Billboard AC Chart Flashback: April 4, 1987

[johnm1120]

April 4, 1987

TW LW 2W Artist - Title (Final Peak)

01 01 01 Bruce Hornsby - Mandolin Rain (1)
02 03 04 Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (From "Mannequin") (1)
03 02 03 Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile (2)
04 06 14 Aretha Franklin & George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (2)
05 05 13 Restless Heart - I'll Still Be Loving You (3)
06 12 18 Steve Winwood - The Finer Things (1)
07 04 02 The Jets - You Got it All (1)
08 13 16 Genesis - Tonight Tonight Tonight (8)
09 09 10 Paul McCartney - Only Love Remains (9)
10 08 08 Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram - Somewhere Out There (From "An American Tail") (4)

11 16 19 Kool & The Gang - Stone Love (11)
12 10 05 Lionel Richie - Ballerina Girl (1)
13 17 25 Smokey Robinson - Just to See Her (1)
14 07 06 Chicago - Will You Still Love Me (2)
15 26 ** Billy Joel f/Ray Charles - Baby Grand (3)
16 11 11 Hall & Oates - Someone Like You (11)
17 14 09 Journey - I'll Be Alright Without You (7)
18 15 07 Luther Vandross - Stop to Love (7)
19 DEBUT Anita Baker - Same Ole Love (365 Days A Year) (6)
20 22 29 Sergio Mendes - What Do We Mean To Each Other (19)

21 20 20 Kenny Rogers - Twenty Years Ago (15)
22 19 17 Huey Lewis & The News - Jacob's Ladder (17)
23 23 24 The Burns Sisters Band - Listen to the Beat of a Broken Heart (23)
24 25 26 Shirley Murdock - As We Lay (21)
25 28 30 Crowded House - Don't Dream it's Over (9)
26 18 12 Toto - Without Your Love (7)
27 21 15 Glass Tiger - Someday (4)
28 29 ** Gregory Abbott - I Got The Feeling (It's Over) (25)
29 24 21 Billy Vera - At This Moment (1)
30 DEBUT Chris De Burgh - The lady in Red (2)


24 years ago this week Bruce Hornsby was spending his 3rd and final week at #1 with Mandolin Rain from his debut album, while Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Starship Starship, was preparing to take the top spot with the "Mannequin" hit.

Chris De Burgh entered at #30 with "Lady in Red" a song that lasted 30 weeks on the AC chart, the longest in this group.

Of the songs in the top 10, Paul McCartney and Genesis both only lasted 13 weeks.

[Verisimilitude]

"Don't Dream It's Over" really only peaked at #25? ??? I think even the Sixpence None The Richer cover did better than that.

[johnm1120]

Lemme recheck that, I think it got top 10.

Edit: Yes, it was a typo. Don't Dream It's Over peaked at #9