1987

The following is a list of the number-one singles (main sides only) in the U.S. in 1987, based on a comparison between its two main charts at the time, from Billboard and Cash Box magazines.
Issue date 	Song 	Artist(s)
January 3 	"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" 	Wang Chung
January 10 	"Walk Like an Egyptian" 	The Bangles
January 17 	"Shake You Down" 	Gregory Abbott
January 24 	"At This Moment" 	Billy Vera & The Beaters
January 31 	"At This Moment" 	Billy Vera & The Beaters
February 7 	"Open Your Heart" 	Madonna
February 14 	"Livin' on a Prayer" 	Bon Jovi
February 21 	"Livin' on a Prayer" 	Bon Jovi
February 28 	"Livin' on a Prayer" 	Bon Jovi
March 7 	"Livin' on a Prayer" 	Bon Jovi
March 14 	"Jacob's Ladder" 	Huey Lewis & The News
March 21 	"Lean on Me" 	Club Nouveau
March 28 	"Lean on Me" 	Club Nouveau
April 4 	"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" 	Starship
April 11 	"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" 	Starship
April 18 	"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" 	Aretha Franklin and George Michael
April 25 	"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" 	Aretha Franklin and George Michael
May 2 	"(I Just) Died in Your Arms" 	Cutting Crew
May 9 	"(I Just) Died in Your Arms" 	Cutting Crew
May 16 	"With or Without You" 	U2
May 23 	"With or Without You" 	U2
May 30 	"With or Without You" 	U2
June 6 	"You Keep Me Hangin' On" 	Kim Wilde
June 13 	"Always" 	Atlantic Starr
June 20 	"Head to Toe" 	Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
June 27 	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Whitney Houston
July 4 	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Whitney Houston
July 11 	"Alone" 	Heart
July 18 	"Alone" 	Heart
July 25 	"Alone" 	Heart
August 1 	"Shakedown" 	Bob Seger
August 8 	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"	U2
August 15 	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"	U2
August 22 	"Who's That Girl" 	Madonna
August 29 	"La Bamba" 	Los Lobos
September 5 	"La Bamba" 	Los Lobos
September 12	"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" 	Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett
September 19	"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" 	Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett
September 26	"Didn't We Almost Have It All" 	Whitney Houston
October 3 	"Here I Go Again" 	Whitesnake
October 10 	"Here I Go Again" 	Whitesnake
October 17 	"Lost in Emotion" 	Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
October 24 	"Bad" 	Michael Jackson
October 31 	"Bad" 	Michael Jackson
November 7 	"I Think We're Alone Now" 	Tiffany
November 14 	"I Think We're Alone Now" 	Tiffany
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 	"Faith" 	George Michael
December 26 	"Faith" 	George Michael