| CASH BOX Top Black Contemporary Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 16, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ALWAYS Atlantic Starr (Warner Bros. 28455) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | JUST TO SEE HER Smokey Robinson (Motown 1877) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| 3 | BACK AND FORTH Cameo (Atlanta Artists 888 385) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 4 | THERE’S NOTHING BETTER THAN LOVE Luther Vandross (with Gregory Hines) (Epic 06978) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | HAPPY Surface (Columbia 06611) | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
| 6 | SAME OLE LOVE (365 Days A Year) Anita Baker (Elektra 69484) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 7 | DON’T DISTURB THIS GROOVE The System (Atlantic 89320) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 8 | IT’S BEEN SO LONG Melba Moore (Capitol 5681) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 9 | |
| 9 | I DON’T WANT TO LOSE YOUR LOVE Freddie Jackson (Capitol 5680) | 12 | 16 | 18 | 9 | |
| 10 | HEAD TO TOE Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (Columbia 07008) | 15 | 20 | 26 | 7 | |
| 11 | GO ON WITHOUT YOU Shirley Murdock (Elektra 69480) | 14 | 17 | 22 | 9 | |
| 12 | WATCH OUT Patrice Rushen (Arista 9562) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
| 13 | I’D STILL SAY YES Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 53028) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 14 | ROCK STEADY Whispers (Solar 70006) | 18 | 30 | 54 | 4 | |
| 15 | DIAMONDS Herb Alpert (A&M 2929) | 23 | 33 | 53 | 5 | |
| 16 | IMAGINATION Miki Howard (Atlantic 89284) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 10 | |
| 17 | ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH? Five Star (RCA 5149) | 19 | 25 | 39 | 7 | |
| 18 | 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD Isley Jasper Isley (CBS Associated 07018) | 20 | 24 | 28 | 8 | |
| 19 | SE LA Lionel Richie (Motown 1883) | 21 | 21 | 24 | 8 | |
| 20 | WHY SHOULD I CRY? Nona Hendryx (EMI America 8382) | 24 | 31 | 44 | 6 | |
| 21 | ZIBBLE, ZIBBLE (Get The Money) (AKA: Get Loose, Get Funky) Gap Band (Total Experience 2703) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 10 | |
| 22 | SIGN ‘O’ THE TIMES Prince (Paisley Park 28399) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| 23 | WHY YOU TREAT ME SO BAD Club Nouveau (Warner Bros./King Jay 28360) | 36 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | OH HOW I LOVE YOU (Girl) James (D-Train) Williams (Columbia 06672) | 25 | 27 | 32 | 10 | |
| 25 | SEXY GIRL Lillo Thomas (Capitol 5656) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| 26 | RELATIONSHIP Lakeside (Solar 70005) | 29 | 38 | 43 | 7 | |
| 27 | NEVER SAY NEVER Deniece Williams (Columbia 07021) | 30 | 36 | 50 | 6 | |
| 28 | BABY LET’S KISS Jesse Johnson (A&M 2912) | 33 | 39 | 49 | 6 | |
| 29 | I CAN’T LET YOU GO Norwood (Magnolia 52929) | 28 | 28 | 36 | 9 | |
| 30 | EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Al Green (A&M 2919) | 32 | 40 | 45 | 9 | |
| 31 | I COMMIT TO LOVE Howard Hewett (Elektra 69477) | 38 | 46 | 64 | 4 | |
| 32 | CHICAGO SONG David Sanborn (Warner Bros. 28392) | 34 | 34 | 41 | 8 | |
| 33 | CAN’T YOU FEEL MY HEART BEAT Claudja Barry (Epic 06669) | 35 | 35 | 37 | 9 | |
| 34 | RHYTHM METHOD R. J.’s Latest Arrival (Manhattan 50071) | 45 | 50 | 56 | 5 | |
| 35 | STILL A THRILL Jody Watley (MCA 53081) | 46 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | CELEBRATE OUR LOVE Ray, Goodman & Brown (EMI America 8378) | 39 | 43 | 51 | 7 | |
| 37 | I GOT THE FEELIN’ (It’s Over) Gregory Abbott (Columbia 06632) | 16 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| 38 | WANT YOU FOR MY GIRLFRIEND 4 By Four (Capitol 5690) | 48 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | SEXAPPEAL Georgio (Motown 1882) | 27 | 18 | 19 | 13 | |
| 40 | LIES Jonathan Butler (Jive 1038) | 51 | 67 | 80 | 4 | |
| 41 | KEEP YOUR EYE ON ME Herb Alpert (A&M 2915) | 31 | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| 42 | DAY BY DAY Chuck Stanley (Def Jam/Columbia 06610) | 26 | 26 | 34 | 11 | |
| 43 | SOMEONE Temptations (Gordy 1881) | 49 | 53 | 59 | 6 | |
| 44 | I FEEL GOOD ALL OVER Stephanie Mills (MCA 53056) | 63 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE Jody Watley (MCA 52956) | 37 | 14 | 13 | 17 | |
| 46 | SONGBIRD Kenny G (Arista 9588) | 50 | 60 | 68 | 6 | |
| 47 | LOVERS Babyface (Solar 70004) | 53 | 64 | 73 | 5 | |
| 48 | ALL I NEED Manhattans (Columbia 07010) | 42 | 42 | 48 | 8 | |
| 49 | SHOW ME THE WAY Regina Belle (Columbia 07080) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | LEAN ON ME Club Nouveau (Warner Bros./King Jay 28430) | 41 | 29 | 20 | 14 | |
| 51 | I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston (Arista 9598) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | YOU CAN’T STOP THE RAIN Loose Ends (MCA/Virgin 53060) | 55 | 75 | 84 | 4 | |
| 53 | BAD WEATHER J. Blackfoot (Edge 006) | 60 | 71 | 78 | 5 | |
| 54 | I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael (Arista 9559) | 40 | 23 | 8 | 13 | |
| 55 | FREAK-A-HOLIC Egyptian Lover (Egyptian Empire 774) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 7 | |
| 56 | HEY THERE LONELY GIRL Gerry Woo (Polydor 885 720) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | I GET A RUSH Rose Brothers (Muscle Shoals Sound 105) | 57 | 65 | 72 | 4 | |
| 58 | (If You) LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE La La (Arista 9568) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | LET’S GET BUSY Teen Dream With Valentino (Warner Bros. 28602) | 71 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | WE ROCK THE BEAT Sugar Babes (MCA 52998) | 61 | 63 | 70 | 5 | |
| 61 | U KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS Grandmaster Flash (Elektra 69490) | 62 | 62 | 63 | 9 | |
| 62 | MY HEART GETS ALL THE BREAKS Monet (Ligosa 501) | 75 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | BARBARA’S BEDROOM Whistle (Select 62280) | 66 | 69 | 76 | 5 | |
| 64 | STONE LOVE Kool & Gang (Mercury 888 292) | 47 | 37 | 25 | 15 | |
| 65 | IT’S TRICKY Run-D.M.C. (Profile 5131) | 43 | 32 | 16 | 12 | |
| 66 | SHOW ME Cover Girls (Fever 1911) | 44 | 41 | 40 | 12 | |
| 67 | EVERY LITTLE BIT Millie Scott (4th & B’way 7432) | 54 | 45 | 29 | 15 | |
| 68 | HOLD ME Sheila E. (Paisley Park 28580) | 56 | 47 | 30 | 16 | |
| 69 | WE’RE BACK Flos (Superstar Int’l 54) | 70 | 70 | 77 | 5 | |
| 70 | LATE NIGHT HOUR Kathy Mathis (Tabu 07046) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | TONIGHT Nu Romance Crew (EMI America 8387) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | LET YOURSELF GO Sybil (Next Plateau 50057) | 82 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | (Something Inside) SO STRONG Labi Siffre (China 43102) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | AIN’T YOU HAD ENOUGH LOVE Phyllis Hyman (Philadelphia Int’l 50070) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | LONELY ROAD Rose Royce (Omni 99476) | 52 | 44 | 46 | 10 | |
| 76 | LAST CHANCE Cyre´ (Fresh 8) | 77 | 78 | 87 | 6 | |
| 77 | DON’T BLOW A GOOD THING Vesta Williams (A&M 2926) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | CASUAL SEX Carrie McDowell (Motown 1885) | 78 | 82 | 85 | 4 | |
| 79 | PLAY THIS ONLY AT NIGHT Doug E. Fresh & Get Fresh Crew (Reality 978) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | WORKIN’ UP A SWEAT First Circle (EMI America 8384) | 64 | 59 | 61 | 9 | |
| 81 | I PROMISE TO REMEMBER Process & Doo Rags (Columbia 6612) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | D.Y. B.O. Starpoint (Elektra 69467) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | MARY GOES ’ROUND Ready For The World (MCA 53004) | 65 | 49 | 33 | 14 | |
| 84 | WHAMMY One Way (MCA 53005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | PROVE IT, BOY Picture Perfect (Atlantic 89308) | 68 | 61 | 62 | 7 | |
| 86 | OLD FLAMES NEVER DIE Full Force (Columbia 06600) | 59 | 52 | 35 | 14 | |
| 87 | STILL WAITING Rainy Davis (Columbia 07072) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | TENDER MOMENTS Peggi Blu (Capitol 5676) | 72 | 72 | 74 | 5 | |
| 89 | FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME Sinitta (Omni 99477) | 74 | 74 | 81 | 6 | |
| 90 | FEEL SO GOOD TO ME Najee (EMI America 8381) | 86 | 66 | 66 | 6 | |
| 91 | HE WANTS MY BODY Starpoint (Elektra 69489) | 76 | 54 | 27 | 14 | |
| 92 | YOU BETTER QUIT One Way (MCA 53020) | 67 | 48 | 31 | 16 | |
| 93 | NEW DRESS Cheryl Lynn (Manhattan 50056) | 80 | 56 | 52 | 13 | |
| 94 | NO LIES S.O.S. Band (Tabu 06649) | 83 | 55 | 47 | 13 | |
| 95 | EGO MANIAC Jocelyn Brown (Warner Bros. 28698) | 84 | 51 | 38 | 11 | |
| 96 | TRUE CONFESSIONS Jeff Lorber & Karyn White (Warner Bros. 28446) | 88 | 68 | 69 | 6 | |
| 97 | GIRL NEXT DOOR Bobby Brown (MCA 53022) | 89 | 57 | 42 | 14 | |
| 98 | LOWDOWN SO & SO Rainy Davis (Columbia 06598) | 93 | 87 | 79 | 15 | |
| 99 | HOLD ON TO YOUR DREAMS Living Proof (Fantasy 977) | 97 | 90 | 88 | 7 | |
| 100 | LET’S WAIT AWHILE Janet Jackson (A&M 2906) | 92 | 79 | 57 | 17 | |
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