| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 19, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I JUST CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Michael Jackson (Epic 07253) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2 | LA BAMBA Los Lobos (Slash 28336) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | DIDN’T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL Whitney Houston (Arista 9616) | 4 | 7 | 13 | 8 | |
| 4 | HERE I GO AGAIN Whitesnake (Geffen 28339) | 6 | 9 | 14 | 12 | |
| 5 | WHO’S THAT GIRL Madonna (Sire 28341) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 6 | CAN’T WE TRY Dan Hill (with Vonda Sheppard) (Columbia 07050) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | |
| 7 | CARRIE Europe (Epic 07282) | 14 | 20 | 26 | 8 | |
| 8 | WHEN SMOKEY SINGS ABC (Mercury 888 604) | 9 | 10 | 16 | 12 | |
| 9 | I HEARD A RUMOUR Bananarama (London 886 165) | 12 | 16 | 21 | 11 | |
| 10 | LOST IN EMOTION Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (Columbia 07267) | 16 | 22 | 32 | 8 | |
| 11 | DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY Huey Lewis & News (Chrysalis 43143) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | |
| 12 | ONLY IN MY DREAMS Debbie Gibson (Atlantic 89322) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| 13 | I WANT YOUR SEX George Michael (Columbia 07164) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| 14 | I NEED LOVE L.L. Cool J (Def Jam/Columbia 07350) | 15 | 17 | 25 | 7 | |
| 15 | U GOT THE LOOK Prince (Paisley Park 28289) | 25 | 31 | 37 | 9 | |
| 16 | WHO FOUND WHO Jellybean with Elisa Fiorillo (Chrysalis 43120) | 17 | 19 | 23 | 11 | |
| 17 | TOUCH OF GREY Grateful Dead (Arista 9606) | 18 | 21 | 27 | 9 | |
| 18 | ONE HEARTBEAT Smokey Robinson (Motown 1897) | 20 | 23 | 30 | 10 | |
| 19 | PAPER IN FIRE John Cougar Mellencamp (Mercury 888 763) | 22 | 26 | 33 | 6 | |
| 20 | WHO WILL YOU RUN TO Heart (Capitol 44040) | 28 | 33 | 39 | 6 | |
| 21 | CASANOVA Levert (Atlantic 89217) | 32 | 38 | 50 | 6 | |
| 22 | LET ME BE THE ONE Expose (Arista 9617) | 31 | 39 | 53 | 6 | |
| 23 | ROCK STEADY Whispers (Solar 70006) | 19 | 14 | 10 | 16 | |
| 24 | LOVE POWER Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne (Arista 9567) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 25 | JUMP START Natalie Cole (Manhattan 50073) | 27 | 29 | 34 | 9 | |
| 26 | CAUSING A COMMOTION Madonna (Sire 28224) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | DON’T MEAN NOTHING Richard Marx (Manhattan 50079) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| 28 | WIPEOUT Fat Boys & Beach Boys (Tin Pan Apple 885 960) | 29 | 32 | 36 | 11 | |
| 29 | LUKA Suzanne Vega (A&M 2937) | 21 | 15 | 7 | 16 | |
| 30 | LITTLE LIES Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 28291) | 42 | 57 | 76 | 4 | |
| 31 | I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR U2 (Island 99430) | 24 | 18 | 8 | 15 | |
| 32 | FAKE Alexander O’Neal (Tabu 07100) | 35 | 41 | 46 | 10 | |
| 33 | BAD Michael Jackson (Epic 07418) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | NEVER LET ME DOWN David Bowie (EMI America 43031) | 38 | 42 | 48 | 7 | |
| 35 | VICTIM OF LOVE Bryan Adams (A&M 2964) | 39 | 48 | 63 | 5 | |
| 36 | YOU ARE THE GIRL Cars (Elektra 69446) | 41 | 53 | 73 | 4 | |
| 37 | SOMETHING REAL (Inside Me/Inside You) Mr. Mister (RCA 5273) | 40 | 46 | 60 | 5 | |
| 38 | IN MY DREAMS REO Speedwagon (Epic 07255) | 43 | 50 | 58 | 10 | |
| 39 | MONY MONY “LIVE” Billy Idol (Chrysalis 43161) | 46 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | MARY’S PRAYER Danny Wilson (Virgin 99465) | 26 | 27 | 29 | 15 | |
| 41 | DON’T LOOK DOWN—THE SEQUEL Go West (Chrysalis 43141) | 45 | 51 | 62 | 6 | |
| 42 | I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW Tiffany (MCA 53167) | 49 | 63 | 82 | 4 | |
| 43 | BREAKOUT Swing Out Sister (Mercury 888 016) | 47 | 55 | 72 | 5 | |
| 44 | IT’S NOT OVER (’Til It’s Over) Starship (RCA/Grunt 5225) | 23 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
| 45 | IT’S A SIN Pet Shop Boys (EMI America 43027) | 59 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | DON’T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE Kenny G (Arista 9625) | 54 | 64 | 78 | 4 | |
| 47 | MISFIT Curiosity Killed The Cat (Mercury 888 674) | 48 | 52 | 61 | 8 | |
| 48 | HEART AND SOUL T’Pau (Virgin 99466) | 30 | 24 | 15 | 21 | |
| 49 | OH YEAH Yello (Mercury 884 930) | 50 | 54 | 65 | 6 | |
| 50 | CROSS MY BROKEN HEART Jets (MCA 53123) | 34 | 28 | 19 | 16 | |
| 51 | I’VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE Cutting Crew (Virgin 99425) | 66 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | SHAKEDOWN Bob Seger (MCA 53094) | 33 | 25 | 18 | 18 | |
| 53 | BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE AGAIN Steve Winwood (Island 28472) | 37 | 34 | 24 | 17 | |
| 54 | WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME U2 (Island 99408) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | LIES Jonathan Butler (Jive 1038) | 36 | 30 | 31 | 13 | |
| 56 | NOTORIOUS Loverboy (Columbia 07324) | 67 | 73 | 87 | 4 | |
| 57 | GIVE TO LIVE Sammy Hagar (Geffen 28314) | 52 | 36 | 28 | 15 | |
| 58 | HOLIDAY Other Ones (Virgin 99428) | 60 | 67 | 74 | 7 | |
| 59 | BACK TO PARADISE 38 Special (A&M 2955) | 55 | 49 | 49 | 9 | |
| 60 | ONE LOVER AT A TIME Atlantic Starr (Warner Bros. 28327) | 61 | 66 | 75 | 6 | |
| 61 | LIVING IN A BOX Living In A Box (Chrysalis 43104) | 51 | 35 | 20 | 13 | |
| 62 | I WON’T FORGET YOU Poison (Enigma 44038) | 75 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | BETCHA SAY THAT Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (Epic 07371) | 72 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | DINNER WITH GERSHWIN Donna Summer (Geffen 28418) | 68 | 74 | 83 | 4 | |
| 65 | I DON’T THINK THAT MAN SHOULD SLEEP ALONE Ray Parker Jr. (Geffen 28417) | 69 | 78 | 84 | 4 | |
| 66 | LET’S WORK Mick Jagger (Columbia 07306) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | BE THERE Pointer Sisters (MCA 53120) | 58 | 56 | 57 | 7 | |
| 68 | ALONE Heart (Capitol 44002) | 62 | 45 | 42 | 19 | |
| 69 | LOVE IS CONTAGIOUS Taja Sevelle (Reprise 28257) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | ROCK ME Great White (Capitol 44042) | 71 | 76 | 89 | 4 | |
| 71 | THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT Michael Bolton (Columbia 07322) | 76 | 81 | 90 | 4 | |
| 72 | THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE Janet Jackson (A&M 2927) | 57 | 43 | 38 | 18 | |
| 73 | HE’S MY GIRL David Hallyday (Scotti Brothers 07299) | 74 | 75 | 80 | 5 | |
| 74 | MAKING LOVE IN THE RAIN Herb Alpert (A&M 2949) | 53 | 40 | 41 | 10 | |
| 75 | SUGAR FREE Wa Wa Nee (Epic 07283) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (Epic 07059) | 64 | 37 | 22 | 17 | |
| 77 | WORLD WHERE YOU LIVE Crowded House (Capitol 44033) | 70 | 70 | 77 | 5 | |
| 78 | COME ON, LET’S GO Los Lobos (Slash 28186) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | JAM TONIGHT Freddie Jackson (Capitol 44037) | 56 | 44 | 35 | 13 | |
| 80 | SEVEN WONDERS Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 28317) | 65 | 58 | 43 | 15 | |
| 81 | I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston (Arista 9598) | 63 | 47 | 40 | 19 | |
| 82 | WATERFALL Wendy & Lisa (Columbia 07243) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | HOURGLASS Squeeze (A&M 2967) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | LET’S DANCE Chris Rea (Motown 1900) | 85 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | BOYS NIGHT OUT Timothy B. Schmit (MCA 53137) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | HAPPY TOGETHER Nylons (Open Air 0024) | 86 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 87 | SILENT MORNING Noel (4th & B’way 7439) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | THE ONE I LOVE R.E.M. (I.R.S. 53171) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | (I’ve Had) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (RCA 5224) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | YOU WIN AGAIN Bee Gees (Warner Bros. 28351) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | POINT OF NO RETURN Expose (Arista 9579) | 80 | 62 | 47 | 20 | |
| 92 | DREAMIN’ Will To Power (Epic 07199) | 79 | 65 | 59 | 12 | |
| 93 | HEARTACHE Pepsi & Shirlie (Polydor 885 470) | 83 | 84 | 85 | 5 | |
| 94 | SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE Outfield (Columbia 07170) | 77 | 59 | 45 | 15 | |
| 95 | PAINTED MOON Silencers (RCA 5220) | 87 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | GOOD TIMES INXS & Jimmy Barnes (Atlantic 89237) | 81 | 61 | 54 | 14 | |
| 97 | JOHNNY B Hooters (Columbia 07241) | 90 | 69 | 64 | 10 | |
| 98 | GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS Motley Crue (Elektra 69465) | 84 | 60 | 51 | 17 | |
| 99 | SOMETHING SO STRONG Crowded House (Capitol 5695) | 91 | 72 | 52 | 21 | |
| 100 | I’D STILL SAY YES Klymaxx (Constellation 53028) | 92 | 86 | 68 | 19 | |
The next LOOKING AHEAD Chart was in the issue dated August 4, 1990
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