December 26, 1987

-------- DROPOUTS --------
Hourglass - Squeeze --- 15 / 10
I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany --- 1 (2) / 13    
Skeletons - Stevie Wonder --- 19 / 7
I Do You - The Jets --- 20 / 6
The One I Love - R.E.M. --- 9 / 10


40 --- Push It - Salt-N-Pepa (49)
39 --- What Have I Done To Deserve This? - Pet Shop Boys feat. Dusty Springfield (48 )
38 --- Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac (45)
36 37 --- Motortown - The Kane Gang
36 --- Honestly - Stryper (44)
40 35 --- Pop Goes The World - Men Without Hats
39 34 --- Don't Shed A Tear - Paul Carrack
33 --- Say You Will - Foreigner (43)
34 32 --- True Faith - New Order
37 31 --- I Live For Your Love - Natalie Cole

35 30 --- Tunnel Of Love - Bruce Springsteen
12 29 --- Should've Known Better - Richard Marx
10 28 --- We'll Be Together - Sting
28 27 --- Power Of Love - Laura Branigan
31 26 --- I Want To Be Your Man - Roger
32 25 --- Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
19 24 --- That's What Love Is All About - Michael Bolton
26 23 --- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince
27 22 --- Crazy - Icehouse
17 21 --- (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes  

23 20 --- Seasons Change - Exposé
21 19 --- Animal - Def Leppard
22 18 --- There's The Girl - Heart
07 17 --- Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle  
24 16 --- Could've Been - Tiffany
20 15 --- Hazy Shade Of Winter - The Bangles
14 14 --- Dude (Looks Like A Lady) - Aerosmith
18 13 --- Candle In The Wind - Elton John
15 12 --- Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
09 11 --- Valerie - Steve Winwood

16 10 --- Need You Tonight - INXS
13 09 --- Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellencamp
08 08 --- Catch Me (I'm Falling) - Pretty Poison
11 07 --- The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
06 06 --- Don't You Want Me - Jody Watley
04 05 --- Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
05 04 --- Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
02 03 --- Is This Love - Whitesnake
03 02 --- So Emotional - Whitney Houston
01 01 --- Faith - George Michael  


This marks the first Top 40 hit for Salt-n-Pepa and Stryper.

Note - the chart was "frozen" next week ....
      The next new chart was dated 9th January, 1988