April 18, 1987

----- DROPOUTS -----
As We Lay - Shirley Murdock --- 23 (2) / 7
That Ain't Love - REO Speedwagon --- 16 / 7
Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram --- 2 / 12


40 --- The Right Thing - Simply Red (43)
39 --- You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde (51)
34 38 --- I Will Be There - Glass Tiger
37 --- Se La - Lionel Richie (42)
35 36 --- Light Of Day - The Barbusters (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts)
40 35 --- I Know What I Like - Huey Lewis & The News
39 34 --- Right On Track - The Breakfast Club
16 33 --- Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby & The Range
37 32 --- Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You - Glenn Medeiros
38 31 --- Big Love - Fleetwood Mac

33 30 --- Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) - World Party
15 29 --- What You Get Is What You See - Tina Turner
36 28 --- Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
11 27 --- The Final Countdown - Europe
13 26 --- Let's Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson
28 25 --- Serious - Donna Allen
30 24 --- The Lady In Red - Chris DeBurgh
21 23 --- The Honeythief - Hipsway
26 22 --- Smoking Gun - The Robert Cray Band
32 21 --- Heat Of The Night - Bryan Adams

25 20 --- Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love - Boston
24 19 --- What's Going On - Cyndi Lauper
22 18 --- Come As You Are - Peter Wolf
09 17 --- Let's Go! - Wang Chung
20 16 --- Dominoes - Robbie Nevil
19 15 --- Stone Love - Kool & The Gang
04 14 --- Tonight, Tonight, Tonight - Genesis
23 13 --- With Or Without You - U2
18 12 --- La Isla Bonita - Madonna
14 11 --- Walking Down Your Street - The Bangles

17 10 --- (I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew
06 09 --- Come Go With Me - Exposé
10 08 --- The Finer Things - Steve Winwood
02 07 --- Lean On Me - Club Nouveau    
12 06 --- Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley
08 05 --- Midnight Blue - Lou Gramm
07 04 --- Sign 'O' The Times - Prince
05 03 --- Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
01 02 --- Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship    
03 01 --- I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael  

R1 SINGLES CHART - 18-24 April 1987

01 01 LET IT BE Ferry Aid ***
02 03 LA ISLA BONITA Madonna
03 06 LEAN ON ME Club Nouveau
04 14 CAN'T BE WITH YOU TONIGHT Judy Boucher
05 04 LET'S WAIT AWHILE Janet Jackson
06 02 RESPECTABLE Mel & Kim *
07 07 IF YOU LET ME STAY Terence Trent D'Arby
08 05 WITH OR WITHOUT YOU U2
09 10 EVER FALLEN IN LOVE Fine Young Cannibals
10 23 LIVING IN A BOX Living in a Box

11 08 THE IRISH ROVER The Pogues + The Dubliners
12 11 ORDINARY DAY Curiosity Killed The Cat
13 17 WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE Bon Jovi
14 -- THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH Five Star
15 09 WEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF BEAUTY Alison Moyet
16 22 STILL OF THE NIGHT Whitesnake
17 19 DAY IN, DAY OUT David Bowie
18 28 LET MY PEOPLE GO-GO Rainmakers
19 26 KEEP YOUR EYE ON ME Herb Alpert
20 32 ANOTHER STEP (CLOSER TO YOU) Kim Wilde + Junior

21 15 SIGN O' THE TIMES Prince
22 18 RESPECT YOURSELF Bruce Willis
23 -- WHY CAN'T I BE YOU? The Cure
24 12 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING Jackie Wilson
25 16 BIG TIME Peter Gabriel
26 24 I'D RATHER GO BLIND Ruby Turner
27 20 THE GREAT PRETENDER Freddie Mercury
28 13 EVERYTHING I OWN Boy George **
29 -- NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW Starship
30 -- DIAMOND LIGHTS Glenn + Chris

31 -- (SOMETHING INSIDE) SO STRONG Labi Siffre
32 -- A BOY FROM NOWHERE Tom Jones
33 21 LIVE IT UP Mental As Anything
34 25 (YOU GOTTA) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (TO PARTY) The Beastie Boys
35 36 RADIO HEART Radio Heart ft Gary Numan
36 30 OUT WITH HER The Blow Monkeys
37 -- BIG LOVE Fleetwood Mac
38 27 LOVING YOU IS SWEETER THAN EVER Nick Kamen
39 -- NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE Spear of Destiny
40 -- BOOPS (HERE TO GO) Sly & Robbie

-- 29 IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE Erasure
-- 31 SEXY GIRL Lillo Thomas
-- 33 MALE STRIPPER Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish
-- 34 'MOONLIGHTING' THEME Al Jarreau
-- 35 TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT Genesis
-- 37 STAND BY ME Ben E King ***
-- 38 WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE Tina Turner
-- 39 CRUSH ON YOU The Jets
-- 40 WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Percy Sledge


Making their singular debut were Sly & Robbie