List of number one hits in the US (1987)

This is a list of the number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States in 1987. There were thirty number one singles and nine number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1986 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1988 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 27, 1986 - January 16, 1987 3 weeks (4 in total) 4th The Bangles Walk Like an Egyptian Liam Sternberg - January 17, 1987 - January 23, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Gregory Abbott Shake You Down Gregory Abbott - January 24, 1987 - February 6, 1987 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Billy Vera At This Moment Billy Vera - February 7, 1987 - February 13, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Madonna Open Your Heart Madonna, Gardner Cole, Peter Rafelson - February 14, 1987 - March 13, 1987 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Bon Jovi Livin 'on a Prayer Jon Bon Jovi , Richie Sambora , Desmond Child - March 14, 1987 - March 20, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Huey Lewis & The News Jacob's Ladder Bruce Hornsby , John Hornsby - March 21, 1987 - April 3, 1987 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Club Nouveau Lean on Me Bill Withers - April 4, 1987 - April 17, 1987 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Starship Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Albert Hammond , Diane Warren - April 18, 1987 - May 1, 1987 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Aretha Franklin & George Michael I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Simon Climie , Dennis Morgan - May 2, 1987 - May 15, 1987 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Cutting crew (I Just) Died in Your Arms Nick Van Eede - May 16, 1987 - June 2, 1987 3 weeks (total 3) 3 U2 With or Without You U2, Bono - June 6, 1987 - June 12, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Kim Wilde You Keep Me Hangin 'On Holland – Dozier – Holland - June 13, 1987 - June 19, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Atlantic Starr Always David Lewis, Jonathan Lewis, Wayne Lewis - June 20, 1987 - June 26, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Head to Toe Full Force - June 27, 1987 - July 10, 1987 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam - July 11, 1987 - July 31, 1987 3 weeks (total 2) 2 Heart Alone Billy Steinberg , Tom Kelly - August 1, 1987 - August 7, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Bob Seger Shakedown Harold Faltermeyer , Keith Forsey , Bob Seger - August 8, 1987 - August 21, 1987 2 weeks (total 3) 3 U2 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2, Bono - August 22, 1987 - August 28, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Madonna Who's That Girl Madonna, Patrick Leonard - August 29, 1987 - September 18, 1987 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Los Lobos La Bamba Ritchie Valens - September 19, 1987 - September 25, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett I Just Can't Stop Loving You Michael Jackson - September 26, 1987 - October 9, 1987 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Whitney Houston Didn't We Almost Have It All Michael Masser , Will Jennings - October 10, 1987 - October 16, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Whitesnake Here I Go Again David Coverdale , Bernie Marsden - October 17, 1987 - October 23, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Lost in Emotion Full Force - October 24, 1987 - November 6, 1987 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Michael Jackson Bad Michael Jackson - November 7, 1987 - November 20, 1987 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Tiffany I Think We're Alone Now Ritchie Cordell - November 21, 1987 - November 27, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Billy Idol Mony Mony Tommy James & The Shondells , Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, Bobby Bloom - November 28, 1987 - December 4, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (I've Had) The Time of My Life Franke Previte , John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz - December 5, 1987 - December 11, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is a Place on Earth Rick Nowels , Ellen Shipley - December 12, 1987 - December 25, 1987 2 weeks (total 2) 2 George Michael Faith George Michael -
← 1986				→ 1988 →

Albums

← 1986 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1988 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 27, 1986 - January 16, 1987 3 weeks (total 7) 7th Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-85 - January 17, 1987 - March 6, 1987 7 weeks (8 in total) 8th Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet - March 7, 1987 - April 24, 1987 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill - April 25, 1987 - June 26, 1987 9 weeks (9 in total) 9 U2 The Joshua Tree - June 27, 1987 - September 11, 1987 11 weeks (total 11) 11 Whitney Houston Whitney - September 12, 1987 - September 25, 1987 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Original motion picture soundtrack La Bamba - September 26, 1987 - November 6, 1987 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Michael Jackson bath - November 7, 1987 - November 13, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of love - November 14, 1987 - December 25, 1987 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Original motion picture soundtrack Dirty Dancing -
← 1986				→ 1988 →

Web links

• Chartsurfer.de - Number 1 hits USA (1987)

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles: 1955-2012, 14th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-205-2
• Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums: 1955-2009, 7th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian)
2. ↑ Discogs (Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down)
3. ↑ Discogs (Billy Vera & The Beaters - At This Moment)
4. ↑ Discogs (Madonna - Open Your Heart)
5. ↑ Discogs (Bon Jovi - Livin 'on a Prayer)
6. ↑ Discogs (Huey Lewis & The News - Jacob's Ladder)
7. ↑ Discogs (Club Nouveau - Lean on Me)
8. ↑ Discogs (Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now)
9. ↑ Discogs (Aretha Franklin & George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me))
10. ↑ Discogs (Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died in Your Arms)
11. ↑ Discogs (U2 - With or Without You)
12. ↑ Discogs (Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin 'On)
13. ↑ Discogs (Atlantic Starr - Always)
14. ↑ Discogs (Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Head to Toe)
15. ↑ Discogs (Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me))
16. ↑ Discogs (Heart - Alone)
17. ↑ Discogs (Bob Seger - Shakedown)
18. ↑ Discogs (U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For)
19. ↑ Discogs (Madonna - Who's That Girl)
20. ↑ Discogs (Los Lobos - La Bamba)
21. ↑ Discogs (Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett - I Just Can't Stop Loving You)
22. ↑ Discogs (Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All)
23. ↑ Discogs (Whitesnake - Here I Go Again)
24. ↑ Discogs (Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Lost in Emotion)
25. ↑ Discogs (Michael Jackson - Bad)
26. ↑ Discogs (Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now)
27. ↑ Discogs (Billy Idol - Mony Mony (Live))
28. ↑ Discogs (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time of My Life)
29. ↑ Discogs (Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth)
30. ↑ Discogs (George Michael - Faith)
31. ↑ Discogs (Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live 1975–1985)
32. ↑ Discogs (Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet)
33. ↑ Discogs (Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill)
34. ↑ Discogs (U2 - The Joshua Tree)
35. ↑ Discogs (Whitney Houston - Whitney)
36. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - La Bamba)
37. ↑ Discogs (Michael Jackson - Bad)
38. ↑ Discogs (Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love)
39. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Dirty Dancing)

See also: 1987 number one hits in Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain and the United Kingdom .