July 18, 1987

----- DROPOUTS -----
Sweet Sixteen - Billy Idol --- 20 / 7
You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde --- 1 (1) / 13  
Meet Me Half Way - Kenny Loggins --- 11 (2) / 12
Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi --- 7 (3) / 12
Endless Nights - Eddie Money --- 21 / 7


40 --- One For The Mockingbird - Cutting Crew (42)
39 --- Why You Treat Me So Bad - Club Nouveau (44)
26 38 --- Diamonds - Herb Alpert
36 37 --- Flames Of Paradise - Jennifer Rush w/ Elton John
36 --- La Bamba - Los Lobos (48 )
21 35 --- Lessons In Love - Level 42
34 --- It's Not Over  (`Til It's Over) - Starship (41)
33 --- Who's That Girl - Madonna (43)
19 32 --- Always - Atlantic Starr  
34 31 --- Seven Wonders - Fleetwood Mac

35 30 --- Hearts On Fire - Bryan Adams
17 29 --- In Too Deep - Genesis
33 28 --- Don't Mean Nothing - Richard Marx
16 27 --- Just To See Her - Smokey Robinson
32 26 --- Rock Steady - The Whispers
31 25 --- Back In The High Life Again - Steve Winwood
28 24 --- Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
27 23 --- Moonlighting (Theme) - Al Jarreau
29 22 --- Luka - Suzanne Vega
25 21 --- Wot's It To Ya - Robbie Nevil

24 20 --- Happy - Surface
23 19 --- I'd Still Say Yes - Klymaxx
09 18 --- Head To Toe - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam  
20 17 --- The Pleasure Principle - Janet Jackson
14 16 --- Every Little Kiss - Bruce Hornsby & The Range
22 15 --- Cross My Broken Heart - The Jets
18 14 --- Kiss Him Goodbye - The Nylons
13 13 --- Girls, Girls, Girls - Mötley Crüe
15 12 --- Heart And Soul - T'Pau
04 11 --- Songbird - Kenny G

12 10 --- Rhythm Is Gonna Get You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
11 09 --- I Want Your Sex - George Michael
08 08 --- Something So Strong - Crowded House
10 07 --- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
07 06 --- Funkytown - Pseudo Echo
06 05 --- Point Of No Return - Exposé
05 04 --- Don't Disturb This Groove - The System
02 03 --- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston    
03 02 --- Shakedown - Bob Seger
01 01 --- Alone - Heart    


New this week are Los Lobos.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 18-24 July 1987

01 01 IT'S A SIN Pet Shop Boys ***
02 02 UNDER THE BOARDWALK Bruce Willis
03 -- WHO'S THAT GIRL? Madonna
04 04 WISHING WELL Terence Trent D'Arby
05 07 ALWAYS Atlantic Starr
06 05 THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS a-ha
07 16 F.L.M. Mel & Kim
08 12 SWEETEST SMILE Black
09 15 ALONE Heart
10 03 STAR TREKKIN' The Firm **

11 06 MY PRETTY ONE Cliff Richard
12 08 I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (WHO LOVES ME) Whitney Houston **
13 26 A LITTLE BOOGIE WOOGIE (IN THE BACK OF MY MIND) Shakin' Stevens
14 31 JIVE TALKIN' Boogie Box High
15 21 (YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER AND HIGHER Jackie Wilson
16 10 MISFIT Curiosity Killed The Cat
17 09 YOU'RE THE VOICE John Farnham
18 17 SWEET SIXTEEN Billy Idol
19 11 IS THIS LOVE? Whitesnake
20 13 LET'S DANCE Chris Rea

21 27 HOOVERVILLE (AND THEY PROMISED US THE WORLD) The Christians
22 14 WHEN SMOKEY SINGS ABC
23 37 JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY Freddie McGregor
24 22 THROWING IT ALL AWAY Genesis
25 32 SONGBIRD Kenny G
26 18 COMIN' ON STRONG Broken English
27 30 CATCH The Cure
28 -- I HEARD A RUMOUR Bananarama
29 19 I WANT YOUR SEX George Michael
30 28 NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW Starship ****

31 24 IF I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND Prince
32 -- LA BAMBA Los Lobos
33 20 HOLD ME NOW Johnny Logan
34 -- LABOUR OF LOVE Hue and Cry
35 -- I REALLY DIDN'T MEAN IT Luther Vandross
36 25 PROMISED YOU A MIRACLE (LIVE) Simple Minds
37 RE OOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD The Gap Band
38 -- SOLD Boy George
39 29 I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR U2
40 23 NOTHING'S GONNA STOP ME NOW Samantha Fox

-- 33 DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER Crowded House
-- 34 VICTIM OF LOVE Erasure
-- 35 LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE Jody Watley
-- 36 SCALES OF JUSTICE Living in a Box
-- 38 LIFETIME LOVE Joyce Sims
-- 39 IT'S NOT UNUSUAL Tom Jones
-- 40 JACK MIX II Mirage


Mixed debutants again, with Los Lobos, Hue and Cry, and Luther Vandross