List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1987 (U.S.)

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1987. The longest running number-one singles of 1987 are "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi and "Faith" by George Michael which each logged four weeks at number one. "Faith" attained three weeks at number-one and one week at the top in 1988, equaling four weeks at the top.

Issue Date Song Artist(s) Reference
January 3 "Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles [1]
January 10 [2]
January 17 "Shake You Down" Gregory Abbott [3]
January 24 "At This Moment" Billy Vera and the Beaters [4]
January 31 [5]
February 7 "Open Your Heart" Madonna [6]
February 14 "Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi [7]
February 21 [8]
February 28 [9]
March 7 [10]
March 14 "Jacob's Ladder" Huey Lewis and the News [11]
March 21 "Lean on Me" Club Nouveau [12]
March 28 [13]
April 4 "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" Starship [14]
April 11 [15]
April 18 "I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)" Aretha Franklin and George Michael [16]
April 25
May 2 "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" Cutting Crew [17]
May 9 [18]
May 16 "With or Without You" U2 [19]
May 23 [20]
May 30 [21]
June 6 "You Keep Me Hangin' On" Kim Wilde [22]
June 13 "Always" Atlantic Starr [23]
June 20 "Head to Toe" Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam [24]
June 27 "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Whitney Houston [25]
July 4 [26]
July 11 "Alone" Heart [27]
July 18 [28]
July 25 [29]
August 1 "Shakedown" Bob Seger [30]
August 8 "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" U2 [31]
August 15 [32]
August 22 "Who's That Girl" Madonna [33]
August 29 "La Bamba" Los Lobos [34]
September 5 [35]
September 12 [36]
September 19 "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett [37]
September 26 "Didn't We Almost Have It All" Whitney Houston [38]
October 3 [39]
October 10 "Here I Go Again" Whitesnake [40]
October 17 "Lost in Emotion" Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam [41]
October 24 "Bad" Michael Jackson [42]
October 31 [43]
November 7 "I Think We're Alone Now" Tiffany [44]
November 14 [45]
November 21 "Mony Mony" Billy Idol [46]
November 28 "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes [47]
December 5 "Heaven is a Place on Earth" Belinda Carlisle [48]
December 12 "Faith" George Michael [49]
December 19 [50]
December 26 [51]

See also

References

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  16. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1987-04-17). "Aretha Franklin Hits No. 1 Again After 20-Year Hiatus". Chicago Tribune (Tribune Company). http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24600464.html?dids=24600464:24600464&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+17%2C+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=ARETHA+FRANKLIN+HITS+NO.+1+AGAIN+AFTER+20-YEAR+HIATUS&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
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