September, 1987

Week of September 5, 1987:  

BILLBOARD HOT 100:
#1 “La bamba” LOS LOBOS  
#2 “I just can’t stop loving you” MICHAEL JACKSON & SIEDAH GARRETT
#3 “Who’s that girl” MADONNA (9 weeks/5 weeks at Top 10) 
#4 “Only in my dreams” DEBBIE GIBSON
#5  “Didn’t we almost have it all” WHITNEY HOUSTON
#6 “Don’t mean nothing” RICHARD MARX  
#7 “Can’t we try” DAN HILL 
#8 “Here I go again” WHITESNAKE
#9 “Rock steady” THE WHISPERS “
#10 “Doing it all for my baby” HUEY LEWIS

BILLBOARD 200:
#1 “Whitney” WHITNEY HOUSTON
#2 “Whitesnake” WHITESNAKE
#3 “La bamba” SOUNDTRACK
#4 “Hysteria” DEF LEPPARD
#5 “Bad animals” HEART
#6 “Bigger and deffer” LL COOL J
#7  “In the dark” GRATEFUL DEAD
#8 “Who’s that girl” MADONNA (4 weeks/1 week at Top 10)
#9 “The Joshua Tree” U2
#10 “Beverly Hills cop II” SOUNDTRACK
#49 “True blue” (60 weeks)
#176 “Like a virgin” (106 weeks)
 #185 “Madonna” (FINAL WEEK ON CHART/168 weeks)

HOT 100 SINGLE SALES: “Who’s that girl” #? (8 weeks)
HOT 100 AIRPLAY: “Who’s that girl” #? (10 weeks)
HOT DANCE MUSIC/MAXI SINGLE SALES: “Who’s that girl” #7 (5 weeks)
ADULT CONTEMPORARY: “Who’s that girl” #7 (8 weeks)

UNITED KINGDOM
UK SINGLES: “Who’s that girl” #26 (8 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “Madonna” #46 (117 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “Like a virgin” #32 (142 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “True blue” #12 (61 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “Who’s that girl” #7 (6 weeks)

UNITED WORLD CHART (TRACKS)
#2 “Who’s that girl” (8 weeks at Top 10)

09/04/1987: Madonna performs at  Stadio Communale, Turin, ITALY
(Live for the MTV Video Music Awards)
09/06/1987: Madonna performs the last show of the Who’s that girl Tour at Stadio Communale, Florence, ITALY

Week of September 12, 1987:  

BILLBOARD HOT 100:
#1 “La bamba” LOS LOBOS  
#2 “I just can’t stop loving you” MICHAEL JACKSON & SIEDAH GARRETT
#3  “Didn’t we almost have it all” WHITNEY HOUSTON
#4  “Here I go again” WHITESNAKE 
#5  “Only in my dreams” DEBBIE GIBSON
#6  “Can’t we try” DAN HILL
#7 “Doing it all for my baby” HUEY LEWIS
#8 “When Smokey sings” ABC
#9 “Who’s that girl” MADONNA (10 weeks/6 weeks at Top 10)
#10 “I heard a rumor” BANANARAMA
#41 “Causing a commotion” MADONNA (DEBUT) 

BILLBOARD 200:
#1 “La bamba” SOUNDTRACK 
#2 “Whitney” WHITNEY HOUSTON
#3  “Whitesnake” WHITESNAKE
#4 “Hysteria” DEF LEPPARD
#5 “Bad animals” HEART
#6 “Bigger and deffer” LL COOL J
#7  “Who’s that girl” MADONNA (5 weeks/2 weeks at Top 10) 
#8 “Crushing” BAD BOYS
#9 “In the dark” GRATEFUL DEAD 
#10  “The Joshua Tree” U2
#50 “True blue” (61 weeks)
#187 “Like a virgin” (107 weeks)

HOT 100 SINGLE SALES: “Who’s that girl” #? (9 weeks)
HOT 100 AIRPLAY: “Who’s that girl” #? (11 weeks)
HOT DANCE MUSIC/MAXI SINGLE SALES: “Who’s that girl” #4 (6 weeks)
ADULT CONTEMPORARY: “Who’s that girl” #8 (9 weeks)

UNITED KINGDOM
UK SINGLES: “Who’s that girl” #34 (9 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “Madonna” #59 (118 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “Like a virgin” #39 (143 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “True blue” #14 (62 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “Who’s that girl” #11 (7 weeks)

UNITED WORLD CHART (TRACKS)
#3 “Who’s that girl” (9 weeks at Top 10)

Week of September 19, 1987:  

BILLBOARD HOT 100:
#20 “Who’s that girl” MADONNA (10 weeks)
#33 “Causing a commotion” MADONNA (2 weeks) 

BILLBOARD 200:
#1 “La bamba” SOUNDTRACK 
#2 “Whitney” WHITNEY HOUSTON
#3  “Whitesnake” WHITESNAKE
#4 “Hysteria” DEF LEPPARD
#5 “Bad animals” HEART
#6 “Bigger and deffer” LL COOL J
#7  “Who’s that girl” MADONNA (6 weeks/3 weeks at Top 10) 
#8 “Crushing” BAD BOYS
#9 “In the dark” GRATEFUL DEAD 
#10  “The Joshua Tree” U2
#50 “True blue” (62 weeks)
#193 “Like a virgin” (FINAL WEEK ON CHART/108 weeks)

HOT 100 SINGLE SALES: “Who’s that girl” #? (10 weeks)
HOT 100 AIRPLAY: “Who’s that girl” #? (12 weeks)
HOT DANCE MUSIC/MAXI SINGLE SALES: “Who’s that girl” #3 (7 weeks)
ADULT CONTEMPORARY: “Who’s that girl” #10 (10 weeks)

UNITED KINGDOM
UK SINGLES: “Who’s that girl” #62 (FINAL WEEK ON CHART/10 weeks)
UK SINGLES: “Causing a commotion” #7 (DEBUT)
UK ALBUMS: “Madonna” #50 (119 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “Like a virgin” #41 (144 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “True blue” #22 (63 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “Who’s that girl” #15 (8 weeks)

UNITED WORLD CHART (TRACKS)
#3 “Who’s that girl” (10 weeks at Top 10)

Week of September 26, 1987:  

BILLBOARD HOT 100:
#23 “Causing a commotion” MADONNA (3 weeks)
 #34 “Who’s that girl” MADONNA (11 weeks)

BILLBOARD 200:
#11  “Who’s that girl” (7 weeks) 
#64 “True blue” (63 weeks)

HOT 100 SINGLE SALES: “Who’s that girl” #? (FINAL WEEK ON CHART/11 weeks)
HOT 100 AIRPLAY: “Who’s that girl” #? (13 weeks)
HOT DANCE MUSIC/MAXI SINGLE SALES: “Who’s that girl” #2 (8 weeks)
HOT DANCE MUSIC/MAXI SINGLE SALES: “Causing a commotion” #27 (DEBUT)
ADULT CONTEMPORARY: “Who’s that girl” #17 (11 weeks)

UNITED KINGDOM
UK SINGLES: “Causing a commotion” #4 (2 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “Madonna” #69 (120 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “Like a virgin” #45 (145 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “True blue” #31 (64 weeks)
UK ALBUMS: “Who’s that girl” #16 (9 weeks)

UNITED WORLD CHART (TRACKS)
#2 “Who’s that girl” (11 weeks at Top 10)

09/29/1987: “WHO’S THAT GIRL” SOUNDTRACK is certified PLATINUM