🎶 Top Songs of 1987 ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts
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1.
05/1987
451
✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
dance
2
R&B
✫1
UK
2.
08/1987
428
✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
UK
3.
08/1987
426
✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
4.
01/1987
424
✫1
US
2
AC
12
dance
5
R&B
✫1
UK
5.
01/1987
410
✫1
US
✫1
AC
16
rock
✫1
UK
6.
06/1987
406
✫1
US
4
AC
57
country
11
rock
✫1
UK
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
8.
07/1987
393
✫1
US
5
AC
44
dance
78
R&B
✫1
UK
9.
09/1987
389
✫1
US
7
AC
✫1
UK
10.
11/1987
387
✫1
US
9
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
3
UK
11.
08/1987
384
✫1
US
38
AC
26
dance
✫1
UK
12.
09/1987
379
✫1
US
33
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
3
UK
13.
03/1987
377
✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
R&B
3
UK
14.
02/1987
377
✫1
US
31
AC
✫1
dance
2
R&B
3
UK
15.
10/1987
375
✫1
US
5
AC
17
dance
2
UK
16.
10/1987
374
✫1
US
7
dance
73
R&B
12
rock
2
UK
17.
05/1987
367
✫1
US
2
AC
3
rock
3
UK
18.
10/1987
360
✫1
US
8
AC
✫1
dance
5
R&B
5
UK
19.
06/1987
359
✫1
US
44
AC
7
dance
✫1
R&B
4
UK
20.
08/1987
357
2
US
14
AC
✫1
dance
2
UK
21.
03/1987
349
✫1
US
23
AC
✫1
rock
4
UK
22.
01/1987
346
2
US
2
AC
✫1
R&B
3
UK
23.
11/1987
344
✫1
US
✫1
AC
4
UK
24.
03/1987
340
4
US
✫1
AC
✫1
UK
25.
12/1987
326
4
US
8
dance
✫1
UK
26.
03/1987
325
✫1
US
16
AC
2
rock
6
UK
27.
06/1987
325
2
US
2
dance
43
R&B
3
UK
28.
08/1987
320
✫1
US
✫1
AC
6
UK
29.
09/1987
318
2
US
37
AC
✫1
dance
4
UK
30.
03/1987
306
2
US
✫1
AC
5
UK
31.
08/1987
300
✫1
US
✫1
AC
2
R&B
14
UK
32.
05/1987
290
✫1
US
4
rock
9
UK
33.
09/1987
286
13
US
✫1
dance
8
R&B
✫1
UK
34.
06/1987
285
9
US
3
dance
✫1
UK
35.
08/1987
280
4
US
✫1
AC
14
rock
5
UK
36.
01/1987
279
2
US
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
13
UK
37.
02/1987
270
12
US
4
AC
✫1
UK
38.
05/1987
266
4
US
13
dance
4
UK
39.
03/1987
261
3
US
2
dance
✫1
R&B
10
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #299]
[Paisley Park 28399]
written by Prince
40.
06/1987
257
2
US
38
AC
13
rock
9
UK
41.
04/1987
252
✫1
US
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
82
UK
42.
09/1987
251
7
US
4
dance
3
UK
43.
08/1987
247
✫1
US
27
AC
8
dance
✫1
R&B
58
UK
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
45.
08/1987
245
2
US
11
R&B
11
UK
46.
10/1987
240
4
US
6
dance
7
UK
47.
03/1987
240
5
US
23
AC
7
dance
2
rock
9
UK
48.
07/1987
239
12
US
42
dance
10
R&B
2
UK
49.
11/1987
238
2
US
41
rock
11
UK
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
51.
11/1987
235
5
US
24
dance
✫1
R&B
8
UK
52.
07/1987
227
5
US
27
dance
✫1
R&B
9
UK
53.
11/1987
227
✫1
US
✫1
AC
27
R&B
97
UK
54.
01/1987
225
5
US
22
AC
20
R&B
7
UK
55.
05/1987
225
✫1
US
✫1
rock
88
UK
56.
09/1987
220
2
US
25
rock
18
UK
57.
10/1987
219
19
US
18
dance
28
R&B
2
UK
[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)
58.
01/1987
219
2
US
9
AC
11
rock
27
UK
59.
11/1987
218
14
US
✫1
AC
22
rock
4
UK
60.
12/1987
217
3
US
✫1
AC
17
UK
61.
07/1987
213
4
US
32
AC
3
dance
14
UK
62.
05/1987
210
6
US
4
dance
8
UK
63.
03/1987
209
✫1
dance
✫1
UK
64.
10/1987
206
5
US
5
AC
✫1
rock
20
UK
65.
05/1987
205
3
US
3
AC
15
rock
23
UK
66.
04/1987
204
5
US
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
27
UK
67.
12/1987
202
2
US
2
rock
47
UK
68.
09/1987
201
✫1
US
27
rock
91
UK
69.
04/1987
199
13
US
11
rock
4
UK
70.
04/1987
197
4
US
3
AC
23
R&B
22
UK
[instrumental]
[Arista 9588]
written by Kenny G
71.
11/1987
194
10
US
33
AC
5
UK
72.
09/1987
194
75
US
50
AC
✫1
UK
73.
01/1987
192
4
US
✫1
AC
38
country
2
rock
70
UK
74.
06/1987
189
23
US
6
AC
3
UK
75.
01/1987
188
78
US
2
dance
2
UK
76.
04/1987
186
3
US
36
AC
35
rock
22
UK
77.
03/1987
185
45
dance
✫1
UK
78.
10/1987
184
✫1
UK
79.
04/1987
183
✫1
UK
80.
06/1987
183
✫1
UK
81.
10/1987
183
7
US
11
dance
30
alt.
10
UK
82.
11/1987
181
5
US
38
dance
✫1
R&B
26
UK
83.
04/1987
181
17
US
6
dance
74
R&B
5
UK
84.
05/1987
177
59
US
20
AC
72
R&B
2
UK
85.
11/1987
175
83
US
10
dance
2
UK
86.
10/1987
173
3
US
22
AC
✫1
R&B
87.
05/1987
173
3
US
✫1
rock
78
UK
88.
08/1987
173
3
US
20
AC
7
rock
50
UK
89.
08/1987
172
14
US
✫1
R&B
8
UK
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
91.
08/1987
170
32
US
3
dance
4
UK
92.
08/1987
169
19
US
5
rock
6
UK
93.
08/1987
166
6
US
✫1
dance
3
R&B
55
UK
94.
07/1987
166
13
dance
2
UK
95.
09/1987
163
9
US
2
AC
13
rock
19
UK
96.
11/1987
161
51
US
2
dance
4
UK
97.
11/1987
161
4
US
2
AC
82
UK
98.
02/1987
160
4
US
35
AC
✫1
R&B
99.
09/1987
160
42
AC
2
UK
[instrumental]
[MCA 53239]
written by Jan Hammer
100.
10/1987
158
48
US
10
dance
3
UK
