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🎶 Top Songs of 1987 ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts

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AC
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US
country
peak

US
dance
peak

US
R&B
peak

US
rock
peak

US
alt.
peak

1.

05/1987

451

✫1
US

✫1
AC

✫1
dance

2
R&B

✫1
UK

video capture

2.

08/1987

428

✫1
US

✫1
AC

✫1
dance

✫1
UK

video capture

3.

08/1987

426

✫1
US

✫1
AC

✫1
R&B

✫1
UK

video capture

4.

01/1987

424

✫1
US

2
AC

12
dance

5
R&B

✫1
UK

video capture

5.

01/1987

410

✫1
US

✫1
AC

16
rock

✫1
UK

video capture

6.

06/1987

406

✫1
US

4
AC

57
country

11
rock

✫1
UK

video capture

7.

10/1987

395

✫1
US

✫1
AC

4
rock

2
UK

originally recorded by James Ray in 1962; produced by George Harrison & Jeff Lynne
[Dark Horse 28178]
written by Rudy Clark

video capture

8.

07/1987

393

✫1
US

5
AC

44
dance

78
R&B

✫1
UK

video capture

9.

09/1987

389

✫1
US

7
AC

✫1
UK

video capture

10.

11/1987

387

✫1
US

9
AC

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

3
UK

video capture

11.

08/1987

384

✫1
US

38
AC

26
dance

✫1
UK

video capture

12.

09/1987

379

✫1
US

33
AC

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

3
UK

video capture

13.

03/1987

377

✫1
US

✫1
AC

✫1
R&B

3
UK

video capture

14.

02/1987

377

✫1
US

31
AC

✫1
dance

2
R&B

3
UK

video capture

15.

10/1987

375

✫1
US

5
AC

17
dance

2
UK

video capture

16.

10/1987

374

✫1
US

7
dance

73
R&B

12
rock

2
UK

video capture

17.

05/1987

367

✫1
US

2
AC

3
rock

3
UK

video capture

18.

10/1987

360

✫1
US

8
AC

✫1
dance

5
R&B

5
UK

video capture

19.

06/1987

359

✫1
US

44
AC

7
dance

✫1
R&B

4
UK

video capture

20.

08/1987

357

2
US

14
AC

✫1
dance

2
UK

video capture

21.

03/1987

349

✫1
US

23
AC

✫1
rock

4
UK

video capture

22.

01/1987

346

2
US

2
AC

✫1
R&B

3
UK

video capture

23.

11/1987

344

✫1
US

✫1
AC

4
UK

video capture

24.

03/1987

340

4
US

✫1
AC

✫1
UK

video capture

25.

12/1987

326

4
US

8
dance

✫1
UK

video capture

26.

03/1987

325

✫1
US

16
AC

2
rock

6
UK

video capture

27.

06/1987

325

2
US

2
dance

43
R&B

3
UK

video capture

28.

08/1987

320

✫1
US

✫1
AC

6
UK

video capture

29.

09/1987

318

2
US

37
AC

✫1
dance

4
UK

video capture

30.

03/1987

306

2
US

✫1
AC

5
UK

video capture

31.

08/1987

300

✫1
US

✫1
AC

2
R&B

14
UK

video capture

32.

05/1987

290

✫1
US

4
rock

9
UK

video capture

33.

09/1987

286

13
US

✫1
dance

8
R&B

✫1
UK

video capture

34.

06/1987

285

9
US

3
dance

✫1
UK

video capture

35.

08/1987

280

4
US

✫1
AC

14
rock

5
UK

video capture

36.

01/1987

279

2
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

13
UK

video capture

37.

02/1987

270

12
US

4
AC

✫1
UK

video capture

38.

05/1987

266

4
US

13
dance

4
UK

video capture

39.

03/1987

261

3
US

2
dance

✫1
R&B

10
UK

Rolling Stone logo [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #299]
[Paisley Park 28399]
written by Prince

video capture

40.

06/1987

257

2
US

38
AC

13
rock

9
UK

video capture

41.

04/1987

252

✫1
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

82
UK

video capture

42.

09/1987

251

7
US

4
dance

3
UK

video capture

43.

08/1987

247

✫1
US

27
AC

8
dance

✫1
R&B

58
UK

video capture

44.

10/1987

246

6
US

2
AC

5
UK

with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
[R]
[live]
[MCA 53196]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

video capture

45.

08/1987

245

2
US

11
R&B

11
UK

video capture

46.

10/1987

240

4
US

6
dance

7
UK

video capture

47.

03/1987

240

5
US

23
AC

7
dance

2
rock

9
UK

video capture

48.

07/1987

239

12
US

42
dance

10
R&B

2
UK

video capture

49.

11/1987

238

2
US

41
rock

11
UK

video capture

50.

06/1987

236

5
US

2
AC

✫1
dance

11
UK

[tribute to Smokey Robinson]
co-produced by Bernard Edwards ; charted as When Smokey Sings / Chicago in US dance charts
[Mercury 888 604-7]
written by Martin Fry & Mark White

video capture

51.

11/1987

235

5
US

24
dance

✫1
R&B

8
UK

video capture

52.

07/1987

227

5
US

27
dance

✫1
R&B

9
UK

video capture

53.

11/1987

227

✫1
US

✫1
AC

27
R&B

97
UK

video capture

54.

01/1987

225

5
US

22
AC

20
R&B

7
UK

video capture

55.

05/1987

225

✫1
US

✫1
rock

88
UK

video capture

56.

09/1987

220

2
US

25
rock

18
UK

video capture

57.

10/1987

219

19
US

18
dance

28
R&B

2
UK

Rolling Stone logo [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #440]
charted as Tramp / Push It in US dance charts : charted as Push It / Tramp in UK charts
[Next Plateau 315]
written by Hurby Azor & Ray Davies (as Raymond Douglas Davies)

video capture

58.

01/1987

219

2
US

9
AC

11
rock

27
UK

video capture

59.

11/1987

218

14
US

✫1
AC

22
rock

4
UK

video capture

60.

12/1987

217

3
US

✫1
AC

17
UK

video capture

61.

07/1987

213

4
US

32
AC

3
dance

14
UK

video capture

62.

05/1987

210

6
US

4
dance

8
UK

video capture

63.

03/1987

209

✫1
dance

✫1
UK

video capture

64.

10/1987

206

5
US

5
AC

✫1
rock

20
UK

video capture

65.

05/1987

205

3
US

3
AC

15
rock

23
UK

video capture

66.

04/1987

204

5
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

27
UK

video capture

67.

12/1987

202

2
US

2
rock

47
UK

video capture

68.

09/1987

201

✫1
US

27
rock

91
UK

video capture

69.

04/1987

199

13
US

11
rock

4
UK

video capture

70.

04/1987

197

4
US

3
AC

23
R&B

22
UK

[instrumental]
[Arista 9588]
written by Kenny G

video capture

71.

11/1987

194

10
US

33
AC

5
UK

video capture

72.

09/1987

194

75
US

50
AC

✫1
UK

video capture

73.

01/1987

192

4
US

✫1
AC

38
country

2
rock

70
UK

video capture

74.

06/1987

189

23
US

6
AC

3
UK

video capture

75.

01/1987

188

78
US

2
dance

2
UK

video capture

76.

04/1987

186

3
US

36
AC

35
rock

22
UK

video capture

77.

03/1987

185

45
dance

✫1
UK

video capture

78.

10/1987

184

✫1
UK

video capture

79.

04/1987

183

✫1
UK

video capture

80.

06/1987

183

✫1
UK

video capture

81.

10/1987

183

7
US

11
dance

30
alt.

10
UK

video capture

82.

11/1987

181

5
US

38
dance

✫1
R&B

26
UK

video capture

83.

04/1987

181

17
US

6
dance

74
R&B

5
UK

video capture

84.

05/1987

177

59
US

20
AC

72
R&B

2
UK

video capture

85.

11/1987

175

83
US

10
dance

2
UK

video capture

86.

10/1987

173

3
US

22
AC

✫1
R&B

video capture

87.

05/1987

173

3
US

✫1
rock

78
UK

video capture

88.

08/1987

173

3
US

20
AC

7
rock

50
UK

video capture

89.

08/1987

172

14
US

✫1
R&B

8
UK

video capture

90.

07/1987

170

18
dance

21
R&B

2
UK

charted as Tramp / Push It in US dance charts : charted as Push It / Tramp in UK charts
[Next Plateau 50063]
written by Lowell Fulson (as Lowell Fulsom) & Jimmy McCracklin

video capture

91.

08/1987

170

32
US

3
dance

4
UK

video capture

92.

08/1987

169

19
US

5
rock

6
UK

video capture

93.

08/1987

166

6
US

✫1
dance

3
R&B

55
UK

video capture

94.

07/1987

166

13
dance

2
UK

video capture

95.

09/1987

163

9
US

2
AC

13
rock

19
UK

video capture

96.

11/1987

161

51
US

2
dance

4
UK

video capture

97.

11/1987

161

4
US

2
AC

82
UK

video capture

98.

02/1987

160

4
US

35
AC

✫1
R&B

video capture

99.

09/1987

160

42
AC

2
UK

[instrumental]
[MCA 53239]
written by Jan Hammer

video capture

100.

10/1987

158

48
US

10
dance

3
UK

video capture