NEWSPAPER $3.50 MAY 9, 1987 THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF CURRENT HITS THE CASH BOX RADIO REPORT CENTER PULL-OUT SECTION 7a idti 'H 1 H P / 'd :li^ r lAff M "' 82791 ' 19359 8 SUBSCRIPTION ORDER: PLEASE ENTER MY CASHBOX SUBSCRIPTION; I NAME CASHBOX I COMPANY TITLE ADDRESS BUSINESS HOME APT NO Rtidio Report I CITY STATE/PROVINCE/COUNTRY ZIP I NATURE OF BUSINESS PAYMENT ENCLOSED SIGNATURE DATE SUBSCRIBE NOW. SPECIAL INTRODUCTORYRA TE ON I CASHBOX Radio Report at $150.00 PER CASHBCOrl LIMITED TIME ONLY 330 WEST 58TH STREET • NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019 YEAR FOR A 212 • 5aS-2640 Continental U.S. Only CASH BOOT THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC/COIN MACHINE/HQME ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY VOLUME L—NUMBER 45, MAY 9, 1987 CASHBOX Table Of Contents GEORGE ALBERT Cover Story 11 Top 100 Singles 4 President and Publisher Executives On The Move 6 Top 200 LP’s 18-19 MARK ALBERT 12" Vice President and Genera! Manager New Faces To Watch 10 Top 75 Dance Singles 23 SPENCE BERLAND Album Releases 8 Top 40 Music Videos 20 Vice President Single Releases 9 Top 40 Videocassettes 21 J.B. CARMICLE Radio Report Center Pullout Top 40 Compact Discs 22 Vice President Top 50 Country Albums ROBERT LONG 25 Director Black/Urban Marketing Top 100 Country Singles 26 STEPHEN PADGETT Columns Chart Index 32 Managing Editor Points West 10 GREGORY DOBRIN EastCoastings 11 Associate Managing Editor On Jazz 13 Departments KEtTH AtBERT Manager. Charts and Research AudioA^ideo 21 News S, 7, 29, 31 SHARI CHAMBLISS Shop Talk (Retail) 22 International 12 Production Manager NashvilleNotables 26 Talent On Stage 14-15 New York Editorial Black Contemporary 16 LEE JESKE. Bureau Chief PAUL lORIO Dance 23 Los Angeles Editorial Charts Video 20-21 GREGORY DOBRIN. Bureau Chief BRIAN KASSAN Top 40 Jazz Albums 13 Country 25-28 Research Top 75 Black Contemporary Albums 18 Coin Machine 33-34 CECIL HOLMES III TOM CHANG Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles 17 Classifieds 35 DEANNA CORBIT Radio Report ROB YARDUMIAN TOM DE SAVIA AMY LAVELLE, Manager. Country RICHARD F. D’ANTONIO Director Nashville Operations Nashville Editorial/Research RICHARD F D’ ANTONIO SANDY DAENS JOE HENDERSON, Editor KEVIN HUGHES PUBLICATION OFFICES NEW YORK 330 W 58th Street (Suite 5D) New York. NY 10019 Phone (212)586-2640 Cable Address: Cash Box NY Circulation NINA TREGUB. Manager HOLLYWOOD TOP POP DEBUTS 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) Hollywood. CA 90028 Phone:(213)464 8241 SINGLES E POINT OF NO RETURN— Expose— Arista NASHVILLE 21 Music Circle East. Nashville TN 37203 Phone (615) 244 2898 ALBUMS E TRIBUTE— Ozz}' Osbourne Randy Rhodes— Epic CHICAGO CAMILLE COMPASIO. Coin Machine. Mgr. 1442 S 61st Ave . Cicero IL 60650 Phone:(312)863-7440 POP SINGLE POP ALBUM WASHINGTON. D C. 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MAN’N, C WEIL) U2 (Island/AdanUc ILD 99469) LEVEL 42 (Pdydor/PdyGram 883 956-7) ^ BACK AND FORTH 76 D. B. (U2) LANOIS. ENO W. B AD AROU, LEVEL 42 (M. KING, CAMEO (Atlanta Artists/PdyGram 888 385-7) LA ISLA BONITA 7 8 W. BADAROU, R. GOU*LD) (L. BLACKMON. N.LEFTENANT.T.JEN’KINS) MADON*NA (Warner Bros. 7-28425) PI 45 5 SONGBIRD E71 SHOULD 1 SEE 75 MADON'NA, P. LEONARD (MADON'NA, KEN'N'Y G. (Arista 1-9573) FROZEN GHOST (Adamic 7-89279) P. LEONARD, B. GAITSCH) P. GLASS (KEN'N’Y G.) A. LANNT (A LANNT) 5 1 KNEW YOU WERE WAITING 2 12 13 FASCINATED 43 7 71 JACOB’S LADDER 57 17 (FOR ME) COMPAN*YB(AUantic7-89294) HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS (Chrysalis VS4 43097) Aretha Franklm and George Michael ISH (ISH) HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS (B. HORNSBY. (Arista AS 1-9559) 40 MIDNIGHT BLUE 11 15 J. HORNSBY) N. -M. WALDEN (CLIMIE, MORGAN*) LOU GRAMM (Atlantic 7-89304) ROCK THE NIGHT 89 6 DON’T DREAM ITS OVER 4 17 P. .MORAN, L. GRAMM (L. GRAMM, B. TURGON*) ELROPE (Epic 34-07091) CROWDED HOUSE (Capitol B 5614) 41 TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT 23 13 K. ELSON (J.'mMreST) M. FROOM (N.FIN*N*) GEN'ESIS (AUanUc 7-89290) 73 WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE 53 14 7 SIGN'’0" THE TIMES 5 10 GEN'ESIS, H. PADGHAM (A. BAN'KS, P. COLLINS, TINA TURNER (Cipitd B-5668) M. I^JNCE (Paisley Park/W’amer Bros. 7-28399) RLTHERFORD) T. BRITTEN (T. BRITTEN. G. LYIi) PRINCE (PRINCE) 42 LEAN ON ME 32 13 pn WHY CAN’T THIS NIGHT GO ON 79 HEAT OF THE NIGHT 12 7 CLL*B NOLTVEAU (Warner Bros. 7-28430) FOREVER J. KING, T. McELROY, D. FOSTER (B. WITHERS) BRYAN ADAMS (A&.M AM 2921) JOURN'EY (Cdumbia 38-07043) B. ADAMS. B. CUEARMOL*NTAIN (B. /iDAMS, ra JUST TO SEE HER 49 6 S. PERRY (S. reRRY, J. CAIN) J.VALLANCE) S.MOKEY ROBINSON (Motown 1877) ra DIRTY WATER 81 8 14 P. BETNATTA, R. CHL'DACOFF (J. GEORGE, L. PARDCsT) 9 THE FINER THINGS ROCK AN*D HYDE (Capitol B 5691) Steve Winwood (IslancVWarner Bros. 7-28498) 44 CAN’T CHA SAY 27 10 B. FAIRBAIRN R. TriELMAX, S. WINWOOD (S. WINWOOD, (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) (B. ROCK, P. HYDE) W. JENNINGS) STILL IN LOVE POINT OF NO RETURN DEBUT BIG LOVE 16 7 M m BOSTON (MCA 53029) EXPOSE (Aista AS1.9579) FLEETWOOD MAC (Warner Bros. 7-28398) T. SCHOLZ (J. GREEN, T. SCHOLZ, B. DELP) L. A. Martinee (L.A. Martinee) L. BUCKINGHAM, R. DASHLT (L. BUCKINGHAM) 45 SHOW ME 48 8 77 DON’T GIVE UP 69 11 NOTHING’S STOP US 10 15 GONNA NOW THE COVER GIRLS (Fever/Sutra SF 1911) I^TER GABRIEL/KATE BUSH (GcffeiVWamer Bros. (Gnmt/RCA 5109-7-GAA) ' STARSHIP A ‘PANTJA' TRIPOLI, LATIN RASCALS 7-28463) N. M. WALDEN (D. WARREN. A. HAMMONT)) (A. TRIPOLI, T. MORAN, A. CABRERA, B. KHOZOL*RI) D.LANOIS.P. GABRIEL (P. GABRIEL) 12 WALKING DOWN YOUR STREET 9 13 THERE’S NOTHING BETTER ... 50 8 RB WEATHERMAN SAYS 84 (Cdumbia 38-06674) E3 BANGLES LUTHER VAN*DROSS WITH GREGORY HIN-ES JACK WAGNER D. KAHN'E (S. HOFFS. L. GUTIERREZ. D. KHANE) (Epic 34-06978) SOMEBODY SAVE ME 87 THE LADY IN RED 18 12 L. VAN*DROSS, M. MILLER CDsTJERELLA m CHRIS Dc BLUGH (A&M AM 2848) (L. VAN*DR0SS, j. ANTJERSON*) (Mercary/PolyGram 888-483-7) P. HARDIMAN (C. Dc BURGH) 47 SHIP OF FOOLS (SAVE ME 44 10 A. JOHNS fT. KEIFER) ES YOU KEEP ME RANGIN’ ON 19 7 FROM TOMORROW) HEART AND SOUL 90 KIM WILDE (MCA 53024) El WORLD PARTY (Ensign/Chrysal is 43052) TTAU (Virgin/AtiaHric7-99466) R.