January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
November 13 - Sonny and Cher reunite for a performance on Late Night with David Letterman
Joss Stone, Hilary Duff and Diana DeGarmo (American Idol runner-up) were all born in 1987)
March 7 - U2's The Joshua Tree album is released.
October 14-October 16 - The United States is caught up in a drama that unfolds on television as a young child, Jessica McClure, falls down a well in Midland, Texas, and is later rescued.

1. Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
2. Mony Mony - Billy Idol (1st released in 1981)
3. (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
4. Lean On Me - Club Nouveau
5. Songbird - Kenny G
6. Always - Atlantic Starr
7. Oh Yeah - Yello
8. La Bamba - Los Lobos
9. You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
10. With Or Without You - U2
11. Faith - George Michael
12. Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush
13. Bad - Michael Jackson
14. It's Tricky - Run DMC
15. You Got It All - the Jets
16. U Got The Look - Prince
17. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
18. Girls, Girls, Girls - Motley Crew
19. Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston
20. (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) - Beastie Boys
21. Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites
22. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
23. The Lady In Red - Chris Deburgh
24. Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys
25. La Isla Bonita - Madonna
26. Funky Town - Pseudo Echo
27. Girls - Beastie Boys
28. Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi
29. The Final Countdown - Europe
30. True Faith - New Order
31. Open Your Heart - Madonna
32. Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
33. Casanova - Levert
34. Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley
35. In Too Deep - Genesis
36. Let's Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson
37. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight - Genesis
38. Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
39. Rhythm Is Gonna Get You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
40. Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
41. Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
42. Big Time - Peter Gabriel
43. The Finer Things - Steve Winwood
44. Land of Confusion - Genesis
45. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
46. Luka - Suzanne Vega
47. Dude (Looks Like A Lady) - Aerosmith
48. Touch Me (I Want Your Body) - Samantha Fox
49. Moonlightong Theme - Al Jarreau
50. Heart and Soul - T' Pau
51. Heartbreak Beat - Psychedelic Furs
52. Caught Up In The Rapture - Anita Baker
53. Come Go With Me - Expose
54. Can't We Try - Dan Hill and Vonda Sheppard
55. Day In, Day Out - David Bowie
56. Don't Leave Me This Way - Communards
57. Fascinated - Company B
58. Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room) - Paul Lekakis
59. I'm No Angel - Gregg Allman Band
60 Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
61. Touch of Grey - Grateful Dead
62. When Smokey Sings - ABC
63. I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson
64. Graceland - Paul Simon
65. At This Moment - Billy Vera and the Beaters
66. World Shut Your Mouth - Julian Cope
67. Heart and Soul - The Monkees
68. Why Can't I Be You - The Cure
69. Learning To Fly - Pink Floyd
70. Downtown Train - Patty Smyth
71. Catch Me I'm Falling - Pretty Poison
72. Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
73. I Want Your Sex - George Michael
74. Point Of No Return - Expose
75. I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany

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December 20, 1986 - January 16, 1987: Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles
January 17 - January 23: Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
January 24 - February 6: At this Moment - Billy Vera and The Beaters
February 7 - February 13: Open Your Heart - Madonna
February 14 - March 13: Livin' On a Prayer - Bon Jovi
March 14 - March 11: Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis & the News
March 21 - April 3: Lean On Me - Club Nouveau
April 4 - April 17: Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
April 18 - May 1: I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael
May 2 - May 15: (I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew
May 16 - June 5: With Or Without You - U2
June 6 - June 12: You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde
June 13 - June 19: Always - Atlantic Starr
June 20 - June 6: Head to Toe - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
June 27 - July 10: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)- Whitney Houston
July 11 - July 31: Alone - Heart
August 1 - August 7: Shakedown - Bob Seger
August 8 - August 21: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
August 22 - August 28: Who's That Girl - Madonna
August 29 - September 18: La Bamba - Los Lobos
September 19 - September 25: I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson
September 26 - October 9: Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston
October 10 - October 16: Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
October 17 - October 23: Lost In Emotion - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
October 24 - November 6: Bad - Michael Jackson
November 7 - November 20: I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
November 21 - November 27: Mony Mony "Live" - Billy Idol
November 28 - December 4: (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
December 5 - December 11: Heaven Is a Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
December 12, 1987 January 8, 1988: Faith - George Michael