| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 21, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER Bon Jovi (Mercury 888 184) | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | |
| 2 | OPEN YOUR HEART Madonna (Sire 28508) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | AT THIS MOMENT Billy Vera & Beaters (Rhino 74403) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |
| 4 | WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME? Chicago (Warner/Full Moon 28512) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |
| 5 | KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF Georgia Satellites (Elektra 69502) | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |
| 6 | JACOB’S LADDER Huey Lewis & News (Chrysalis 43097) | 9 | 15 | 23 | 6 | |
| 7 | TOUCH ME (I Want Your Body) Samantha Fox (Jive 1006) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 16 | |
| 8 | YOU GOT IT ALL Jets (MCA 52968) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 15 | |
| 9 | BALLERINA GIRL Lionel Richie (Motown 1873) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 12 | |
| 10 | CHANGE OF HEART Cyndi Lauper (Portrait 06431) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| 11 | (You Gotta) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (To Party!) Beastie Boys (Def Jam 06595) | 16 | 26 | 33 | 10 | |
| 12 | SHAKE YOU DOWN Gregory Abbott (Columbia 06191) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
| 13 | WE’RE READY Boston (MCA 52985) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | |
| 14 | I’LL BE ALRIGHT WITHOUT YOU Journey (Columbia 06301) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 12 | |
| 15 | STOP TO LOVE Luther Vandross (Epic 06523) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 15 | |
| 16 | LOVE YOU DOWN Ready For The World (MCA 52947) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 13 | |
| 17 | BIG TIME Peter Gabriel (Geffen 28503) | 19 | 23 | 27 | 13 | |
| 18 | RESPECT YOURSELF Bruce Willis (Motown 1876) | 21 | 28 | 38 | 6 | |
| 19 | SOMEWHERE OUT THERE Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram (MCA 52973) | 25 | 32 | 41 | 10 | |
| 20 | STAY THE NIGHT Benjamin Orr (Elektra 69506) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 16 | |
| 21 | I WANNA GO BACK Eddie Money (Columbia 06569) | 24 | 27 | 31 | 11 | |
| 22 | TALK TO ME Chico DeBarge (Motown 1858) | 22 | 24 | 26 | 14 | |
| 23 | NOBODY’S FOOL Cinderella (Mercury 884 851) | 23 | 25 | 29 | 15 | |
| 24 | MANDOLIN RAIN Bruce Hornsby & Range (RCA 5087) | 26 | 31 | 37 | 6 | |
| 25 | LET’S WAIT AWHILE Janet Jackson (A&M 2906) | 29 | 35 | 44 | 5 | |
| 26 | BRAND NEW LOVER Dead Or Alive (Epic 06374) | 27 | 30 | 35 | 10 | |
| 27 | C’EST LA VIE Robbie Nevil (Manhattan 50047) | 13 | 6 | 4 | 19 | |
| 28 | SOMEDAY Glass Tiger (Manhattan 50048) | 14 | 8 | 8 | 17 | |
| 29 | CONTROL Janet Jackson (A&M 2877) | 28 | 11 | 6 | 17 | |
| 30 | NOTHING’S GONNA STOP US NOW Starship (Grunt 5109) | 34 | 44 | 66 | 4 | |
| 31 | WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN Bangles (Columbia 06257) | 30 | 18 | 12 | 22 | |
| 32 | LET’S GO! Wang Chung (Geffen 28531) | 36 | 41 | 53 | 5 | |
| 33 | COME GO WITH ME Expose (Arista 9555) | 39 | 45 | 64 | 5 | |
| 34 | FACTS OF LOVE Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White (Warner Bros. 28588) | 37 | 40 | 45 | 11 | |
| 35 | CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Corey Hart (EMI America 8368) | 35 | 38 | 42 | 12 | |
| 36 | THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Europe (Epic 06416) | 41 | 47 | 67 | 5 | |
| 37 | THIS IS THE TIME Billy Joel (Columbia 06526) | 32 | 20 | 21 | 15 | |
| 38 | TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT Genesis (Atlantic 89290) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | THAT AIN’T LOVE REO Speedwagon (Epic 06656) | 44 | 53 | 70 | 4 | |
| 40 | CANDY Cameo (Atlanta Artists 888 193) | 43 | 48 | 62 | 6 | |
| 41 | DON’T NEED A GUN Billy Idol (Chrysalis 43087) | 45 | 50 | 63 | 5 | |
| 42 | CAUGHT UP IN THE RAPTURE Anita Baker (Elektra 69511) | 42 | 46 | 51 | 11 | |
| 43 | DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER Crowded House (Capitol 5614) | 46 | 51 | 65 | 6 | |
| 44 | MIDNIGHT BLUE Lou Gramm (Atlantic 89304) | 48 | 61 | 85 | 4 | |
| 45 | LEAN ON ME Club Nouveau (King Jay/Warner 28430) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | FIRE Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band (Columbia 06657) | 50 | 58 | 79 | 4 | |
| 47 | WE CONNECT Stacey Q (Atlantic 89331) | 49 | 49 | 54 | 10 | |
| 48 | LAND OF CONFUSION Genesis (Atlantic 89336) | 31 | 16 | 5 | 17 | |
| 49 | WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE Tina Turner (Capitol 5668) | 57 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | SKIN TRADE Duran Duran (Capitol 5670) | 55 | 63 | 77 | 4 | |
| 51 | WITHOUT YOUR LOVE Toto (Columbia 06570) | 38 | 39 | 43 | 9 | |
| 52 | I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael (Arista 9559) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | CRY WOLF A-Ha (Warner Bros. 28500) | 58 | 66 | 76 | 5 | |
| 54 | THE HONEYTHIEF Hipsway (Columbia 06579) | 61 | 68 | 81 | 5 | |
| 55 | BIG MISTAKE Peter Cetera (Warner/Full Moon 28507) | 56 | 62 | 75 | 5 | |
| 56 | SHELTER Lone Justice (Geffen 28520) | 60 | 65 | 74 | 6 | |
| 57 | THE FINER THINGS Steve Winwood (Island 28498) | 68 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | SOMEONE LIKE YOU Daryl Hall (RCA 5105) | 59 | 64 | 73 | 5 | |
| 59 | DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY Communards (MCA/London 52928) | 64 | 76 | 84 | 4 | |
| 60 | AS WE LAY Shirley Murdock (Elektra 69518) | 65 | 72 | 80 | 5 | |
| 61 | IS THIS LOVE Survivor (Scotti Bros. 06381) | 40 | 33 | 28 | 18 | |
| 62 | WALKING DOWN YOUR STREET Bangles (Columbia 06674) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | NOTORIOUS Duran Duran (Capitol 5648) | 33 | 29 | 15 | 17 | |
| 64 | THE WAY IT IS Bruce Hornsby & Range (RCA 5023) | 53 | 37 | 18 | 23 | |
| 65 | EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT Wang Chung (Geffen 28562) | 51 | 34 | 16 | 21 | |
| 66 | AIN’T SO EASY David & David (A&M 2905) | 72 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| 67 | JIMMY LEE Aretha Franklin (Arista 9546) | 52 | 36 | 36 | 12 | |
| 68 | VICTORY Kool & Gang (Mercury 888 074) | 62 | 43 | 32 | 17 | |
| 69 | KISS YOU (When It’s Dangerous) Eight Seconds (Polydor 885 352) | 74 | 81 | 89 | 4 | |
| 70 | STAND BY ME Ben E. King (Atlantic 89361) | 63 | 54 | 34 | 34 | |
| 71 | YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME Bon Jovi (Mercury 884 953) | 66 | 42 | 30 | 25 | |
| 72 | FOR TONIGHT Nancy Martinez (Atlantic 89371) | 67 | 59 | 52 | 19 | |
| 73 | DOMINOES Robbie Nevil (Manhattan 50053) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | COMING UP CLOSE ’Til Tuesday (Epic 06571) | 78 | 80 | 82 | 6 | |
| 75 | WINNER TAKES IT ALL Sammy Hagar (Columbia 06647) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | MY BABY Pretenders (Sire 28496) | 77 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | HAVE YOU EVER LOVED SOMEBODY Freddie Jackson (Capitol 5661) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | STONE LOVE Kool & Gang (Mercury 888 292) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | SERIOUS Donna Allen (21 Records 99497) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | SMOKING GUN Robert Cray Band (Mercury 888 343) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | MAKE IT MEAN SOMETHING Rob Jungklas (Manhattan 50054) | 81 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | HOW MUCH LOVE Survivor (Scotti Bros. 06705) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | HOLD ME Sheila E. (Paisley Park 28580) | 83 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU Glenn Medeiros (Amherst 311) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | BOOM BOOM (Let’s Go Back To My Room) Paul Lekakis (ZYX 1266) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | HOOKED ON YOU Sweet Sensation (Next Plateau 308) | 82 | 82 | 90 | 4 | |
| 87 | THE LADY IN RED Chris DeBurgh (A&M 2848) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | LIGHT OF DAY Barbusters (Joan Jett & Blackhearts) (Blackheart 06692) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | I GOT THE FEELIN’ (It’s Over) Gregory Abbott (Columbia 06632) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | DANCE Ratt (Atlantic 89354) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | DEEP RIVER WOMAN Lionel Richie with Alabama (Motown 1873) | 92 | 99 | 86 | 5 | |
| 92 | ALL I WANT Howard Jones (Elektra 69494) | 69 | 69 | 71 | 6 | |
| 93 | SUMMERTIME, SUMMERTIME Nocera (Sleeping Bag 22) | 88 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | IF I SAY YES Five Star (RCA 5083) | 85 | 83 | 78 | 6 | |
| 95 | THE NEXT TIME I FALL Peter Cetera with Amy Grant (Warner/Full Moon 28597) | 76 | 67 | 57 | 23 | |
| 96 | THE BEST MAN IN THE WORLD Ann Wilson (Capitol 5654) | 75 | 60 | 55 | 13 | |
| 97 | COMING AROUND AGAIN Carly Simon (Arista 9525) | 70 | 52 | 46 | 16 | |
| 98 | DON’T GET ME WRONG Pretenders (Sire 28630) | 71 | 55 | 39 | 20 | |
| 99 | GIRLFRIEND Bobby Brown (MCA 52866) | 93 | 73 | 61 | 10 | |
| 100 | THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES Timbuk 3 (I.R.S. 52940) | 91 | 71 | 58 | 18 | |
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