
"Appetite for Destruction" by Guns N' Roses was released in 1987 and was a major success, reaching number one on the Billboard 200 chart. U2's "The Joshua Tree was a major success, reaching number one on the Billboard 200 chart and spawning several hit singles. Michael Jackson's album Bad became a massive success, selling around 18 million copies and making Jackson the top-selling artist worldwide. Prince's Sign 'O' the Times helped secure 1987 a place in music history. George Michael's Faith was released on October 30th, this album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and sold 11 million copies in the USA alone. In 1987, some of the top-grossing and critically acclaimed movies included "Beverly Hills Cop II," "Fatal Attraction," "Platoon," "The Untouchables," and "RoboCop," with "Platoon" winning four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Other notable events included the Iran-Contra affair, President Reagan's "tear down" the Berlin Wall, stock market crash of October 1987, and Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned from PTL Ministries after admitting to an affair.
TOP 100 HITZ 1987
Number | ||
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1 | Walk Like An Egyptian | The Bangles |
2 | Alone | Heart |
3 | Shake You Down | Gregory Abbott |
4 | I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) | Whitney Houston |
5 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now | Starship |
6 | C'est La Vie | Robbie Nevil |
7 | Here I Go Again | Whitesnake |
8 | The Way It Is | Bruce Hornsby and the Range |
9 | Shakedown | Bob Seger |
10 | Livin' on a Prayer | Bon Jovi |
11 | La Bamba | Los Lobos |
12 | Everybody Have Fun Tonight | Wang Chung |
13 | Don't Dream It's Over | Crowded House |
14 | Always | Atlantic Starr |
15 | With or Without You | U2 |
16 | Looking for a New Love | Jody Watley |
17 | Head to Toe | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
18 | I Think We're Alone Now | Tiffany |
19 | Mony Mony | Billy Idol |
20 | At This Moment | Billy Vera and the Beaters |
21 | The Lady in Red | Chris de Burgh |
22 | Didn't We Almost Have It All | Whitney Houston |
23 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | U2 |
24 | I Want Your Sex | George Michael |
25 | Notorious | Duran Duran |
26 | Only in My Dreams | Debbie Gibson |
27 | (I've Had) The Time of My Life | Jennifer Warnes |
28 | The Next Time I Fall | Amy Grant |
29 | Lean on Me | Club Nouveau |
30 | Open Your Heart | Madonna |
31 | Lost in Emotion | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
32 | (I Just) Died In Your Arms | Cutting Crew |
33 | Heart and Soul | T'Pau |
34 | You Keep Me Hangin' On | Kim Wilde |
35 | Keep Your Hands to Yourself | Georgia Satellites |
36 | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) | Aretha Franklin and George Michael |
37 | Control | Janet Jackson |
38 | U Got the Look | Prince |
39 | Somewhere Out There | Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram |
40 | Land of Confusion | Genesis |
41 | Jacob's Ladder | Huey Lewis and the News |
42 | Who's That Girl | Madonna |
43 | You Got It All | The Jets |
44 | Touch Me (I Want Your Body) | Samantha Fox |
45 | I Just Can't Stop Loving You | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett |
46 | Causing a Commotion | Madonna |
47 | In Too Deep | Genesis |
48 | Let's Wait Awhile | Janet Jackson |
49 | Hip to Be Square | Huey Lewis and the News |
50 | Will You Still Love Me? | Chicago |
51 | Little Lies | Fleetwood Mac |
52 | Luka | Suzanne Vega |
53 | I Heard A Rumour | Bananarama |
54 | Don't Mean Nothing | Richard Marx |
55 | Songbird | Kenny G |
56 | Carrie | Europe |
57 | Don't Disturb This Groove | The System |
58 | La Isla Bonita | Madonna |
59 | Bad | Michael Jackson |
60 | Sign o' the Times | Prince |
61 | Change of Heart | Cyndi Lauper |
62 | Come Go with Me | Exposé |
63 | Can't We Try | Dan Hill featuring Vonda Shepard |
64 | To Be a Lover | Billy Idol |
65 | Mandolin Rain | Bruce Hornsby and the Range |
66 | Breakout | Swing Out Sister |
67 | Stand by Me | Ben E. King |
68 | Tonight, Tonight, Tonight | Genesis |
69 | Someday | Glass Tiger |
70 | When Smokey Sings | ABC |
71 | Casanova | LeVert |
72 | Rhythm Is Gonna Get You | Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine |
73 | Rock Steady | The Whispers |
74 | Wanted Dead or Alive | Bon Jovi |
75 | Big Time | Peter Gabriel |
76 | The Finer Things | Steve Winwood |
77 | Let Me Be the One | Exposé |
78 | Is This Love | Survivor |
79 | Diamonds | Herb Alpert |
80 | Point of No Return | Exposé |
81 | Big Love | Fleetwood Mac |
82 | Midnight Blue | Lou Gramm |
83 | Something So Strong | Crowded House |
84 | Heat of the Night | Bryan Adams |
85 | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You | Glenn Medeiros |
86 | Brilliant Disguise | Bruce Springsteen |
87 | Just to See Her | Smokey Robinson |
88 | Who Will You Run To | Heart |
89 | Respect Yourself | Bruce Willis |
90 | Cross My Broken Heart | The Jets |
91 | Victory | Kool & the Gang |
92 | Don't Get Me Wrong | The Pretenders |
93 | Doing It All for My Baby | Huey Lewis and the News |
94 | Right on Track | Breakfast Club |
95 | Ballerina Girl | Lionel Richie |
96 | Meet Me Half Way | Kenny Loggins |
97 | I've Been in Love Before | Cutting Crew |
98 | (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) | Beastie Boys |
99 | Funkytown | Pseudo Echo |
100 | Love You Down | Ready for the World |
