R&B number-one hits of 1987 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1987:
See also: 1987 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 3 | Girlfriend | Bobby Brown |
| January 10 | Control | Janet Jackson |
| January 17 | Stop To Love | Luther Vandross |
| January 24 | Stop To Love | Luther Vandross |
| January 31 | Candy | Cameo |
| February 7 | Candy | Cameo |
| February 14 | Falling | Melba Moore |
| February 21 | Have You Ever Loved Somebody | Freddie Jackson |
| February 28 | Have You Ever Loved Somebody | Freddie Jackson |
| March 7 | Slow Down | Loose Ends |
| March 14 | Let's Wait Awhile | Janet Jackson |
| March 21 | Looking For a New Love | Jody Watley |
| March 28 | Looking For a New Love | Jody Watley |
| April 4 | Looking For a New Love | Jody Watley |
| April 11 | Sign 'O' the Times | Prince |
| April 18 | Sign 'O' the Times | Prince |
| April 25 | Sign 'O' the Times | Prince |
| May 2 | Don't Disturb This Groove | The System |
| May 9 | There's Nothing Better Than Love | Luther Vandross with Gregory Hines |
| May 16 | Always | Atlantic Starr |
| May 23 | Always | Atlantic Starr |
| May 30 | Head To Toe | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
| June 6 | Head To Toe | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
| June 13 | Rock Steady | The Whispers |
| June 20 | Diamonds | Herb Alpert |
| June 27 | Diamonds | Herb Alpert |
| July 4 | I Feel Good All Over | Stephanie Mills |
| July 11 | I Feel Good All Over | Stephanie Mills |
| July 18 | I Feel Good All Over | Stephanie Mills |
| July 25 | Fake | Alexander O'Neal |
| August 1 | Fake | Alexander O'Neal |
| August 8 | The Pleasure Principle | Janet Jackson |
| August 15 | Jam Tonight | Freddie Jackson |
| August 22 | Casanova | LeVert |
| August 29 | Casanova | LeVert |
| September 5 | Love Is a House | The Force M.D.s |
| September 12 | Love Is a House | The Force M.D.s |
| September 19 | I Just Can't Stop Loving You | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett |
| September 26 | I Need Love | LL Cool J |
| October 3 | Lost In Emotion | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
| October 10 | (You're Puttin') A Rush On Me | Stephanie Mills |
| October 17 | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| October 24 | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| October 31 | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| November 7 | Lovin' You | The O'Jays |
| November 14 | Angel | Angela Winbush |
| November 21 | Angel | Angela Winbush |
| November 28 | Skeletons | Stevie Wonder |
| December 5 | Skeletons | Stevie Wonder |
| December 12 | System Of Survival | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| December 19 | I Want To Be Your Man | Roger |
| December 26 | The Way You Make Me Feel | Michael Jackson |
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