Top 100 songs for August 15, 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 Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For” by U2. Meanwhile, “I Just Can't Stop Loving You” by Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett rises from No. 37 to No. 16. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- I Just Can't Stop Loving You — Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrettup 21 places, No. 37 → No. 16
- Lost In Emotion — Lisa Lisa And Cult Jamup 18 places, No. 67 → No. 49
- Didn't We Almost Have It All — Whitney Houstonup 15 places, No. 40 → No. 25
New to this week’s Top 10
- La Bamba — Los LobosNo. 5
- Don't Mean Nothing — Richard MarxNo. 7
- Only In My Dreams — Debbie GibsonNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Touch Of Grey — Grateful DeadNo. 32
- Lies — Jonathan ButlerNo. 35
- I Heard A Rumour (From "Disorderlies") — BananaramaNo. 36
- Jam Tonight — Freddie JacksonNo. 37
- Who Found Who — Jellybean Featuring Elisa FiorilloNo. 38
- I Need Love — LL Cool JNo. 39
- One Heartbeat — Smokey RobinsonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Paper In Fire — John MellencampNo. 62
- Who Will You Run To — HeartNo. 64
- Let Me Be The One — ExposeNo. 77
- One Lover At A Time — Atlantic StarrNo. 85
- Casanova — LevertNo. 90
- Breakout — Swing Out SisterNo. 92
- Heartache — Pepsi & ShirlieNo. 93
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.