Top 40 Trends

Every song, artist & show from Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 and Casey’s Top 40.

Show

American Top 40 — December 5, 1987

Host: Charlie Van Dyke Songs on show: 42 Non-chart: 2

The December 5, 1987 American Top 40, hosted by Charlie Van Dyke, included 42 songs. #1 was Heaven Is A Place On Earth by Belinda Carlisle. 7 songs debuted this week. 3 songs were in their final week on the chart. Also on the show: 2 Long Distance Dedications (Walk Of Life, All The Love In The World) .

On this show

  1. 40
    True Faith New Order
    Week 1 of 7 · Peaks #32
  2. 39
    Seasons Change Expose
    Week 1 of 15 · Peaks #1
  3. 38
    I Don't Mind At All Bourgeois Tagg
    Week 1 of 2 · Peaks #38
  4. 37
    I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man Prince
    Week 1 of 11 · Peaks #10
  5. 36
    Love Will Find A Way Yes
    Week 6 of 6 · Peak #30
  6. 35
    Crazy Icehouse
    Week 1 of 10 · Peaks #14
  7. 34
    Power Of Love Laura Branigan
    Week 2 of 8 · Peaks #26
  8. 33
    Hazy Shade Of Winter Bangles
    Week 1 of 13 · Peaks #2
  9. 32
    Little Lies Fleetwood Mac
    Week 13 of 13 · Peak #4
  10. LDD
    Walk Of Life Dire Straits
  11. 31
    There's The Girl Heart
    Week 1 of 9 · Peaks #12
  12. 30
    Breakout Swing Out Sister
    Week 11 of 11 · Peak #6
  13. 29
    The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson
    Week 2 of 12 · Peaks #1
  14. 28
    Animal Def Leppard
    Week 3 of 8 · Peaks #19
  15. 27
    Candle In The Wind Elton John
    Week 2 of 11 · Peaks #6
  16. 26
    Brilliant Disguise Bruce Springsteen
    Week 10 of 11 · Peak #5
  17. 25
    Need You Tonight INXS
    Week 3 of 16 · Peaks #1
  18. 24
    That's What Love Is All About Michael Bolton
    Week 5 of 9 · Peaks #19
  19. 23
    I Do You The Jets
    Week 4 of 6 · Peaks #20
  20. 22
    I Won't Forget You Poison
    Week 8 of 9 · Peak #13
  21. 21
    Tell It To My Heart Taylor Dayne
    Week 4 of 14 · Peaks #7
  22. 20
    Cherry Bomb John Cougar Mellencamp
    Week 4 of 11 · Peaks #8
  23. 19
    Skeletons Stevie Wonder
    Week 5 of 7 · Peaks #19
  24. 18
    Dude (Looks Like A Lady) Aerosmith
    Week 4 of 9 · Peaks #14
  25. 17
    I've Been In Love Before Cutting Crew
    Week 10 of 11 · Peak #9
  26. 16
    I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany
    Week 11 of 13 · Peak #1
  27. 15
    Hourglass Squeeze
    Week 8 of 10 · Peaks #15
  28. 14
    Valerie Steve Winwood
    Week 5 of 11 · Peaks #9
  29. 13
    Mony Mony Billy Idol
    Week 11 of 12 · Peak #1
  30. 12
    Catch Me (I'm Falling) Pretty Poison
    Week 6 of 13 · Peaks #8
  31. LDD
    All The Love In The World Outfield
  32. 11
    Got My Mind Set On You George Harrison
    Week 4 of 14 · Peaks #1
  33. 10
    Don't You Want Me Jody Watley
    Week 7 of 13 · Peaks #6
  34. 9
    The One I Love R.E.M.
    Week 7 of 9 · Peaks #9
  35. 8
    So Emotional Whitney Houston
    Week 5 of 13 · Peaks #1
  36. 7
    We'll Be Together Sting
    Week 7 of 11 · Peaks #7
  37. 6
    Shake Your Love Debbie Gibson
    Week 7 of 14 · Peaks #4
  38. 5
    Is This Love Whitesnake
    Week 5 of 12 · Peaks #2
  39. 4
    Should've Known Better Richard Marx
    Week 8 of 12 · Peaks #3
  40. 3
    Faith George Michael
    Week 6 of 14 · Peaks #1
  41. 2
    (I've Had) The Time Of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
    Week 9 of 14 · Peak #1
  42. 1
    Heaven Is A Place On Earth Belinda Carlisle
    Week 9 of 14 · Peaks #1

Debuts

Final week on chart

Chart history