January 17, 1987

-----DROPOUTS-----
You Be Illin' - Run-D.M.C. --- 29 (3) / 7
You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi --- 1 (1) / 14  
Hip To Be Square - Huey Lewis & The News --- 3 (2) / 12
You Know I Love You ... Don't You? - Howard Jones --- 17 (3) / 10


40 --- Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis & The News (HOT SHOT DEBUT)
25 39 --- The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera w/ Amy Grant  
32 38 --- For Tonight - Nancy Martinez
37 --- Stay The Night - Benjamin Orr (43)
20 36 --- The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3
18 35 --- To Be A Lover - Billy Idol
37 34 --- Talk To Me - Chico DeBarge
33 --- Nobody's Fool - Cinderella (42)
32 --- You Got It All - The Jets (41)
36 31 --- Stop To Love - Luther Vandross

30 30 --- Two People - Tina Turner
38 29 --- Love You Down - Ready For The World
33 28 --- This Is The Time - Billy Joel
40 27 --- Ballerina Girl - Lionel Richie
34 26 --- Will You Still Love Me? - Chicago
28 25 --- Falling In Love (Uh-Oh) - Miami Sound Machine
14 24 --- Don't Get Me Wrong - Pretenders
31 23 --- We're Ready - Boston
39 22 --- Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
24 21 --- Coming Around Again - Carly Simon

27 20 --- Keep Your Hands To Yourself - The Georgia Satellites
22 19 --- All I Wanted - Kansas
12 18 --- Stand By Me - Ben E. King
16 17 --- Love Is Forever - Billy Ocean
23 16 --- Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox
07 15 --- The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & The Range  
08 14 --- War - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
21 13 --- Change Of Heart - Cyndi Lauper
17 12 --- Someday - Glass Tiger
13 11 --- Victory - Kool & The Gang

04 10 --- Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
10 09 --- Is This Love - Survivor
11 08 --- Land Of Confusion - Genesis
15 07 --- Open Your Heart - Madonna
06 06 --- Control - Janet Jackson
09 05 --- At This Moment - Billy Vera & The Beaters
01 04 --- Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles  
02 03 --- Notorious - Duran Duran
05 02 --- C'est La Vie - Robbie Nevil
03 01 --- Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott  


NOTE --- This marks the first Top 40 it for metal band Cinderella as well as a one-hit wonder from the late Benjamin Orr (bassist / guitarist) from The Cars.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 17-23 January 1987

01 01 REET PETITE Jackie Wilson ****
02 18 JACK YOUR BODY Steve 'Silk' Hurley
03 03 IS THIS LOVE? Alison Moyet
04 09 BIG FUN The Gap Band
05 11 NO MORE THE FOOL Elkie Brooks
06 32 C'EST LA VIE Robbie Nevil
07 02 CARAVAN OF LOVE The Housemartins *
08 19 HYMN TO HER The Pretenders
09 07 SOMETIMES Erasure
10 38 SURRENDER Swing Out Sister

11 08 THE RAIN Oran 'Juice' Jones
12 06 OPEN YOUR HEART Madonna
13 05 CRY WOLF a-ha
14 04 THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Europe ***
15 -- IT DIDN'T MATTER The Style Council
16 14 LAND OF CONFUSION Genesis
17 24 BALLERINA GIRL Lionel Richie
18 36 REAL WILD CHILD (WILD ONE) Iggy Pop
19 10 SHAKE YOU DOWN Gregory Abbott
20 20 OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY Gary Moore

21 12 SO COLD THE NIGHT The Communards
22 13 LIVIN' ON A PRAYER Bon Jovi
23 15 STEP RIGHT UP Jaki Graham
24 -- WASTELAND The Mission
25 16 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin ****
26 31 THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE Paul Simon
27 17 DREAMIN' Status Quo
28 -- WALKING DOWN YOUR STREET The Bangles
29 -- SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE Dead or Alive
30 -- THIS WHEEL'S ON FIRE Siouxsie and the Banshees

31 -- RAT IN MI KITCHEN UB40
32 -- DOWN TO EARTH Curiosity Killed The Cat
33 -- TRAMPOLENE Julian Cope
34 -- ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY Vesta Williams
35 -- ALMAZ Randy Crawford
36 -- I LOVE MY RADIO Taffy
37 RE I.O.U. Freeez
38 23 BREAKOUT Swing Out Sister
39 -- VICTORY Kool and the Gang
40 -- JACK THE GROOVE Raze

-- 21 EACH TIME YOU BREAK MY HEART Nick Kamen
-- 22 FRENCH KISSIN' IN THE U.S.A. Debbie Harry
-- 25 THE MIRACLE OF LOVE Eurythmics
-- 26 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON Kim Wilde
-- 27 BECAUSE OF YOU Dexy's Midnight Runners
-- 28 SHOWING OUT (GET FRESH AT THE WEEKEND) Mel & Kim
-- 29 IF I SAY YES Five Star
-- 30 SHIVER George Benson
-- 33 SANTA CLAUS IS ON THE DOLE Spitting Image
-- 34 CANDY Cameo
-- 35 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles
-- 37 ALL I ASK OF YOU Cliff Richard + Sarah Brightman
-- 39 SWEET LOVE Anita Baker
-- 40 FOR AMERICA Red Box


It's the debut from Curiosity Killed The Cat