| CASH BOX Top Black Contemporary Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 21, 1987 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE Jody Watley (MCA 52956) | 4 | 6 | 15 | 9 | |
| 2 | LEAN ON ME Club Nouveau (Warner Bros./King Jay 28430) | 5 | 13 | 32 | 6 | |
| 3 | YOU GOT IT ALL Jets (MCA 52968) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
| 4 | LET’S WAIT AWHILE Janet Jackson (A&M 2906) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |
| 5 | HOLD ME Sheila E. (Paisley Park 28580) | 7 | 11 | 20 | 8 | |
| 6 | 6 Madhouse (Paisley Park 28485) | 11 | 18 | 33 | 8 | |
| 7 | LOVE IS A DANGEROUS GAME Millie Jackson (Jive 1009) | 8 | 14 | 16 | 10 | |
| 8 | HOW DO YOU STOP James Brown (Scotti Brothers 06568) | 15 | 23 | 25 | 9 | |
| 9 | STONE LOVE Kool & Gang (Mercury 888 292) | 12 | 20 | 30 | 7 | |
| 10 | SLOW DOWN Loose Ends (MCA/Virgin 52976) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | |
| 11 | YOU BETTER QUIT One Way (MCA 53020) | 17 | 22 | 29 | 8 | |
| 12 | COME GO WITH ME Expose (Arista 9555) | 21 | 24 | 31 | 7 | |
| 13 | JUMP INTO MY LIFE Stacy Lattisaw (Motown 1874) | 13 | 16 | 26 | 9 | |
| 14 | KEEP YOUR EYE ON ME Herb Alpert (A&M 2915) | 23 | 31 | 39 | 6 | |
| 15 | LOWDOWN SO & SO Rainy Davis (Columbia 06598) | 25 | 29 | 36 | 7 | |
| 16 | HAVE YOU EVER LOVED SOMEBODY Feddie Jackson (Capitol 5661) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 17 | LIVING ALL ALONE Phyllis Hyman (Philadelphia Int’l 50059) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | |
| 18 | SHOWING OUT (Get Fresh At The Weekend) Mel & Kim (Atlantic 89329) | 18 | 19 | 27 | 9 | |
| 19 | HE WANTS MY BODY Starpoint (Elektra 69489) | 24 | 28 | 34 | 6 | |
| 20 | SIGN ‘O’ THE TIMES Prince (Paisley Park 28399) | 35 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (For Me) Aretha Franklin & George Michael (Arista 9559) | 28 | 38 | 51 | 5 | |
| 22 | EVERY LITTLE BIT Millie Scott (4th & B’way 7432) | 26 | 30 | 37 | 7 | |
| 23 | THINKIN’ ABOUT YA Timex Social Club (Danya 275) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 13 | |
| 24 | DON’T DISTURB THIS GROOVE The System (Atlantic 89320) | 29 | 36 | 45 | 6 | |
| 25 | STAY Howard Hewett (Elektra 69499) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | |
| 26 | I GOT THE FEELIN’ (It’s Over) Gregory Abbott (Columbia 06632) | 34 | 45 | 65 | 5 | |
| 27 | FALLING Melba Moore (Capitol 5651) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 | |
| 28 | SAVE THE BEST FOR ME (Best Of Your Lovin’) Bunny DeBarge (Gordy 1869) | 31 | 34 | 38 | 7 | |
| 29 | FASCINATION Levert (Atlantic 89311) | 30 | 35 | 42 | 7 | |
| 30 | JUST TO SEE HER Smokey Robinson (Motown 1877) | 36 | 46 | 67 | 4 | |
| 31 | THERE’S NOTHING BETTER THAN LOVE Luther Vandross (with Gregory Hines) (Epic 06978) | 41 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | OLD FLAMES NEVER DIE Full Force (Columbia 06600) | 39 | 44 | 54 | 6 | |
| 33 | SEXY GIRL Lillo Thomas (Capitol 5656) | 43 | 50 | 61 | 5 | |
| 34 | TOGETHER Genobia Jeter & Glenn Jones (RCA 5098) | 37 | 42 | 46 | 7 | |
| 35 | MARY GOES ’ROUND Ready For The World (MCA 53004) | 44 | 53 | 58 | 6 | |
| 36 | I’D STILL SAY YES Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 53028) | 50 | 63 | 76 | 4 | |
| 37 | TAKE IT FROM ME Commodores (Polydor 885 538) | 38 | 41 | 43 | 9 | |
| 38 | GIRL NEXT DOOR Bobby Brown (MCA 53022) | 45 | 54 | 59 | 6 | |
| 39 | SOMETHING ABOUT YOU Vesta Williams (A&M 2903) | 42 | 43 | 47 | 6 | |
| 40 | NO LIES S.O.S. Band (Tabu 06649) | 46 | 56 | 66 | 5 | |
| 41 | THING FOR YOU Isaac Hayes (Columbia 06655) | 47 | 51 | 63 | 6 | |
| 42 | SAME OLE LOVE (365 Days A Year) Anita Baker (Elektra 69484) | 52 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | SEXAPPEAL Georgio (Motown 1882) | 51 | 61 | 73 | 5 | |
| 44 | IT’S TRICKY Run-D.M.C. (Profile 5131) | 54 | 64 | 77 | 4 | |
| 45 | ALWAYS Atlantic Starr (Warner Bros. 28455) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | NEW DRESS Cheryl Lynn (Manhattan 50056) | 53 | 60 | 68 | 5 | |
| 47 | WATCH OUT Patrice Rushen (Arista 9562) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | RESPECT YOURSELF Bruce Willis (Motown 1876) | 14 | 15 | 23 | 9 | |
| 49 | ALL I KNOW IS THE WAY I FEEL Pointer Sisters (RCA 5112) | 49 | 52 | 56 | 5 | |
| 50 | CANDY Cameo (Atlanta Artists 888 193) | 19 | 7 | 4 | 17 | |
| 51 | TEARS ON MY PILLOW New Edition (MCA 53019) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 8 | |
| 52 | IMAGINATION Miki Howard (Atlantic 89284) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | ZERO IN JULY Focus (EMI America 8366) | 56 | 57 | 57 | 10 | |
| 54 | SHOW ME Cover Girls (Fever 1911) | 66 | 71 | 78 | 4 | |
| 55 | INCREDIBLE Scherrie Payne & Philip Ingram (Superstar Int’l 50-12) | 55 | 55 | 60 | 8 | |
| 56 | HAPPY Surface (Columbia 06611) | 65 | 73 | 85 | 4 | |
| 57 | SEND IT TO ME Gladys Knight & Pips (MCA 53002) | 22 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
| 58 | IT’S BEEN SO LONG Melba Moore (Capitol 5681) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | AS WE LAY Shirley Murdock (Elektra 69518) | 57 | 26 | 14 | 25 | |
| 60 | EGO MANIAC Jocelyn Brown (Warner Bros. 28698) | 70 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | BADROCK CITY Big Audio Dynamite (Columbia 06708) | 62 | 62 | 74 | 5 | |
| 62 | SERIOUS Donna Allen (21 Records 99497) | 27 | 8 | 7 | 19 | |
| 63 | SHERRY Blake & Hines (Motown 1878) | 72 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | THE MAGNIFICENT JAZZY JEFF Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince (Jive 1029) | 67 | 74 | 87 | 4 | |
| 65 | DAY BY DAY Chuck Stanley (Def Jam/Columbia 06610) | 75 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | SITUATION #9 Club Nouveau (Warner Bros./King Jay 28494) | 32 | 25 | 6 | 15 | |
| 67 | ZIBBLE, ZIBBLE (Get The Money) (AKA: Get Loose, Get Funky) Gap Band (Total Experience 2703) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | DRIVING FORCE O’Bryan (Capitol 5673) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | DON’T TURN AROUND Luther Ingram (Profile 5132) | 78 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | THE GIRL NEXT DOOR Chico DeBarge (Motown 1875) | 76 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG Trinere (Jam Packed 2007) | 79 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | OH HOW I LOVE YOU (Girl) James (D-Train) Williams (Columbia 06672) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | CLIMB THE WALLS Mes’ay (Superstar Int’l 51-12) | 80 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | I DON’T WANT TO LOSE YOUR LOVE Freddie Jackson (Capitol 5680) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | HERE I GO AGAIN Oran “Juice” Jones (Def Jam/Columbia 06687) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | ENGINE NO. 9 Midnight Star (Solar 69501) | 33 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
| 77 | BRENDA O.C. Smith (Rendezvous 103) | 77 | 77 | 52 | 8 | |
| 78 | U KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS Grandmaster Flash (Elektra 69490) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | DELANCEY STREET Dana Dane (Profile 5124) | 48 | 49 | 55 | 6 | |
| 80 | LONELY ROAD Rose Royce (Omni 99476) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | I NEED YOUR LOVING Rue (Asiana 1002) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | WORKIN’ UP A SWEAT First Circle (EMI America 8384) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | I CAN’T LET YOU GO Norwood (Magnolia 52929) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | GO ON WITHOUT YOU Shirley Murdock (Elektra 69480) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | BALLERINA GIRL Lionel Richie (Motown 1873) | 60 | 27 | 9 | 15 | |
| 86 | WHO IS IT Mantronix (Sleeping Bag 25) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | HOLD ON R. J.’s Latest Arrival (Manhattan 50058) | 68 | 37 | 17 | 17 | |
| 88 | CAN’T YOU FEEL MY HEART BEAT Claudja Barry (Epic 06669) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | EARTH TO MICKEY Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 28459) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Al Green (A&M 2919) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | EASY LOVE Rose Brothers (Muscle Shoals Sound 3003) | 64 | 32 | 28 | 14 | |
| 92 | TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT Ray, Goodman & Brown (EMI America 8365) | 63 | 33 | 8 | 16 | |
| 93 | JIMMY LEE Aretha Franklin (Arista 9546) | 69 | 39 | 19 | 18 | |
| 94 | (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU Gwen Guthrie (Polydor 885 528) | 71 | 70 | 71 | 6 | |
| 95 | SOMEONE LIKE YOU Sylvester (Warner Bros. 28572) | 73 | 47 | 21 | 16 | |
| 96 | SOMETHING SPECIAL (Is Gonna Happen Tonight) Patti LaBelle (MCA 52876) | 74 | 48 | 48 | 8 | |
| 97 | AT THIS MOMENT Billy Vera & Beaters (Rhino 74403) | 81 | 79 | 79 | 6 | |
| 98 | STOP TO LOVE Luther Vandross (Epic 06523) | 83 | 59 | 35 | 20 | |
| 99 | DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY Rose Royce (Omni 99488) | 86 | 67 | 44 | 16 | |
| 100 | NOBODY WALKS IN L. A. Ashford & Simpson (Capitol 5666) | 91 | 89 | 89 | 4 | |
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