December 12, 1987

-------- DROPOUTS --------
Love Will Find A Way - Yes --- 30 / 6
Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac --- 4 (2) / 13
Breakout - Swing Out Sister --- 6 (2) / 12


26 40 --- Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen
38 39 --- I Don't Mind At All - Bourgeois Tagg
38 --- Could've Been - Tiffany (52)
40 37 --- True Faith - New Order
36 --- Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen (43)
35 --- I Want To Be Your Man - Roger (41)
22 34 --- I Won't Forget You - Poison
39 33 --- Seasons Change - Exposé
37 32 --- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince
34 31 --- Power Of Love - Laura Branigan

35 30 --- Crazy - Icehouse
17 29 --- I've Been In Love Before - Cutting Crew
33 28 --- Hazy Shade Of Winter - The Bangles
31 27 --- There's The Girl - Heart
15 26 --- Hourglass - Squeeze
13 25 --- Mony Mony "Live" - Billy Idol  
28 24 --- Animal - Def Leppard
16 23 --- I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany    
27 22 --- Candle In The Wind - Elton John
19 21 --- Skeletons - Stevie Wonder

23 20 --- I Do You - The Jets
24 19 --- That's What Love Is All About - Michael Bolton
25 18 --- Need You Tonight - INXS
29 17 --- The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
20 16 --- Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellencamp
21 15 --- Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
18 14 --- Dude (Looks Like A Lady) - Aerosmith
14 13 --- Valerie - Steve Winwood
09 12 --- The One I Love - R.E.M.
12 11 --- Catch Me (I'm Falling) - Pretty Poison

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


This week introduces newcomer Roger Troutman.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 12-18 December 1987

01 01 CHINA IN YOUR HAND T'Pau *****
02 -- WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Rick Astley
03 16 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson
04 -- ALWAYS ON MY MIND Pet Shop Boys
05 07 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR? Shakin' Stevens
06 03 LETTER FROM AMERICA The Proclaimers
07 02 GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU George Harrison
08 04 CRITICIZE Alexander O'Neal
09 30 LOVE LETTERS Alison Moyet
10 14 ONCE UPON A LONG AGO Paul McCartney

11 18 WHO FOUND WHO? Jellybean ft Elisa Fiorillo
12 06 SO EMOTIONAL Whitney Houston
13 39 ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE Kim Wilde + Mel Smith
14 05 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE The Communards
15 -- THE LOOK OF LOVE Madonna
16 12 SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Maxi Priest
17 15 BUILD The Housemartins
18 13 TO BE REBORN Boy George
19 40 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl
20 35 I'M THE MAN Anthrax

21 09 (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley + Jennifer Warnes
22 22 SATELLITE The Hooters
23 36 SOMEWHERE, SOMEBODY Five Star
24 08 WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY Rick Astley
25 24 I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE Cutting Crew
26 10 HERE I GO AGAIN Whitesnake
27 27 TURN BACK THE CLOCK Johnny Hates Jazz
28 11 MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME Nina Simone
29 21 THERE AIN'T NOTHING LIKE SHAGGIN' The Tams
30 29 I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN Prince

31 23 I WANT TO BE YOUR PROPERTY Blue Mercedes
32 -- ANGEL EYES (HOME AND AWAY) Wet Wet Wet
33 -- EV'RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE Simply Red
34 20 DINNER WITH GERSHWIN Donna Summer
35 19 JACK MIX IV Mirage
36 -- CHILDREN SAY Level 42
37 17 SHO' YOU RIGHT Barry White
38 26 HYSTERIA Def Leppard
39 25 LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE Bananarama
40 34 I WON'T CRY Glen Goldsmith

-- 28 YOU WIN AGAIN The Bee Gees ****
-- 31 FAITH George Michael
-- 32 BARCELONA Freddie Mercury + Montserrat Caballe
-- 33 PAID IN FULL Eric B & Rakim
-- 37 REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE Public Enemy
-- 38 LITTLE LIES Fleetwood Mac