Top 100 songs for October 24, 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 “Bad” by Michael Jackson. Meanwhile, “Don't You Want Me” by Jody Watley rises from No. 56 to No. 40. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Don't You Want Me — Jody Watleyup 16 places, No. 56 → No. 40
- Valerie — Steve Winwoodup 16 places, No. 63 → No. 47
- I Do You — The Jetsup 16 places, No. 74 → No. 58
New to this week’s Top 10
- I Think We're Alone Now — TiffanyNo. 5
- Mony Mony — Billy IdolNo. 7
- Let Me Be The One — ExposeNo. 8
- Little Lies — Fleetwood MacNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- We'll Be Together — StingNo. 34
- Boys Night Out — Timothy B. SchmitNo. 35
- Betcha Say That — Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound MachineNo. 36
- Shake Your Love — Debbie GibsonNo. 37
- Let's Work — Mick JaggerNo. 39
- Don't You Want Me — Jody WatleyNo. 40
First-week entries
- Is This Love — WhitesnakeNo. 53
- Faith — George MichaelNo. 54
- Got My Mind Set On You — George HarrisonNo. 66
- Cherry Bomb — John MellencampNo. 78
- Eagles Fly — Sammy HagarNo. 90
- American Dream — Simon FNo. 91
- Need You Tonight — INXSNo. 93
- True Faith — New OrderNo. 95
- If You Let Me Stay — Terence Trent D'ArbyNo. 96
- Power Of Love — Laura BraniganNo. 97
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.