Which Tiffany song topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987 with a cover of a 1960s hit?

Tiffany topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987 with “I Think We’re Alone Now,” a cover of the 1967 Tommy James and the Shondells hit. Tiffany’s version was produced for her self-titled debut album and became her breakthrough single.

The recording reached No. 1 in the United States in November 1987 and remained there for two weeks. Tiffany was only 16 when the song became a chart leader, and the achievement helped make her one of the most visible teen pop stars of the late 1980s.

Her version was not the first recording of the song. Tommy James and the Shondells had taken the original into the top 10 in 1967, while later artists recorded their own interpretations. Tiffany’s arrangement shifted the song toward polished 1980s pop while preserving its central melody and lyrics.

Tiffany followed the success with “Could’ve Been,” which also reached No. 1 on the Hot 100. Because both songs were major hits from her debut period, they are sometimes confused when identifying her first chart-topper. “I Think We’re Alone Now” reached the summit first.