Billboard Hot 100

Week of September 12, 1987

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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La Bamba

Los Lobos

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

R.Valens

Producer(s):

M.Froom

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slash/Warner Bros.

Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch: Week of March 1

Billboard Hot 100

Week of September 12, 1987

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- La Bamba
  Los Lobos
- 1
- 1
- 12
- - 1
  - 1
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

R.Valens

Producer(s):

M.Froom

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slash/Warner Bros.

2
- I Just Can't Stop Loving You
  Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett
- 2
- 2
- 6
- - 2
  - 2
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Gold

3
- Didn't We Almost Have It All
  Whitney Houston
- 5
- 3
- 7
- - 5
  - 3
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

4
- Here I Go Again
  Whitesnake
- 8
- 4
- 11
- - 8
  - 4
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.Coverdale, B.Marsden

Producer(s):

K.Olsen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen

5
- Only In My Dreams
  Debbie Gibson
- 4
- 4
- 19
- - 4
  - 4
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

D.Gibson

Producer(s):

F.Zarr

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

6
- Can't We Try
  Dan Hill (Duet With Vonda Shepard)
- 7
- 6
- 15
- - 7
  - 6
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

D.Hill, B.Hill

Producer(s):

H.Medress, J.Capek

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

7
- Doing It All For My Baby
  Huey Lewis & The News
- 10
- 7
- 9
- - 10
  - 7
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

P.Cody, M.Duke

Producer(s):

H.Lewis & News

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

8
- When Smokey Sings
  ABC
- 11
- 8
- 11
- - 11
  - 8
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

M.Fry, M.White

Producer(s):

M.Fry, M.White, B.Edwards

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

9
- Who's That Girl
  Madonna
- 3
- 1
- 10
- - 3
  - 1
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

M.Ciccone, P.Leonard

Producer(s):

Madonna, P.Leonard

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

10
- I Heard A Rumour (From "Disorderlies")
  Bananarama
- 17
- 10
- 9
- - 17
  - 10
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Dallin, Fahey, Woodward, M.Stock, M.Aitken, P.Waterman

Producer(s):

Stock, Aitken, Waterman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London-Sire/PolyGram

11
- Touch Of Grey
  Grateful Dead
- 15
- 11
- 8
- - 15
  - 11
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

Garcia, Hunter

Producer(s):

J.Garcia, J.Cutler

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

12
- Don't Mean Nothing
  Richard Marx
- 6
- 3
- 14
- - 6
  - 3
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

R.Marx, B.Gaitsch

Producer(s):

R.Marx, D.Cole

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

13
- Wipeout
  Fat Boys & The Beach Boys
- 16
- 13
- 10
- - 16
  - 13
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

The Surfaris

Producer(s):

A.Cabrera, T.Moran

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tin Pan Apple/PolyGram

14
- I Need Love
  LL Cool J
- 18
- 14
- 7
- - 18
  - 14
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.T.Smith, B.Erving, D.L.Pierce, D.E.Simon, S.Ett

Producer(s):

LL Cool J, L.A.Posse

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/Columbia

15
- Love Power
  Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne
- 12
- 12
- 10
- - 12
  - 12
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

B.F.Bacharach, C.Bayer Bacharach

Producer(s):

B.Bacharach, C.B.Sager

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

16
- Lost In Emotion
  Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam
- 21
- 16
- 7
- - 21
  - 16
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Full Force

Producer(s):

Full Force

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

17
- Carrie
  Europe
- 22
- 17
- 7
- - 22
  - 17
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.Tempest, m.michaeli

Producer(s):

K.Elson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

18
- Rock Steady
  The Whispers
- 9
- 7
- 15
- - 9
  - 7
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

Babyface, LA Reid, D.Ladd, B.Watson

Producer(s):

LA Reid, Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar

19
- Who Found Who
  Jellybean Featuring Elisa Fiorillo
- 20
- 19
- 10
- - 20
  - 19
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

P.Gurvitz

Producer(s):

J.Benitez

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

20
- U Got The Look
  Prince
- 29
- 20
- 7
- - 29
  - 20
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Prince

Producer(s):

Prince

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paisley Park/Warner Bros.

21
- One Heartbeat
  Smokey Robinson
- 24
- 21
- 9
- - 24
  - 21
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

S.LeGassick, B.Ray

Producer(s):

P.Bunetta, R.Chudacoff

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

22
- Who Will You Run To
  Heart
- 31
- 22
- 5
- - 31
  - 22
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

D.E.Warren

Producer(s):

R.Nevison

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

23
- Paper In Fire
  John Mellencamp
- 32
- 23
- 5
- - 32
  - 23
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

J.Mellencamp

Producer(s):

J.Mellencamp, D.Gehman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

24
- It's Not Over ('til It's Over)
  Starship
- 14
- 9
- 12
- - 14
  - 9
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

R.Nevil, J.Van Tongeren, P.E.Galdston

Producer(s):

K.Olsen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grunt/RCA

25
- Mary's Prayer
  Danny Wilson
- 23
- 23
- 15
- - 23
  - 23
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

G.Clark

Producer(s):

D.Bascombe

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

26
- Luka
  Suzanne Vega
- 13
- 3
- 15
- - 13
  - 3
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

S.Vega

Producer(s):

S.Addabbo, L.Kaye

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

27
- Jump Start
  Natalie Cole
- 30
- 27
- 8
- - 30
  - 27
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

R.Calloway, V.Calloway

Producer(s):

R.Calloway, V.Calloway

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

28
- Casanova
  Levert
- 34
- 28
- 5
- - 34
  - 28
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

R.Calloway

Producer(s):

R.Calloway

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

29
- I Want Your Sex (From "Beverly Hills Cop II")
  George Michael
- 19
- 2
- 15
- - 19
  - 2
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

G.Michael

Producer(s):

G.Michael

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

30
- Heart And Soul
  T'Pau
- 28
- 4
- 20
- - 28
  - 4
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

C.Decker, R.Rogers

Producer(s):

R.T.Baker

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

31
- Let Me Be The One
  Expose
- 36
- 31
- 5
- - 36
  - 31
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

L.A.Martinee

Producer(s):

L.A.Martinee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

32
- Lies
  Jonathan Butler
- 27
- 27
- 12
- - 27
  - 27
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

J.Butler, J.Skinner

Producer(s):

B.J.Eastmond

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/RCA

33
- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
  U2
- 25
- 1
- 14
- - 25
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

Bono, The Edge, A.Clayton, L.Mullen, Jr.

Producer(s):

D.Lanois, B.Eno

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Atlantic

34
- Never Let Me Down
  David Bowie
- 39
- 34
- 6
- - 39
  - 34
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

David Bowie, C.Alomar

Producer(s):

David Bowie, D.Richards

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

35
- Fake
  Alexander O'Neal
- 40
- 35
- 8
- - 40
  - 35
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tabu/Epic

36
- You Are The Girl
  The Cars
- 49
- 36
- 3
- - 49
  - 36
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

R.Ocasek

Producer(s):

R.Ocasek

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

37
- Little Lies
  Fleetwood Mac
- 47
- 37
- 3
- - 47
  - 37
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

C.McVie, E.Quintela

Producer(s):

L.Buckingham, R.Dashut

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

38
- Making Love In The Rain
  Herb Alpert
- 35
- 35
- 9
- - 35
  - 35
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

Billboard Hot 100

Week of September 12, 1987

Billboard Hot 100

La Bamba

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Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch: Week of March 1

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

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La Bamba

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I Just Can't Stop Loving You

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Didn't We Almost Have It All

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Here I Go Again

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Only In My Dreams

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Can't We Try

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Doing It All For My Baby

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When Smokey Sings

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Who's That Girl

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I Heard A Rumour (From "Disorderlies")

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Touch Of Grey

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Don't Mean Nothing

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Wipeout

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I Need Love

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Love Power

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Lost In Emotion

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Carrie

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Rock Steady