List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1987 (U.S.)

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Al Jarreau topped the chart with "Moonlighting", the theme song from the TV show of the same name. JarreauAlDuesseldorf1981.jpg
Al Jarreau topped the chart with "Moonlighting", the theme song from the TV show of the same name.

These are the Billboard adult contemporary chart number-one hits of 1987.

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Issue DateSongArtist
January 3"Love Is Forever" Billy Ocean
January 10"This Is the Time" Billy Joel
January 17
January 24
January 31"At This Moment" Billy Vera and the Beaters
February 7"Ballerina Girl" Lionel Richie
February 14
February 21
February 28
March 7"You Got It All" The Jets
March 14
March 21"Mandolin Rain" Bruce Hornsby and the Range
March 28
April 4
April 11"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" Starship
April 18
April 25"The Finer Things" Steve Winwood
May 2
May 9
May 16"Just to See Her" Smokey Robinson
May 23"La Isla Bonita" Madonna
May 30"Always" Atlantic Starr
June 6
June 13"In Too Deep" Genesis
June 20
June 27
July 4"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Whitney Houston
July 11
July 18
July 25"Moonlighting" Al Jarreau
August 1"Back in the High Life Again"Steve Winwood
August 8
August 15
August 22"Love Power" Dionne Warwick and Jeffrey Osborne
August 29"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett
September 5
September 12
September 19"Didn't We Almost Have It All"Whitney Houston
September 26
October 3
October 10"Little Lies" Fleetwood Mac
October 17
October 24
October 31
November 7"Breakout" Swing Out Sister
November 14
November 21"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
November 28
December 5
December 12
December 19"Got My Mind Set on You" George Harrison
December 26

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References

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See also

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.