December 26, 1987

-------- DROPOUTS --------
Hourglass - Squeeze --- 15 / 10
I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany --- 1 (2) / 13    
Skeletons - Stevie Wonder --- 19 / 7
I Do You - The Jets --- 20 / 6
The One I Love - R.E.M. --- 9 / 10


40 --- Push It - Salt-N-Pepa (49)
39 --- What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys feat. Dusty Springfield (48 )
38 --- Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac (45)
36 37 --- Motortown - The Kane Gang
36 --- Honestly - Stryper (44)
40 35 --- Pop Goes The World - Men Without Hats
39 34 --- Don't Shed A Tear - Paul Carrack
33 --- Say You Will - Foreigner (43)
34 32 --- True Faith - New Order
37 31 --- I Live For Your Love - Natalie Cole

35 30 --- Tunnel Of Love - Bruce Springsteen
12 29 --- Should've Known Better - Richard Marx
10 28 --- We'll Be Together - Sting
28 27 --- Power Of Love - Laura Branigan
31 26 --- I Want To Be Your Man - Roger
32 25 --- Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
19 24 --- That's What Love Is All About - Michael Bolton
26 23 --- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince
27 22 --- Crazy - Icehouse
17 21 --- (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes  

23 20 --- Seasons Change - Exposé
21 19 --- Animal - Def Leppard
22 18 --- There's The Girl - Heart
07 17 --- Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle  
24 16 --- Could've Been - Tiffany
20 15 --- Hazy Shade Of Winter - The Bangles
14 14 --- Dude (Looks Like A Lady) - Aerosmith
18 13 --- Candle In The Wind - Elton John
15 12 --- Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
09 11 --- Valerie - Steve Winwood

16 10 --- Need You Tonight - INXS
13 09 --- Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellencamp
08 08 --- Catch Me (I'm Falling) - Pretty Poison
11 07 --- The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
06 06 --- Don't You Want Me - Jody Watley
04 05 --- Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
05 04 --- Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
02 03 --- Is This Love - Whitesnake
03 02 --- So Emotional - Whitney Houston
01 01 --- Faith - George Michael  


This marks the first Top 40 hit for Salt-n-Pepa and Stryper.

Note - the chart was "frozen" next week ....
      The next new chart was dated 9th January, 1988

R1 SINGLES CHART - 26 December 1987-1 January 1988

01 01 ALWAYS ON MY MIND Pet Shop Boys **
02 08 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl
03 06 ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE Kim Wilde + Mel Smith
04 02 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Rick Astley
05 04 LOVE LETTERS Alison Moyet
06 03 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson
07 20 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Nat 'King' Cole
08 19 HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH Belinda Carlisle
09 05 CHINA IN YOUR HAND T'Pau *****
10 07 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR? Shakin' Stevens

11 17 EV'RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE Simply Red
12 10 WHO FOUND WHO Jellybean ft Elisa Fiorillo
13 21 ANGEL EYES (HOME AND AWAY) Wet Wet Wet
14 09 THE LOOK OF LOVE Madonna
15 15 TURN BACK THE CLOCK Johnny Hates Jazz
16 12 LETTER FROM AMERICA The Proclaimers
17 11 CRITICIZE Alexander O'Neal
18 13 GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU George Harrison
19 30 JINGO Jellybean
20 25 TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF GOD New Order

21 14 ONCE UPON A LONG AGO Paul McCartney
22 16 SO EMOTIONAL Whitney Houston
23 22 CHILDREN SAY Level 42
24 36 TIGHTEN UP Wally Jump Jr and the Criminal Element
25 39 IDEAL WORLD The Christians
26 18 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE The Communards
27 37 G.T.O. Sinitta
28 -- HOUSE ARREST Krush
29 33 MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME Nina Simone
30 34 LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME The Smiths

31 -- I FOUND SOMEONE Cher
32 24 SATELLITE The Hooters
33 40 REASON TO LIVE Kiss
34 27 SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Maxi Priest
35 28 I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE Cutting Crew
36 29 (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley + Jennifer Warnes
37 -- RISE TO THE OCCASION Climie Fisher
38 23 I'M THE MAN Anthrax
39 26 SOMEWHERE SOMEBODY Five Star
40 -- THERE'S THE GIRL Heart

-- 31 BUILD The Housemartins
-- 32 HERE I GO AGAIN Whitesnake
-- 35 WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY Rick Astley
-- 38 TO BE REBORN Boy George


Making their debut here were Climie Fisher