Top 500 Songs of 1987

Top 500 Songs of 1987

RankArtistSong
500Radiators, theLike Dreamers Do
499Julie BrownGirl Fight Tonight
498TNT10,000 Lovers (In One)
497John WaiteThese Times Are Hard For Lovers
496B-52s, theWig
495Pseudo EchoLiving In A Dream
494Lions And GhostsContradiction
493Ace FrehleyInto the Night
492Proclaimers, theLetter From America
491Stacey QWe Connect
490Patty SmythIsn't It Enough
489Carly SimonComing Around Again
488Les Rita MitsoukoC'est Comme Ca
487BostonCan'tcha Say
486Paul SimonThe Boy In the Bubble
485Los LobosShakin' Shakin' Shakes
484Alan Parsons Project, theStanding On Higher Ground
483Til TuesdayComing Up Close
482David Bowie87 and Cry
481Figures On A BeachNo Stars
480Icicle Works, theUnderstanding Jane
479Sinead O' ConnorHeroine
478Cucumbers, theMy Boyfriend
477PretendersWhere Has Every Body Gone
476XTCGrass
475Bruce WillisRespect Yourself
474Gregg Allman BandI'm No Angel
473Anita BakerSame Ole Love (365 Days a Year)
472World PartyPrivate Revolution
471Glass TigerI Will Be There
470Bryan AdamsVictim Of Love
469Nancy MartinezFor Tonight
468Warren ZevonDetox Mansion
467Wang ChungHypnotize Me
466Bee-Gees, theYou Win Again
465TotoWithout Your Love
464Billy JoelThis Is The Time
463Huey Lewis & the NewsI Know What I Like
462Sammy HagarWinner Takes It All
461BodeansOnly Love
460Gary NumanRadio Heart
459Wedding Present, theMy Favourite Dress
458HipswayThe Honeythief
457CameoCandy
456Justified Ancients Of Mu MuDowntown
455RushTime Stands Still
454Joan Jett & the BlackheartsLight Of Day
453Call, theI Don't Wanna
452Marianne FaithfullStrange Weather
451Zodiac Mindwarp & the Love ReactionPrime Mover
450FalloutThe Morning After
449ForeignerHeart Turns To Stone
448Gary MooreOver the Hills and Far Away
447Hoodoo GurusGood Times
446Tonio KSupposed To Have Sex With You
445Cutting CrewOne For The Mockingbird
444Screaming Blue Messiahs, theI Wanna Be A Flintstone
443.38 SpecialBack To Paradise
442Cars, theStrap Me In
441Chico DebargeTalk To Me
440Fleetwood MacTango In the Night
439Killing JokeSanity
438Renegade SoundwaveThe Kray Twins
437Herb AlpertMaking Love In the Rain
436Gene Loves JezebelTwenty Killer Hurts
435DescendentsCoolidge
434Front 242Masterhit
433Tom WaitsCold Cold Ground
432Terence Trent D'ArbyIf you Let Me Stay
431Age Of ChanceWho's Afraid Of the Big Bad Noise
430Dag NastyThe Godfather
429Doctor & the MedicsMore
428BlackSweetest Smile
427It's ImmaterialDriving Away From Home
426Meat PuppetsI Am A Machine
425Lone JusticeShelter
424Frankie KnucklesBaby Wants To Ride
423Suzanne VegaCalypso
422Derek BGet Down
421Level 42Lessons In Love
420Mick JaggerLet's Work
419ChicagoIf She Would Have Been Faithful…
418Iggy PopShades
417Smiths, theIs It Really So Strange?
416Anita BakerCaught Up In The Rapture
415Concrete BlondeTRUE
414Northern Pikes, theThe Things I Do For Money
413Call, theIn The River
412Dead Milkmen, theInstant Club Hit
411DramaramaIt's Still Warm
410Stranglers, theAlways the Sun
409Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersJammin' Me
408Bolshoi, thePlease
407Danny WilsonMary's Prayer
406Grateful Dead, theHell In A Bucket
405Luther VandrossStop To Love
404Cookie CrewFemales
403Duran DuranMeet El Presidente
402Swing Out SisterSurrender
401Crowded HouseWorld Where You Live
400Pink FloydOne Slip
399Neil Young & Crazy HorseLong Walk Home
398T La RockBreaking Bells
397DokkenBurning Like A Flame
396INXSGood Times
395LoverboyNotorious
394Robert Cray BandSmoking Gun
393Bryan AdamsHearts On Fire
392Dukes Of StratosphearVanishing Girl
391Alexander O'NealCriticize
390Curiousity Killed the CatMisfit
389WireAhead
388Bourgeois TaggI Didn't Mind At All
387Egyptian Lover, theFreak-A-Holic
386Kool Moe DeeNo Respect
385Paul LekakisBoom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)
384Aretha FranklinJimmy Lee
383Michael BoltonThat's What Love Is All About
382Duran DuranSkin Trade
381KansasAll I Wanted
380Butthole SurfersSweat Loaf
379Flesh for LuluSiamese Twist
378Patty SmythDowntown Train
377Age Of ChanceDon't Get Mad Get Even
376That Petrol EmotionBig Decision
375Justified Ancients Of Mu MuAll You Need Is Love
374China CrisisArizona Sky
373Private DomainAbsolute Perfection
372AR KaneLolita
371Doctor & the MedicsBurning Love
370Natalie ColeJump Start
369BostonWe're Ready
368Hooters, theJohnny B
367Sly & RobbieBoops (Here To Go)
366Gang GreenWe'll Give It To You
365SqueezeTrust Me To Open My Mouth
364Echo & the BunnymenThe Game
363Smokey RobinsonOne Heartbeat
362Club NouveauWhy Do You Treat Me So Bad?
361New Order1963
360Bruce SpringsteenWalk Like A Man
359Gene Loves JezebelDesire
358Cookie CrewRock Da House
357Suzanne VegaSolitude Standing
356Anita BakerNo One In The World
355Cabaret VoltaireDon't Argue
354Dead Milkmen, theBadger Song
353Alexander O'NealFake
352Robbie NevilWot's It To Ya
351King Sun D MoetHey Love
350Bangles, theWalking Down Your Street
349W.A.S.P.Scream Until You Like It
348ExposeLet Me Be The One
347Pop Will Eat ItselfBeaver Patrol
346U2Spanish Eyes
345D.R.I.Five Year Plan
344XSee How We Are
343Herb AlpertDiamonds
342YesLove Will Find A Way
341Fall, theThere's A Ghost In My House
340DioI Could Have Been A Dreamer
339Psychedelic Furs, theShock
338Billy IdolDon't Need A Gun
337Meat PuppetsI Can Be Counted On
336SwansNew Mind
335Eric B. & RakimMove the Crowd
334Bon JoviEdge Of A Broken Heart
333OMDWe Love You
332StarshipIt's Not Over (Til Its Over)
331Nitro DeLuxeThis Brutal House
330Peter WolfCome As You Are
329Salt N PepaTramp
328David BowieDay In, Day Out
327Lionel RichieSe La
326Suicidal TendenciesJoin the Army
325Glenn MedeirosNothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
324Big BlackHe's A Whore / The Model
323JourneyI'll Be Alright Without You
322Kool & the GangVictory
321Public EnemySophisticated Bitch
320Echo & the BunnymenNew Direction
319Rhythm Is RhythmStrings of Life
318Kenny LogginsMeet Me Halfway
317Simply RedThe Right Thing
316Siouxsie & the BansheesSwimming Horses
315GG AllinBite It You Scum
314Public Image Ltd.Rules and Regulations
313Tom WaitsInnocent When You Dream
312Cars, theYou Are The Girl
311Hooters, theSatellite
310PrinceIf I Was Your Girlfriend
309Janet JacksonFunny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)
308Happy Mondays24 Hour Party People
307Smiths, theSheila Take A Bow
306Kenny GSongbird
305ErasureVictim Of Love
304Boy GeorgeEverything I Own
303Grateful Dead, theWest L.A. Fadeaway
302Cure, theThe Kiss
301Replacements, theCan't Hardly Wait
300House of Love, theShine On
299Depeche ModeBehind The Wheel
298Pet Shop BoysRent
297Stone Roses, theSally Cinnamon
296Cutting CrewI've Been In Love Before
295Jesus & Mary Chain, theDarklands
294Public EnemyPublic Enemy No. 1
293Joe SatrianiSatch Boogie
292KissCrazy Crazy Nights
291Big Daddy KaneRaw
290Nitzer EbbJoin In the Chant
289Gerard McMannCry Little Sister
288Silencers, thePainted Moon
287Housemartins, theBuild
28610,000 ManiacsDon't Talk
285Sammy HagarGive To Live
284Wang ChungLet's Go
283Stevie WonderSkeletons
282Oingo BoingoElevator Man
281Company BFascinated
280Gene Loves JezebelThe Motion Of Love
279Dan HillCan't We Try
278SurfaceHappy
277Butthole SurfersHuman Cannonball
276MotorheadEat the Rich
275Tina TurnerWhat You Get Is What You See
274Bryan AdamsHeat Of The Night
273Los LobosCome On, Let's Go
272Cult, theLil' Devil
271Fleetwood MacSeven Wonders
270AerosmithHangman Jury
269Jon AstleyJane's Getting Serious
268Alarm, theRain In The Summertime
267Love & RocketsAll In My Mind
266Smokey RobinsonJust To See Her
265Faith No MoreIntroduce Yourself
264PixiesEd is Dead
263CinderellaNight Songs
262TeslaLittle Suzi
261KraftwerkThe Telephone Call
260Cyndi LauperChange of Heart
259Siouxsie & the BansheesThis Wheel's On Fire
258Fat Boys, theCrushin'
257Cover Girls, theShow Me
256Spoonie GeeThe Godfather
255Breakfast ClubRight On Track
254John Cougar MellencampPaper In Fire
253U2Trip Through Your Wires
252Motley CrueDancing On Glass
251Ice-T6 'N the Mornin'
250Fall, theHit The North
249Smiths, theUnhappy Birthday
248Randy TravisForever and Ever, Amen
247StryperCalling On You
246Lionel RichieBallerina Girl
245Happy MondaysTart Tart
244Kool Moe DeeDo You Know what Time It Is?
243Eric B. & RakimMy Melody
242REO SpeedwagonIn My Dreams
241PrinceI Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
240Linda Ronstadt & James IngramSomewhere Out There
239MetallicaHelpless
238Schoolly DSaturday Night
237Dana DaneCinderfella Dana Dane
236Oingo BoingoWe Close Our Eyes
235Suicidal TendenciesWar Inside My Head
234Paul SimonGraceland
233Cure, theHow Beautiful You Are
232AnthraxI Am The Law
231Public EnemyYou're Gonna Get Yours
230ColdcutBeats & Pieces
229David BowieTime Will Crawl
228Ramones, theBop Til You Drop
227ErasureSometimes
226Hoodoo GurusWhat's My Scene
225FishboneIt's A Wonderful Life
224Red Hot Chili PeppersFight Light A Brave
223Public Image Ltd.Seattle
222Billy IdolSweet Sixteen
221U2One Tree Hill
220Pogues, theIrish Rover
219Ready for the WorldLove You Down
218XFourth of July
217Smiths, theI Started Something I Couldn't Finish
216Boogie Down ProductionsCriminal Minded
215Jody WatleyDon't You Want Me
214Sinead O' ConnorTroy
213PixiesNimrod's Son
212Bob SegerShakedown
211World PartyShip of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow)
210Sonic YouthSchizophrenia
209Eddie MoneyI Wanna Go Back
208Fingers Inc.Can You Feel It?
207Steve WinwoodThe Finer Things
20610,000 ManiacsPeace Train
205Flesh for LuluI Go Crazy
204Ramones, theI Wanna Live
203Debbie GibsonShake Your Love
202Richard MarxDon't Mean Nothing
201Dead Or AliveBrand New Lover
200Tom WaitsHang on St. Christopher
199Bruce SpringsteenBrilliant Disguise
1982 Live CrewWe Want Some Pussy!
197Jets, theCross My Broken Heart
196David BowieNever Let Me Down
195PoisonLook What The Cat Dragged In
194Great WhiteLady Red Light
193Red Hot Chili PeppersMe and My Friends
192BananaramaI Heart A Rumour
191Huey Lewis & the NewsDoing It All For My Baby
190Billy Vera & the BeatersAt This Moment
189Pink FloydThe Dogs of War
188Pretty PoisonCatch Me I'm Falling
187Bryan FerryThe Right Stuff
186Cult, theWild Flower
185Janet JacksonThe Pleasure Principle
184Julian CopeWorld Shut Your Mouth
183SqueezeHourglass
182Gregory AbbottShake You Down
181ChicagoWill You Still Love Me?
180MadonnaCausing A Commotion
179Run D.M.C.Christmas In Hollis
178Aretha Franklin & George MichaelI Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
177StingWe'll Be Together
176Def LeppardWomen
175Outfield, theSince You've Been Gone
174Beastie Boys, theHold It Now, Hit It
173Huey Lewis & the NewsJacob's Ladder
172Living In A BoxLiving In A Box
171Dana DaneThis Be the Def Beat
170Kim WildeYou Keep Me Hangin' On
169Bon JoviNever Say goodbye
168GenesisTonight, Tonight, Tonight
167Boogie Down ProductionsPoetry
166DokkenDream Warriors
165Robbie NevilC'est La Vie
164Whispers, theRock Steady
163Lou GrammMidnight Blue
162Jesus & Mary Chain, theHappy When It Rains
161John Cougar MellencampCherry Bomb
160PixiesCaribou
159Richard MarxShould've Known Better
158Beastie Boys, theRhymin' and Stealin'
157Jets, theYou Got It All
156Peter ToshTestify
155U2In God's Country
154AnthraxCaught In A Mosh
153Mojo Nixon And Skid RoperElvis Is Everywhere
152Georgia Satellites, theKeep Your Hands to Yourself
151Fleetwood MacBig Love
150LL Cool JGo Cut Creator Go
149Pusuit Of Happiness, theI'm An Adult Now
148Smiths, theShoplifters Of The World Unite
147Michael Jackson & Siedah GarrettI Just Can't Stop Loving You
146Eric B. & RakimI Ain't No Joke
145LevertCasanova
144Joe SatrianiSurfing With the Alien
143PrinceU Got The Look
142Pogues, theFairytale Of New York
141Steve WinwoodBack In the Highlife Again
140TeslaModern Day Cowboy
139ExposeCome Go With Me
138Damned, theAlone Again Or
137Motley CrueYou're All I Need
136Public EnemyYo! Bum Rush The Show
135Audio TwoTop Billin'
134Bruce Hornsby & the RangeMandolin Rain
133Lisa Lisa & Cult JamLost In Emotion
132Samantha FoxTouch Me (I Want your Body)
131StryperTo Hell With The Devil
130Siouxsie & the BansheesThe Passenger
129EuropeRock The Night
128Vaselines, theSon Of A Gun
127Kool Moe DeeHow Ya Like Me Now
126AnthraxIndians
125CinderellaSomebody Save Me
124Atlantic StarrAlways
123PhutureAcid Tracks
122Replacements, theAlex Chilton
121Biz MarkieNobody Beats The Biz
120Smiths, theStop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
119SystemDon't Disturb This Groove
118Janet JacksonLet's Wait Awhile
117Pet Shop BoysIt's A Sin
116Chris De BurghThe Lady In Red
115Depeche ModeNever Let Me Down Again
114MadonnaWho's That Girl
113Glass TigerSomeday
112Steve WinwoodValerie
111U2Bullet The Blue Sky
110LL Cool JI Need Love
109Crowded HouseSomething So Strong
108Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes(I've Had) The Time Of My Life
107Beastie Boys, theNo Sleep Til Brooklyn
106Eric B. & RakimPaid In Full
105Peter GabrielBig Time
104PrinceSign O' the Times
103StarshipNothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
102Beastie Boys, theThe New Style
101Cure, theWhy Can't I Be You?
100Bruce SpringsteenTunnel Of Love
99Club NouveauLean On Me
98Bangles, theHazy Shade Of Winter
97Talking HeadsRadio Head
96Jody WatleyLooking For A New Love
95Fat Boys, theWipe Out
94Pseudo EchoFunkytown
93YelloOh Yeah
92Eric B. & RakimChinese Arithmetic
91Whitney HoustonDidn't We Almost Have It All
90HeartWho Will You Run To
89Great WhiteRock Me
88Sinead O' ConnorI Want Your (Hands On Me)
87ABCWhen Smokey Sings
86IcehouseCrazy
85WhitesnakeStill Of The Night
84Beastie Boys, theGirls
83ExposePoint Of No Return
82T'PauHeart & Soul
81Debbie GibsonOnly In My Dreams
80Miami Sound MachineRhythm Is Gonna Get you
79Faster PussycatBathroom Wall
78Housemartins, theThe People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
77Swing Out SisterBreakout
76Men Without HatsPop Goes the World
75Pink FloydOn The Turning Away
74Lisa Lisa & Cult JamHead To Toe
73Public EnemyRebel Without A Pause
72Love & RocketsNo New Tale To Tell
71Paul SimonYou Can Call Me Al
70Taylor DayneTell It To My Heart
69Elton JohnCandle In The Wind
68Psychedelic Furs, theHeartbreak Beat
67Janet JacksonControl
66Cure, theCatch
65Grateful Dead, theTouch of Grey
64MetallicaLast Caress/Green Hell
63New OrderTrue Faith
62Terence Trent D'ArbyWishing Well
61Pet Shop BoysWhat Have I Done To Deserve This
60Sinead O' ConnorMandinka
59GenesisIn Too Deep
58Wang ChungEverybody Have Fun Tonight
57Motley CrueWild side
56Depeche ModeStrangelove
55Smiths, theGirlfriend In A Coma
54MadonnaLa Isla Bonita
53CinderellaNobody's Fool
52Jesus & Mary Chain, theApril Skies
51Faith No MoreWe Care A Lot
50Boogie Down ProductionsThe Bridge Is Over
49Los LobosLa Bamba
48Belinda CarlisleHeaven Is A Place On Earth
47Cult, theLove Removal Machine
46Beastie Boys, thePaul Revere
45PoisonI Want Action
44Def LeppardAnimal
43Sugarcubes, theBirthday
42George MichaelI Want Your Sex
41Pink FloydLearning To Fly
40TiffanyI Think We're Alone Now
39Eric B. & RakimI Know You Got Soul
38Michael JacksonBad
37Midnight OilBeds Are Burning
36Echo & the BunnymenLips Like Sugar
35Billy IdolMony Mony
34Suzanne VegaLuka
33R.E.M.The One I Love
32Bon JoviWanted Dead Or Alive
31AnthraxI'm The Man
30Cutting Crew(I Just) Died In Your Arms
29Fleetwood MacLittle Lies
28EuropeCarrie
27LL Cool JI'm Bad
26Beastie Boys, theBrass Monkey
25HeartAlone
24WhitesnakeIs This Love
23StryperHonestly
22Salt N PepaPush It
21Ben E KingStand By Me
20Motley CrueGirls, Girls, Girls
19AerosmithDude (Looks Like A Lady)
18Crowded HouseDon't Dream Its Over
17WhitesnakeHere I Go Again
16Rick AstleyNever Gonna Give You Up
15Eazy-EBoyz-N-The-Hood
14U2Where The Streets Have No Name
13R.E.M.It's The End of the World
12PoisonI Won't Forget You
11Public EnemyBring the Noise
10M/A/R/R/SPump Up The Volume
9EuropeThe Final Countdown
8U2With Or Without You
7PoisonTalk Dirty To Me
6Def LeppardPour Some Sugar On Me
5Beastie Boys, the(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
4Whitney HoustonI Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me
3Bon JoviLivin' On A Prayer
2U2I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
1Cure, theJust Like Heaven
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