CASH BOX R&B SINGLES – 1987 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1987 Charts! |
| 1987 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 3 | Girlfriend - Bobby Brown (frozen chart; no issue published this week) |
(No debuts) |
| January 10 | Girlfriend - Bobby Brown (frozen chart; no issue published this week) |
(No debuts) |
| January 17 | Control - Janet Jackson | 58. You Send The Rain Away - Rebbie Jackson with Robin Zander |
| January 24 | Stop To Love - Luther Vandross | 56. Respect Yourself - Bruce Willis |
| January 31 | Candy - Cameo | 60. Hold Me - Sheila E. |
| February 7 | Candy - Cameo | 54. Stone Love - Kool & Gang |
| February 14 | Falling - Melba Moore | 53. He Wants My Body - Starpoint |
| February 21 | Have You Ever Loved Somebody - Freddie Jackson | 62. All I Know Is The Way I Feel - Pointer Sisters |
| February 28 | Have You Ever Loved Somebody - Freddie Jackson | 67. Just To See Her - Smokey Robinson |
| March 7 | Slow Down - Loose Ends | 58. There’s Nothing Better Than Love - Luther Vandross (with Gregory Hines) |
| March 14 | Let’s Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson | 58. Always - Atlantic Starr |
| March 21 | Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley | 58. It’s Been So Long - Melba Moore |
| March 28 | Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley | 59. Back And Forth - Cameo |
| April 4 | Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley | 79. Head To Toe - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam |
| April 11 | Sign ‘O’ The Times - Prince | 75. Why Should I Cry? - Nona Hendryx |
| April 18 | Sign ‘O’ The Times - Prince | 74. Rhythm Method - R. |
| April 25 | Sign ‘O’ The Times - Prince | 54. Rock Steady - Whispers |
| May 2 | Don’t Disturb This Groove - The System | 73. Still A Thrill - Jody Watley |
| May 9 | There’s Nothing Better Than Love - Luther Vandross (with Gregory Hines) | 69. Show Me The Way - Regina Belle |
| May 16 | Always - Atlantic Starr | 51. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston |
| May 23 | Always - Atlantic Starr | 51. Smooth Sailin’ Tonight - Isley Brothers |
| May 30 | Happy - Surface | 67. Fake - Alexander O’Neal |
| June 6 | Head To Toe - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | 67. Koo Koo - Sheila E. |
| June 13 | Rock Steady - Whispers | 67. If You Were Mine - Cheryl Lynn |
| June 20 | Diamonds - Herb Alpert | 76. Mercury Rising - Pointer Sisters |
| June 27 | Why You Treat Me So Bad - Club Nouveau | 64. Come Back To Me Lover - Miki Howard |
| July 4 | I Feel Good All Over - Stephanie Mills | 57. Holiday - Kool & Gang |
| July 11 | I Feel Good All Over - Stephanie Mills | 68. Love Power - Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne |
| July 18 | Smooth Sailin’ Tonight - Isley Brothers | 69. Dance All Night - DeBarge |
| July 25 | Show Me The Way - Regina Belle | 62. How Soon We Forget - Colonel Abrams |
| August 1 | Fake - Alexander O’Neal | 63. U Got The Look - Prince |
| August 8 | The Pleasure Principle - Janet Jackson | 20. I Just Can’t Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett |
| August 15 | Jam Tonight - Freddie Jackson | 59. Lately - Surface |
| August 22 | Casanova - Levert | 70. Cinderfella Dana Dane - Dana Dane |
| August 29 | Casanova - Levert | 51. Don’t You Want Me - Jody Watley |
| September 5 | Casanova - Levert | 66. Downtown - Lillo Thomas |
| September 12 | I Just Can’t Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett | 55. You And Me Tonight - Deja |
| September 19 | I Just Can’t Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett | 28. Bad - Michael Jackson |
| September 26 | I Need Love - L. |
54. Cold Spendin’ My $ Money - Oran “Juice” Jones |
| October 3 | Lost In Emotion - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | 76. Sho’ You Right - Barry White |
| October 10 | (You’re Puttin’) A Rush On Me - Stephanie Mills | 77. I Want To Be Your Man - Roger |
| October 17 | Bad - Michael Jackson | 33. Skeletons - Stevie Wonder |
| October 24 | Bad - Michael Jackson | 62. If You Can Do It: I Can Too!! - Meli’sa Morgan |
| October 31 | Bad - Michael Jackson | 77. So Emotional - Whitney Houston |
| November 7 | Lovin’ You - O’Jays | 67. Love Changes - Kashif & Meli’sa Morgan |
| November 14 | Lovin’ You - O’Jays | 66. Love Overboard - Gladys Knight & Pips |
| November 21 | Skeletons - Stevie Wonder | 56. The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson |
| November 28 | Skeletons - Stevie Wonder | 77. Mysterious - Najee |
| December 5 | Skeletons - Stevie Wonder | 75. Over You - Ray Parker Jr. with Natalie Cole |
| December 12 | Skeletons - Stevie Wonder | 79. For Your Love (I’ll Do Most Anything) - Barry White |
| December 19 | I Want To Be Your Man - Roger | 79. Some Kind Of Lover - Jody Watley |
| December 26 | The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson | 76. Look What You Started - Temptations |
YEAR-END CHARTS: SINGLES (R&B) | ALBUMS (R&B) | |||
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