THE MBG TOP FORTY
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NOVEMBER 2, 1986 THRU OCTOBER 31, 1987
THE 18TH CHART YEAR
A Brief Explanation: I have chosen to incorporate what I call 'Chart Years' into The MBG Top 40. Each year, the new chart year will begin on Sunday of the first week of November and run through Saturday of the last week of October. All singles which made their debut within those dates will become eligible for the Top Hits for that chart year; 246 singles qualified during the 1987 chart year.
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 100. | The Pleasure Principle - Janet Jackson | #8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 99. | Stoned Love - Kool & The Gang | #8 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 98. | Touch Of Gray - Grateful Dead | #8 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 97. | Touch Me - Samantha Fox | #8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 96. | Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi | #8 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 95. | Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson | #8 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 94. | Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson | #8 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 93. | Carrie - Europe | #8 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 92. | Candy - Cameo | #7 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 91. | Coming Around Again - Carly Simon | #7 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 90. | Stand By Me - Ben E. King | #7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 89. | Cross My Broken Heart - Jets | #7 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 88. | Rhythm Is Gonna Get You - Miami Sound Machine |
#7 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 87. | What You See Is What You Get - Tina Turner | #7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 86. | You Know I Love You...Don't You - Howard Jones |
#7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 85. | War - Bruce Springsteen | #7 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 84. | Reservations For Two - Dionne Warwick with Kashif |
#7 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 83. | Jump Start - Natalie Cole | #7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 82. | Something So Strong - Crowded House | #7 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 81. | Midnight Blue - Lou Gramm | #6 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 80. | Land Of Confusion - Genesis | #6 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 79. | Don't Mean Nothin' - Richard Marx | #6 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 78. | Valerie - Steve Winwood | #6 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 77. | The Finer Things - Steve Winwood | #6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 76. | What's Goin' On - Cyndi Lauper | #6 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 75. | Come Go With Me - Expose | #6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 74. | Right On Track - Breakfast Club | #6 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 73. | I Want Your Sex - George Michael | #6 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 72. | Where The Streets Have No Name - U2 | #6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 71. | C'est La Vie - Robbie Neville | #6 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 70. | Can't We Try - Dan Hill | #5 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 69. | Who Found Who - Jellybean | #5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 68. | Heat Of The Night - Bryan Adams | #5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 67. | Songbird - Kenny G | #5 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 66. | Funkytown - Psuedo Echo | #5 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 65. | I Just Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew | #5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 64. | U Got The Look - Prince | #5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 63. | Mony Mony - Billy Idol | #4 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 62. | Open Your Heart - Madonna | #4 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 61. | La Bamba - Los Lobos | #4 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 60. | Paper In Fire - John Mellencamp | #4 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 59. | Big Time - Peter Gabriel | #4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 58. | Is It Love - Survivor | #4 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 57. | Luka - Suzanne Vega | #3 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 56. | Lost In Emotion - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | #3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 55. | Don't Make Me Wait For Love - Kenny G | #3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 54. | Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby & The Range | #3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 53. | Love Power - Dionne Warwick with James Ingram |
#3 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 52. | Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites |
#3 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 51. | That's What Love Is All About - Michael Bolton | #3 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 50. | In Too Deep - Genesis | #3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 49. | Big Love - Fleetwood Mac | #3 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 48. | Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis & The News | #3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 47. | Don't Disturb This Groove - The System | #3 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 46. | Someday - Glass Tiger | #3 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 45. | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Jefferson Starship |
#3 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 44. | Here I Go Again - Whitesnake | #2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 43. | Faith - George Michael | #2 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 42. | Let Me Be The One - Expose | #2 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 41. | Let's Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson | #2 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 40. | Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison | #2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 39. | Shakedown - Bob Seger | #2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 38. | Lookin' For A New Love - Jody Watley | #2 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 37. | Casanova - Levert | #2 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 36. | Head To Toe - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | #2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 35. | I've Been In Love Before - Cutting Crew | #2 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 34. | Lies - Jonathan Butler | #2 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 33. | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2 | #2 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 32. | Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House | #2 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 31. | I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany | #2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 30. | Will You Still Love Me - Chicago | #1 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 29. | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - George Michael with Aretha Franklin |
#1 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 28. | Sign 'O' The Times - Prince | #1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 27. | I Just Can't Stop Lovin' You - Michael Jackson | #1 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 26. | You Keep Me Hanging On - Kim Wilde | #1 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 25. | Notorious - Duran Duran | #1 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 24. | Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi | #1 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 23. | At This Moment - Billy Vera & The Beaters | #1 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 22. | You Got It All - Jets | #1 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 21. | The Lady In Red - Chris Deburgh | #1 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 20. | Victim Of Love - Bryan Adams | #1 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 19. | Change Of Heart - Cyndi Lauper | #1 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 18. | Alone - Heart | #1 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 17. | No One In The World - Anita Baker | #1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 16. | Who's That Girl - Madonna | #1 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 15. | Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac | #1 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 14. | I Heard A Rumor - Bananarama | #1 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 13. | Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt with James Ingram |
#1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 12. | Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston | #1 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 11. | Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott | #1 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 10. | La Isla Bonita - Madonna | #1 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 9. | With Or Without You - U2 | #1 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 8. | Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson | #1 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 7. | Control - Janet Jackson | #1 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6. | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston |
#1 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 5. | Bad - Michael Jackson | #1 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 4. | Always - Atlantic Starr | #1 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 3. | Lean On Me - Club Nouveau | #1 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 2. | Heart & Soul - T'Pau | #1 | 3 | 14 | 21 |
| 1. | Candle In The Wind - Elton John | #1 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
