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The weekend is coming to a close, and it's time to check out the songs making their debut on the just-released official singles chart in Britain this week... There's a new #1 hit in the UK this week, and it's the fourth chart-topper for American pop/R&B singer Jason Derulo, who does the trick with "Want To Want Me". He previously led the list with " In My Head ", " Don't Wanna Go Home ", and " Talk Dirty " (making it one from each of his albums)... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

" Day-In Day-Out " - David Bowie from the album Never Let Me Down (1987) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #21 (two weeks) Weeks in the Top-40: 7 Today's SOTD comes from art-rock icon David Bowie , who lowered himself to cheese it up for charity with friend Mick Jagger on their 1985 cover of " Dancing In The Street " that made the American top-10. His next studio album, Never Let Me Down , came out in 1987, and the first single from the record, "Day-In Day-Out", like "Let's Dance", used the underbelly of civilized culture to backdrop his video... "Day-In Day-Out" peaked right under the top-20 on the American pop chart  in May of 1987. The single did better on rock radio, reaching #3 on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #10 on their Dance Club Play list. Internationally, the song went top-10 in Belgium and Sweden, and top-20 in Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Bowie's native Britain. The single

I'm ready to wrap up this week's "chart sweeps" of the Billboard charts with the latest dance jams in the clubs and on the radio... On the DJ-polled Dance Club Play chart, British neo-house artist Duke Dumont makes it four #1 hits in a row out of four releases as " The Giver (Reprise) " climbs to the top... Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea team up for the highest new entry at #41 with "Pretty Girls"... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Part four of this week's 'chart sweeps' checking out the songs making the radio charts in Billboard is up next with the latest on country radio... On their Country Airplay chart, Billy Currington lands his ninth #1 hit (and third in a row) with " Don't It "... Luke Bryan nabs my "Country Pick of the Week" and leaps in at #19 with the first single from his upcoming Kill The Lights album, "Kick the Dust Up". His last studio album, Crash My Party , sent five singles to #1 here (and a sixth to #2)... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of today's "chart sweeps", sampling the songs making their debut on the singles charts in Billboard magazine, and this time I'm serving up the latest on R&B radio... On their main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, the Weeknd spends a seventh week at #1 with " Earned It "... Newbie rap duo Cool Amerika come in at #47 with "Make Sum Shake"... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Round two of today's "chart sweeps" is up, checking out the songs making their way on to the various singles charts in Billboard magazine, and this time out I've got the latest on rock radio. On their main Rock Airplay chart Muse spends a third week at #1 with " Dead Inside "... South African post-grunge band Seether enter at #41 with "Nobody Praying For Me", the third single from their Isolate and Medicate album. The first, " Words As Weapons ", peaked at #12 on this list. The track also moves up to #14 on the Mainstream Rock chart. (click below to see the rest of the post)

It's time to kick off the first of today's five "chart sweeps", checking out the songs making the charts in Billboard magazine. As usual, I'll begin with the pop side of things, then later in the day move on to the latest in rock, R&B, country, and dance music... On the "big" chart, Billboard 's Hot 100 , which combines tallies of sales, internet streaming, and radio airplay from all formats, Taylor Swift rockets from #53 to #1 to land her fourth #1 pop hit with " Bad Blood " featuring rapper Kendrick Lamar. Three of those #1s are from her current "pop" project 1989 . It's also Lamar's first #1 hit as well.. While Swift may have given up the "country" life, current genre A-lister Luke Bryan scores the highest new entry on the chart with "Kick The Dust Up" at #26. It's the first single from his upcoming fifth studio album Kill The Lights . It marks his 13th trip into the top-40 on the Hot

" Get That Love " - Thompson Twins from the album Close To The Bone (1987) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #31 (one week) Weeks in the Top-40: 5 Today's SOTD comes from the new wave group Thompson Twins, who were last seen with their Here's To Future Days album, which spun off a pair of top-10 pop hits in America with " Lay Your Hands On Me " and " King For A Day ". Member Joe Leeway left the band in 1985, reducing them to a "true" duo of Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie. The two released their next album, Close To The Bone , in 1987, with the first single, "Get That Love", sounding not too far off from "King...."... "Get That Love" reached the American top-40 in May of 1987, while in their native Britain the single stalled down at #66. (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Friday is here, and I'm ready to run down my top 100 tunes from the previous week. Andy Grammer hangs in at #1 for a second week, while the Weeknd (pictured above) slides into my top-5. Former big hits from Imagine Dragons, Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding, Salt Ashes, and Cole Swindell drop off my list, while songs from Duke Dumont, Axwell & Ingrosso, and Little Big Town make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red ). This Week                 Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Honey, I'm Good. - Andy Grammer (1) 2. Believe - Mumford & Sons (4) 3. Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon (3) 4. Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding (2) 5. Earned It - The Weeknd (7) 6. Style - Taylor Swift (5) 7. Congregation - Foo Fighters (8) 8. Lay Me Down - Sam Smith (6) 9. Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf) - AWOLnation (9) 10. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran (

" Wanted Dead Or Alive " - Bon Jovi from the album Slippery When Wet (1986) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7 (three weeks) Weeks in the Top-40: 12 Today's SOTD comes from the Jersey-bred hard rock band Bon Jovi , whose third album Slippery When Wet had already scored them a pair of #1 pop hits with " You Give Love A Bad Name " and " Livin' On A Prayer ". Their third single from the record took them to the "wild, wild west" with the gritty power-balladry of "Wanted Dead Or Alive". Comparing their life as rock stars to cowboys of old, it inspired a slew of metal acts in the 80s to follow... "Wanted Dead Or Alive" became the third top-10 pop hit from Slippery ... in June of 1987, while climbing to #13 on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock radio chart. Internationally, the single made the top-10 in Ireland and New Zealand, and top-20 in the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands. (Click below to see the rest of the post

I'm just about done making up my bloggie posts from last weekend, and I'll be complete with my run-down of the songs making their debut on last Sunday's official singles chart in the UK , as OMI's " Cheerleader " spends a fourth week at #1... Taylor Swift rockets in at #4 with her fourth single from her pop project 1989 , "Bad Blood", in a new mix featuring rapper Kendrick Lamar. The first release, " Shake It Off ", peaked at #2 last year... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

It's time to head Down Under to check out the songs making their debut on the official singles chart in Australia this week, as local newcomer Grace collects her first #1 with her remake of " You Don't Own Me " with American rapper G-Eazy... Taylor Swift lands her fourth top-10 hit in this country from her pop excursion 1989 with "Bad Blood" featuring rapper Kendrick Lamar. The first two, "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space", both topped the list here... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

" If She Would Have Been Faithful " - Chicago from the album Chicago 18 (1986) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #17 (one week) Weeks in the Top-40: 8 Today's SOTD comes from the veteran jazz-rock band turned soft-pop hitmakers Chicago , whose second David Foster-produced set Chicago 18 had scored them their first post-Peter Cetera hit with " Will You Still Love Me? ". Their follow-up was yet another mid-tempo ballad, "If She Would Have Been Faithful". Written by Aussie Steve Kipner, who co-wrote Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" as well as Chicago's hit "Hard Habit To Break", along with Randy Goodrum, who penned fellow soft rock band Toto's "I'll Be Over You", the single was a "glass half full" of the remains of being cheating on, allowing the protagonist to find someone better. And the horn work in the background is quite sweet as well, and bandmates Jason Scheff and Bill Champlin trading vocals

I'm up to the last of my catch up "chart sweeps" of the singles charts in Billboard magazine with the latest dance jams in the clubs and on the radio... On the DJ-polled Dance Club Play chart Madonna scores her record-extending 45th #1 hit with " Ghosttown ". She's the artist with the most #1 hits on any one singles chart... Newcomer Kat Solar nabs the highest debut at #42 with "Infinity", my " Dance Pick of the Week "... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

In this week's "catchup" country chart sweep, checking out the new songs on the charts in Billboard magazine, Tyler Farr scores his first #1 hit with " A Guy Walks Into A Bar "... The solitary newbie on the Country Airplay chart is Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler's foray into country music, "Love Is Your Name", at #33...(here performed with "Piece Of My Heart" and "Walk This Way") The last sweep on my catchup with the latest dance jams in the clubs and the radio will be coming up shortly...

I'm at the "hump" of my catch-up of my "chart sweeps" from last week, sampling the songs making the Billboard singles charts, and this time out I've got the latest on R&B radio... On their main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, The Weeknd is on top for a sixth week with " Earned It (50 Shades Of Grey) "... DJ Khaled comes in at #30 with "How Many Times" featuring Chris Brown, Lil' Wayne, and Big Sean. It's the follow-up to his #1 hit "Hold You Down" (also with Brown)... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

I'm continuing my catch up my "chart sweeps", sampling the songs making the various singles charts in Billboard magazine. This time out I've got the latest hits on rock radio... On their main Rock Airplay chart, Muse spends a second week at #1 with " Dead Inside "... Hard rock band Halestorm enter at #38 with "Amen". The track is already up to #15 on the Mainstream Rock chart... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

Here's the top ten hits in Germany this week, according to their official music singles chart , as Felix Jaehn's cover of "Ain't Nobody" remains on top for a third week... 1. " Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) " - Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson (1) 2. " Want To Want Me " - Jason Derulo (3) 3. " Don't Worry " - Madcon featuring Ray Dalton (5) 4. " Lean On " - Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MO (6) 5. " Are You With Me " - Lost Frequencies (2) 6. " Headlights " - Robin Schulz featuring Ilsey (7) 7. " See You Again " - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (4) 8. " Wie schön du bist " - Sarah Connor (9) 9. " Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) " - OMI (8) 10. "Hero Of My Heart" - Severino (DEBUT) The sole new entry in the top ten is the newly-crowned winner of the German TV singing competition Deutschland sucht den Superstar (their version

" Always " - Atlantic Starr from the album All In The Name Of Love (1987) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1 (one week) Weeks in the Top-40: 14 Today's SOTD comes from the R&B band Atlantic Starr, who strayed from their funk and post-disco roots to score a mainstream pop hit with their 1985 single " Secret Lovers ". However, none of the seven other singles from the record made more than a minor dent on pop radio. So when it came time to release their next album, All In The Name Of Love , they wasted no time, releasing another sugary ballad out of the box. In this case, as opposed to the cheating motif of "Secret Lovers", they went straight to the wedding chapel with the reception-ready "Always". Written and produced by sibling band members David, Wayne, and Jonathan Lewis, the song brought out every Hallmark cliche' you can conjure up, but as a "duet" between Lewis and co-lead singer Sharon Bryant it did have a sweetness t

It's time to start catching up from my weekend away with the first "make-up" "chart sweep", checking out the songs making their way on to the various singles charts in Billboard magazine. As usual I'll begin with the latest pop hits... On the "Big" chart, Billboard 's Hot 100 , which combines tallies of radio airplay from all genres, sales, and internet streaming, Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth spend a sixth week on top with "See You Again"... The song making the highest debut this week is from country singer Chris Young, whose "I'm Coming Over" jumps in at #57. It's the first single from his upcoming fifth album. Three of his previous singles have made the top-40 on this chart with " Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) " reaching #33 in 2009... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

" Brass Monkey " - Beastie Boys from the album Licensed To Ill (1986) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #48 This week's "robbed hit" comes from the New York bratty-rap trio Beastie Boys , whose novelty rock-rap mashup " (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) " landed them a surprise top-10 pop hit as well as a crazy successful #1 album in Licensed To Ill . Instead of pushing out another ready-friendly single though, the Boys put out the street-silly "Brass Monkey". Named for a cocktail, the song had no form recognizable in pop but stayed metrically true to the hip hop they were enamored with... "Brass Monkey" nearly got them another top-40 hit, landing below that level in April of 1987. The single also nicked the R&B chart in Billboard at #83.

Here's the top ten hits in France this week, according to their official chart , as Marina Kaye jumps to #1 with "Homeless"... 1. " Homeless " - Marina Kaye (5) 2. " Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) " - OMI (1) 3. " Lean On " - Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MO (2) 4. " Est-ce que Tu M'aimes " - Maitre Gims (4) 5. " See You Again " - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (3) 6. " Goodbye " - Feder featuring Lyse (6) 7. "Normal" - Alonzo & Jul (DEBUT) 8. " Jour 1 " - Louane (7) 9. " Firestone " - Kygo featuring Conrad (10) 10. "Want To Want Me" - Jason Derulo (DEBUT) French-Comoran rapper Alonzo, from the hip-hop group Psy De La Rime lands his second top-10 hit with fellow rapper Jul (his first) with "Normal". Last year Alonzo went to #7 with "Meme Tarif". (There's no official YouTube clip for this... boo!) American R&B/

" The Right Thing " - Simply Red from the album Men And Women (1987) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #27 (two weeks) Weeks in the Top-40: 6 Today's SOTD comes from the British "blue-eyed soul" band Simply Red , whose charismatic and vocally impressive lead singer Mick Hucknall led them to a #1 hit in America in 1986 with " Holding Back The Years " and a top-40 follow-up with " Money's Too Tight To Mention ". The following year the group released their sophomore effort, Men And Women , which "cleaned up" their look and strengthened their R&B cred with a few tracks co-written by Motown songsmith Lamont Dozier. The first single from the set, "The Right Thing", was a slinky and suggestive number written by Hucknall that featured a brighter and funkier horn section in the back... "The Right Thing" became Simply Red's third top-40 pop hit in America in May of 1987. In their native Britain the track m

" You Keep Me Hangin' On " - Kim Wilde from the album Another Step (1986) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1 (one week) Weeks in the Top-40: 13 Today's SOTD comes from British singer Kim Wilde , who was last seen riding the early new wave invasion from England in 1982 with her top-40 pop hit " Kids In America ". After the follow-up single from her debut, " Chequered Love ", also made the top-5 in the UK, she continued to have more moderate success there, only reappearing in America with a minor hit in " The Second Time (Go For It) " in 1984. Switching labels to MCA, Wilde released her fifth album Another Step in 1986. The first American single from the set was a HI-NRG cover of the Motown classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On", which Diana and the Supremes took to #1 in 1966 (when Kim was six years old)... Kim's club version, produced by her brother Ricky, sped up the tempo to a frantic level, with her more "angry

" Se La " - Lionel Richie from the album Dancing On The Ceiling (1986) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #20 (two weeks) Weeks in the Top-40: 7 Today's SOTD comes from 80s pop superstar Lionel Richie , whose Dancing On The Ceiling album had already spun off four top-10 pop hits with the title track , " Love Will Conquer All ", " Ballerina Girl ", and the #1 " Say You, Say Me ". The fifth single pulled from the record was the reggae-lite of "Se La", written by Richie with Greg Phillinganes. Roughly translated from Spanish as "Is The", I guess he might have been goin' for the French phrase "C'est La Vie" ("That's Life").... "Se La" became the fifth top-20 hit from Dancing On The Ceiling in May of 1987. The record did much better at the adult contemporary (or "easy listening") format, where it peaked at #5, and the R&B chart, where it stopped at #12. International

" I Know What I Like " - Huey Lewis & The News from the album Fore! (1986) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #9 (one week) Weeks in the Top-40: 10 Today's SOTD comes from the squeaky-clean bar-rock band Huey Lewis & The News , whose punny fourth album Fore! had rewarded them with a pair of #1 pop hits with " Stuck With You " and " Jacob's Ladder " and a not-too-shabby #3 " Hip To Be Square ". Like the latter song, the guys enlisted the help of a few football players including hometown hero Joe Montana to "sing" (more like grunt) backup on their fourth single "I Know What I Like". The lyrics "I like the sound of broken glass" is a callback to their early days in Britain backing up the likes of Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe, whose song is referenced... "I Know What I Like" became the fourth top-10 pop hit off of Fore! in May of 1987. The record also crossed over to both the Mainstream Ro

Friday's here, and it's time to run down my top 100 tunes from the previous week. Andy Grammer collects his first #1 hit on my list, while Mumford and Sons (pictured above) climb into the top-5. Songs from Yoko Ono, the Zac Brown Band, and Axwell and Ingrosso make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red ), while former big hits from Sia, Chris Young, Taylor Swift, and Nick Jonas drop off my chart. Chicago, here we come! This Week             Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Honey, I'm Good. - Andy Grammer (2) 2. Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goudling (1) 3. Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon (3) 4. Believe - Mumford and Sons (6) 5. Style - Taylor Swift (5) 6. Lay Me Down - Sam Smith (4) 7. Earned It - The Weeknd (11) 8. Congregation - Foo Fighters (10) 9. Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf) - AWOLnation (13) 10. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheern

" Right On Track " - The Breakfast Club from the album Breakfast Club (1987) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7 (one week) Weeks in the Top-40: 11 Today's SOTD comes from the dance/pop band The Breakfast Club, who started out in the late 70s in New York. With a fluid line-up that once sported the one and only Madonna, the group solidified under lead singer Dan Gilroy and drummer/producer Stephen Bray (both former boyfriends of the Material Girl), who also helped Madge with some of her early big hits, like "Angel" and "Into The Groove". They released their self-titled debut album in 1987, and the first single, "Right On Track", ably rode the dance-pop train to land their biggest hit... "Right On Track" became the Breakfast Club's sole top-40 pop hit, reaching #7 in May of 1987. The record also peaked at #2 on Billboard 's Dance Club Play chart, and even crossed over to their R&B list at #64. The single was a minor

It's time to head Down Under to check out the songs making their debut on the official singles chart in Australia this week, as Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth hold on at #1 for a sixth week with " See You Again "... A song from another blockbuster movie, "Flashlight" from Pitch Perfect 2 by Jessie J, claims the top debut at #15. It becomes her eighth top-40 hit in this country; she climbed to #2 with " Price Tag " back in 2011... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

" Big Love " - Fleetwood Mac from the album Tango In The Night (1987) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #5 (one week) Weeks in the Top-40: 11 Today's SOTD comes from the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac , who last were here with their 1982 album Mirage , which scored a trio of top-40 pop hits in the U.S. including the #4 single " Hold Me ". After a long five-year break that saw members Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks (twice) release successful solo albums, the band reappeared in 1987 with their Tango In The Night set. Starting out as another Buckingham solo album, the first single from the project, "Big Love", carried over his experimental sonics and time signatures, and with Mick Fleetwood and John McVie's legendary rhythm section along to anchor the pulse of the song, it pushed the limits of what "Fleetwood Mac's sound" was. And to charm MTV, the brought a half-million-dollar music video to the party..

here's the top ten hits in Germany this week, according to their official singles chart , as Felix Jaehn holds at #1 for a second week with "Ain't Nobody"... 1. " Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) " - Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson (1) 2. " Are You With Me " - Lost Frequencies (3) 3. " Want To Want Me " - Jason Derulo (8) 4. " See You Again " - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (2) 5. ' Don't Worry " - Madcon featuring Ray Dalton (4) 6. " Lean On " - Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MO (5) 7. " Headlights " - Robin Schulz featuring Ilsey (6) 8. " Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Mix) " - OMI (9) 9. " Wie schön du bist " - Sarah Connor (7) 10. " Wolke 4 " - Philipp DIttberner & Marv (RE-ENTRY) There are no new songs in the top-ten, but a little further down at #20 is German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut, who represented the country in Eurovision

" Talk Dirty To Me " - Poison from the album Look What The Cat Dragged In (1986) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #9 (one week) Weeks in the Top-40: 9 Today's SOTD is by the glam-metal band Poison , who came made up and pouffed out from the heartland of central Pennsylvania to land in Los Angeles to take advantage of the bustling hard rock club scene. With lead singer Bret Michaels, drummer Ricki Rockett, and bass player Bobby Dall, the band recruited L.A. local C.C. Deville after their original guitarist left. They released their debut album Look What The Cat Dragged In in the summer of 1986, but after a first single, " Cry Tough ", that stiffed, it wasn't until the spring of next year that they broke through with the follow-up. "Talk Dirty To Me", written by the band and produced by Ric Browde, had the right combination of playful antics and guitar crunch to grab the kids' attention and enough hinted nastiness without actually saying anythi

Here's the top ten hits in France this week, according to their official singles chart, as "Cheerleader" by OMI remains on top for an eighth week... 1. " Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Mix) " - OMI (1) 2. " Lean On " - Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MO (2) 3. " See You Again " - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (4) 4. " Est-Ce Que Tu M'Aimes " - Maitre Gims (3) 5. " Homeless " - Marina Kaye (5) 6. " Goodbye " - Feder featuring Lyse (10) 7. " Jour 1 " - Louane (6) 8. " Uncover " - Zara Larsson (9) 9. " Conmigo " - Kendji Girac (7) 10. " Firestone " - Kygo featuring Conrad (RE-ENTRY) There are no brand new songs in the top-10, but lower down on the chart moving up a notch at #19 is R&B/ zouk singer Makassy with "Doucement" ("Gently")...

" Heat Of The Night " - Bryan Adams from the album Into The Fire (1987) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #6 (two weeks) Weeks in the Top-40: 10 Today's SOTD comes from Canadian mainstream rock singer/songwriter Bryan Adams , whose fourth album Reckless was one of the biggest records of the decade, spinning off six top-40 pop hits in the U.S., including the #1 " Heaven ". After a worldwide tour, Bryan released his next album, Into The Fire , in 1987. The first single from the set, "Heat Of The Night", was more memorable in the fact that it was hyped as the first single release on cassette, or "cassingle", in major release (which did cause me to run to my local Peaches store in Chicago to pick it up)... "Heat Of The Night" became Bryan's fifth top-10 pop hit in America in May of 1987, while climbing all the way to #2 on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock radio chart. Internationally, the record went top-10 in Sweden, Norway,

" Show Me " - The Cover Girls from the album Show Me (1986) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #44 This week's "robbed hit" comes from the Latin "freestyle" dance trio the Cover Girls, who were put together by producer Andy Tripoli in New York in the mid-80s. With lead singer Angel Clivilles (wife of C&C Music Factory's Robert Clivilles) along with Caroline Jackson and Sunshine Wright, their first album Show Me was a benchmark in the genre, eventually spinning off five singles on the pop charts. The first was the title track, written by Tripoli with mixers Tony Moran, Albert Cabrera, and Bob Khozouri, and sounded like the Latina singalong version of Bananarama... "Show Me" spent 18 weeks on the Hot 100, but stopped short of the Top-40 in May of 1987. The single also climbed to #34 on Billboard 's R&B chart, and peaked at #4 on their Dance Club play list. But the number belie how big this song was in the urban areas of Amer