1987 Number One Singles U.S. Pop
Title / Artist / Weeks at #1:
- Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles (2 weeks)
- Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott (1 week)
- At This Moment - Billy Vera & The Beaters (2 weeks)
- Open Your Heart - Madonna (1 week)
- Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi (4 weeks)
- Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis & The News (1 week)
- Lean On Me - Club Nouveau (2 weeks)
- Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship (2 weeks)
- I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - George Michael & Aretha Franklin (2 weeks)
- (I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew (2 weeks)
- With Or Without You - U2 (3 weeks)
- You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde (1 week)
- Always - Atlantic Starr (1 week)
- Head To Toe - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (1 week)
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston (2 weeks)
- Alone - Heart (3 weeks)
- Shakedown - Bob Seger (1 week)
- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2 (2 weeks)
- Who's That Girl - Madonna (1 week)
- La Bamba - Los Lobos (3 weeks)
- I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett (1 week)
- Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston (2 weeks)
- Here I Go Again - Whitesnake (1 week)
- Lost In Emotion - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (1 week)
- Bad - Michael Jackson (2 weeks)
- I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany (2 weeks)
- Mony Mony - Billy Idol (1 week)
- (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warne (1 week)
- Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle (1 week)
- Faith - George Michael (3 weeks)
1987 Number One Singles U.K.
Title / Artist / Weeks at #1:
- Jack Your Body - Steve "Silk" Hurley (2 weeks)
- I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - George Michael & Aretha Franklin (2 weeks)
- Stand By Me - Ben E. King (3 weeks)
- Everything I Own - Boy George (2 weeks)
- Respectable - Mel & Kim (1 week)
- Let It Be - Ferry Aid (3 weeks)
- La Isla Bonita - Madonna (2 weeks)
- Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship (4 weeks)
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston (2 weeks)
- Star Trekkin - The Firm (2 weeks)
- It's A Sin - Pet Shop Boys (3 weeks)
- Who's That Girl - Madonna (1 week)
- La Bamba - Los Lobos (2 weeks)
- I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett (2 weeks)
- Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (5 weeks)
- Pump Up The Volume - MARRS (2 weeks)
- You Win Again - Bee Gees (4 weeks)
- China In Your Hand - T'Pau (5 weeks)
- Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys (4 weeks)
1987 Best Selling Singles
Based on Worldwide Sales
1 Whitney Houston / I Wanna Dance With Somebody
2 Rick Astley / Never Gonna Give You Up
3 Los Lobos / La Bamba
4 George Michael / Faith
5 U2 / With Or Without You
6 Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes / (I've Had) the Time of My Life
7 U2 / I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
8 Jefferson Starship / Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
9 Bon Jovi / Livin' On a Prayer
10 Madonna / Who's That Girl?
11 Madonna / La Isla Bonita
12 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett / I Just Can't Stop Loving You
13 George Harrison / Got My Mind Set On You
14 Michael Jackson / Bad
15 The Pet Shop Boys / It's a Sin
16 Bee Gees / You Win Again
17 Glenn Medeiros / Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
18 Crowded House / Don't Dream It's Over
19 George Michael / I Want Your Sex
20 Terence Trent D'Arby / Wishing Well
21 Dusty Springfield & The Pet Shop Boys / What Have I Done to Deserve This
22 Aretha Franklin & George Michael / I Knew You Were Waiting
23 Heart / Alone
24 Club Nouveau / Lean On Me
25 Mel & Kim / Respectable
26 MARRS / Pump Up the Volume
27 Robbie Nevil / C'est La Vie
28 U2 / Where the Streets Have No Name
29 Madonna / Open Your Heart
30 Kim Wilde / (You Keep Me) Hangin' On
31 Gregory Abbott / Shake You Down
32 Suzanne Vega / Luka
33 Atlantic Starr / Always
34 John Farnham / You're the Voice
35 Johnny Hates Jazz / Shattered Dreams
36 Pseudo Echo / Funkytown
37 Boy George / Everything I Own
38 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam / Head to Toe
39 Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram / Somewhere Out There
40 Depeche Mode / Strangelove
41 Fleetwood Mac / Little Lies
42 T'Pau / Heart & Soul
43 T'Pau / China in Your Hand
44 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band / Shake Down
45 Whitney Houston / Didn't We Almost Have it All
46 Whitesnake / Here I Go Again
47 Desireless / Voyage Voyage
48 Jody Watley / Looking For a New Love
49 Billy Idol / Mony Mony (Live)
50 Jackie Wilson / Reet Petite
51 Madonna / Causing a Commotion
52 Prince / Sign O' the Times
53 Black / Wonderful Life
54 Janet Jackson / Let's Wait Awhile
55 Genesis / Land of Confusion
56 Europe / Carrie
57 Ferry Aid / Let it Be
58 The Beastie Boys / (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)
59 Rick Astley / Whenever You Need Somebody
60 Erasure / Sometimes
61 The Housemartins / Caravan of Love
62 Prince / U Got the Look
63 Whitney Houston / So Emotional
64 Billy Vera / At This Moment
65 Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine / Rhythm is Gonna Get You
66 The Cure / Just Like Heaven
67 Bruce Springsteen / Brilliant Disguise
68 Johnny Logan / Hold Me Now
69 Whitesnake / Is This Love?
70 Depeche Mode / Never Let Me Down Again
71 Kenny G / Songbird
72 Swing Out Sister / Breakout
73 Sabrina / Boys (Summertime Love)
74 Living In A Box / Living in a Box
75 Sting / We'll Be Together
76 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam / Lost In Emotion
77 Paul Simon / Graceland
78 Genesis / In Too Deep
79 New Order / True Faith
80 Fleetwood Mac / Big Love
81 REM / The One I Love
82 A-Ha / The Living Daylights
83 Levert / Casanova
84 Nina Simone / My Baby Just Cares For Me
85 Debbie Gibson / Only in My Dreams
86 Level 42 / Running in the Family
87 Peter Gabriel / Big Time
88 Bananarama / I Heard a Rumour
89 ABC / When Smokey Sings
90 The Pet Shop Boys / Rent
91 Herb Alpert / Diamonds
92 Pepsi & Shirlie / Heartache
93 Cyndi Lauper / Change of Heart
94 A-Ha / Cry Wolf
95 Alison Moyet / Is This Love?
96 Samantha Fox / Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now
97 Carly Simon / Coming Around Again
98 Billy Idol / Sweet Sixteen
99 Bon Jovi / Wanted Dead Or Alive
100 LL Cool J / I Need Love
1987 Best Selling Albums
Based on Worldwide Sales
1 U2 / The Joshua Tree
2 Michael Jackson / Bad
3 Guns n' Roses / Appetite For Destruction
4 George Michael / Faith
5 Def Leppard / Hysteria
6 Whitney Houston / Whitney
7 Original Soundtrack / Dirty Dancing
8 Prince / Sign 'O' The Times
9 Sting / ...Nothing Like The Sun
10 Bruce Springsteen / Tunnel Of Love
11 Fleetwood Mac / Tango In The Night
12 Terence Trent D'Arby / Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
13 Madonna / Who's That Girl
14 Suzanne Vega / Solitude Standing
15 Pink Floyd / A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
16 Los Lobos / La Bamba
17 Whitesnake / Whitesnake 1987
18 The Cure / Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
19 The Pet Shop Boys / Pet Shop Boys, Actually
20 REM / Document
21 Bryan Adams / Into The Fire
22 John Cougar Mellencamp / The Lonesome Jubilee
23 Depeche Mode / Music For The Masses
24 Bee Gees / ESP
25 Crowded House / Crowded House
26 Heart / Bad Animals
27 Madonna / You Can Dance
28 Simply Red / Men & Women
29 George Harrison / Cloud Nine
30 Alison Moyet / Raindancing
31 New Order / Substance
32 The Smiths / Strangeways, Here We Come
33 Robbie Robertson / Robbie Robertson
34 Deep Purple / The House Of Blue Light
35 David Bowie / Never Let Me Down
36 LL Cool J / Bigger & Deffer
37 Jennifer Rush / Heart Over Mind
38 Simple Minds / Live - In the city of light
39 Motley Crue / Girls, Girls, Girls
40 Marillion / Clutching At Straws
41 Aerosmith / Permanent Vacation
42 Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris / Trio
43 Kenny G / Duotones
44 Level 42 / Running In The Family
45 Debbie Gibson / Out Of The Blue
46 John Farnham / Whispering Jack
47 Swing Out Sister / It's Better To Travel
48 Chris Rea / Dancing With Strangers
49 Van Morrison / Poetic Champions Compose
50 Foreigner / Inside Information
51 10,000 Maniacs / In My Tribe
52 Ozzy Osbourne / Tribute
53 Bananarama / Wow!
54 Jesus & Mary Chain / Darklands
55 Tom Waits / Franks Wild Years
56 Jefferson Starship / No Protection
57 Sisters of Mercy / Floodland
58 T'Pau / Bridge Of Spies
59 The Eurythmics / Savage
60 Joe Cocker / Unchain My Heart
61 Alexander O'Neal / Hearsay
62 Rush / Hold Your Fire
63 Barbra Streisand / One Voice
64 Original Soundtrack / Beverly Hills Cop II
65 Jethro Tull / Crest of a Knave
66 Samantha Fox / Samantha Fox
67 Stevie Wonder / Characters
68 Mike Oldfield / Islands
69 The Smiths / Louder Than Bombs
70 Kiss / Crazy Nights
71 Gary Moore / Wild Frontier
72 Curiosity Killed The Cat / Keep Your Distance
73 Don Johnson / Heartbeat
74 Icehouse / Man of Colours
75 The Cult / Electric
76 Grateful Dead / In The Dark
77 Sammy Hagar / Sammy Hagar (AKA I Never Said Goodbye)
78 The Cars / Door To Door
79 Yes / Big Generator
80 Black / Wonderful Life
81 Mick Jagger / Primitive Cool
82 Bruce Willis / The Return Of Bruno
83 Various Artists / Now, That's What I Call Music 9
84 Dokken / Back for the Attack
85 Bryan Ferry / Bete Noire
86 Various Artists / A Very Special Christmas
87 Husker Du / Warehouse: Songs & stories
88 Anthrax / Among The Living
89 Public Enemy / Yo! Bum Rush the Show
90 Eric B & Rakim / Paid in Full
91 Carly Simon / Coming Around Again
92 Various Artists / Now, That's What I Call Music 10
93 Judas Priest / Priest...Live!
94 Dio / Dream Evil
95 The Communards / Red
96 Georgia Satellites / Georgia Satellites
97 Original Soundtrack / Miami Vice II
98 Yello / One Second
99 Fat Boys / Crushin'
100 Jennifer Warnes / Famous Blue Raincoat
