | 72 | 8 | Special Way Kool & The Gang |
| 82 | 83 | 82 | 3 | Don't Tell Me The Time Martha Davis |
| 83 | 96 | 83 | 2 | Pump Up The Volume M/A/R/R/S |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | In God's Country U2 |
| 85 | 91 | 85 | 2 | Cherokee Europe |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Lover's Lane Georgio |
| 87 | 93 | 87 | 2 | You're All I Need Motley Crue |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 2 | She's Fly Tony Terry |
| 89 | 78 | 7 | 17 | Who Will You Run To Heart |
| 90 | 81 | 44 | 16 | No One In The World Anita Baker |
| 91 | 89 | 82 | 7 | Eagles Fly Sammy Hagar |
| 92 | 84 | 82 | 5 | The Real Thing Jellybean Featuring Steven Dante |
| 93 | 88 | 88 | 4 | Someone To Love Me For Me Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam Featuring Full Force |
| 94 | 82 | 80 | 6 | Sweet Rachel Beau Coup |
| 95 | 72 | 1 | 19 | Lost In Emotion Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam |
| 96 | 73 | 62 | 6 | Reservations For Two Dionne & Kashif |
| 97 | 87 | 85 | 4 | Strap Me In The Cars |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Reason To Live KISS |
| 99 | 62 | 35 | 13 | Sugar Free Wa Wa Nee |
| 100 | 90 | 3 | 19 | Carrie Europe |
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