List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1987
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In 1987, one-hundred twenty-three singles reached the top ten of the Hot 100. One-hundred twelve singles reached their peaks within the year, while the remaining eleven reached their peaks in preceding and succeeding years. "
Urban contemporary music also reached a wider audience, with artists such as Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam and Exposé scoring several top ten hits.[4]
Top ten singles
1986 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
Ref.(s) |
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November 22 | "The Way It Is" | Bruce Hornsby and the Range | 1 | December 13 | 8 | |
November 29 | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | The Bangles | 1 | December 20 | 8 | |
December 6 | "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" | Wang Chung | 2 | December 27 | 7 | |
December 13 | "Stand by Me" | Ben E. King | 9 | December 20 | 4 | |
December 27 | "War" | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | 8 | December 27 | 3 | |
"Don't Get Me Wrong" | The Pretenders
|
10 | December 27 | 2 |
1988 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
Ref.(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 5 | "So Emotional" | Whitney Houston | 1 | January 9 | 8 | |
December 12 | "Got My Mind Set on You" | George Harrison | 1 | January 16 | 8 | |
December 26 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Michael Jackson | 1 | January 23 | 6 | |
"Cherry Bomb" | John Cougar Mellencamp | 8 | January 9 | 3 | ||
"Need You Tonight" | INXS | 1 | January 30 | 8 |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0823074990.
- ^ Trust, Gary (November 30, 2011). "Billboard Hot 100 Celebrates 20 Years of Nielsen Data". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ "Year End Charts – Year-end Singles – The Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
General sources
- ISBN 0-89820-194-2.
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (ISBN 0-89820-079-2)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.