Top 100 songs for August 1, 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 “Shakedown (From "Beverly Hills Cop II")” by Bob Seger. Meanwhile, “Jump Start” by Natalie Cole rises from No. 87 to No. 66. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Jump Start — Natalie Coleup 21 places, No. 87 → No. 66
- Touch Of Grey — Grateful Deadup 16 places, No. 77 → No. 61
- Who's That Girl — Madonnaup 15 places, No. 26 → No. 11
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Give To Live — Sammy HagarNo. 34
- Doing It All For My Baby — Huey Lewis & The NewsNo. 35
- When Smokey Sings — ABCNo. 39
- Mary's Prayer — Danny WilsonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Didn't We Almost Have It All — Whitney HoustonNo. 50
- I Need Love — LL Cool JNo. 52
- U Got The Look — PrinceNo. 67
- Carrie — EuropeNo. 72
- Lost In Emotion — Lisa Lisa And Cult JamNo. 76
- Watching Over You — Glenn MedeirosNo. 88
- Holiday — The Other OnesNo. 90
- Misfit — Curiosity Killed The CatNo. 93
- Don't Look Down - The Sequel — Go WestNo. 94
- Spring Love — The Cover GirlsNo. 98
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.