Top 100 songs for May 9, 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 “(I Just) Died In Your Arms” by Cutting Crew. Meanwhile, “Something So Strong” by Crowded House rises from No. 88 to No. 61. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Something So Strong — Crowded Houseup 27 places, No. 88 → No. 61
- Rock The Night — Europeup 23 places, No. 87 → No. 64
- Heart And Soul — T'Pauup 20 places, No. 91 → No. 71
New to this week’s Top 10
- Heat Of The Night — Bryan AdamsNo. 7
- The Lady In Red — Chris de BurghNo. 8
- Big Love — Fleetwood MacNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Fascinated — Company BNo. 39
- Just To See Her — Smokey RobinsonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Point Of No Return — ExposeNo. 68
- Weatherman Says — Jack WagnerNo. 87
- Variety Tonight — REO SpeedwagonNo. 88
- Break Every Rule — Tina TurnerNo. 89
- Ready Or Not — Lou GrammNo. 90
- Weapons Of Love — The TruthNo. 92
- Only In My Dreams — Debbie GibsonNo. 93
- Man Against The World — SurvivorNo. 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.