January 24, 1987

-----DROPOUTS-----
The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera w/ Amy Grant --- 1 (1) / 15  
For Tonight - Nancy Martinez --- 32 (3) / 7
The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3 --- 19 (2) / 9
To Be A Lover - Billy Idol --- 6 / 13
Two People - Tina Turner --- 30 (2) / 5
Don't Get Me Wrong - Pretenders --- 10 (2) / 12


40 --- I Wanna Go Back - Eddie Money (46)
39 --- (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) - Beastie Boys (52)
17 38 --- Love Is Forever - Billy Ocean
37 --- I'll Be Alright Without You - Journey (43)
36 --- Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram (45)
14 35 --- War - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
40 34 --- Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis & The News
33 --- Jimmy Lee - Aretha Franklin (44)
32 --- Big Time - Peter Gabriel (42)
18 31 --- Stand By Me - Ben E. King

37 30 --- Stay The Night - Benjamin Orr
34 29 --- Talk To Me - Chico DeBarge
25 28 --- Falling In Love (Uh-Oh) - Miami Sound Machine
15 27 --- The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & The Range  
33 26 --- Nobody's Fool - Cinderella
32 25 --- You Got It All - The Jets
31 24 --- Stop To Love - Luther Vandross
19 23 --- All I Wanted - Kansas
10 22 --- Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
28 21 --- This Is The Time - Billy Joel

29 20 --- Love You Down - Ready For The World
27 19 --- Ballerina Girl - Lionel Richie
21 18 --- Coming Around Again - Carly Simon
26 17 --- Will You Still Love Me? - Chicago
23 16 --- We're Ready - Boston
22 15 --- Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
20 14 --- Keep Your Hands To Yourself - The Georgia Satellites
03 13 --- Notorious - Duran Duran
16 12 --- Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox
04 11 --- Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles    

11 10 --- Victory - Kool & The Gang
09 09 --- Is This Love - Survivor
13 08 --- Change Of Heart - Cyndi Lauper
12 07 --- Someday - Glass Tiger
08 06 --- Land Of Confusion - Genesis
06 05 --- Control - Janet Jackson
07 04 --- Open Your Heart - Madonna
01 03 --- Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott  
02 02 --- C'est La Vie - Robbie Nevil
05 01 --- At This Moment - Billy Vera & The Beaters  


Scoring their first hit this week are The Beastie Boys.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 24-30 January 1987

01 02 JACK YOUR BODY Steve 'Silk' Hurley *
02 01 REET PETITE Jackie Wilson ****
03 03 IS THIS LOVE? Alison Moyet
04 06 C'EST LA VIE Robbie Nevil
05 05 NO MORE THE FOOL Elkie Brooks
06 04 BIG FUN The Gap Band
07 10 SURRENDER Swing Out Sister
08 08 HYMN TO HER The Pretenders
09 15 IT DIDN'T MATTER The Style Council
10 18 REAL WILD CHILD (WILD ONE) Iggy Pop

11 24 WASTELAND The Mission
12 29 SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE Dead Or Alive
13 31 RAT IN MI KITCHEN UB40
14 30 THIS WHEEL'S ON FIRE Siouxsie and the Banshees
15 32 DOWN TO EARTH Curiosity Killed The Cat
16 28 WALKING DOWN YOUR STREET The Bangles
17 09 SOMETIMES Erasure
18 11 THE RAIN Oran 'Juice' Jones
19 17 BALLERINA GIRL / DEEP RIVER WOMAN Lionel Richie
20 35 ALMAZ Randy Crawford

21 40 JACK THE GROOVE Raze
22 -- HEARTACHE Pepsi & Shirlie
23 37 I.O.U. Freeez
24 36 I LOVE MY RADIO Taffy
25 07 CARAVAN OF LOVE The Housemartins *
26 34 ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY Vesta Williams
27 16 LAND OF CONFUSION Genesis
28 19 SHAKE YOU DOWN Gregory Abbott
29 20 OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY Gary Moore
30 13 CRY WOLF a-ha

31 12 OPEN YOUR HEART Madonna
32 14 THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Europe **
33 33 TRAMPOLENE Julian Cope
34 39 VICTORY Kool and the Gang
35 -- YOU SEXY THING Hot Chocolate
36 26 THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE Paul Simon
37 22 LIVIN' ON A PRAYER Bon Jovi
38 21 SO COLD THE NIGHT The Communards
39 -- BEHIND THE MASK Eric Clapton
40 -- LOVE IS FOREVER Billy Ocean

-- 23 STEP RIGHT UP Jaki Graham
-- 25 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin ****
-- 27 DREAMIN' Status Quo
-- 38 BREAKOUT Swing Out Sister


Debutants Pepsi & Shirlie had of course been the backing singers for Wham!