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Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles was the number one song of 1987. Madonna had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100, the most of any artist in 1987. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1987. [1] [2]
"Walk Like an Egyptian" by American rock band The Bangles topped the 1987 Billboard year-end chart for the most successful singles of the year. [3] American recording artist Madonna scored four top ten hits in 1987—"Open Your Heart", "La Isla Bonita", "Who's That Girl" and "Causing a Commotion"—the most for any
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. " Walk Like an Egyptian " was number one for the last two weeks of 1986 and the first two of 1987, and " Faith " attained three weeks at number one in 1987 and one week in 1988, giving ...
The album would sell over 14 million copies worldwide in 1987 alone and would win the Grammy for "Album of the Year" (at the 1988 ceremony). U2 have two #1 hit songs from this album on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. Carole King is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City.
When introduced by Billboard in March 1981, the Mainstream Rock chart was entitled Top Tracks and designed to measure the airplay of songs being played on album-oriented rock radio stations. The chart has undergone several name changes over the years, first to Top Rock Tracks in September 1984 and then to Album Rock Tracks in April 1986.
Michael Jackson had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs). In addition, Jackson remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (27 weeks). Madonna ranked as the most successful female artist of the 1980s, with 7 songs and 15 weeks atop the chart.
List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1987; List of number-one dance singles of 1987 (U.S.) List of number-one hits of 1987 (Flanders) List of number-one hits of 1987 (Germany) List of number-one hits of 1987 (Italy) List of number-one singles of 1987 (Canada) List of number-one singles of 1987 (Ireland) List of Top Country Albums number ...
In 1987, a total 9 albums reached the number one position. The beginning of the year started with the continuation of the end of last year's number one album, Live 1975-85 by Bruce Springsteen, but was quickly overtaken by Bon Jovi, and Slippery When Wet , which returned to the top spot, and became their first number one album.