| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 16, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WITH OR WITHOUT YOU U2 (Island 99469) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | |
| 2 | LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE Jody Watley (MCA 52956) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 3 | (I Just) DIED IN YOUR ARMS Cutting Crew (Virgin 99481) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| 4 | LA ISLA BONITA Madonna (Sire 28425) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 5 | THE LADY IN RED Chris DeBurgh (A&M 2848) | 13 | 18 | 24 | 13 | |
| 6 | HEAT OF THE NIGHT Bryan Adams (A&M 2921) | 8 | 12 | 16 | 8 | |
| 7 | BIG LOVE Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 28398) | 10 | 16 | 21 | 8 | |
| 8 | YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Kim Wilde (MCA 53024) | 14 | 19 | 32 | 8 | |
| 9 | DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER Crowded House (Capitol 5614) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | |
| 10 | I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael (Arista 9559) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 11 | THE FINER THINGS Steve Winwood (Island 28498) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| 12 | ALWAYS Atlantic Starr (Warner Bros. 28455) | 22 | 30 | 39 | 8 | |
| 13 | I KNOW WHAT I LIKE Huey Lewis & News (Chrysalis 43108) | 18 | 22 | 31 | 7 | |
| 14 | WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE Bon Jovi (Mercury 888 467) | 23 | 28 | 36 | 6 | |
| 15 | TALK DIRTY TO ME Poison (Capitol 5686) | 17 | 20 | 25 | 10 | |
| 16 | RIGHT ON TRACK Breakfast Club (MCA 52954) | 19 | 25 | 30 | 10 | |
| 17 | SIGN ’O’ THE TIMES Prince (Paisley Park 28399) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| 18 | HEAD TO TOE Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (Columbia 07008) | 28 | 39 | 47 | 6 | |
| 19 | NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU Glenn Medeiros (Amherst 311) | 21 | 24 | 29 | 13 | |
| 20 | DIAMONDS Herb Alpert (A&M 2929) | 26 | 31 | 45 | 6 | |
| 21 | IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL... Chicago (Warner/Full Moon 28424) | 25 | 29 | 33 | 9 | |
| 22 | SERIOUS Donna Allen (21 Records 99497) | 20 | 21 | 23 | 14 | |
| 23 | IN TOO DEEP Genesis (Atlantic 89316) | 31 | 40 | 54 | 4 | |
| 24 | SE LA Lionel Richie (Motown 1883) | 24 | 26 | 28 | 8 | |
| 25 | WALKING DOWN YOUR STREET Bangles (Columbia 06674) | 12 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
| 26 | MEET ME HALF WAY Kenny Loggins (Columbia 06690) | 29 | 33 | 43 | 11 | |
| 27 | WHAT’S GOING ON Cyndi Lauper (Portrait 06970) | 15 | 15 | 17 | 10 | |
| 28 | GET THAT LOVE Thompson Twins (Arista 9577) | 30 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| 29 | YOU CAN CALL ME AL Paul Simon (Warner Bros. 28667) | 32 | 35 | 38 | 22 | |
| 30 | DAY-IN DAY-OUT David Bowie (EMI America 8380) | 33 | 36 | 40 | 7 | |
| 31 | STONE LOVE Kool & Gang (Mercury 888 292) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 14 | |
| 32 | HEARTBREAK BEAT Psychedelic Furs (Columbia 06420) | 34 | 37 | 41 | 10 | |
| 33 | LESSONS IN LOVE Level 42 (Polydor 883 956) | 37 | 42 | 49 | 7 | |
| 34 | SONGBIRD Kenny G (Arista 9588) | 38 | 45 | 59 | 6 | |
| 35 | THE RIGHT THING Simply Red (Elektra 69487) | 35 | 38 | 42 | 11 | |
| 36 | FASCINATED Company B (Atlantic 89294) | 39 | 43 | 48 | 8 | |
| 37 | JUST TO SEE HER Smokey Robinson (Motown 1877) | 43 | 49 | 61 | 7 | |
| 38 | NOTHING’S GONNA STOP US NOW Starship (Grunt 5109) | 11 | 10 | 2 | 16 | |
| 39 | I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston (Arista 9598) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | COME AS YOU ARE Peter Wolf (EMI America 8350) | 27 | 14 | 15 | 12 | |
| 41 | DOMINOES Robbie Nevil (Manhattan 50053) | 36 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
| 42 | DON’T DISTURB THIS GROOVE System (Atlantic 89320) | 50 | 58 | 71 | 6 | |
| 43 | ENDLESS NIGHTS Eddie Money (Columbia 07035) | 48 | 61 | 70 | 6 | |
| 44 | JAMMIN’ ME Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (MCA 53065) | 53 | 66 | 84 | 4 | |
| 45 | SAME OLE LOVE (365 Days A Year) Anita Baker (Elektra 69484) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 8 | |
| 46 | THERE’S NOTHING BETTER THAN LOVE Luther Vandross (with Gregory Hines) (Epic 06978) | 46 | 50 | 55 | 9 | |
| 47 | SHOW ME Cover Girls (Fever 1911) | 45 | 48 | 51 | 9 | |
| 48 | TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT Genesis (Atlantic 89290) | 41 | 23 | 13 | 14 | |
| 49 | SWEET SIXTEEN Billy Idol (Chrysalis 43114) | 59 | 73 | 90 | 4 | |
| 50 | SOMETHING SO STRONG Crowded House (Capitol 5695) | 61 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | I’LL STILL BE LOVING YOU Restless Heart (RCA 5065) | 57 | 63 | 73 | 6 | |
| 52 | ALONE Heart (Capitol 44002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 53 | WE ARE WHAT WE ARE Other Ones (Virgin 99473) | 58 | 70 | 79 | 5 | |
| 54 | SOUL CITY Partland Brothers (Manhattan 50065) | 63 | 74 | 88 | 4 | |
| 55 | LIVING IN A DREAM Pseudo Echo (RCA 5125) | 55 | 59 | 64 | 7 | |
| 56 | POINT OF NO RETURN Expose (Arista 9579) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | LEAN ON ME Club Nouveau (King Jay/Warner 28430) | 42 | 32 | 12 | 14 | |
| 58 | MIDNIGHT BLUE Lou Gramm (Atlantic 89304) | 40 | 11 | 11 | 16 | |
| 59 | ROCK THE NIGHT Europe (Epic 07091) | 72 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | BACK AND FORTH Cameo (Atlanta Artists 888 385) | 69 | 76 | 86 | 4 | |
| 61 | EVERY LITTLE KISS Bruce Hornsby & Range (RCA 5165) | — | — | — | 9 | |
| 62 | I’M NO ANGEL Gregg Allman Band (Epic 06998) | 62 | 64 | 72 | 6 | |
| 63 | SHIP OF FOOLS (Save Me From Tomorrow) World Party (Chrysalis 43052) | 47 | 44 | 34 | 11 | |
| 64 | COME GO WITH ME Expose (Arista 9555) | 51 | 41 | 18 | 17 | |
| 65 | SHOULD I SEE Frozen Ghost (Atlantic 89279) | 70 | 75 | 81 | 5 | |
| 66 | BLACK DOG Newcity Rockers (Critique 99451) | 67 | 72 | 77 | 5 | |
| 67 | CAN’TCHA SAY (You Believe In Me)/STILL IN LOVE Boston (MCA 53029) | 44 | 27 | 27 | 11 | |
| 68 | HEART AND SOUL T’Pau (Virgin 99466) | 80 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | WHY CAN’T THIS NIGHT GO ON FOREVER Journey (Columbia 07043) | 74 | 79 | 85 | 4 | |
| 70 | DIRTY WATER Rock & Hyde (Capitol 5691) | 75 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | WEATHERMAN SAYS Jack Wagner (Qwest 28387) | 78 | 84 | 89 | 4 | |
| 72 | LET’S WAIT AWHILE Janet Jackson (A&M 2906) | 52 | 47 | 22 | 17 | |
| 73 | BOOM BOOM (Let’s Go Back To My Room) Paul Lekakis (ZYX 1266) | 65 | 62 | 58 | 13 | |
| 74 | SOMEBODY SAVE ME Cinderella (Mercury 888 483) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | VARIETY TONIGHT REO Speedwagon (Epic 07055) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | WEAPONS OF LOVE Truth (I.R.S. 53084) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | MANDOLIN RAIN Bruce Hornsby & Range (RCA 5087) | 56 | 51 | 26 | 18 | |
| 78 | MEET EL PRESIDENTE Duran Duran (Capitol 44001) | 81 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | BREAK EVERY RULE Tina Turner (Capitol 44003) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | KISS HIM GOODBYE Nylons (Open Air 0022) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | I’D STILL SAY YES Klymaxx (Constellation 53028) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | LITTLE SUZI Tesla (Geffen 28353) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | MAN AGAINST THE WORLD Survivor (Scotti Bros. 07070) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | READY OR NOT Lou Gramm (Atlantic 89269) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE Dead Or Alive (Epic 07022) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | FUNKY TOWN Pseudo Echo (RCA 5217) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | FLAMES OF PARADISE Jennifer Rush (with Elton John) (Epic 07119) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | WILD HORSES Gino Vannelli (CBS Associated 06699) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | GIVE ME ALL NIGHT Carly Simon (Arista 9587) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | PRIMITIVE LOVE RITES Mondo Rock (Columbia 06981) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | BRASS MONKEY Beastie Boys (Def Jam 07020) | 66 | 56 | 50 | 9 | |
| 92 | THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Europe (Epic 06416) | 60 | 52 | 35 | 17 | |
| 93 | THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS Night Ranger (MCA/Camel 53013) | 64 | 60 | 60 | 9 | |
| 94 | SOMEWHERE OUT THERE Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram (MCA 52973) | 68 | 55 | 46 | 22 | |
| 95 | JACOB’S LADDER Huey Lewis & News (Chrysalis 43097) | 71 | 57 | 52 | 18 | |
| 96 | WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE Tina Turner (Capitol 5668) | 73 | 53 | 44 | 15 | |
| 97 | YOU GOT IT ALL Jets (MCA 52968) | 91 | 77 | 65 | 27 | |
| 98 | LET’S GO! Wang Chung (Geffen 28531) | 54 | 46 | 20 | 17 | |
| 99 | SMOKING GUN Robert Cray Band (Mercury 888 343) | 82 | 65 | 53 | 13 | |
| 100 | LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER Bon Jovi (Mercury 888 184) | 93 | 78 | 67 | 23 | |
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