| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 2, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | (I Just) DIED IN YOUR ARMS Cutting Crew (Virgin 99481) | 6 | 11 | 17 | 9 | |
| 2 | I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael (Arista 9559) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE Jody Watley (MCA 52956) | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | |
| 4 | DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER Crowded House (Capitol 5614) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
| 5 | SIGN ’O’ THE TIMES Prince (Paisley Park 28399) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| 6 | WITH OR WITHOUT YOU U2 (Island 99469) | 10 | 15 | 22 | 7 | |
| 7 | LA ISLA BONITA Madonna (Sire 28425) | 8 | 12 | 16 | 7 | |
| 8 | THE FINER THINGS Steve Winwood (Island 28498) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | |
| 9 | WALKING DOWN YOUR STREET Bangles (Columbia 06674) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
| 10 | NOTHING’S GONNA STOP US NOW Starship (Grunt 5109) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 11 | MIDNIGHT BLUE Lou Gramm (Atlantic 89304) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 14 | |
| 12 | HEAT OF THE NIGHT Bryan Adams (A&M 2921) | 16 | 22 | 27 | 6 | |
| 13 | DOMINOES Robbie Nevil (Manhattan 50053) | 14 | 17 | 19 | 11 | |
| 14 | COME AS YOU ARE Peter Wolf (EMI America 8350) | 15 | 18 | 20 | 10 | |
| 15 | WHAT’S GOING ON Cyndi Lauper (Portrait 06970) | 17 | 19 | 23 | 8 | |
| 16 | BIG LOVE Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 28398) | 21 | 25 | 29 | 6 | |
| 17 | STONE LOVE Kool & Gang (Mercury 888 292) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 12 | |
| 18 | THE LADY IN RED Chris DeBurgh (A&M 2848) | 24 | 32 | 36 | 11 | |
| 19 | YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Kim Wilde (MCA 53024) | 32 | 40 | 51 | 6 | |
| 20 | TALK DIRTY TO ME Poison (Capitol 5686) | 25 | 30 | 35 | 8 | |
| 21 | SERIOUS Donna Allen (21 Records 99497) | 23 | 26 | 31 | 12 | |
| 22 | I KNOW WHAT I LIKE Huey Lewis & News (Chrysalis 43108) | 31 | 38 | 44 | 5 | |
| 23 | TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT Genesis (Atlantic 89290) | 13 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
| 24 | NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU Glenn Medeiros (Amherst 311) | 29 | 37 | 40 | 11 | |
| 25 | RIGHT ON TRACK Breakfast Club (MCA 52954) | 30 | 36 | 41 | 8 | |
| 26 | SE LA Lionel Richie (Motown 1883) | 28 | 33 | 38 | 6 | |
| 27 | CAN’TCHA SAY (You Believe In Me)/STILL IN LOVE Boston (MCA 53029) | 27 | 29 | 32 | 9 | |
| 28 | WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE Bon Jovi (Mercury 888 467) | 36 | 43 | 59 | 4 | |
| 29 | IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL... Chicago (Warner/Full Moon 28424) | 33 | 39 | 42 | 7 | |
| 30 | ALWAYS Atlantic Starr (Warner Bros. 28455) | 39 | 49 | 63 | 6 | |
| 31 | DIAMONDS Herb Alpert (A&M 2929) | 45 | 60 | 78 | 4 | |
| 32 | LEAN ON ME Club Nouveau (King Jay/Warner 28430) | 12 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 33 | MEET ME HALF WAY Kenny Loggins (Columbia 06690) | 43 | 48 | 54 | 9 | |
| 34 | GET THAT LOVE Thompson Twins (Arista 9577) | 37 | 42 | 50 | 6 | |
| 35 | YOU CAN CALL ME AL Paul Simon (Warner Bros. 28667) | 38 | 47 | 57 | 20 | |
| 36 | DAY-IN DAY-OUT David Bowie (EMI America 8380) | 40 | 44 | 53 | 5 | |
| 37 | HEARTBREAK BEAT Psychedelic Furs (Columbia 06420) | 41 | 46 | 52 | 8 | |
| 38 | THE RIGHT THING Simply Red (Elektra 69487) | 42 | 45 | 49 | 9 | |
| 39 | HEAD TO TOE Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (Columbia 07008) | 47 | 67 | 85 | 4 | |
| 40 | IN TOO DEEP Genesis (Atlantic 89316) | 54 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | COME GO WITH ME Expose (Arista 9555) | 18 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
| 42 | LESSONS IN LOVE Level 42 (Polydor 883 956) | 49 | 59 | 65 | 5 | |
| 43 | FASCINATED Company B (Atlantic 89294) | 48 | 57 | 66 | 6 | |
| 44 | SHIP OF FOOLS (Save Me From Tomorrow) World Party (Chrysalis 43052) | 34 | 35 | 37 | 9 | |
| 45 | SONGBIRD Kenny G (Arista 9588) | 59 | 72 | 84 | 4 | |
| 46 | LET’S GO! Wang Chung (Geffen 28531) | 20 | 14 | 10 | 15 | |
| 47 | LET’S WAIT AWHILE Janet Jackson (A&M 2906) | 22 | 16 | 8 | 15 | |
| 48 | SHOW ME Cover Girls (Fever 1911) | 51 | 55 | 61 | 7 | |
| 49 | JUST TO SEE HER Smokey Robinson (Motown 1877) | 61 | 70 | 80 | 5 | |
| 50 | THERE’S NOTHING BETTER THAN LOVE Luther Vandross (with Gregory Hines) (Epic 06978) | 55 | 61 | 67 | 7 | |
| 51 | MANDOLIN RAIN Bruce Hornsby & Range (RCA 5087) | 26 | 20 | 9 | 16 | |
| 52 | THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Europe (Epic 06416) | 35 | 24 | 18 | 15 | |
| 53 | WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE Tina Turner (Capitol 5668) | 44 | 27 | 21 | 13 | |
| 54 | SAME OLE LOVE (365 Days A Year) Anita Baker (Elektra 69484) | 63 | 73 | 75 | 6 | |
| 55 | SOMEWHERE OUT THERE Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram (MCA 52973) | 46 | 23 | 14 | 20 | |
| 56 | BRASS MONKEY Beastie Boys (Def Jam 07020) | 50 | 50 | 55 | 7 | |
| 57 | JACOB’S LADDER Huey Lewis & News (Chrysalis 43097) | 52 | 28 | 25 | 16 | |
| 58 | DON’T DISTURB THIS GROOVE System (Atlantic 89320) | 71 | 83 | 88 | 4 | |
| 59 | LIVING IN A DREAM Pseudo Echo (RCA 5125) | 64 | 69 | 74 | 5 | |
| 60 | THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS Night Ranger (MCA/Camel 53013) | 60 | 65 | 69 | 7 | |
| 61 | ENDLESS NIGHTS Eddie Money (Columbia 07035) | 70 | 82 | 90 | 4 | |
| 62 | BOOM BOOM (Let’s Go Back To My Room) Paul Lekakis (ZYX 1266) | 58 | 51 | 48 | 11 | |
| 63 | I’LL STILL BE LOVING YOU Restless Heart (RCA 5065) | 73 | 84 | 89 | 4 | |
| 64 | I’M NO ANGEL Gregg Allman Band (Epic 06998) | 72 | 80 | 86 | 4 | |
| 65 | SMOKING GUN Robert Cray Band (Mercury 888 343) | 53 | 34 | 34 | 11 | |
| 66 | JAMMIN’ ME Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (MCA 53065) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | LIGHT OF DAY Barbusters (Joan Jett & Blackhearts) (Blackheart 06692) | 57 | 41 | 39 | 11 | |
| 68 | THE HONEYTHIEF Hipsway (Columbia 06579) | 56 | 31 | 28 | 15 | |
| 69 | DON’T GIVE UP Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush (Geffen 28463) | 69 | 74 | 79 | 5 | |
| 70 | WE ARE WHAT WE ARE Other Ones (Virgin 99473) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | I WILL BE THERE Glass Tiger (Manhattan 50066) | 62 | 54 | 33 | 10 | |
| 72 | BLACK DOG Newcity Rockers (Critique 99451) | 77 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | SWEET SIXTEEN Billy Idol (Chrysalis 43114) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | SOUL CITY Partland Brothers (Manhattan 50065) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | SHOULD I SEE Frozen Ghost (Atlantic 89279) | 81 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | BACK AND FORTH Cameo (Atlanta Artists 888 385) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | YOU GOT IT ALL Jets (MCA 52968) | 65 | 52 | 26 | 25 | |
| 78 | LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER Bon Jovi (Mercury 888 184) | 67 | 58 | 46 | 21 | |
| 79 | WHY CAN’T THIS NIGHT GO ON FOREVER Journey (Columbia 07043) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | BIG TIME Peter Gabriel (Geffen 28503) | 66 | 56 | 45 | 23 | |
| 81 | DIRTY WATER Rock & Hyde (Capitol 5691) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | YOUNG BLOOD Bruce Willis (Motown 1886) | 83 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | AS WE LAY Shirley Murdock (Elektra 69518) | 68 | 53 | 30 | 15 | |
| 84 | WEATHERMAN SAYS Jack Wagner (Qwest 28387) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | SOMETHING SO STRONG Crowded House (Capitol 5695) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | MEET EL PRESIDENTE Duran Duran (Capitol 44001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | SOMEBODY SAVE ME Cinderella (Mercury 888 483) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | NEVER ENOUGH Patty Smyth (Columbia 06643) | 78 | 71 | 62 | 10 | |
| 89 | ROCK THE NIGHT Europe (Epic 07091) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | HEART AND SOUL T’Pau (Virgin 99466) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | KEEP YOUR EYE ON ME Herb Alpert (A&M 2915) | 80 | 64 | 56 | 10 | |
| 92 | THAT AIN’T LOVE REO Speedwagon (Epic 06656) | 74 | 63 | 43 | 14 | |
| 93 | (You Gotta) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (To Party!) Beastie Boys (Def Jam 06595) | 75 | 62 | 47 | 20 | |
| 94 | BABY GRAND Billy Joel featuring Ray Charles (Columbia 06994) | 87 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | BRAND NEW LOVER Dead Or Alive (Epic 06374) | 76 | 66 | 58 | 20 | |
| 96 | RESPECT YOURSELF Bruce Willis (Motown 1876) | 82 | 68 | 60 | 16 | |
| 97 | SEXAPPEAL Georgio (Motown 1882) | 91 | 81 | 76 | 9 | |
| 98 | DANCE Ratt (Atlantic 89354) | 92 | 79 | 70 | 11 | |
| 99 | WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME? Chicago (Warner/Full Moon 28512) | 93 | 76 | 68 | 25 | |
| 100 | HOW MUCH LOVE Survivor (Scotti Bros. 06705) | 94 | 75 | 64 | 12 | |
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