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American Top 40 — September 5, 1987

Host: Casey Kasem Songs on show: 42 Non-chart: 2

The September 5, 1987 American Top 40, hosted by Casey Kasem, included 42 songs. #1 was La Bamba by Los Lobos. 4 songs debuted this week. 3 songs were in their final week on the chart. Also on the show: 2 Long Distance Dedications (Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You, Lean On Me) .

On this show

  1. 40
    Fake Alexander O'Neal
    Week 1 of 6 · Peaks #25
  2. 39
    Never Let Me Down David Bowie
    Week 1 of 5 · Peaks #27
  3. 38
    Cross My Broken Heart The Jets
    Week 11 of 11 · Peak #7
  4. 37
    Back In The High Life Again Steve Winwood
    Week 10 of 10 · Peak #13
  5. 36
    Let Me Be The One Expose
    Week 1 of 13 · Peaks #7
  6. 35
    Making Love In The Rain Herb Alpert
    Week 2 of 3 · Peaks #35
  7. 34
    Casanova Levert
    Week 1 of 12 · Peaks #5
  8. 33
    Give To Live Sammy Hagar
    Week 6 of 7 · Peak #23
  9. 32
    Paper In Fire John Cougar Mellencamp
    Week 2 of 10 · Peaks #9
  10. 31
    Who Will You Run To Heart
    Week 2 of 11 · Peaks #7
  11. LDD
    Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You Glenn Medeiros
  12. 30
    Jump Start Natalie Cole
    Week 3 of 10 · Peaks #13
  13. 29
    U Got The Look Prince
    Week 2 of 13 · Peaks #2
  14. 28
    Heart And Soul T'Pau
    Week 14 of 16 · Peak #4
  15. 27
    Lies Jonathan Butler
    Week 4 of 5 · Peaks #27
  16. 26
    Living In A Box Living In A Box
    Week 7 of 7 · Peak #17
  17. 25
    I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2
    Week 11 of 12 · Peak #1
  18. 24
    One Heartbeat Smokey Robinson
    Week 4 of 11 · Peaks #10
  19. 23
    Mary's Prayer Danny Wilson
    Week 6 of 8 · Peaks #23
  20. 22
    Carrie Europe
    Week 3 of 12 · Peaks #3
  21. 21
    Lost In Emotion Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
    Week 3 of 13 · Peaks #1
  22. 20
    Who Found Who Jellybean
    Week 4 of 8 · Peaks #16
  23. 19
    I Want Your Sex George Michael
    Week 12 of 14 · Peak #2
  24. 18
    I Need Love L.L. Cool J
    Week 3 of 7 · Peaks #14
  25. 17
    I Heard A Rumour Bananarama
    Week 4 of 12 · Peaks #4
  26. 16
    Wipeout Fat Boys & Beach Boys
    Week 5 of 11 · Peaks #12
  27. 15
    Touch Of Grey Grateful Dead
    Week 4 of 9 · Peaks #9
  28. 14
    It's Not Over ('Til It's Over) Starship
    Week 8 of 10 · Peak #9
  29. 13
    Luka Suzanne Vega
    Week 9 of 11 · Peak #3
  30. LDD
    Lean On Me Club Nouveau
  31. 12
    Love Power Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne
    Week 7 of 9 · Peaks #12
  32. 11
    When Smokey Sings ABC
    Week 6 of 12 · Peaks #5
  33. 10
    Doing It All For My Baby Huey Lewis & The News
    Week 6 of 10 · Peaks #6
  34. 9
    Rock Steady Whispers
    Week 9 of 12 · Peak #7
  35. 8
    Here I Go Again Whitesnake
    Week 5 of 14 · Peaks #1
  36. 7
    Can't We Try Dan Hill & Vonda Shepard
    Week 7 of 13 · Peaks #6
  37. 6
    Don't Mean Nothing Richard Marx
    Week 9 of 12 · Peak #3
  38. 5
    Didn't We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston
    Week 5 of 12 · Peaks #1
  39. 4
    Only In My Dreams Debbie Gibson
    Week 11 of 15 · Peaks #4
  40. 3
    Who's That Girl Madonna
    Week 8 of 11 · Peak #1
  41. 2
    I Just Can't Stop Loving You Michael Jackson
    Week 5 of 11 · Peaks #1
  42. 1
    La Bamba Los Lobos
    Week 7 of 13 · Peaks #1

Debuts

Final week on chart

Chart history