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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.
The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.(December 2014) |
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1987.
# | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries |
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1 | Los Lobos | La Bamba | 1987 | UK 1 – Jul 1987, US BB 1 – Jul 1987, Switzerland 1 – Aug 1987, Italy 1 of 1987, Republic of Ireland 1 – Jul 1987, New Zealand 1 for 7 weeks Aug 1987, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Apr 1988, Netherlands 2 – Aug 1987, Australia 2 of 1987, Austria 4 – Oct 1987, Norway 4 – Aug 1987, US BB 8 of 1987, POP 8 of 1987, Germany 9 – Aug 1987, US CashBox 11 of 1987, Sweden 12 – Aug 1987, Poland 17 – Sep 1987, South Africa 17 of 1987, Scrobulate 75 of Latin, KROQ 81 of 1987, RYM 116 of 1987, Party 227 of 1999, Acclaimed 2050 | |
2 | Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give You Up | 1987 | UK 1 – Aug 1987, US BB 1 – Jan 1988, Netherlands 1 – Sept 1987, France 1 – Aug 1987, Norway 1 – Oct 1987, Germany 1 – Sept 1987, New Zealand 1 for 1 weeks Feb 1988, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Jun 1988, South Africa 1 of 1988, US CashBox 2 of 1988, Switzerland 2 – Sept 1987, Sweden 3 – Sept 1987, Austria 4 – Nov 1987, Australia 5 of 1988, Italy 13 of 1987, US BB 34 of 1988, POP 61 of 1988, Germany 140 of the 1980s, OzNet 765 | |
3 | Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me | 1987 | UK 1 – May 1987, US BB 1 – May 1987, Netherlands 1 – May 1987, Switzerland 1 – May 1987, Norway 1 – May 1987, Germany 1 – May 1987, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Jun 1987, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Jan 1988, US CashBox 2 of 1987, Sweden 2 – May 1987, Austria 3 – Jun 1987, Poland 4 – Jun 1987, South Africa 4 of 1987, France 10 – Jun 1987, Italy 10 of 1987, Australia 11 of 1987, POP 22 of 1987, Germany 67 of the 1980s | |
4 | Pet Shop Boys | It's a Sin | 1987 | Sweden 1 – Oct 1987, Austria 1 – Oct 1987, Switzerland 1 – Nov 1987, Norway 1 – Nov 1987, Poland 1 – Nov 1987, Germany 1 – Dic 1987, Republic of Ireland 1 – Dic 1987, Netherlands 3 – Dic 1987, France 5 – Jan 1988, US BB 9 – Jan 1988, South Africa 18 of 1987, Italy 21 of 1987, KROQ 27 of 1987, RYM 34 of 1987, Germany 94 of the 1980s, Acclaimed 1308 | |
5 | Madonna | Who's That Girl | 1987 | US BB 1 – Apr 1987, Poland 1 – Mar 1987, Republic of Ireland 1 – Apr 1987, Netherlands 2 – Mar 1987, UK 4 – Mar 1987, Sweden 5 – Apr 1987, Europe 5 of the 1980s, RYM 6 of 1987, Germany 7 – Apr 1987, KROQ 9 of 1987, Switzerland 10 – Apr 1987, POP 10 of 1987, US CashBox 12 of 1987, US BB 14 of 1987, Poland 14 of all time, Austria 15 – Jun 1987, Belgium 24 of all time, OzNet 44, TheQ 47, Scrobulate 93 of rock, WXPN 116, Rolling Stone 131, Party 168 of 2007, Acclaimed 309 |
Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | US | UK | Highest chart position | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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"Alone" | Heart | May 1987 | 1 | 3 | 1 (Canada, United States) | See chart performance entry |
"Always" | Atlantic Starr | May 1987 | 1 | 3 | 1 (Canada, United States) | 1 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) - 1 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 2 (Canada Adult Contemporary) - 6 (South Africa) - 7 (New Zealand) - 66 (Australia) |
"Always on My Mind" | Pet Shop Boys | November 1987 | 4 | 1 | 1 (8 countries) | See chart performance entry |
"Animal" | Def Leppard | May 1987 | 19 | 6 | 3 (Ireland) | See chart performance entry |
"Another Step (Closer to You)" | Kim Wilde & Junior | March 1987 | n/a | 6 | 6 (United Kingdom) | 88 (Australia) - 95 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) |
"Anyone Can Do the Heartbreak" | Anne Murray | September 1987 | 27 | n/a | 27 (United States) | 4 (Canada Adult Contemporary) |
"Are You Still in Love with Me" | Anne Murray | May 1987 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 (Canada Adult Contemporary) - 10 (Canada Country Tracks) - 20 (U.S. Hot Country Songs) - 33 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) |
"At This Moment" | Billy Vera and the Beaters | January 1987 | 1 | 97 | 1 (Canada, United States) | See chart performance entry |
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