Top 100 songs for March 21, 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 “Lean On Me” by Club Nouveau. Meanwhile, “What's Going On” by Cyndi Lauper rises from No. 63 to No. 39. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- What's Going On — Cyndi Lauperup 24 places, No. 63 → No. 39
- Looking For A New Love — Jody Watleyup 22 places, No. 57 → No. 35
- Talk Dirty To Me — Poisonup 17 places, No. 83 → No. 66
New to this week’s Top 10
- Tonight, Tonight, Tonight — GenesisNo. 6
- Come Go With Me — ExposeNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Come As You Are — Peter WolfNo. 34
- Looking For A New Love — Jody WatleyNo. 35
- Smoking Gun — The Robert Cray BandNo. 36
- (I Just) Died In Your Arms — Cutting CrewNo. 37
- Light Of Day — The Barbusters (Joan Jett And The Blackhearts)No. 38
- What's Going On — Cyndi LauperNo. 39
- I Will Be There — Glass TigerNo. 40
First-week entries
- La Isla Bonita — MadonnaNo. 49
- With or Without You — U2No. 64
- Brass Monkey — Beastie BoysNo. 77
- If She Would Have Been Faithful. . . — ChicagoNo. 84
- Fascinated — Company BNo. 92
- World Shut Your Mouth — Julian CopeNo. 93
- Same Ole Love (365 Days A Year) — Anita BakerNo. 94
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.