AUGUST I. 1987 THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF CURRENT HITS THE CASH BOX RADIO REPOR T CENTER SECTION r D 82791 19359 8 A HIT RECORD FOR MULTI- FORMATS! KYRK KKRD WDJX Q104 92X 99KG KITY WYKS WLOL PWR 99.7 KTUX KSMB KDWB WBBQ WDLX KNAN WGTZ WINK WCGO CASH BOX 12" DANCE SINGLES CASH BOX TOP 100 SINGLES CBS Records/CBS Inc. 0 1 5 2 5 CASHBOX IE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC/COIN MACHINE/HOME ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY {VOLUME LI—NUMBER 6, AUGUST 1. 1987 Editorial :ASHBOX Coattails Are Out There ... 3EORGE ALBERT ^resident and Publisher dARK ALBERT Right Now! ^ice President and General Manager ne of iPENCE BERLAND the sales tools that our industry relies on is the synergistic theorem that states "anything that /ice President brings people into record stores is good for the whole industry." Well, here comes the rush. A new single by Michael I.B. CARMICLE Jackson. "I /ice President Just Can’t Stop Loving You.” has shipped. The album should ship in the next »AM DURHAM three to four weeks. If anyone is capable of alleviating the standard summer /ice President doldrums, this world acclaimed artist, along with the recent shipment of Whit- SOBERT LONG ney Houston’s second album, should certainly be the ticket. director Black/Urban Marketing ONo one can really expect this album to match the world wide sales of "Thriller.’’ but cer- GREGORY DOBRIN tainly. multi, multi, multi-platinum would be expected just on the artist’s name value alone. Managing Editor And. by all reports, this album is at least as good as his previous effort, with some mar- KEITH ALBERT velous videos already shot. Manager. Charts and Research We certainly hope that everyone keeps in mind the advantages of making some strong »HAR1 CHAMBLISS product available now. Coattails are a valid and valuable sales tool, Production Manager and they are out there now. Sew York Editorial .EE JESKE, Bureau Chief >AUL lORIO Contents -OS Angeles Editorial KOB YARDUMIAN Research Cover Story / 10 COLUMNS CHARTS :ecil holmes hi. tom chang Executives On The Move / 7 Points West / 10 Top 40 Jazz Albums / 1 JILL JACKSON. GPEGORY WELDON New Faces To Watch / 1 East Coastings / 1 Top 75 Black Contemp. Albums / 14 Radio Report / Jazz / 12 Top 100 Black rOM DE SAVIA Manager, Pop Album Releases 9 On Contemp. Singles / 1 JOB LONG, Manager, Black Contemporary Single Releases / 8 Audio/Video / 38 Top 100 Singles / 4 Country JANDY DA^S, Manager, Nashville Notables / 30 Top 200 LP’s/ 33-34 RADIO REPORT Top 40 Videocassettes / 38 RICHARD F. D’ANTONIO Pop18-22 DEPARTMENTS Top 40 Compact Discs / 36 Director Nashville Operations Black Contemporary23-25 News/ 6. 7. 16. 39 Top 50 Country Albums / 29 Black Contemporary / 1 3- 1 •lashville Editorial/Research Country26-28 Top 100 Country Singles / 31 OE HENDERSON, Editor Dance / 37 Top 75 12" Dance Singles / 37 (EVIN HUGHES Video / 38 iANDY DAENS Country / 29-32 \NDY FIDUCCIA Coin Machine/ 40-41 •UBLICATION OFFICES 4EW YORK Classifieds / 42 30 W 58th Street (Suite 5D) 4ew York. NY 10019 'hone: (212) 586-2640 >ble Address: Cash Box NY Circulation TOP POP DEBUTS HNA TREGUB. Manager lOLLYWOOD SINGLES DIDN’T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL-Whitney Houslon-Arista 464 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 605) iollywood, CA 90028 'hone: 464-8241 (213) ALBUMS BORN TO BOOGI E-Hank Williams. Jr.Starship-CurbA/VB 4ASHVILLE 22 '1 Music Circle East. Nashville TN 37203 ’hone: (615) 244 2898 IHICAGO lAMILLE COMPASIO, Coin Machine, Mgr. POP SINGLE POP ALBUM 442 S. 61st Ave., Cicero IL 60650 hone; (312) 863-7440 SHAKEDOWN (FROM BEVERLY HILLS COP B) VASHINGTON. D.C. Bob Seeger WHITNEY ^ -f :ARL B. ABRAMS +f 1 MCA #1 Whiiney Houston 5518 N. Utah St Arista Kriington VA 22207 WINNER’S 'hone; (703) 243-5664 ARGENTINA - MIGUEL SMIRNOFF .avelle 1569. Pico 4. Of. 405 B/C SINGLE CIRCLE B/C ALBUM 048 Buenos Aires. Argentina 'hone: 45^948 Cash Box research from BIGGER AND DEFFER KUSTRALIA ALLAN WEBSTER FAKE 57 Shelley Cool J Street #1 Alexander O’Neal both radio and retail activity #1 L.L. ilwood. Australia 'hone; 0305315026 Tabu/Epic indicates the following Dcf Jam/Columbia JRAZIL- CHRISTOPHER PICKARD record exhibits Xv Borges dc Mederios, 2475 Top Ten potential. Xpt 503. Lagoa COUNTRY SINGLE COUNTRY ALBUM {io de Janiero, Brazil 'hone; 294-8197 TALY- MARIO DE LUIGI SNAP YOUR FINGERS ALWAYS AM) FORE) FR Musica c Dischi” Via De Amicis 47 Randy Travis -01233 Ronnie Milsap #1 Milan. Italy #1 Warner Bros. 'hone; (902) 839-18-37/832-79-37 RCA OOINC IT AIL FOR MT BABY 3 II lAPAN-Adv Mgr , SACHIO SAITO Editorial Mgr . KOZO OTSUKA 'chome. 11 1. Shinbashi. Minato-ku byko Japan, 105 JAZZ MUSIC VIDEO 'hone: 504 1651 HUEY LEWIS JNITED KINGDOM - CHRISSY ILEY 1 1 wanna D/VNCEWmi somebody lat 3. 51 Cleveland Street DUOTONES 1 / (U’MOI.OVESNtt*) 1 THE \ NEWS I VS4 43143 ondon WIP 5PQ England #1 Kenny G. Adds 1 #1 Whitney Housten 'hone; 1 \ 01-631-1626 Arista 1 nOMOTIOMK \ Ansu V A :ASH box (ISSN 000S7289) Is published weekly by Cash iox. 330 W 58th Street. York. New N Y 10019 for $125,00 COMPACT DISC 12" SINGLE >er year Second class postage paid at New York. N Y and idditional mailing offices. 2/3 Copyright 1986 by the Cash Box 'ubiishing Co.. Inc All rights reserved. Copyright under Univer FAKE al Copyright Convention POSTMASTER Send address WHITNEY hanges Alexander to Cash Box. 330 W 58lh Street. New York. N Y #1 Whitney Houston #1 O’Neal 0019, Arista Tahu/Hpic CASH BOX TOP 100 SINGLES THE CASH BOX TOP 100 SINGLES CHART IS BASED ON A COMBINATION OF RADIO AIRPLAY AND ACTUAL PIECES SOLD AT RETAIL STORES. Title W w Artist, Label, Number L o L 0 Producer (Songwriter) W w C W c SHAKEDOWN 2 11 LIVING IN A BOX 39 6 JUMP START 85 2 m NATALIE COLE (Manhattan B 50073) m LIVING IN A BOX (Chrysalis LIB 1) (FROM BEVERLY HILLS COP II) ‘ R. J. Burgess (Vere, Piggot) R. Calloway, V.L Calloway (R. Calloway, ) BOBSEGER(MCA 53094) 68 H, Falterm^er. K, Forsey (H. Fattermeyer, DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY 43 3 WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE 56 17 1^ (Mercury/PolyGram 467-7) K, Forsey. B. Seger) HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS (Chrysalis VS4 431 43) BON JOVI 888 Huey Lewis And The News (P. Cody, M. Duke) B. Fairbairn (J. Bon Jovi, R. Sanbora) I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND 4 8 36 HYPNOTIZE ME 36 9 69 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON 59 19 I’M LOOKING FOR WHAT WANG CHUNG (Geffen 7-28359) KIM WILDE (MCA 53024) U2 (Island/Atlantic 7-99430) P. Wotf (Wang Cnung) R. Wilde (E. Holland, L. Dozier, B. Holland) D. Lanois, B. Eno (U2) SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE 40 8 KISS AND TELL 75 4 I 5 9 BH WANT YOUR SEX THE OUTFIELD (Columbia 38-07170) BREAKFAST CLUB (MCA 53128) GEORGE MICHAEL (Columbia 38-07164) W. Wittman (J. Spinks) M. Verdick, S. Bray (D. Gilroy) G. Michael (G. Michael) GIVE TO LIVE 42 8 FAKE 81 3 1 12 B1 ALONE SAMMY HAGAR (GeffenAMarner Bros. 7-28314) ALEXANDER O'NEAL (Tabu/Epic ZS4 07100) HEART (Capitol B-44002) S. Hagar, E. Van Halen (S. Hagar) J. Jam, T. Lewis (J. Harris III, T. Lewis) Ron Nevison (B. Steinberg- T. Kelly) WHEN SMOKEY SINGS 46 5 TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY 77 4 I WANNA DANCE WITH 3 12 ABC (Mercury/PolyGram 888 604-7) m (FROM INNER SPACE) SOMEBODY (WHO LOVES ME) M. Fry, M. White, B. Edwards ROD STEWART (Geffen 7-28303) WHITNEY HOUSTON (Arista ASI-9598) (M. Fry, M. White) R. Stewart, (S. Cooke) N.M. Walden (Merrill/Rubicam) 40 ALWAYS 20 19 73 HOLIDAY 65 6 HEART AND SOUL 9 14 ATLANTIC STARR (Warner Bros 7-28455) KOOL S THE GANG (Mercury/PolyGram 888 712) T'PAU (Virgin 7-99466) D. Lewis, W. Lewis (J. Lewis, D. Lewis, K. Bayyan, (R. Bell), I.B.M.C.,Kool S The R. T. Baker (C. Decker. R. Rodgers) W. Lewis) Gang (C. Williams, J. Taylor, Kool S The Gang) RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU 8 10 HERE I GO AGAIN 47 5 74 SOUL CITY 63 15 EE (GeHen 7-28339) GLORIA ESTEFAN AND MIAMI SOUND MACHINE WHITESNAKE PARTLAND BROTHERS (Manhatlan/EMI B 50065)I (Epic 34-07059) K. Olsen (Coverdale, Marsden) V. Poncia (C. Portland, G.P. Partland) Emilio, Jerks (G.M. Estefan, E.E. Garcia) EE DIDN’T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL DEBUT IE SHOW ME THE WAY 80 3 POINT OF NO RETURN 7 13 WHTNEY HOUSTON (Arista ASl-9616) REGINA BELLE (Columbia 38-07080) EXPOSE (Arista AS1-9579) M. Masser (Masser, Jennings) N. Martinelli (W. Potts, Jr., J. Gallo, S. Pomerantz) L. A. Martinee (L.A. Martinee) EE WHO FOUND WHO 48 4 76 IN LOVE WITH LOVE 74 5 CROSS MY BROKEN HEART 13 9 JELLYBEAN (Chrysalis VS4 43120) DEBBIE HARRY (Geffen 7-28476) THE JETS (MCA 53123) Jellybean (P. Gun/itz) S. Justman (D. Harry, C. Stein) Bray, M. Verdick Bray, T. Pierce) S. (S. Q] MARY’S PRAYER 49 8 [IJ JOHNNY B 82 3 10 SOMETHING SO STRONG 10 14 DANNY WILSON (Virgin 99465) HOOTERS (Columbia 38-07241) CROWDED HOUSE (Capitol B-5695) D. Bascombe (G. Clam) R. Chertoff (R. Hyman, E. Bazilian, R. Chertoff) M. Froom (N. Finn. M. Froom) JAM TONIGHT 50 6 EE IN MY DREAMS 83 3 LUKA 16 9 EE FREDDIE JACKSON (Capitol B-44037) EE REOSPEEDWAGON (Epic 34-07255) SUZANNE VEGA (A&M AM 2937) P.