Here is the list of #1 Hits from 1987 (In america)

(1987)

January 3 Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles
January 10 Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles

January 17 Shake You Down Gregory Abbott

January 24 At This Moment Billy Vera and the Beaters
January 31 At this Moment Billy Vera and the Beaters

February 7 Open Your Heart Madonna

February 14 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi
February 21 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi
February 28 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi
March 7 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi

March 14 Jacob's Ladder Huey Lewis & the News

March 21 Lean on Me Club Nouveau
March 28 Lean on Me Club Nouveau

April 4 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship
April 11 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship

April 18 I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) Aretha Franklin and George Michael
April 25 I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) Aretha Franklin and George Michael

May 2 (I Just) Died in Your Arms Cutting Crew
May 9 (I Just) Died in Your Arms Cutting Crew

May 16 With or Without You U2
May 23 With or Without You U2
May 30 With or Without You U2

June 6 You Keep Me Hangin' On Kim Wilde

June 13 Always Atlantic Starr

June 20 Head to Toe Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

June 27 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston
July 4 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston

July 11 Alone Heart
July 18 Alone Heart
July 25 Alone Heart

August 1 Shakedown Bob Seger

August 8 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2
August 15 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2

August 22 Who's That Girl Madonna

August 29 La Bamba Los Lobos
September 5 La Bamba Los Lobos
September 12 La Bamba Los Lobos

September 19 I Just Can't Stop Loving You Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett

September 26 Didn't We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston
October 3 Didn't We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston

October 10 Here I Go Again Whitesnake

October 17 Lost in Emotion Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

October 24 Bad Michael Jackson
October 31 Bad Michael Jackson

November 7 I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany
November 14 I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany

November 21 Mony Mony Billy Idol

November 28 (I've Had) The Time of My Life Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

December 5 Heaven is a Place on Earth Belinda Carlisle

December 12 Faith George Michael
December 19 Faith George Michael
December 26 Faith George Michael
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"With or Without You" by U2 ended up being the biggest song of the year.  What did you guys think of 1987 in terms of music?

I thought "Lean On Me" by Club Nouveau was a catchy tune  :)

Of the #1 US hits, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now is my favorite. 

I especially remembered 'La Bamba' by Los Lobos, which was originally sung by Richie Valens.

Of the #1 US hits, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now is my favorite. 



Mine too :)

Looks like I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany was #1 when I was born(Nov.12th)

I remember that year so well and each song is like the soundtrack to my days in 1987 (obviously). Particular faves are "Lean On Me" and "La Bamba". Whitney was always a staple back then and Atlantic Starr's "Always" was pure heaven! I started going to my first parties at age 11 unchaperoned... great times! Music became much more pop-orientated in 87.

1987 was a good year for music.  Tiffany surfaced about mid-summer here.  Other songs that got a lot of play that year (at least in Phoenix) include Depeche Mode's "Strangelove", "True Faith" by New Order, Pseudo Echo's cover of "Funky Town", "Wipeout" by The Fat Boys & The Beach Boys, "I Need Love" and "I'm Bad" by LL Cool J and "Square Dance Rap" by Sir Mix-A-Lot.  :D

I still remember the 1987 American music charts really well. I used to listen to American Top 40 with Casey Kasem, following it religiously, and getting somewhat excited as the number one position approached in the program. 1987 still seems relatively recent to me. I can still feel the hype surrounding songstress Tiffany, and the movies Dirty Dancing, Lethal Weapon and Fatal Attraction.

Wow. It's the year I graduated college and I don't recall any of them coming out that year.
I guess I had a good time. :)

What does 1987 tell me?  It tells me just how crap todays music really is in terms of diversity..... :-\\

I mean, just look at it.  So many different genres, so much VARIETY!!

Today all the charts churn out is a constant indigestible diet of Rap, RnB and the obligatory sterile 80's remix by a girl band you've forgotten the name of within days.

I weep for the future.

<sighs>

No internet, huge cellphones, and Disney was pay tv ...atleast they aired Donald Duck cartoons and the annoying twins weren't born


1987, a good year for music though

And almost 20 years...


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  What did you guys think of 1987 in terms of music?

I liked it. I remember Air Supply's Christmas album called The Christmas Album was released that year.

Jon Astley should have been included on that list, as well as Living in a box. The breakfast club should also be on there, and not to forget, Soul city, by the partland brothers.