List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1987

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The Billboard Hot 100 is a record chart that ranks the best-performing singles in the United States. The chart is published by Billboard magazine and issued weekly; chart rankings are based primarily on each single's weekly sales and radio airplay figures. [1] Throughout the history of the Hot 100, several alterations and additions have been incorporated to the methods by which chart data is obtained and compiled. Until 1991, sales and airplay information was compiled based on reports from record stores and radio playlists. [1] Billboard has since utilized tracking systems such as Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems in compiling the chart. [1] [2]

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In 1987, one-hundred twenty-three singles reached the top ten of the Hot 100. One-hundred twelve singles reached their peaks within the year, while the remaining eleven reached their peaks in preceding and succeeding years. "Walk Like an Egyptian" by American rock band The Bangles topped the 1987 Billboard year-end chart for the most successful singles of the year. [3] American recording artist Madonna scored four top ten hits in 1987—"Open Your Heart", "La Isla Bonita", "Who's That Girl" and "Causing a Commotion"—the most for any artist in the year. Among the genres that surged in popularity during the year was hard rock, with bands such as Poison, Whitesnake and Bon Jovi experiencing massive commercial success on Billboard charts. All three acts reached the top ten of the Hot 100 in 1987, with the latter two topping the chart with their respective singles "Here I Go Again" and "Livin' on a Prayer". [4] Urban contemporary music also reached a wider audience, with artists such as Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam and Exposé scoring several top ten hits. [4]

Top ten singles

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 1987
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtistPeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
Ref.(s)
Singles from 1986
December 13"Notorious" Duran Duran 2January 106
"Shake You Down" Gregory Abbott 1January 178
December 20"C'est la Vie" Robbie Nevil 2January 177
December 27"Control" Janet Jackson 5January 246
Singles from 1987
January 10"At This Moment" Billy Vera and the Beaters 1January 246
"Is This Love" Survivor 9January 173
January 17"Open Your Heart" Madonna 1February 76
"Land of Confusion" Genesis 4January 314
January 24"Someday" Glass Tiger 7January 243
"Change of Heart" Cyndi Lauper 3February 145
"Victory" Kool & the Gang 10January 241
January 31"Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi 1February 147
"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" Samantha Fox 4February 144
February 7"Keep Your Hands to Yourself" The Georgia Satellites 2February 215
"Will You Still Love Me?" Chicago 3February 214
"We're Ready" Boston 9February 142
February 14"Jacob's Ladder" Huey Lewis and the News 1March 146
"Ballerina Girl" Lionel Richie 7February 213
February 21"You Got It All" The Jets 3March 74
"Love You Down" Ready for the World 9February 211
February 28"Somewhere Out There" Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram 2March 145
"Respect Yourself" Bruce Willis 5March 74
"(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" Beastie Boys 7March 72
"Big Time" Peter Gabriel 8March 74
March 7"Mandolin Rain" Bruce Hornsby and the Range 4March 215
"Let's Wait Awhile" Janet Jackson 2March 215
March 14"Lean on Me" Club Nouveau 1March 216
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" Starship 1April 48
March 21"Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" Genesis 3April 44
"Come Go with Me" Exposé 5April 45
March 28" The Final Countdown " Europe 8March 282
"Don't Dream It's Over" Crowded House 2April 257
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" Aretha Franklin and George Michael 1April 187
April 4"Let's Go!" Wang Chung 9April 112
April 11"Sign o' the Times" Prince 3April 255
"Midnight Blue" Lou Gramm 5April 183
" The Finer Things " Steve Winwood 8April 184
April 18"Looking for a New Love" Jody Watley 2May 26
"(I Just) Died in Your Arms" Cutting Crew 1May 26
April 25"La Isla Bonita" Madonna 4May 25
"With or Without You" U2 1May 168
May 2"Stone Love" Kool & the Gang 10May 21
May 9"Heat of the Night" Bryan Adams 6May 164
" The Lady in Red " Chris de Burgh 3May 236
"Big Love" Fleetwood Mac 5May 305
May 16"You Keep Me Hangin' On" Kim Wilde 1June 66
"Talk Dirty to Me" Poison 9May 162
"Always" Atlantic Starr 1June 137
May 30"Head to Toe" Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam 1June 207
"Right on Track" Breakfast Club 7May 301
"I Know What I Like" Huey Lewis and the News 9May 301
"Wanted Dead or Alive" Bon Jovi 7June 65
June 6"In Too Deep" Genesis 3June 275
"Diamonds" Herb Alpert featuring Janet Jackson 5June 204
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Whitney Houston 1June 279
June 13"Just to See Her" Smokey Robinson 8July 44
June 20"Alone" Heart 1July 118
"Songbird" Kenny G 4July 114
June 27"Shakedown" Bob Seger 1August 17
July 4"Don't Disturb This Groove" The System 4July 184
"Point of No Return" Exposé 5July 184
"Funkytown" Pseudo Echo 6July 183
July 11"Something So Strong" Crowded House 7July 253
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" U2 1August 87
July 18"I Want Your Sex" George Michael 2August 86
"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine 5August 15
July 25"Heart and Soul" T'Pau 4August 85
August 1"Cross My Broken Heart" The Jets 7August 13
"Luka" Suzanne Vega 3August 225
"Wot's It to Ya" Robbie Nevil 10August 12
August 8"Who's That Girl" Madonna 1August 226
August 15"La Bamba" Los Lobos 1August 297
"Don't Mean Nothing" Richard Marx 3August 294
"Only in My Dreams" Debbie Gibson 4September 55
August 22"Rock Steady" The Whispers 7August 293
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett 1September 196
August 29"Didn't We Almost Have It All" Whitney Houston 1September 267
"It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)" Starship 9August 291
"Can't We Try" Dan Hill and Vonda Shepard 6September 124
September 5"Here I Go Again" Whitesnake 1October 107
"Doing It All for My Baby" Huey Lewis and the News 6September 193
September 12"When Smokey Sings" ABC 5September 194
"I Heard a Rumour" Bananarama 4September 266
September 19"Lost in Emotion" Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam 1October 176
"Touch of Grey" Grateful Dead 9September 262
September 26"Carrie" Europe 3October 105
"U Got the Look" Prince 2October 176
October 3"Who Will You Run To" Heart 7October 33
"Paper in Fire" John Cougar Mellencamp 9October 33
"One Heartbeat" Smokey Robinson 10October 31
October 10"Bad" Michael Jackson 1October 245
"Casanova" LeVert 5October 314
October 17"Causing a Commotion" Madonna 2October 245
October 24"I Think We're Alone Now" Tiffany 1November 76
"Mony Mony" Billy Idol 1November 216
"Let Me Be the One" Exposé 7October 313
"Little Lies" Fleetwood Mac 4November 75
October 31"Breakout" Swing Out Sister 6November 144
"Brilliant Disguise" Bruce Springsteen 5November 215
November 7"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes 1November 286
"It's a Sin" Pet Shop Boys 9November 142
November 14"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Belinda Carlisle 1December 56
"Should've Known Better" Richard Marx 3December 125
November 21"I've Been in Love Before" Cutting Crew 9November 212
"Faith" George Michael 1December 129
November 28"We'll Be Together" Sting 7December 54
"Shake Your Love" Debbie Gibson 4December 197
December 5"Is This Love" Whitesnake 2December 197
" The One I Love " R.E.M. 9December 51
"Don't You Want Me" Jody Watley 6December 196
December 19"Catch Me (I'm Falling)" Pretty Poison 8December 193
"Valerie" Steve Winwood 9December 191

1986 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1987 which peaked in 1986
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtistPeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
Ref.(s)
November 22" The Way It Is " Bruce Hornsby and the Range 1December 138
November 29"Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles 1December 208
December 6"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" Wang Chung 2December 277
December 13"Stand by Me" Ben E. King 9December 204
December 27"War" Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 8December 273
"Don't Get Me Wrong" The Pretenders 10December 272

1988 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1987 which peaked in 1988
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtistPeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
Ref.(s)
December 5"So Emotional" Whitney Houston 1January 98
December 12"Got My Mind Set on You" George Harrison 1January 168
December 26" The Way You Make Me Feel " Michael Jackson 1January 236
"Cherry Bomb" John Cougar Mellencamp 8January 93
"Need You Tonight" INXS 1January 308

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