Top 40 Songs Of The Year 1987 in Pop Music
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Dec 1986

Feb 1987

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1

1

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Livin' On A Prayer

Bon Jovi

Oct 1987

Dec 1987

1

1

2

Faith

George Michael

May 1987

Jul 1987

1

1

1

3

Alone

Heart

Apr 1987

Jul 1987

1

1

1

4

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

U2

Oct 1986

Dec 1986

1

1

5

Shake You Down

Gregory Abbott

Sep 1987

Oct 1987

1

1

6

Bad

Michael Jackson

Sep 1981

Jan 1987

1

1

7

At This Moment

Billy Vera & The Beaters

Jul 1987

Aug 1987

1

1

20

8

La Bamba

Los Lobos

Feb 1987

Mar 1987

1

1

9

Lean On Me

Club Nouveau

Dec 1986

Feb 1987

1

1

10

Open Your Heart

Madonna

Aug 1987

Sep 1987

1

1

11

Didn't We Almost Have It All

Whitney Houston

Aug 1987

Sep 1987

1

1

12

I Just Can't Stop Loving You

Michael Jackson

Aug 1987

Oct 1987

1

1

13

Lost In Emotion

Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam

May 1987

Aug 1987

3

1

5

14

Luka

Suzanne Vega

Feb 1987

May 1987

3

2

15

The Lady In Red

Chris DeBurgh

Nov 1987

Dec 1987

1

1

16

The Way You Make Me Feel

Michael Jackson

Mar 1987

May 1987

1

1

4

17

(I Just) Died In Your Arms

Cutting Crew

Sep 1987

Nov 1987

1

1

18

I Think We're Alone Now

Tiffany

Nov 1987

Dec 1987

1

1

19

So Emotional

Whitney Houston

Jun 1987

Sep 1987

1

1

2

20

Here I Go Again

Whitesnake

Mar 1987

Apr 1987

1

1

21

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

Aretha Franklin And George Michael

Apr 1987

Jun 1987

1

1

22

Always

Atlantic Starr

May 1987

Jul 1987

1

1

1

23

Shakedown

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Jan 1987

Apr 1987

2

1

4

24

Don't Dream It's Over

Crowded House

Feb 1987

Apr 1987

1

1

18

25

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

Starship

Aug 1987

Oct 1987

3

2

26

Carrie

Europe

May 1987

Jul 1987

1

1

27

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

Whitney Houston

Mar 1987

May 1987

1

1

1

28

With Or Without You

U2

Oct 1981

Nov 1987

1

1

13

29

Mony Mony

Billy Idol

Jun 1987

Sep 1987

6

1

30

Can't We Try

Dan Hill/Vonda Shepard

Sep 1987

Nov 1987

1

1

31

Heaven Is A Place On Earth

Belinda Carlisle

Dec 1986

Mar 1987

2

1

32

Somewhere Out There