December 5, 1987

-------- DROPOUTS --------
Where The Streets Have No Name - U2 --- 13 (2) / 9
Let Me Be The One - Exposé --- 7 / 13
Bad - Michael Jackson --- 1 (2) / 11    
Come On, Let's Go - Los Lobos --- 21 (2) / 7
Causing A Commotion - Madonna --- 2 (3) / 11
It's A Sin - Pet Shop Boys --- 9 / 10


40 --- True Faith - New Order (43)
39 --- Seasons Change - Exposé (57)
38 --- I Don't Mind At All - Bourgeois Tagg (42)
37 --- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince (45)
30 36 --- Love Will Find A Way - Yes
35 --- Crazy - Icehouse (41)
40 34 --- Power Of Love - Laura Branigan
33 --- Hazy Shade Of Winter - The Bangles (44)
23 32 --- Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
34 31 --- There's The Girl - Heart

13 30 --- Breakout - Swing Out Sister
35 29 --- The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
31 28 --- Animal - Def Leppard
33 27 --- Candle In The Wind - Elton John
06 26 --- Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen
29 25 --- Need You Tonight - INXS
25 24 --- That's What Love Is All About - Michael Bolton
24 23 --- I Do You - The Jets
15 22 --- I Won't Forget You - Poison
26 21 --- Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne

27 20 --- Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellencamp
21 19 --- Skeletons - Stevie Wonder
22 18 --- Dude (Looks Like A Lady) - Aerosmith
09 17 --- I've Been In Love Before - Cutting Crew
07 16 --- I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany    
18 15 --- Hourglass - Squeeze
20 14 --- Valerie - Steve Winwood
03 13 --- Mony Mony "Live" - Billy Idol  
17 12 --- Catch Me (I'm Falling) - Pretty Poison
19 11 --- Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison

14 10 --- Don't You Want Me - Jody Watley
12 09 --- The One I Love - R.E.M.
16 08 --- So Emotional - Whitney Houston
08 07 --- We'll Be Together - Sting
10 06 --- Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
11 05 --- Is This Love - Whitesnake
04 04 --- Should've Known Better - Richard Marx
05 03 --- Faith - George Michael
01 02 --- (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes  
02 01 --- Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle  


New this week are Bourgeois Tagg, Icehouse and New Order.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 5-11 December 1987

01 01 CHINA IN YOUR HAND T'Pau ****
02 02 GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU George Harrison
03 10 LETTER FROM AMERICA The Proclaimers
04 08 CRITICIZE Alexander O'Neal
05 04 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE The Communards
06 05 SO EMOTIONAL Whitney Houston
07 27 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR? Shakin' Stevens
08 03 WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY Rick Astley
09 06 (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley + Jennifer Warnes
10 09 HERE I GO AGAIN Whitesnake

11 07 MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME Nina Simone
12 12 SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Maxi Priest
13 18 TO BE REBORN Boy George
14 23 ONCE UPON A LONG AGO Paul McCartney
15 19 BUILD The Housemartins
16 -- THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson
17 14 SHO' YOU RIGHT Barry White
18 29 WHO FOUND WHO? Jellybean ft Elisa Fiorillo
19 11 JACK MIX IV Mirage
20 13 DINNER WITH GERSHWIN Donna Summer

21 26 THERE AIN'T NOTHING LIKE SHAGGIN' The Tams
22 28 SATELLITE The Hooters
23 24 I WANT TO BE YOUR PROPERTY Blue Mercedes
24 30 I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE Cutting Crew
25 16 LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE Bananarama
26 31 HYSTERIA Def Leppard
27 35 TURN BACK THE CLOCK Johnny Hates Jazz
28 15 YOU WIN AGAIN The Bee Gees ****
29 36 I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN Prince
30 -- LOVE LETTERS Alison Moyet

31 21 FAITH George Michael
32 17 BARCELONA Freddie Mercury + Montserrat Caballe
33 20 PAID IN FULL Eric B & Rakim
34 34 I WON'T CRY Glen Goldsmith
35 -- I'M THE MAN Anthrax
36 -- SOMEWHERE, SOMEBODY Five Star
37 40 REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE Public Enemy
38 22 LITTLE LIES Fleetwood Mac
39 -- ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE Kim Wilde + Mel Smith
40 -- FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl

-- 25 I STARTED SOMETHING I COULDN'T FINISH The Smiths
-- 32 MONY MONY Billy Idol
-- 33 SO AMAZING Luther Vandross
-- 37 CROCKETT'S THEME Jan Hammer
-- 38 WALK THE DINOSAUR Was (Not Was)
-- 39 NO MEMORY Scarlet Fantastic


Making his debut is comedian Mel Smith