Weekly Rock Top 20 for December 5, 1987 |
| LW | TW | peaks: |
rock | pop |
| 1 | 1 | On The Turning Away | ▲ |
| Pink Floyd |
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| 2 | 2 | Tunnel Of Love | 1 | 8 |
| Bruce Springsteen |
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| 4 | 3 | Showdown At Big Sky | ▲ |
| Robbie Robertson |
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| 10 | 4 | Devil's Radio | 3 |
| George Harrison |
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| 6 | 5 | Rain In The Summertime | ▲ |
| The Alarm |
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| 9 | 6 | Need You Tonight | ▲ | 1 |
| INXS |
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| 8 | 7 | Hysteria | 4 | 9 |
| Def Leppard |
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| - | 8 | Say You Will | 1 | 3 |
| Foreigner |
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| 13 | 9 | In God's Country | 3 | 30 |
| U2 |
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| 5 | 10 | Rhythm Of Love | 1 | 30 |
| Yes |
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| 17 | 11 | Don't Shed A Tear | 4 | 7 |
| Paul Carrack |
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| 3 | 12 | Got My Mind Set On You | 3 | 1 |
| George Harrison |
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| - | 13 | It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) | 1 | 19 |
| R.E.M. |
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| 19 | 14 | Sweet Fire Of Love | 6 |
| Robbie Robertson |
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| - | 15 | Give Me All Your Love Tonight | ▲ |
| Whitesnake |
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| 7 | 16 | Little Wing | 5 |
| Sting |
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| - | 17 | The Lazarus Heart | ▲ |
| Sting |
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| - | 18 | When We Was Fab | 1 | 15 |
| George Harrison |
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| - | 19 | Snakedance | ▲ |
| The Rainmakers |
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| - | 20 | Throwing Stones (Ashes Ashes) | 8 |
| Grateful Dead |
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