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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 2, 1987

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 04/25 05/09 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	5	10	9	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One (I Just) Died In Your ArmsCUTTING CREW VIRGIN 7-99481	1
2	4	6	9	Looking For A New LoveJODY WATLEY MCA 52956	2
3	2	3	16	Don't Dream It's OverCROWDED HOUSE CAPITOL 5614	2
4	7	12	7	La Isla BonitaMADONNA SIRE 7-28425/WARNER BROS.	4
5	3	4	9	Sign 'O' The TimesPRINCE PAISLEY PARK 7-28399/WARNER BROS.	3
6	10	13	7	With Or Without YouU2 ISLAND 7-99469/ATLANTIC	6
7	1	1	11	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)ARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE MICHAEL ARISTA 1-9559	1
8	8	8	13	The Finer ThingsSTEVE WINWOOD ISLAND 7-28498/WARNER BROS.	8
9	6	2	14	Nothing's Gonna Stop Us NowSTARSHIP GRUNT 5109/RCA	1
10	12	15	13	Stone LoveKOOL & THE GANG MERCURY 888 292-7/POLYGRAM	10
11	11	11	12	Walking Down Your StreetBANGLES COLUMBIA 38-06674	11
12	9	5	14	Midnight BlueLOU GRAMM ATLANTIC 7-89304	5
13	18	21	6	Heat Of The NightBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2921	13
14	16	19	8	What's Going OnCYNDI LAUPER PORTRAIT 37-06970/E.P.A	14
15	15	18	10	Come As You ArePETER WOLF EMI-AMERICA 8350	15
16	19	24	12	The Lady In RedCHRIS DE BURGH A&M 2848	16
17	14	16	12	DominoesROBBIE NEVIL MANHATTAN 50053/EMI-AMERICA	14
18	22	31	6	Big LoveFLEETWOOD MAC WARNER BROS. 7-28398	18
19	21	28	8	Talk Dirty To MePOISON ENIGMA 5686/CAPITOL	19
20	25	34	8	Right On TrackTHE BREAKFAST CLUB MCA 52954	20
21	24	32	12	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For YouGLENN MEDEIROS AMHERST 311	21
22	23	25	12	SeriousDONNA ALLEN 21/ATCO 7-99497/ATLANTIC	22
23	29	39	6	★★★ POWER PICK/SALES ★★★ You Keep Me Hangin' OnKIM WILDE MCA 53024	23
24	28	35	5	I Know What I LikeHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 43108	24
25	13	7	12	Lean On MeCLUB NOUVEAU WARNER BROS. 7-28430	1
26	33	42	6	AlwaysATLANTIC STARR WARNER BROS. 7-28455	26
27	31	37	6	Se LaLIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN 1883	27
28	27	30	12	Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow)WORLD PARTY ENSIGN 43052/CHRYSALIS	27
29	36	46	4	Wanted Dead Or AliveBON JOVI MERCURY 888 467-7/POLYGRAM	29
30	34	41	7	If She Would Have Been FaithfulCHICAGO WARNER BROS. 7-28424	30
31	35	40	10	The Right ThingSIMPLY RED ELEKTRA 7-69487	31
32	17	9	15	Come Go With MeEXPOSE ARISTA 1-9555	5
33	37	44	6	Get That LoveTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9577	33
34	38	51	5	Day-In Day-OutDAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8380	34
35	39	50	9	Meet Me Half WayKENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-06690	35
36	42	48	8	Heartbreak BeatPSYCHEDELIC FURS COLUMBIA 38-06420	36
37	40	45	20	You Can Call Me AlPAUL SIMON WARNER BROS. 7-28667	37
38	47	58	4	DiamondsHERB ALPERT A&M 2929	38
39	51	—	2	★★★ POWER PICK/AIRPLAY ★★★ In Too DeepGENESIS ATLANTIC 7-89316	39
40	53	60	4	Head To ToeLISA LISA & CULT JAM COLUMBIA 38-07008	40
41	20	20	9	Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In LoveBOSTON MCA 53029	20
42	45	54	7	FascinatedCOMPANY B ATLANTIC 7-89294	42
43	55	59	6	Just To See HerSMOKEY ROBINSON MOTOWN 1877	43
44	26	14	12	Tonight, Tonight, TonightGENESIS ATLANTIC 7-89290	3
45	46	47	10	Show MeTHE COVER GIRLS FEVER 1911/SUTRA	45
46	30	17	15	Let's GoWANG CHUNG GEFFEN 7-28531/WARNER BROS.	9
47	56	62	5	Lessons In LoveLEVEL 42 POLYDOR 883 956-7/POLYGRAM	47
48	57	71	5	SongbirdKENNY G ARISTA 1-9588	48
49	48	52	7	Brass MonkeyBEASTIE BOYS DEF JAM 38-07020/COLUMBIA	48
50	41	26	16	Let's Wait AwhileJANET JACKSON A&M 2906	2

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	32	22	13	Smoking GunTHE ROBERT CRAY BAND MERCURY 888 343-7/POLYGRAM	22
52	62	67	7	Same Ole Love (365 Days A Year)ANITA BAKER ELEKTRA 7-69484	52
53	44	27	15	The Final CountdownEUROPE EPIC 34-06416/E.P.A	8
54	54	53	9	Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)PAUL LEKAKIS ZYX 1266	43
55	58	61	8	There's Nothing Better Than LoveLUTHER VANDROSS with GREGORY HINES EPIC 34-06978/E.P.A	55
56	66	73	5	I'm No AngelTHE GREGG ALLMAN BAND EPIC 34-06998/E.P.A	56
57	69	84	4	Don't Disturb This GrooveTHE SYSTEM ATLANTIC 7-89320	57
58	49	29	13	What You Get Is What You SeeTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5668	13
59	70	78	4	Endless NightsEDDIE MONEY COLUMBIA 38-07035	59
60	63	69	6	Living In A DreamPSEUDO ECHO RCA 5125	60
61	50	33	16	Mandolin RainBRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE RCA 5087	4
62	52	43	20	Somewhere Out There (FROM "AN AMERICAN TAIL")LINDA RONSTADT & JAMES INGRAM MCA 52973	2
63	43	23	15	The HoneythiefHIPSWAY COLUMBIA 38-06579	19
64	64	64	6	The Secret Of My SuccessNIGHT RANGER MCA 53013	64
65	73	81	4	I'll Still Be Loving YouRESTLESS HEART RCA 5065	65
66	84	—	2	Jammin' MeTOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS MCA 53065	66
67	78	91	3	We Are What We AreTHE OTHER ONES VIRGIN 7-99473	67
68	71	74	4	Young BloodBRUCE WILLIS MOTOWN 1886	68
69	60	49	16	As We LaySHIRLEY MURDOCK ELEKTRA 7-69518	23
70	94	—	2	Sweet SixteenBILLY IDOL CHRYSALIS 43114	70
71	68	56	25	You Got It AllTHE JETS MCA 52968	3
72	67	63	11	I Got The Feelin' (It's Over)GREGORY ABBOTT COLUMBIA 38-06632	56
73	86	—	2	Back And ForthCAMEO ATLANTIC ARTISTS 888 385-7/POLYGRAM	73
74	72	75	5	Don't Give UpPETER GABRIEL/KATE BUSH GEFFEN 7-28463/WARNER BROS.	72
75	59	38	10	I Will Be ThereGLASS TIGER MANHATTAN 50066/EMI-AMERICA	34
76	83	—	2	Why Can't This Night Go On ForeverJOURNEY COLUMBIA 38-07043	76
77	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Soul CityPARTLAND BROTHERS MANHATTAN 50065/EMI-AMERICA	77
78	80	85	4	Should I SeeFROZEN GHOST ATLANTIC 7-89279	78
79	75	80	5	Baby GrandBILLY JOEL featuring RAY CHARLES COLUMBIA 38-06994	75
80	82	93	3	Black DogNEWCITY ROCKERS CRITIQUE 728/ATLANTIC	80
81	81	79	12	Winner Takes It AllSAMMY HAGAR COLUMBIA 38-06647	54
82	74	66	10	It's TrickyRUN-D.M.C. PROFILE 5131	57
83	97	—	2	Dirty WaterROCK AND HYDE CAPITOL 5691	83
84	85	88	3	Wild HorsesGINO VANNELLI CBS ASSOCIATED 4-06699/E.P.A	84
85	91	—	2	Somebody Save MeCINDERELLA MERCURY 888 483-7/POLYGRAM	85
86	NEW▶		1	Meet El PresidenteDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 44001	86
87	NEW▶		1	Rock The NightEUROPE EPIC 34-07091/E.P.A	87
88	NEW▶		1	Something So StrongCROWDED HOUSE CAPITOL 5695	88
89	NEW▶		1	I'd Still Say YesKLYMAXX CONSTELLATION 53028/MCA	89
90	96	—	2	Something In My HouseDEAD OR ALIVE EPIC 34-07022/E.P.A	90
91	NEW▶		1	Heart And SoulT'PAU VIRGIN 7-99466	91
92	87	76	20	I Wanna Go BackEDDIE MONEY COLUMBIA 38-06569	14
93	89	94	3	Go See The DoctorKOOL MOE DEE JIVE 1041/RCA	89
94	88	72	10	Never EnoughPATTY SMYTH COLUMBIA 38-06643	61
95	92	89	4	Shy GirlSTACEY Q ON THE SPOT 110/MACOLA	89
96	77	57	14	That Ain't LoveREO SPEEDWAGON EPIC 34-06656/E.P.A	16
97	79	68	21	Livin' On A PrayerBON JOVI MERCURY 888 184-7/POLYGRAM	1
98	76	65	23	Big TimePETER GABRIEL GEFFEN 7-28503/WARNER BROS.	8
99	61	36	11	Light Of DayTHE BARBUSTERS (JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS) CBS ASSOCIATED 4-06692/E.P.A	33
100	65	55	10	Keep Your Eye On MeHERB ALPERT A&M 2915	46

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