Top 500 Songs of 1987
| Rank | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | Radiators, the | Like Dreamers Do |
| 499 | Julie Brown | Girl Fight Tonight |
| 498 | TNT | 10,000 Lovers (In One) |
| 497 | John Waite | These Times Are Hard For Lovers |
| 496 | B-52s, the | Wig |
| 495 | Pseudo Echo | Living In A Dream |
| 494 | Lions And Ghosts | Contradiction |
| 493 | Ace Frehley | Into the Night |
| 492 | Proclaimers, the | Letter From America |
| 491 | Stacey Q | We Connect |
| 490 | Patty Smyth | Isn't It Enough |
| 489 | Carly Simon | Coming Around Again |
| 488 | Les Rita Mitsouko | C'est Comme Ca |
| 487 | Boston | Can'tcha Say |
| 486 | Paul Simon | The Boy In the Bubble |
| 485 | Los Lobos | Shakin' Shakin' Shakes |
| 484 | Alan Parsons Project, the | Standing On Higher Ground |
| 483 | Til Tuesday | Coming Up Close |
| 482 | David Bowie | 87 and Cry |
| 481 | Figures On A Beach | No Stars |
| 480 | Icicle Works, the | Understanding Jane |
| 479 | Sinead O' Connor | Heroine |
| 478 | Cucumbers, the | My Boyfriend |
| 477 | Pretenders | Where Has Every Body Gone |
| 476 | XTC | Grass |
| 475 | Bruce Willis | Respect Yourself |
| 474 | Gregg Allman Band | I'm No Angel |
| 473 | Anita Baker | Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year) |
| 472 | World Party | Private Revolution |
| 471 | Glass Tiger | I Will Be There |
| 470 | Bryan Adams | Victim Of Love |
| 469 | Nancy Martinez | For Tonight |
| 468 | Warren Zevon | Detox Mansion |
| 467 | Wang Chung | Hypnotize Me |
| 466 | Bee-Gees, the | You Win Again |
| 465 | Toto | Without Your Love |
| 464 | Billy Joel | This Is The Time |
| 463 | Huey Lewis & the News | I Know What I Like |
| 462 | Sammy Hagar | Winner Takes It All |
| 461 | Bodeans | Only Love |
| 460 | Gary Numan | Radio Heart |
| 459 | Wedding Present, the | My Favourite Dress |
| 458 | Hipsway | The Honeythief |
| 457 | Cameo | Candy |
| 456 | Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu | Downtown |
| 455 | Rush | Time Stands Still |
| 454 | Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | Light Of Day |
| 453 | Call, the | I Don't Wanna |
| 452 | Marianne Faithfull | Strange Weather |
| 451 | Zodiac Mindwarp & the Love Reaction | Prime Mover |
| 450 | Fallout | The Morning After |
| 449 | Foreigner | Heart Turns To Stone |
| 448 | Gary Moore | Over the Hills and Far Away |
| 447 | Hoodoo Gurus | Good Times |
| 446 | Tonio K | Supposed To Have Sex With You |
| 445 | Cutting Crew | One For The Mockingbird |
| 444 | Screaming Blue Messiahs, the | I Wanna Be A Flintstone |
| 443 | .38 Special | Back To Paradise |
| 442 | Cars, the | Strap Me In |
| 441 | Chico Debarge | Talk To Me |
| 440 | Fleetwood Mac | Tango In the Night |
| 439 | Killing Joke | Sanity |
| 438 | Renegade Soundwave | The Kray Twins |
| 437 | Herb Alpert | Making Love In the Rain |
| 436 | Gene Loves Jezebel | Twenty Killer Hurts |
| 435 | Descendents | Coolidge |
| 434 | Front 242 | Masterhit |
| 433 | Tom Waits | Cold Cold Ground |
| 432 | Terence Trent D'Arby | If you Let Me Stay |
| 431 | Age Of Chance | Who's Afraid Of the Big Bad Noise |
| 430 | Dag Nasty | The Godfather |
| 429 | Doctor & the Medics | More |
| 428 | Black | Sweetest Smile |
| 427 | It's Immaterial | Driving Away From Home |
| 426 | Meat Puppets | I Am A Machine |
| 425 | Lone Justice | Shelter |
| 424 | Frankie Knuckles | Baby Wants To Ride |
| 423 | Suzanne Vega | Calypso |
| 422 | Derek B | Get Down |
| 421 | Level 42 | Lessons In Love |
| 420 | Mick Jagger | Let's Work |
| 419 | Chicago | If She Would Have Been Faithful |
| 418 | Iggy Pop | Shades |
| 417 | Smiths, the | Is It Really So Strange? |
| 416 | Anita Baker | Caught Up In The Rapture |
| 415 | Concrete Blonde | TRUE |
| 414 | Northern Pikes, the | The Things I Do For Money |
| 413 | Call, the | In The River |
| 412 | Dead Milkmen, the | Instant Club Hit |
| 411 | Dramarama | It's Still Warm |
| 410 | Stranglers, the | Always the Sun |
| 409 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Jammin' Me |
| 408 | Bolshoi, the | Please |
| 407 | Danny Wilson | Mary's Prayer |
| 406 | Grateful Dead, the | Hell In A Bucket |
| 405 | Luther Vandross | Stop To Love |
| 404 | Cookie Crew | Females |
| 403 | Duran Duran | Meet El Presidente |
| 402 | Swing Out Sister | Surrender |
| 401 | Crowded House | World Where You Live |
| 400 | Pink Floyd | One Slip |
| 399 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Long Walk Home |
| 398 | T La Rock | Breaking Bells |
| 397 | Dokken | Burning Like A Flame |
| 396 | INXS | Good Times |
| 395 | Loverboy | Notorious |
| 394 | Robert Cray Band | Smoking Gun |
| 393 | Bryan Adams | Hearts On Fire |
| 392 | Dukes Of Stratosphear | Vanishing Girl |
| 391 | Alexander O'Neal | Criticize |
| 390 | Curiousity Killed the Cat | Misfit |
| 389 | Wire | Ahead |
| 388 | Bourgeois Tagg | I Didn't Mind At All |
| 387 | Egyptian Lover, the | Freak-A-Holic |
| 386 | Kool Moe Dee | No Respect |
| 385 | Paul Lekakis | Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room) |
| 384 | Aretha Franklin | Jimmy Lee |
| 383 | Michael Bolton | That's What Love Is All About |
| 382 | Duran Duran | Skin Trade |
| 381 | Kansas | All I Wanted |
| 380 | Butthole Surfers | Sweat Loaf |
| 379 | Flesh for Lulu | Siamese Twist |
| 378 | Patty Smyth | Downtown Train |
| 377 | Age Of Chance | Don't Get Mad Get Even |
| 376 | That Petrol Emotion | Big Decision |
| 375 | Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu | All You Need Is Love |
| 374 | China Crisis | Arizona Sky |
| 373 | Private Domain | Absolute Perfection |
| 372 | AR Kane | Lolita |
| 371 | Doctor & the Medics | Burning Love |
| 370 | Natalie Cole | Jump Start |
| 369 | Boston | We're Ready |
| 368 | Hooters, the | Johnny B |
| 367 | Sly & Robbie | Boops (Here To Go) |
| 366 | Gang Green | We'll Give It To You |
| 365 | Squeeze | Trust Me To Open My Mouth |
| 364 | Echo & the Bunnymen | The Game |
| 363 | Smokey Robinson | One Heartbeat |
| 362 | Club Nouveau | Why Do You Treat Me So Bad? |
| 361 | New Order | 1963 |
| 360 | Bruce Springsteen | Walk Like A Man |
| 359 | Gene Loves Jezebel | Desire |
| 358 | Cookie Crew | Rock Da House |
| 357 | Suzanne Vega | Solitude Standing |
| 356 | Anita Baker | No One In The World |
| 355 | Cabaret Voltaire | Don't Argue |
| 354 | Dead Milkmen, the | Badger Song |
| 353 | Alexander O'Neal | Fake |
| 352 | Robbie Nevil | Wot's It To Ya |
| 351 | King Sun D Moet | Hey Love |
| 350 | Bangles, the | Walking Down Your Street |
| 349 | W.A.S.P. | Scream Until You Like It |
| 348 | Expose | Let Me Be The One |
| 347 | Pop Will Eat Itself | Beaver Patrol |
| 346 | U2 | Spanish Eyes |
| 345 | D.R.I. | Five Year Plan |
| 344 | X | See How We Are |
| 343 | Herb Alpert | Diamonds |
| 342 | Yes | Love Will Find A Way |
| 341 | Fall, the | There's A Ghost In My House |
| 340 | Dio | I Could Have Been A Dreamer |
| 339 | Psychedelic Furs, the | Shock |
| 338 | Billy Idol | Don't Need A Gun |
| 337 | Meat Puppets | I Can Be Counted On |
| 336 | Swans | New Mind |
| 335 | Eric B. & Rakim | Move the Crowd |
| 334 | Bon Jovi | Edge Of A Broken Heart |
| 333 | OMD | We Love You |
| 332 | Starship | It's Not Over (Til Its Over) |
| 331 | Nitro DeLuxe | This Brutal House |
| 330 | Peter Wolf | Come As You Are |
| 329 | Salt N Pepa | Tramp |
| 328 | David Bowie | Day In, Day Out |
| 327 | Lionel Richie | Se La |
| 326 | Suicidal Tendencies | Join the Army |
| 325 | Glenn Medeiros | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You |
| 324 | Big Black | He's A Whore / The Model |
| 323 | Journey | I'll Be Alright Without You |
| 322 | Kool & the Gang | Victory |
| 321 | Public Enemy | Sophisticated Bitch |
| 320 | Echo & the Bunnymen | New Direction |
| 319 | Rhythm Is Rhythm | Strings of Life |
| 318 | Kenny Loggins | Meet Me Halfway |
| 317 | Simply Red | The Right Thing |
| 316 | Siouxsie & the Banshees | Swimming Horses |
| 315 | GG Allin | Bite It You Scum |
| 314 | Public Image Ltd. | Rules and Regulations |
| 313 | Tom Waits | Innocent When You Dream |
| 312 | Cars, the | You Are The Girl |
| 311 | Hooters, the | Satellite |
| 310 | Prince | If I Was Your Girlfriend |
| 309 | Janet Jackson | Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun) |
| 308 | Happy Mondays | 24 Hour Party People |
| 307 | Smiths, the | Sheila Take A Bow |
| 306 | Kenny G | Songbird |
| 305 | Erasure | Victim Of Love |
| 304 | Boy George | Everything I Own |
| 303 | Grateful Dead, the | West L.A. Fadeaway |
| 302 | Cure, the | The Kiss |
| 301 | Replacements, the | Can't Hardly Wait |
| 300 | House of Love, the | Shine On |
| 299 | Depeche Mode | Behind The Wheel |
| 298 | Pet Shop Boys | Rent |
| 297 | Stone Roses, the | Sally Cinnamon |
| 296 | Cutting Crew | I've Been In Love Before |
| 295 | Jesus & Mary Chain, the | Darklands |
| 294 | Public Enemy | Public Enemy No. 1 |
| 293 | Joe Satriani | Satch Boogie |
| 292 | Kiss | Crazy Crazy Nights |
| 291 | Big Daddy Kane | Raw |
| 290 | Nitzer Ebb | Join In the Chant |
| 289 | Gerard McMann | Cry Little Sister |
| 288 | Silencers, the | Painted Moon |
| 287 | Housemartins, the | Build |
| 286 | 10,000 Maniacs | Don't Talk |
| 285 | Sammy Hagar | Give To Live |
| 284 | Wang Chung | Let's Go |
| 283 | Stevie Wonder | Skeletons |
| 282 | Oingo Boingo | Elevator Man |
| 281 | Company B | Fascinated |
| 280 | Gene Loves Jezebel | The Motion Of Love |
| 279 | Dan Hill | Can't We Try |
| 278 | Surface | Happy |
| 277 | Butthole Surfers | Human Cannonball |
| 276 | Motorhead | Eat the Rich |
| 275 | Tina Turner | What You Get Is What You See |
| 274 | Bryan Adams | Heat Of The Night |
| 273 | Los Lobos | Come On, Let's Go |
| 272 | Cult, the | Lil' Devil |
| 271 | Fleetwood Mac | Seven Wonders |
| 270 | Aerosmith | Hangman Jury |
| 269 | Jon Astley | Jane's Getting Serious |
| 268 | Alarm, the | Rain In The Summertime |
| 267 | Love & Rockets | All In My Mind |
| 266 | Smokey Robinson | Just To See Her |
| 265 | Faith No More | Introduce Yourself |
| 264 | Pixies | Ed is Dead |
| 263 | Cinderella | Night Songs |
| 262 | Tesla | Little Suzi |
| 261 | Kraftwerk | The Telephone Call |
| 260 | Cyndi Lauper | Change of Heart |
| 259 | Siouxsie & the Banshees | This Wheel's On Fire |
| 258 | Fat Boys, the | Crushin' |
| 257 | Cover Girls, the | Show Me |
| 256 | Spoonie Gee | The Godfather |
| 255 | Breakfast Club | Right On Track |
| 254 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Paper In Fire |
| 253 | U2 | Trip Through Your Wires |
| 252 | Motley Crue | Dancing On Glass |
| 251 | Ice-T | 6 'N the Mornin' |
| 250 | Fall, the | Hit The North |
| 249 | Smiths, the | Unhappy Birthday |
| 248 | Randy Travis | Forever and Ever, Amen |
| 247 | Stryper | Calling On You |
| 246 | Lionel Richie | Ballerina Girl |
| 245 | Happy Mondays | Tart Tart |
| 244 | Kool Moe Dee | Do You Know what Time It Is? |
| 243 | Eric B. & Rakim | My Melody |
| 242 | REO Speedwagon | In My Dreams |
| 241 | Prince | I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man |
| 240 | Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram | Somewhere Out There |
| 239 | Metallica | Helpless |
| 238 | Schoolly D | Saturday Night |
| 237 | Dana Dane | Cinderfella Dana Dane |
| 236 | Oingo Boingo | We Close Our Eyes |
| 235 | Suicidal Tendencies | War Inside My Head |
| 234 | Paul Simon | Graceland |
| 233 | Cure, the | How Beautiful You Are |
| 232 | Anthrax | I Am The Law |
| 231 | Public Enemy | You're Gonna Get Yours |
| 230 | Coldcut | Beats & Pieces |
| 229 | David Bowie | Time Will Crawl |
| 228 | Ramones, the | Bop Til You Drop |
| 227 | Erasure | Sometimes |
| 226 | Hoodoo Gurus | What's My Scene |
| 225 | Fishbone | It's A Wonderful Life |
| 224 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Fight Light A Brave |
| 223 | Public Image Ltd. | Seattle |
| 222 | Billy Idol | Sweet Sixteen |
| 221 | U2 | One Tree Hill |
| 220 | Pogues, the | Irish Rover |
| 219 | Ready for the World | Love You Down |
| 218 | X | Fourth of July |
| 217 | Smiths, the | I Started Something I Couldn't Finish |
| 216 | Boogie Down Productions | Criminal Minded |
| 215 | Jody Watley | Don't You Want Me |
| 214 | Sinead O' Connor | Troy |
| 213 | Pixies | Nimrod's Son |
| 212 | Bob Seger | Shakedown |
| 211 | World Party | Ship of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) |
| 210 | Sonic Youth | Schizophrenia |
| 209 | Eddie Money | I Wanna Go Back |
| 208 | Fingers Inc. | Can You Feel It? |
| 207 | Steve Winwood | The Finer Things |
| 206 | 10,000 Maniacs | Peace Train |
| 205 | Flesh for Lulu | I Go Crazy |
| 204 | Ramones, the | I Wanna Live |
| 203 | Debbie Gibson | Shake Your Love |
| 202 | Richard Marx | Don't Mean Nothing |
| 201 | Dead Or Alive | Brand New Lover |
| 200 | Tom Waits | Hang on St. Christopher |
| 199 | Bruce Springsteen | Brilliant Disguise |
| 198 | 2 Live Crew | We Want Some Pussy! |
| 197 | Jets, the | Cross My Broken Heart |
| 196 | David Bowie | Never Let Me Down |
| 195 | Poison | Look What The Cat Dragged In |
| 194 | Great White | Lady Red Light |
| 193 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Me and My Friends |
| 192 | Bananarama | I Heart A Rumour |
| 191 | Huey Lewis & the News | Doing It All For My Baby |
| 190 | Billy Vera & the Beaters | At This Moment |
| 189 | Pink Floyd | The Dogs of War |
| 188 | Pretty Poison | Catch Me I'm Falling |
| 187 | Bryan Ferry | The Right Stuff |
| 186 | Cult, the | Wild Flower |
| 185 | Janet Jackson | The Pleasure Principle |
| 184 | Julian Cope | World Shut Your Mouth |
| 183 | Squeeze | Hourglass |
| 182 | Gregory Abbott | Shake You Down |
| 181 | Chicago | Will You Still Love Me? |
| 180 | Madonna | Causing A Commotion |
| 179 | Run D.M.C. | Christmas In Hollis |
| 178 | Aretha Franklin & George Michael | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) |
| 177 | Sting | We'll Be Together |
| 176 | Def Leppard | Women |
| 175 | Outfield, the | Since You've Been Gone |
| 174 | Beastie Boys, the | Hold It Now, Hit It |
| 173 | Huey Lewis & the News | Jacob's Ladder |
| 172 | Living In A Box | Living In A Box |
| 171 | Dana Dane | This Be the Def Beat |
| 170 | Kim Wilde | You Keep Me Hangin' On |
| 169 | Bon Jovi | Never Say goodbye |
| 168 | Genesis | Tonight, Tonight, Tonight |
| 167 | Boogie Down Productions | Poetry |
| 166 | Dokken | Dream Warriors |
| 165 | Robbie Nevil | C'est La Vie |
| 164 | Whispers, the | Rock Steady |
| 163 | Lou Gramm | Midnight Blue |
| 162 | Jesus & Mary Chain, the | Happy When It Rains |
| 161 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Cherry Bomb |
| 160 | Pixies | Caribou |
| 159 | Richard Marx | Should've Known Better |
| 158 | Beastie Boys, the | Rhymin' and Stealin' |
| 157 | Jets, the | You Got It All |
| 156 | Peter Tosh | Testify |
| 155 | U2 | In God's Country |
| 154 | Anthrax | Caught In A Mosh |
| 153 | Mojo Nixon And Skid Roper | Elvis Is Everywhere |
| 152 | Georgia Satellites, the | Keep Your Hands to Yourself |
| 151 | Fleetwood Mac | Big Love |
| 150 | LL Cool J | Go Cut Creator Go |
| 149 | Pusuit Of Happiness, the | I'm An Adult Now |
| 148 | Smiths, the | Shoplifters Of The World Unite |
| 147 | Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett | I Just Can't Stop Loving You |
| 146 | Eric B. & Rakim | I Ain't No Joke |
| 145 | Levert | Casanova |
| 144 | Joe Satriani | Surfing With the Alien |
| 143 | Prince | U Got The Look |
| 142 | Pogues, the | Fairytale Of New York |
| 141 | Steve Winwood | Back In the Highlife Again |
| 140 | Tesla | Modern Day Cowboy |
| 139 | Expose | Come Go With Me |
| 138 | Damned, the | Alone Again Or |
| 137 | Motley Crue | You're All I Need |
| 136 | Public Enemy | Yo! Bum Rush The Show |
| 135 | Audio Two | Top Billin' |
| 134 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Mandolin Rain |
| 133 | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | Lost In Emotion |
| 132 | Samantha Fox | Touch Me (I Want your Body) |
| 131 | Stryper | To Hell With The Devil |
| 130 | Siouxsie & the Banshees | The Passenger |
| 129 | Europe | Rock The Night |
| 128 | Vaselines, the | Son Of A Gun |
| 127 | Kool Moe Dee | How Ya Like Me Now |
| 126 | Anthrax | Indians |
| 125 | Cinderella | Somebody Save Me |
| 124 | Atlantic Starr | Always |
| 123 | Phuture | Acid Tracks |
| 122 | Replacements, the | Alex Chilton |
| 121 | Biz Markie | Nobody Beats The Biz |
| 120 | Smiths, the | Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before |
| 119 | System | Don't Disturb This Groove |
| 118 | Janet Jackson | Let's Wait Awhile |
| 117 | Pet Shop Boys | It's A Sin |
| 116 | Chris De Burgh | The Lady In Red |
| 115 | Depeche Mode | Never Let Me Down Again |
| 114 | Madonna | Who's That Girl |
| 113 | Glass Tiger | Someday |
| 112 | Steve Winwood | Valerie |
| 111 | U2 | Bullet The Blue Sky |
| 110 | LL Cool J | I Need Love |
| 109 | Crowded House | Something So Strong |
| 108 | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | (I've Had) The Time Of My Life |
| 107 | Beastie Boys, the | No Sleep Til Brooklyn |
| 106 | Eric B. & Rakim | Paid In Full |
| 105 | Peter Gabriel | Big Time |
| 104 | Prince | Sign O' the Times |
| 103 | Starship | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now |
| 102 | Beastie Boys, the | The New Style |
| 101 | Cure, the | Why Can't I Be You? |
| 100 | Bruce Springsteen | Tunnel Of Love |
| 99 | Club Nouveau | Lean On Me |
| 98 | Bangles, the | Hazy Shade Of Winter |
| 97 | Talking Heads | Radio Head |
| 96 | Jody Watley | Looking For A New Love |
| 95 | Fat Boys, the | Wipe Out |
| 94 | Pseudo Echo | Funkytown |
| 93 | Yello | Oh Yeah |
| 92 | Eric B. & Rakim | Chinese Arithmetic |
| 91 | Whitney Houston | Didn't We Almost Have It All |
| 90 | Heart | Who Will You Run To |
| 89 | Great White | Rock Me |
| 88 | Sinead O' Connor | I Want Your (Hands On Me) |
| 87 | ABC | When Smokey Sings |
| 86 | Icehouse | Crazy |
| 85 | Whitesnake | Still Of The Night |
| 84 | Beastie Boys, the | Girls |
| 83 | Expose | Point Of No Return |
| 82 | T'Pau | Heart & Soul |
| 81 | Debbie Gibson | Only In My Dreams |
| 80 | Miami Sound Machine | Rhythm Is Gonna Get you |
| 79 | Faster Pussycat | Bathroom Wall |
| 78 | Housemartins, the | The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death |
| 77 | Swing Out Sister | Breakout |
| 76 | Men Without Hats | Pop Goes the World |
| 75 | Pink Floyd | On The Turning Away |
| 74 | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | Head To Toe |
| 73 | Public Enemy | Rebel Without A Pause |
| 72 | Love & Rockets | No New Tale To Tell |
| 71 | Paul Simon | You Can Call Me Al |
| 70 | Taylor Dayne | Tell It To My Heart |
| 69 | Elton John | Candle In The Wind |
| 68 | Psychedelic Furs, the | Heartbreak Beat |
| 67 | Janet Jackson | Control |
| 66 | Cure, the | Catch |
| 65 | Grateful Dead, the | Touch of Grey |
| 64 | Metallica | Last Caress/Green Hell |
| 63 | New Order | True Faith |
| 62 | Terence Trent D'Arby | Wishing Well |
| 61 | Pet Shop Boys | What Have I Done To Deserve This |
| 60 | Sinead O' Connor | Mandinka |
| 59 | Genesis | In Too Deep |
| 58 | Wang Chung | Everybody Have Fun Tonight |
| 57 | Motley Crue | Wild side |
| 56 | Depeche Mode | Strangelove |
| 55 | Smiths, the | Girlfriend In A Coma |
| 54 | Madonna | La Isla Bonita |
| 53 | Cinderella | Nobody's Fool |
| 52 | Jesus & Mary Chain, the | April Skies |
| 51 | Faith No More | We Care A Lot |
| 50 | Boogie Down Productions | The Bridge Is Over |
| 49 | Los Lobos | La Bamba |
| 48 | Belinda Carlisle | Heaven Is A Place On Earth |
| 47 | Cult, the | Love Removal Machine |
| 46 | Beastie Boys, the | Paul Revere |
| 45 | Poison | I Want Action |
| 44 | Def Leppard | Animal |
| 43 | Sugarcubes, the | Birthday |
| 42 | George Michael | I Want Your Sex |
| 41 | Pink Floyd | Learning To Fly |
| 40 | Tiffany | I Think We're Alone Now |
| 39 | Eric B. & Rakim | I Know You Got Soul |
| 38 | Michael Jackson | Bad |
| 37 | Midnight Oil | Beds Are Burning |
| 36 | Echo & the Bunnymen | Lips Like Sugar |
| 35 | Billy Idol | Mony Mony |
| 34 | Suzanne Vega | Luka |
| 33 | R.E.M. | The One I Love |
| 32 | Bon Jovi | Wanted Dead Or Alive |
| 31 | Anthrax | I'm The Man |
| 30 | Cutting Crew | (I Just) Died In Your Arms |
| 29 | Fleetwood Mac | Little Lies |
| 28 | Europe | Carrie |
| 27 | LL Cool J | I'm Bad |
| 26 | Beastie Boys, the | Brass Monkey |
| 25 | Heart | Alone |
| 24 | Whitesnake | Is This Love |
| 23 | Stryper | Honestly |
| 22 | Salt N Pepa | Push It |
| 21 | Ben E King | Stand By Me |
| 20 | Motley Crue | Girls, Girls, Girls |
| 19 | Aerosmith | Dude (Looks Like A Lady) |
| 18 | Crowded House | Don't Dream Its Over |
| 17 | Whitesnake | Here I Go Again |
| 16 | Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give You Up |
| 15 | Eazy-E | Boyz-N-The-Hood |
| 14 | U2 | Where The Streets Have No Name |
| 13 | R.E.M. | It's The End of the World |
| 12 | Poison | I Won't Forget You |
| 11 | Public Enemy | Bring the Noise |
| 10 | M/A/R/R/S | Pump Up The Volume |
| 9 | Europe | The Final Countdown |
| 8 | U2 | With Or Without You |
| 7 | Poison | Talk Dirty To Me |
| 6 | Def Leppard | Pour Some Sugar On Me |
| 5 | Beastie Boys, the | (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) |
| 4 | Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me |
| 3 | Bon Jovi | Livin' On A Prayer |
| 2 | U2 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For |
| 1 | Cure, the | Just Like Heaven |