Top 100 songs for May 16, 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 “With or Without You” by U2. Meanwhile, “Variety Tonight” by REO Speedwagon rises from No. 88 to No. 71. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Variety Tonight — REO Speedwagonup 17 places, No. 88 → No. 71
- Point Of No Return — Exposeup 12 places, No. 68 → No. 56
- Weatherman Says — Jack Wagnerup 12 places, No. 87 → No. 75
New to this week’s Top 10
- You Keep Me Hangin' On — Kim WildeNo. 8
- Talk Dirty To Me — PoisonNo. 9
- Always — Atlantic StarrNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Songbird — Kenny GNo. 35
- Lessons In Love — Level 42No. 37
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) — Whitney HoustonNo. 38
- Don't Disturb This Groove — The SystemNo. 39
First-week entries
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) — Whitney HoustonNo. 38
- Alone — HeartNo. 53
- Funkytown — Pseudo EchoNo. 83
- Flames Of Paradise — Jennifer Rush (Duet With Elton John)No. 86
- Kiss Him Goodbye — The NylonsNo. 87
- Right Next Door (Because Of Me) — The Robert Cray BandNo. 94
- Little Suzi — TeslaNo. 95
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.