List of Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles of 1987 - wikipedia List of Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles of 1987 Bon Jovi ( pictured ) earned their second Hot 100 number - one single with `` Livin ' on a Prayer '', which stayed at the top position for four straight weeks. These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1987. 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. `` Faith '' attained three weeks at number - one and one week at the top in 1988, equaling four weeks at the top. Key Indicates best - performing single of 1987 Issue Date Song Artist ( s ) Reference January 3 `` Walk Like an Egyptian '' The Bangles January 10 January 17 `` Shake You Down '' Gregory Abbott January 24 `` At This Moment '' Billy Vera and the Beaters January 31 February 7 `` Open Your Heart '' Madonna February 14 `` Livin ' on a Prayer '' Bon Jovi February 21 February 28 March 7 March 14 `` Jacob 's Ladder '' Huey Lewis and the News March 21 `` Lean on Me '' Club Nouveau March 28 April 4 `` Nothing 's Gonna Stop Us Now '' Starship April 11 April 18 `` I Knew You Were Waiting ( For Me ) '' Aretha Franklin and George Michael April 25 May 2 `` ( I Just ) Died in Your Arms '' Cutting Crew May 9 May 16 `` With or Without You '' U2 May 23 May 30 June 6 `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '' Kim Wilde June 13 `` Always '' Atlantic Starr June 20 `` Head to Toe '' Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam June 27 `` I Wanna Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me ) '' Whitney Houston July 4 July 11 `` Alone '' Heart July 18 July 25 August 1 `` Shakedown '' Bob Seger August 8 `` I Still Have n't Found What I 'm Looking For '' U2 August 15 August 22 `` Who 's That Girl '' Madonna August 29 `` La Bamba '' Los Lobos September 5 September 12 September 19 `` I Just Ca n't Stop Loving You '' Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett September 26 `` Did n't We Almost Have It All '' Whitney Houston October 3 October 10 `` Here I Go Again '' Whitesnake October 17 `` Lost in Emotion '' Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam October 24 `` Bad '' Michael Jackson October 31 November 7 `` I Think We 're Alone Now '' Tiffany November 14 November 21 `` Mony Mony '' Billy Idol November 28 `` ( I 've Had ) The Time of My Life '' Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes December 5 `` Heaven Is a Place on Earth '' Belinda Carlisle December 12 `` Faith '' George Michael December 19 December 26 See also 1987 in music List of number - one hits ( United States ) References Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 chart listing for the week of January 03, 1987 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 23. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 01 - 09 ). `` Bangles Walk Out of ' 86 on Top and Step Into ' 87 Lead ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 01 - 16 ). `` Springsteen Loses His Grip on the Top as ' Slippery When Wet ' Returns ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 01 - 23 ). `` Billy Vera 's Second Chance Rides TV Coattails to No. 1 ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 01 - 30 ). `` For Billy Vera & The Beaters, Another Winning ' Moment ' ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 02 - 06 ). `` ' Open Your Heart ' Puts Madonna Back on Top, For Now ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 02 - 13 ). `` Hit Trick -- Bon Jovi Scores Twice in Heavy Metal Coup ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 02 - 20 ). `` Top Single and Album Give Bon Jovi a 2D Straight Hit Trick ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 02 - 27 ). `` Bon Jovi Still ' Livin ' it Up With a Double Run at No. 1 ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 03 - 06 ). `` Beastie Boys Shove Past Bon Jovi for No. 1 Album ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 03 - 13 ). `` Huey Lewis & News Climb ' Jacob 's Ladder ' to the Top ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 03 - 20 ). `` Club Nouveau 's Remake Puts Bill Withers ' ' Lean on Me ' Back on Top ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 03 - 27 ). `` Club Nouveau Holds on to No. 1 Despite Starship 's Rise ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 04 - 03 ). `` Starship 's Right -- Nothing Could Stop ' Em ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 04 - 10 ). `` Starship Maintains Its Grip on Top with ' Nothing Gonna Stop Us Now ' ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 04 - 17 ). `` Aretha Franklin Hits No. 1 Again After 20 - Year Hiatus ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 05 - 01 ). `` Britain 's Cutting Crew Hits the Top Single 's Spot ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 05 - 08 ). `` Cutting Crew, U2 Hold Onto Spots at Top of the Charts ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 05 - 15 ). `` Single 's Surge Gives Irish Supergroup U2 Its First ' Double ' on the Chart ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 05 - 22 ). `` U2 Continues Chart Domination -- Both Here and Abroad ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 05 - 29 ). `` U2 Clings to Top - of - the - Heap Status With Another Double ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 06 - 05 ). `` Kim Wilde 's ' Hanging On ' Remakes Its Way to the Top ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 06 - 12 ). `` Heavy - Metal Motley Crue Charges Charts with ' Girls ' ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 21. Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/1987-06-13/hot-100 Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 06 - 19 ). `` Hot Hit From Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Delays Houston 's Journey to the Top ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/1987-06-20/hot-100 Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 06 - 26 ). `` Summer Heat Does n't Sizzle Like Whitney Houston 's Latest ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/1987-06-27/hot-100 Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 07 - 03 ). `` Whitney Houston a Double Winner Once More as ' Dance ' Keeps Moving ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/1987-07-04/hot-100 Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 07 - 10 ). `` Whitney Houston Fervor Ebbs as Heart Breaks Her Hold on No. 1 Spot ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/1987-07-11/hot-100 Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 07 - 17 ). `` Heart Holding Firm Against Seger Push ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 07 - 24 ). `` Heart 's ' Alone ' Still Stands Alone on Top of Singles ' Heap ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 07 - 31 ). `` ' Shakedown ' Takes Seger to Top of Chart for First Time ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 08 - 07 ). `` U2 Can Stop Looking as Song Makes No. 1 ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 08 - 14 ). `` U2 Hangs on to Top Spot But Other Acts Close Behind ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 08 - 22 ). `` Madonna Soars to Top of the Charts for the Sixth Time ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 08 - 28 ). `` Movie Propels ' La Bamba ' to the Top of the Charts ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 09 - 04 ). `` Chart Stars Ready to Bow to Jackson ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 02. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 09 - 11 ). `` ' La Bamba ' Blitz Delays Michael Jackson 's Run at No. 1 ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 09 - 18 ). `` Short Week Keeps Jackson 's ' Bad ' off the Album Chart ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 09 - 25 ). `` Good News for ' Bad ' Album But Bad for Its First Single ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 10 - 02 ). `` ' Bad ' is World Sensation : No. 1 in Five Countries ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 04 - 19. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 10 - 09 ). `` Whitesnake Finally Slips into Top Spot ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 21. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 10 - 17 ). `` ' Lost in Emotion ' Finds Its Way to No. 1 ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 02. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 10 - 23 ). `` Bruce Springsteen 's ' Tunnel ' Faces Test ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 04 - 19. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 10 - 30 ). `` Jackson 's ' Bad ' is Doing Very, Very Well ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 02. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 11 - 06 ). `` ' Tunnel of Love ' Bumps ' Bad ' From the Top of Album List ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 02. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 11 - 13 ). `` ' Dirty Dancing ' Kicks ' Tunnel ' off the Top ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 21. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 11 - 21 ). `` Another Shondells Remake Takes Over as the No. 1 Single ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 02. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 11 - 28 ). `` Ex-Righteous Brother Has Time of His Life Back at No. 1 ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 02. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 12 - 04 ). `` Chart Watching ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 02. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 12 - 12 ). `` George Michael 's ' Faith ' Doubles This Week ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 02. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 12 - 18 ). `` George Michael Keeps the ' Faith ' at No. 1 ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 02. Jump up ^ DeKnock, Jan ( 1987 - 12 - 23 ). `` Michael 's ' Faith ' Holds on to No. 1 at Chart Year 's Finale ''. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 02. Additional sources Fred Bronson 's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition ( ISBN 0 - 8230 - 7677 - 6 ) Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 2008, 12 Edition ( ISBN 0 - 89820 - 180 - 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. 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Question: what was the number one song on july 30 1987
Answer: "Alone"