List of number one R&B albums in the US (1987)

This is a listing of the number one album on the Billboard US R&B album sales charts in 1987. There were eight number one albums that year.

← 1986 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			1988 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 27, 1986 - May 15, 1987 20 weeks (total of 23) 23 Freddie Jackson Just like the first time - May 16, 1987 - May 22, 1987 1 week (total 2) 2 Luther Vandross Give me the reason - May 23, 1987 - June 5, 1987 2 weeks (total of 25) 25th Freddie Jackson Just like the first time - June 6, 1987 - June 12, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Jody Watley Jody Watley - June 13, 1987 - June 19, 1987 1 week (total of 26) 26th Freddie Jackson Just like the first time - June 20, 1987 - July 3, 1987 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Jody Watley Jody Watley - July 4, 1987 - July 10, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Smokey Robinson One heartbeat - July 11, 1987 - September 4, 1987 8 weeks (8 in total) 8th LL Cool J Bigger and Deffer - September 5, 1987 - September 11, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Stephanie Mills If I Were Your Woman - September 12, 1987 - October 2, 1987 3 weeks (total 11) 11 LL Cool J Bigger and Deffer - October 3, 1987 - December 18, 1987 11 weeks (total 11) 11 Michael Jackson bath - December 19, 1987 - December 25, 1987 1 week (total 1) 1 Stevie Wonder Characters -
← 1986				→ 1988 →

Web links

• Billboard R&B Albums
• Billboard Google Books 1985–1989

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top R&B Albums: 1965-1998. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-134-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Freddie Jackson - Just Like the First Time)
2. ↑ Discogs (Luther Vandross - Give Me the Reason)
3. ↑ Discogs (Jody Watley - Give Me the Reason)
4. ↑ Discogs (Smokey Robinson - One Heartbeat)
5. ↑ Discogs (LL Cool J - Bigger and Deffer)
6. ↑ Discogs (Stephanie Mills - If I Were Your Woman)
7. ↑ Discogs (Michael Jackson - Bad)
8. ↑ Discogs (Stevie Wonder - Characters)