JANUARY
Top hit
Walk Like An Egyptian · The Bangles
Top album
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 1975-1985 · Bruce Springsteen
Enter the Year
Year
1987
MTV and the Blockbuster Single
Video-ready stars and drum-machine dreams compete for the center of culture.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Open Your Heart · Madonna
Top album
Slippery When Wet · Bon Jovi
MARCH
Top hit
Livin' On A Prayer · Bon Jovi
Top album
Licensed To Ill · Beastie Boys
APRIL
Top hit
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now · Starship
Top album
Licensed To Ill · Beastie Boys
MAY
Top hit
(I Just) Died In Your Arms · Cutting Crew
Top album
The Joshua Tree · U2
JUNE
Top hit
You Keep Me Hangin' On · Kim Wilde
Top album
The Joshua Tree · U2
JULY
Top hit
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) · Whitney Houston
Top album
Whitney · Whitney Houston
AUGUST
Top hit
Shakedown (From "Beverly Hills Cop II") · Bob Seger
Top album
Whitney · Whitney Houston
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
La Bamba · Los Lobos
Top album
Whitney · Whitney Houston
OCTOBER
Top hit
Didn't We Almost Have It All · Whitney Houston
Top album
Bad · Michael Jackson
NOVEMBER
Top hit
I Think We're Alone Now · Tiffany
Top album
Tunnel Of Love · Bruce Springsteen
DECEMBER
Top hit
Heaven Is A Place On Earth · Belinda Carlisle
Top album
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