These are the top 100 songs of 1987. Within the top 100 there are a total of 80 different bands or artists.
Madonna has the most entries with four of the top songs of 1987.
The song title is at the top in gray with the artist below in red.
You can find links to more 80’s content at the bottom of the page.
Top Songs of 1987
| 1 | Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles |
| 2 | Alone Heart |
| 3 | Shake You Down Gregory Abbott |
| 4 | I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston |
| 5 | Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now Starship |
| 6 | C’est La Vie Robbie Nevil |
| 7 | Here I Go Again Whitesnake |
| 8 | The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby and the Range |
| 9 | Shakedown Bob Seger |
| 10 | Livin’ on a Prayer Bon Jovi |
| 11 | La Bamba Los Lobos |
| 12 | Everybody Have Fun Tonight Wang Chung |
| 13 | Don’t Dream It’s Over Crowded House |
| 14 | Always Atlantic Starr |
| 15 | With or Without You U2 |
| 16 | Looking for a New Love Jody Watley |
| 17 | Head to Toe Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
| 18 | I Think We’re Alone Now Tiffany |
| 19 | Mony Mony Billy Idol |
| 20 | At This Moment Billy Vera and the Beaters |
| 21 | The Lady in Red Chris de Burgh |
| 22 | Didn’t We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston |
| 23 | I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For U2 |
| 24 | I Want Your Sex George Michael |
| 25 | Sexy EyesNotorious Duran Duran |
| 26 | Only in My Dreams Debbie Gibson |
| 27 | (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes |
| 28 | The Next Time I Fall Peter Cetera and Amy Grant |
| 29 | Lean on Me Club Nouveau |
| 30 | Open Your Heart Madonna |
| 31 | Lost in Emotion Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
| 32 | (I Just) Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew |
| 33 | Heart and Soul T’Pau |
| 34 | You Keep Me Hangin’ On Kim Wilde |
| 35 | Keep Your Hands to Yourself Georgia Satellites |
| 36 | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin and George Michael |
| 37 | Control Janet Jackson |
| 38 | U Got the Look Prince |
| 39 | Somewhere Out There Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram |
| 40 | Land of Confusion Genesis |
| 41 | Jacob’s Ladder Huey Lewis and the News |
| 42 | Who’s That Girl Madonna |
| 43 | You Got It All The Jets |
| 44 | Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Samantha Fox |
| 45 | I Just Can’t Stop Loving You Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett |
| 46 | Causing a Commotion Madonna |
| 47 | In Too Deep Genesis |
| 48 | Let’s Wait Awhile Janet Jackson |
| 49 | Hip to Be Square Huey Lewis and the News |
| 50 | Will You Still Love Me? Chicago |
| 51 | Little Lies Fleetwood Mac |
| 52 | Luka Suzanne Vega |
| 53 | I Heard A Rumour Bananarama |
| 54 | Don’t Mean Nothing Richard Marx |
| 55 | Songbird Kenny G |
| 56 | Carrie Europe |
| 57 | Don’t Disturb This Groove The System |
| 58 | La Isla Bonita Madonna |
| 59 | Bad Michael Jackson |
| 60 | Sign o’ the Times Prince |
| 61 | Change of Heart Cyndi Lauper |
| 62 | Come Go with Me Exposé |
| 63 | Can’t We Try Dan Hill featuring Vonda Shepard |
| 64 | To Be a Lover Billy Idol |
| 65 | Mandolin Rain Bruce Hornsby and the Range |
| 66 | Breakout Swing Out Sister |
| 67 | Stand by Me Ben E. King |
| 68 | Tonight, Tonight, Tonight Genesis |
| 69 | Someday Glass Tiger |
| 70 | When Smokey Sings ABC |
| 71 | Casanova LeVert |
| 72 | Rhythm Is Gonna Get You Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine |
| 73 | Rock Steady The Whispers |
| 74 | Wanted Dead or Alive Bon Jovi |
| 75 | Big Time Peter Gabriel |
| 76 | The Finer Things Steve Winwood |
| 77 | Let Me Be the One Exposé |
| 78 | Is This Love Survivor |
| 79 | Diamonds Herb Alpert |
| 80 | Point of No Return Exposé |
| 81 | Big Love Fleetwood Mac |
| 82 | Midnight Blue Lou Gramm |
| 83 | Something So Strong Crowded House |
| 84 | Heat of the Night Bryan Adams |
| 85 | Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You Glenn Medeiros |
| 86 | Brilliant Disguise Bruce Springsteen |
| 87 | Just to See Her Smokey Robinson |
| 88 | Who Will You Run To Heart |
| 89 | Respect Yourself Bruce Willis |
| 90 | Cross My Broken Heart The Jets |
| 91 | Victory Kool & the Gang |
| 92 | Don’t Get Me Wrong The Pretenders |
| 93 | Doing It All for My Baby Huey Lewis and the News |
| 94 | Right on Track Breakfast Club |
| 95 | Ballerina Girl Lionel Richie |
| 96 | Meet Me Half Way Kenny Loggins |
| 97 | I’ve Been in Love Before Cutting Crew |
| 98 | (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) Beastie Boys |
| 99 | Funkytown Pseudo Echo |
| 100 | Love You Down Ready for the World |