May 16, 1987

----- DROPOUTS -----
Lean On Me - Club Nouveau --- 1 (2) / 12    
Midnight Blue - Lou Gramm --- 5 / 11
Dominoes - Robbie Nevil --- 14 / 9
Walking Down Your Street - The Bangles --- 11 (3) / 9


27 40 --- Come As You Are - Peter Wolf
39 --- Don't Disturb This Groove - The System (46)
38 --- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston (HOT SHOT DEBUT)
37 --- Lessons In Love - Level 42 (42)
39 36 --- Fascinated - Company B
35 --- Songbird - Kenny G (41)
20 34 --- Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship    
40 33 --- Just To See Her - Smokey Robinson
19 32 --- Stone Love - Kool & The Gang
32 31 --- Get That Love - Thompson Twins

35 30 --- Heartbreak Beat - Psychedelic Furs
36 29 --- You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
21 28 --- Serious - Donna Allen
28 27 --- The Right Thing - Simply Red
31 26 --- Meet Me Half Way - Kenny Loggins
25 25 --- Day-In Day-Out - David Bowie
34 24 --- In Too Deep - Genesis
33 23 --- Diamonds - Herb Alpert
10 22 --- I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael    
24 21 --- If She Would Have Been Faithful... - Chicago

23 20 --- Se La - Lionel Richie
29 19 --- Head To Toe - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
13 18 --- The Finer Things - Steve Winwood
06 17 --- Sign 'O' The Times - Prince
12 16 --- What's Going On - Cyndi Lauper
05 15 --- Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
22 14 --- Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi
16 13 --- Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You - Glenn Medeiros
18 12 --- I Know What I Like - Huey Lewis & The News
15 11 --- Right On Track - The Breakfast Club

17 10 --- Always - Atlantic Starr
11 09 --- Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
14 08 --- You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde
09 07 --- Big Love - Fleetwood Mac
07 06 --- Heat Of The Night - Bryan Adams
08 05 --- The Lady In Red - Chris DeBurgh
04 04 --- La Isla Bonita - Madonna
01 03 --- (I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew    
02 02 --- Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley
03 01 --- With Or Without You - U2  


Making their debuts this week are saxophonist Kenny G and synthpop duo The System.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 16-22 May 1987

01 01 NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW Starship **
02 02 CAN'T BE WITH YOU TONIGHT Judy Boucher
03 04 A BOY FROM NOWHERE Tom Jones
04 07 (SOMETHING INSIDE) SO STRONG Labi Siffre
05 06 LIVING IN A BOX Living in a Box
06 09 ANOTHER STEP (CLOSER TO YOU) Kim Wilde + Junior
07 03 LA ISLA BONITA Madonna **
08 05 THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH Five Star
09 13 BIG LOVE Fleetwood Mac
10 08 APRIL SKIES The Jesus and Mary Chain

11 17 LIL' DEVIL The Cult
12 22 BOOPS (HERE TO GO) Sly & Robbie
13 16 BACK AND FORTH Cameo
14 19 NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE Spear of Destiny
15 10 TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN Level 42
16 23 STRANGELOVE Depeche Mode
17 11 LEAN ON ME Club Nouveau
18 30 SHATTERED DREAMS Johnny Hates Jazz
19 25 REAL FASHION REGGAE STYLE Carey Johnson
20 12 IF YOU LET ME STAY Terence Trent D'Arby

21 29 WISHING I WAS LUCKY Wet Wet Wet
22 27 CARRIE Europe
23 14 DIAMOND LIGHTS Glenn + Chris
24 40 PRIME MOVER Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction
25 18 RESPECTABLE Mel & Kim *
26 39 DOMINOES Robbie Nevil
27 28 ALONE AGAIN OR The Damned
28 24 WITH OR WITHOUT YOU U2
29 15 SHEILA, TAKE A BOW The Smiths
30 -- THERE'S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE The Fall

31 20 EVER FALLEN IN LOVE Fine Young Cannibals
32 35 LET YOURSELF GO Sybil
33 -- SERIOUS Donna Allen
34 32 TWILIGHT WORLD Swing Out Sister
35 -- HOT SHOT TOTTENHAM! Tottenham Hotspur FC + Chas & Dave
36 21 LET'S WAIT AWHILE Janet Jackson
37 37 BA-NA-NA-BAM-BOO Westworld
38 -- JACK MIX II Mirage
39 -- YOU'RE THE VOICE John Farnham
40 -- WATCHDOGS UB40

-- 26 MEET EL PRESIDENTE Duran Duran
-- 31 WHY CAN'T I BE YOU? The Cure
-- 33 WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE Bon Jovi
-- 34 LET IT BE Ferry Aid ***
-- 36 KEEP YOUR EYE ON ME Herb Alpert
-- 38 ORDINARY DAY Curiosity Killed The Cat


Debuts here from Mirage, and the epitome of idiosyncracy, John Peel's favourites, The Fall