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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 19, 1987

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 09/12 09/26 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	2	7	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One I Just Can't Stop Loving YouMICHAEL JACKSON with SIEDAH GARRETT EPIC 34-07253/E.P.A.	1
2	3	5	8	Didn't We Almost Have It AllWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9616	2
3	1	1	13	La BambaLOS LOBOS SLASH 7-28336/WARNER BROS.	1
4	4	8	12	Here I Go AgainWHITESNAKE GEFFEN 7-28339	4
5	8	11	12	When Smokey SingsABC MERCURY 888 604-7/POLYGRAM	5
6	7	10	10	Doing It All For My BabyHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 43143	6
7	6	7	16	Can't We Try?DAN HILL COLUMBIA 38-07050	6
8	10	17	10	I Heard A Rumour (FROM "DISORDERLIES")BANANARAMA LONDON 886 165-7/POLYGRAM	8
9	16	21	8	Lost In EmotionLISA LISA & CULT JAM COLUMBIA 38-07267	9
10	11	15	9	Touch Of GreyGRATEFUL DEAD ARISTA 1-9606	10
11	17	22	8	CarrieEUROPE EPIC 34-07282/E.P.A.	11
12	13	16	11	Wipe OutFAT BOYS & THE BEACH BOYS TIN PAN APPLE 885 960-7/POLYGRAM	12
13	5	4	20	Only In My DreamsDEBBIE GIBSON ATLANTIC 7-89322	4
14	14	18	8	I Need LoveLL COOL J DEF JAM 38-07350/COLUMBIA	14
15	20	29	8	U Got The LookPRINCE PAISLEY PARK 7-28289/WARNER BROS.	15
16	19	20	11	Who Found WhoJELLYBEAN featuring ELISA FIORILLO CHRYSALIS 43120	16
17	21	24	10	One HeartbeatSMOKEY ROBINSON MOTOWN 1897	17
18	22	31	6	Who Will You Run ToHEART CAPITOL 44040	18
19	23	32	6	Paper In FireJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP MERCURY 888 763-7/POLYGRAM	19
20	9	3	11	Who's That GirlMADONNA SIRE 7-28341/WARNER BROS.	1
21	27	30	9	Jump StartNATALIE COLE EMI-MANHATTAN 50073	21
22	28	34	6	CasanovaLEVERT ATLANTIC 7-89217	22
23	12	6	15	Don't Mean NothingRICHARD MARX EMI-MANHATTAN 50079	3
24	18	9	16	Rock SteadyTHE WHISPERS SOLAR 70006	7
25	31	36	6	★★★ POWER PICK/SALES ★★★ Let Me Be The OneEXPOSE ARISTA 1-9617	25
26	15	12	11	Love PowerDIONNE WARWICK & JEFFREY OSBORNE ARISTA 1-9567	12
27	25	23	16	Mary's PrayerDANNY WILSON VIRGIN 7-99465	23
28	34	39	7	Never Let Me DownDAVID BOWIE EMI-MANHATTAN 43031	28
29	37	47	4	Little LiesFLEETWOOD MAC WARNER BROS. 7-28291	29
30	35	40	9	FakeALEXANDER O'NEAL TABU 4-07100/E.P.A.	30
31	36	49	4	You Are The GirlTHE CARS ELEKTRA 7-69446	31
32	29	19	16	I Want Your Sex (FROM "BEVERLY HILLS COP II")GEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-07164	2
33	41	—	2	★★★ POWER PICK/AIRPLAY ★★★ Causing A CommotionMADONNA SIRE 7-28224/WARNER BROS.	33
34	26	13	16	LukaSUZANNE VEGA A&M 2937	3
35	40	44	5	Victim Of LoveBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2964	35
36	24	14	13	It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)STARSHIP GRUNT 5225/RCA	9
37	43	45	5	Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)MR. MISTER RCA 5273	37
38	30	28	21	Heart And SoulT'PAU VIRGIN 7-99466	4
39	42	48	10	In My DreamsREO SPEEDWAGON EPIC 34-07255/E.P.A.	39
40	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ BadMICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 34-07418/E.P.A.	40
41	50	63	4	I Think We're Alone NowTIFFANY MCA 53167	41
42	46	55	6	BreakoutSWING OUT SISTER MERCURY 888 016-7/POLYGRAM	42
43	51	72	3	Mony MonyBILLY IDOL CHRYSALIS 43161	43
44	52	70	3	It's A SinPET SHOP BOYS EMI-MANHATTAN 43027	44
45	48	52	8	Don't Look Down - The SequelGO WEST CHRYSALIS 43141	45
46	47	51	8	MisfitCURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT MERCURY 888 674-7/POLYGRAM	46
47	53	60	4	Don't Make Me Wait For LoveKENNY G vocal by LENNY WILLIAMS ARISTA 1-9625	47
48	38	35	10	Making Love In The RainHERB ALPERT A&M 2949	35
49	33	25	15	I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking ForU2 ISLAND 7-99430/ATLANTIC	1
50	32	27	13	LiesJONATHAN BUTLER JIVE 1038/RCA	27

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	57	64	5	NotoriousLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-07324	51
52	54	54	7	Oh YeahYELLO MERCURY 884 930-7/POLYGRAM	52
53	56	59	8	HolidayTHE OTHER ONES VIRGIN 7-99428	53
54	62	75	3	I've Been In Love BeforeCUTTING CREW VIRGIN 7-99425	54
55	58	62	5	Dinner With GershwinDONNA SUMMER GEFFEN 7-28418	55
56	70	—	2	Where The Streets Have No NameU2 ISLAND 7-99408/ATLANTIC	56
57	39	33	14	Give To LiveSAMMY HAGAR GEFFEN 7-28314	23
58	45	41	9	Back To Paradise (FROM "REVENGE OF THE NERDS II")THIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 2955	41
59	60	61	6	One Lover At A TimeATLANTIC STARR WARNER BROS. 7-28327	59
60	63	74	5	Silent MorningNOEL 4TH & B'WAY 7439	60
61	49	42	7	Be There (FROM "BEVERLY HILLS COP II")POINTER SISTERS MCA 53120	42
62	74	79	5	No One In The WorldANITA BAKER ELEKTRA 7-69456	62
63	71	92	3	Betcha Say ThatGLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-07371/E.P.A.	63
64	55	37	17	Back In The High Life AgainSTEVE WINWOOD ISLAND 7-28472/WARNER BROS.	13
65	61	57	13	Dreamin'WILL TO POWER EPIC 34-07199/E.P.A.	50
66	76	87	3	I Won't Forget YouPOISON CAPITOL 44038	66
67	75	—	2	Let's WorkMICK JAGGER COLUMBIA 38-07306	67
68	72	76	4	I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep AloneRAY PARKER JR. GEFFEN 7-28417	68
69	73	77	5	Rock MeGREAT WHITE CAPITOL 44042	69
70	65	71	7	World Where You LiveCROWDED HOUSE CAPITOL 44033	65
71	82	—	2	Love Is ContagiousTAJA SEVELLE PAISLEY PARK 7-28257/REPRISE	71
72	91	—	2	Sugar FreeWA WA NEE EPIC 34-07283/E.P.A.	72
73	80	91	3	That's What Love Is All AboutMICHAEL BOLTON COLUMBIA 38-07322	73
74	92	—	2	Come On Let's GoLOS LOBOS SLASH 7-28186/WARNER BROS.	74
75	79	84	4	Happy TogetherTHE NYLONS OPEN AIR 0024/A&M	75
76	67	66	10	Johnny BTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-07241	61
77	68	53	19	AloneHEART CAPITOL 44002	1
78	84	89	4	Love Is A HouseFORCE M.D.'S TOMMY BOY 7-28300/WARNER BROS.	78
79	83	88	4	He's My GirlDAVID HALLYDAY SCOTTI BROS. 4-07299/E.P.A.	79
80	NEW▶		1	WaterfallWENDY AND LISA COLUMBIA 38-07243	80
81	NEW▶		1	HourglassSQUEEZE A&M 2967	81
82	NEW▶		1	You Win AgainBEE GEES WARNER BROS. 7-28351	82
83	44	26	14	Living In A BoxLIVING IN A BOX CHRYSALIS 43104	17
84	NEW▶		1	The One I LoveR.E.M. I.R.S. 53171/MCA	84
85	81	81	4	Let's DanceCHRIS REA MOTOWN 1900	81
86	86	78	6	HeartachePEPSI & SHIRLIE POLYDOR 885 470-7/POLYGRAM	78
87	66	50	17	Rhythm Is Gonna Get YouGLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-07059/E.P.A.	5
88	59	38	16	Cross My Broken Heart (FROM "BEVERLY HILLS COP II")THE JETS MCA 53123	7
89	88	83	14	These Times Are Hard For LoversJOHN WAITE EMI-MANHATTAN 43018	53
90	78	58	15	Since You've Been GoneTHE OUTFIELD COLUMBIA 38-07170	31
91	NEW▶		1	Boys Night OutTIMOTHY B. SCHMIT MCA 53137	91
92	85	80	5	WomenDEF LEPPARD MERCURY 888 757-7/POLYGRAM	80
93	69	56	18	The Pleasure PrincipleJANET JACKSON A&M 2927	14
94	95	—	2	Rev It UpNEWCITY ROCKERS CRITIQUE 7-99437/ATLANTIC	94
95	94	—	2	Solitude StandingSUZANNE VEGA A&M 2960	94
96	NEW▶		1	We Should Be SleepingEDDIE MONEY COLUMBIA 38-07359	96
97	64	46	18	Shakedown (FROM "BEVERLY HILLS COP II")BOB SEGER MCA 53094	1
98	77	43	13	Jam TonightFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 44037	32
99	89	73	21	Something So StrongCROWDED HOUSE CAPITOL 5695	7
100	90	86	8	Watching Over YouGLENN MEDEIROS AMHERST 314	80

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