Top 100 songs for February 28, 1987
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1987 and the 1980s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Livin' On A Prayer” by Bon Jovi. Meanwhile, “Lean On Me” by Club Nouveau rises from No. 37 to No. 22. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Lean On Me — Club Nouveauup 15 places, No. 37 → No. 22
- I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) — Aretha Franklin & George Michaelup 15 places, No. 59 → No. 44
- Walking Down Your Street — The Banglesup 14 places, No. 71 → No. 57
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- As We Lay — Shirley MurdockNo. 36
- Midnight Blue — Lou GrammNo. 37
- Don't Need A Gun — Billy IdolNo. 39
- That Ain't Love — REO SpeedwagonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Come As You Are — Peter WolfNo. 71
- I Will Be There — Glass TigerNo. 83
- Sexappeal — GeorgioNo. 88
- Show Me — The Cover GirlsNo. 89
- Never Enough — Patty SmythNo. 91
- It's Tricky — Run-D.M.C.No. 93
- Keep Your Eye On Me — Herb AlpertNo. 94
- The Right Thing — Simply RedNo. 96
- So Much For Love — The VenetiansNo. 97
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.