September 26, 1987

----- DROPOUTS -----
Heart And Soul - T'Pau --- 4 / 16
It's Not Over (`Til It's Over) - Starship --- 9 / 10
Luka - Suzanne Vega --- 3 / 12
I Want Your Sex - George Michael --- 2 / 14
Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson --- 23 / 8
Love Power - Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne --- 12 (2) / 9


40 --- Don't Look Down - The Sequel - Go West (45)
39 --- Don't Make Me Wait For Love - Kenny G (47)
24 38 --- Rock Steady - The Whispers
37 --- It's A Sin - Pet Shop Boys (44)
37 36 --- Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You) - Mr. Mister
23 35 --- Don't Mean Nothing - Richard Marx
20 34 --- Who's That Girl - Madonna  
35 33 --- Victim Of Love - Bryan Adams
32 --- Mony Mony "Live" - Billy Idol (43)
39 31 --- In My Dreams - REO Speedwagon

30 --- Breakout - Swing Out Sister (42)
40 29 --- Bad - Michael Jackson
28 --- I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany (41)
28 27 --- Never Let Me Down - David Bowie
31 26 --- You Are The Girl - The Cars
30 25 --- Fake - Alexander O' Neal
29 24 --- Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
33 23 --- Causing A Commotion - Madonna
25 22 --- Let Me Be The One - Exposé
13 21 --- Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson

16 20 --- Who Found Who - Jellybean / Elisa Fiorillo
21 19 --- Jump Start - Natalie Cole
14 18 --- I Need Love - L.L. Cool J
12 17 --- Casanova - LeVert
17 16 --- One Heartbeat - Smokey Robinson
07 15 --- Can't We Try - Dan Hill w/ Vonda Shepard
19 14 --- Paper In Fire - John Cougar Mellencamp
18 13 --- Who Will You Run To - Heart
12 12 --- Wipeout - Fat Boys (w/ The Beach Boys)
06 11 --- Doing It All For My Baby - Huey Lewis & The News

15 10 --- U Got The Look - Prince
10 09 --- Touch Of Grey - Grateful Dead
03 08 --- La Bamba - Los Lobos    
11 07 --- Carrie - Europe
05 06 --- When Smokey Sings - ABC
09 05 --- Lost In Emotion - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
08 04 --- I Heard A Rumour - Bananarama
01 03 --- I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett  
04 02 --- Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
02 01 --- Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston  


Big new names debut this week as see the beginnings for teen pop idol Tiffany, British group Swing Out Sister and English pop duo Go West.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 26 September-2 October 1987

01 01 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP Rick Astley *****
02 02 PUMP UP THE VOLUME / ANITINA M/A/R/R/S
03 06 SOME PEOPLE Cliff Richard
04 07 CAUSING A COMMOTION Madonna
05 -- BAD Michael Jackson
06 04 HEART AND SOUL T'Pau
07 03 WIPEOUT The Fat Boys + The Beach Boys
08 12 HOUSE NATION House Master Boyz and the Rude Boy of House
09 20 HEY MATTHEW Karel Fialka
10 11 IT'S OVER Level 42

11 15 I DON'T WANT TO BE A HERO Johnny Hates Jazz
12 09 CASANOVA Levert
13 05 WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME U2
14 10 TOY BOY Sinitta
15 08 WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS? Pet Shop Boys + Dusty Springfield
16 26 I NEED LOVE LL Cool J
17 13 WONDERFUL LIFE Black
18 18 LIES Jonathan Butler
19 36 CROCKETT'S THEME Jan Hammer
20 31 POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME Def Leppard

21 14 SWEET LITTLE MYSTERY Wet Wet Wet
22 33 JACK LE FREAK Chic
23 25 TOMORROW The Communards
24 16 BRIDGE TO YOUR HEART Wax
25 24 STOP TO LOVE Luther Vandross
26 35 CARS ('E' REG MODEL) Gary Numan
27 19 HOURGLASS Squeeze
28 17 ME AND THE FARMER The Housemartins
29 21 CALL ME Spagna
30 23 U GOT THE LOOK Prince

31 39 THE NIGHT YOU MURDERED LOVE ABC
32 22 THE MOTIVE Then Jericho
33 -- FULL METAL JACKET (I WANNA BE YOUR DRILL INSTRUCTOR) Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding
34 -- COME SEE ABOUT ME Shakin' Stevens
35 34 NEVER LET ME DOWN David Bowie
36 28 DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL? Whitney Houston
37 30 I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU Michael Jackson w/Siedah Garrett **
38 27 FUNKY TOWN Pseudo Echo
39 -- WHO WILL YOU RUN TO? Heart
40 32 SOMEWHERE OUT THERE Linda Ronstadt + James Ingram

-- 29 NEVER LET ME DOWN AGAIN Depeche Mode
-- 37 WHENEVER YOU'RE READY Five Star
-- 38 TRUE FAITH New Order
-- 40 ANIMAL Def Leppard