1987 in music
Who ruled 1987? Madonna was Artist of the Year on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1987, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madonna | 115 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Whitney Houston | 90 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Expose | 89 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | U2 | 87 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Huey Lewis & The News | 78 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | George Michael | 76 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Genesis | 75 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Mac | 72 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Heart | 72 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam | 69 | 2 | 10 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Need You Tonight | INXS | #1 | 25 | 42.0 |
| 2 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) | Whitney Houston | #1 | 20 | 40.8 |
| 3 | Faith | George Michael | #1 | 21 | 40.5 |
| 4 | Here I Go Again | Whitesnake | #1 | 28 | 40.3 |
| 5 | Got My Mind Set On You | George Harrison | #1 | 22 | 39.3 |
| 6 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now | Starship | #1 | 22 | 39.2 |
| 7 | Alone | Heart | #1 | 21 | 38.9 |
| 8 | Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley | #1 | 24 | 38.8 |
| 9 | Don't Dream It's Over | Crowded House | #2 | 24 | 38.3 |
| 10 | Heaven Is A Place On Earth | Belinda Carlisle | #1 | 21 | 37.9 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madonna | 87 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Rick Astley | 73 | 12 | 17 |
| 3 | Whitney Houston | 64 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Pet Shop Boys | 61 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Five Star | 61 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Erasure | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Alison Moyet | 57 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Curiosity Killed The Cat | 56 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Terence Trent D'Arby | 55 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | T'Pau | 54 | 1 | 9 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairytale of New York | The Pogues feat. Kirsty Maccoll | #2 | 139 | 246.8 |
| 2 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now | Starship | #1 | 20 | 41.8 |
| 3 | Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley | #1 | 23 | 41.3 |
| 4 | China in Your Hand | T'Pau | #1 | 15 | 36.8 |
| 5 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) | Whitney Houston | #1 | 16 | 35.2 |
| 6 | Respectable | Mel & Kim | #1 | 16 | 33.1 |
| 7 | Under The Boardwalk | Bruce Willis | #2 | 15 | 32.8 |
| 8 | Can't Be with You Tonight | Judy Boucher | #2 | 17 | 32.7 |
| 9 | Heaven Is A Place On Earth | Belinda Carlisle | #1 | 15 | 31.9 |
| 10 | Pump Up the Volume/Anitina (the First Time I See She Dance) | M/A/R/R/S | #1 | 18 | 31.3 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works