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Top 40 Songs Of The Year 1987 in Pop Music
The year end pop top 40 countdown for 1987
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title
artist
Dec 1986
Feb 1987
1
1
1
1
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