I graduated high school in 1987. To some of you that is going to make me sound quite old and to others quite young. But I can guarantee that there are a bunch of you who will appreciate some of the music on this list, including Bruce Willis singing “Respect Yourself.” Oy vey.
Top 100 Songs of 1987Derived from Billboard’s Hottest Hot 100 Hits
1. “Faith”…..George Michael2. “Alone”…..Heart3. “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” …..Whitney Houston4. “C’est la Vie”…..Robbie Nevil5. “Shake You Down”…..Gregory Abbott6. “La Bamba”…..Los Lobos7. “Livin’ On A Prayer”…..Bon Jovi8. “Here I Go Again”…..Whitesnake9. “Heaven Is A Place On Earth”…..Belinda Carlisle10. “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life”…..Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes11. “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”…..Starship12. “I Think We’re Alone Now”…..Tiffany13. “With Or Without You”…..U214. “At This Moment”…..Billy Vera and the Beaters15. “Keep Your Hands To Yourself”…..Georgia Satellites16. “Heart And Soul”…..T’Pau17. “Open Your Heart”…..Madonna18. “Didn’t We Almost Have It All”…..Whitney Houston19. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”…..U220. “Looking For A New Love”…..Jody Watley21. “Don’t Dream It’s Over”…..Crowded House22. “Is This Love”…..Whitesnake23. “Shake Your Love”…..Debbie Gibson24. “Shakedown”…..Bob Seger25. “Notorious”…..Duran Duran26. “I Want Your Sex”…..George Michael27. “The Lady In Red”…..Chris DeBurgh28. “Always”…..Atlantic Starr29. “Head To Toe”…..Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam30. “Mony Mony”…..Billy Idol31. “Only In My Dreams”…..Debbie Gibson32. “Land Of Confusion”…..Genesis33. “Lost In Emotion”….Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam34. “Should’ve Known Better”…..Richard Marx35. “You Keep Me Hanging On”…..Kim Wilde36. “Touch Me (I Want Your Body)”…..Samantha Fox37. “Lean On Me”…..Club Nouveau38. “Catch Me (I’m Falling)”…..Poison39. “I Knew You Were Waiting”…..Aretha Franklin & George Michael40. “(I Just) Died In Your Arms”…..Cutting Crew41. “Control”…..Janet Jackson42. “Somewhere Out There”…..Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram43. “U Got The Look”…..Prince44. “Don’t You Want Me”…..Jody Watley45. “Jacob’s Ladder”…..Huey Lewis and the News46. “I Heard A Rumour”…..Bananarama47. “Little Lies”…..Fleetwood Mac48. “Songbird”…..Kenny G49. “Breakout”…..Swing Out Sister50. “Someday”…..Glass Tiger51. “Bad”…..Michael Jackson52. “In Too Deep:…..Genesis53. “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”…..Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett54. “La Isla Bonita”…..Madonna55. “Let’s Wait Awhile”…..Janet Jackson56. “Luka”…..Suzanne Vega57. “You Got It All”…..The Jets58. “Who’s That Girl”…..Madonna59. “Don’t Mean Nothing”…..Richard Marx60. “Come On With Me”…..Expose61. “Will You Still Love Me?”…..Chicago62. “Wanted Dead Or Alive”…..Bon Jovi63. “Don’t Disturb This Groove”…..The System64. “Change Of Heart”…..Cyndi Lauper65. “Rhythm Is Gonna Get You”…..Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine66. “Casanova”…..Levert67. “When Smokey Sings”…..ABC68.”Is This Love”…..Survivor69. “The Finer Things”…..Steve Winwood70. “Rock Steady”…..The Whispers71. “Big Time”…..Peter Gabriel72. “Point Of No Return”…..Expose73. “We’ll Be Together”…..Sting74. “Something So Strong”…..Crowded House75. “Victory”…..Kool and the Gang76. “The One I Love”……R.E.M.77. “Causing A Commotion”…..Madonna78. “Sign O’ The Times”…..Prince79. “Carrie”…..Europe80. “Mandolin Rain”…..Bruce Hornsby and the Range81. “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight”…..Genesis82. “Can’t We Try”…..Dan Hill with Vonda Sheppard83. “Diamonds”…..Herb Albert84. “Heart Of The Night”…..Bryan Adams85. “Let Me Be The One”…..Expose86. “Brilliant Disguise”…..Bruce Springsteen87. “Midnight Blue”…..Lou Gramm88. “Just To See Her”…..Smokey Robinson89. “Doing It All For My Baby”…..Huey Lewis and the News90. “Valerie”…..Steve Winwood91. “Cross My Broken Heart”…..The Jets92. “Ballerina Girl”…..Lionel Richie93. “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You”…..Glenn Medeiros94. “It’s A Sin”…..Pet Shop Boys95. “I’ve Been In Love Before”…..Cutting Crew96. “Wipeout”…..Fat Boys & Beach Boys97. “Big Love”…..Fleetwood Mac98. “Respect Yourself”…..Bruce Willis99. “Who Will You Run To?…..Heart100. “Right On Track”…..Breakfast Club
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BF,
I am sure. I remember hearing these all the time at the parties I went to.
I was a DJ in ’87. I remember playing most of these songs over and over again.
I actually went to a Bon Jovi concert a few months ago…
Boy, you guys are old. 😉
I graduated in 1987.
Livin’ On a Prayer has a prominent position on my Ipod.
How Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi didn’t make it to the top of the list surprises me. Wow. ’87 was quite a year. Is it sad that I know the lyrics to EACH of those songs, but that I can’t remember my own kid’s names?