Top 100 songs for September 5, 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 “La Bamba” by Los Lobos. Meanwhile, “I Think We're Alone Now” by Tiffany rises from No. 84 to No. 63. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- I Think We're Alone Now — Tiffanyup 21 places, No. 84 → No. 63
- Little Lies — Fleetwood Macup 19 places, No. 66 → No. 47
- Don't Make Me Wait For Love — Kenny G. (Vocal By Lenny Williams)up 19 places, No. 79 → No. 60
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Casanova — LevertNo. 34
- Let Me Be The One — ExposeNo. 36
- Never Let Me Down — David BowieNo. 39
- Fake — Alexander O'NealNo. 40
First-week entries
- It's A Sin — Pet Shop BoysNo. 70
- Mony Mony — Billy IdolNo. 72
- I've Been In Love Before — Cutting CrewNo. 75
- I Won't Forget You — PoisonNo. 87
- That's What Love Is All About — Michael BoltonNo. 91
- Betcha Say That — Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound MachineNo. 92
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.