Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of November 21, 1987

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

see charts legends

Angel

Angela Winbush

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of November 21, 1987

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Angel
  Angela Winbush
- 1
- 1
- 12
- - 1
  - 1
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

2
- Don't Go
  Marlon Jackson
- 3
- 2
- 11
- - 3
  - 2
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

M.Jackson

3
- Skeletons
  Stevie Wonder
- 5
- 3
- 6
- - 5
  - 3
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

S.H.Morris

Producer(s):

S.Wonder

Gains In Performance

4
- I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now
  The Temptations
- 6
- 4
- 11
- - 6
  - 4
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

J.George, L.Pardini

Producer(s):

P.Bunetta, R.Chudacoff

Gains In Performance

5
- System of Survival
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 7
- 5
- 6
- - 7
  - 5
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Skylark

Producer(s):

M.White, P.glass

Gains In Performance

6
- (Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance
  Shanice Wilson
- 8
- 6
- 11
- - 8
  - 6
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

B.Loren

Producer(s):

B.Loren

Gains In Performance

7
- You And Me Tonight
  Deja
- 2
- 2
- 12
- - 2
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

E.Kelly, J.Randolph, K.Moore

Producer(s):

E.Kelly, J.Randolph

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

8
- I Want To Be Your Man
  Roger
- 12
- 8
- 8
- - 12
  - 8
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

L.Troutman

Producer(s):

R.Troutman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

9
- Certified True
  Barkays
- 10
- 9
- 11
- - 10
  - 9
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

R.J.Rice, D.Leitta, L.Dodson

Producer(s):

R.J.Rice

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

10
- Criticize
  Alexander O'Neal
- 14
- 10
- 9
- - 14
  - 10
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

G.Johnson, A.O'Neal

Producer(s):

J.Johnson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tabu/Epic

Gains In Performance

11
- Let's Start Love Over
  Miles Jaye
- 15
- 11
- 11
- - 15
  - 11
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

M.Claxton

Producer(s):

H.Eaves III

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Atlantic

Gains In Performance

12
- So Many Tears
  Regina Belle
- 11
- 11
- 10
- - 11
  - 11
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Z.Mark, O.Oestricher

Producer(s):

N.Martinelli

13
- Lovin' You
  The O'Jays
- 4
- 1
- 14
- - 4
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/EMI

14
- Games
  Shalamar
- 16
- 14
- 9
- - 16
  - 14
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

C.Muldrow, S.Johnson, B.Robinson, J.Wilson

Producer(s):

LA Reid, Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/SMG

Gains In Performance

15
- My Forever Love
  Levert
- 21
- 15
- 7
- - 21
  - 15
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

G.Levert, M.Gordon

Producer(s):

G.Levert, M.Gordon, C.Cooper

Gains In Performance

16
- Luv's Passion And You
  Chad
- 20
- 16
- 8
- - 20
  - 16
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

Chad

Producer(s):

Chad, H.King

17
- Sho' You Right
  Barry White
- 19
- 17
- 8
- - 19
  - 17
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.White, J.Perry

Producer(s):

B.White

18
- Catch Me (I'm Falling)
  Pretty Poison
- 24
- 18
- 9
- - 24
  - 18
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.Starling, W.Cooler

Producer(s):

K.Williams,Jr., K.Shore

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

Gains In Performance

19
- If You Let Me Stay
  Terence Trent D'Arby
- 23
- 19
- 9
- - 23
  - 19
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

T.T.D'Arby

Producer(s):

H.Gray

20
- I Live For Your Love
  Natalie Cole
- 27
- 20
- 8
- - 27
  - 20
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

P.Reswick, S.Werfel, Rich

Producer(s):

D.Lambert

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

Gains In Performance

21
- Hard Day
  George Michael
- 28
- 21
- 6
- - 28
  - 21
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

G.Michael

Producer(s):

G.Michael

Gains In Performance

22
- I Do You
  The Jets
- 33
- 22
- 5
- - 33
  - 22
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

L.Mallah, R.Kelly

Producer(s):

M.Verdick, R.Kelly

Gains In Performance

23
- She's Fly
  Tony Terry
- 25
- 23
- 9
- - 25
  - 23
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

G.Dick, G.Henry, T.Terry, D.Sanchez

Producer(s):

T.Currier

Gains In Performance

24
- Bad
  Michael Jackson
- 9
- 1
- 10
- - 9
  - 1
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- What's Too Much
  Smokey Robinson
- 29
- 25
- 6
- - 29
  - 25
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

I.Stone, L.Kirtz, P.Talbert, W.Robinson

Producer(s):

P.Bunetta, R.Chudacoff

Gains In Performance

26
- Lover's Lane
  Georgio
- 26
- 26
- 8
- - 26
  - 26
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

Georgio

Producer(s):

Georgio

27
- Love Is For Suckers (Like Me And You)
  Full Force
- 34
- 27
- 5
- - 34
  - 27
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

Full Force

Producer(s):

Full Force, J.B.Moore, R.Ford

Gains In Performance

28
- I Couldn't Believe It
  David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick
- 30
- 28
- 6
- - 30
  - 28
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

R.McNeir, M.Crump, R.Benson

Producer(s):

R.McNeir, R.Iantosca, J.Bonnefond

Gains In Performance

29
- My Love Is Deep
  Lace
- 18
- 10
- 12
- - 18
  - 10
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

P.Glass, L.Job, C.Dawson

Producer(s):

L.Job, P.glass

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wing/PolyGram

30
- Reservations For Two
  Dionne & Kashif
- 37
- 30
- 6
- - 37
  - 30
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

S.Clark, Prim, East

Producer(s):

Kashif

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

31
- Heart Of Gold
  Bert Robinson
- 13
- 5
- 14
- - 13
  - 5
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

A.Giles, B.Osborne

Producer(s):

A.Giles, B.Osborne

32
- So Emotional
  Whitney Houston
- 47
- 32
- 3
- - 47
  - 32
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

B.Steinberg, Kelly

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

33
- If You Can Do It: I Can Too!!
  Meli'sa Morgan
- 39
- 33
- 5
- - 39
  - 33
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

P.Laurence

Producer(s):

P.Laurence

Gains In Performance

34
- Show A Little Love
  Mission
- 41
- 34
- 8
- - 41
  - 34
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

R.Bowland

Producer(s):

N.Martinelli

Gains In Performance

35
- Touch and Go
  Force M.D.'s
- 49
- 35
- 4
- - 49
  - 35
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

V.Bailey, P.Bell, A.Lundy

Producer(s):

V.Bailey, P.Bell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tommy Boy/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of November 21, 1987

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Angel

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Angel

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don't Go

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Skeletons

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

System of Survival

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

(Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

You And Me Tonight

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Want To Be Your Man

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Certified True

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Criticize

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let's Start Love Over

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

So Many Tears

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Lovin' You

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Games

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Forever Love

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Luv's Passion And You

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Sho' You Right

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Catch Me (I'm Falling)

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

If You Let Me Stay

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

I Live For Your Love

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label: