The Year in Billboard #1 Hits - 1987

Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis and The News

March 14th 1987

(1 week)

(The 1st and only Hot 100 #1 song for Huey Lewis)

Casey Kasem's AT40 the 80s October 20th 2012

AT40 the 80s

This week fron October 18th 1986

40 - The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby and the Range
39 - Somebody's Out There - Triumph
38 - Words Get in the Way - Miami Sound Machine
37 - Dancing on the Ceiling - Lionel Richie
36 - Love Will  Conquer All - Lionel Richie
35 - Point of No Return - Nu Shooz
34 - Love Zone - Billy Ocean
33 - Emotion in Motion - Ric Ocasek
32 - Jumpin' Jack Flash - Aretha Franklin
31 - I am By Your Side - Corey Hart
30 - The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera and Amy Grant
29 - In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
28 - I'll Be Over You - Toto
27 - Love Walks In - Van Halen
26 - Walk This Way - Run-DMC
25 - The Rain - Oran "Juice" Jones
24 - You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
23 - Earth Angel - New Edition
22 - Word Up - Cameo
21 - Girl Can't Help It - Journey
20 - True Blue - Madonna
19 - Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
18 - Missionary Man - Eurythmics
17 - Dreamtime - Daryl Hall
16 - Friends and Lovers - Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson
15 - Amanda - Boston
14 - Human - The Human League
13 - Stuck With You - Huey Lewis and The News
12 - Heaven in Your Eyes - Loverboy
11 - Sweet Love - Anita Baker
10 - A Matter of  Trust - Billy Joel
9  -  All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force
8  -  I Didn't Mean To Turn You On - Robert Palmer
7  -  Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) - Glass Tiger
6  -  Two of Hearts - Stacey Q
5  -  Heartbeat - Don Johnson
4  -  Throwing It All Away - Genesis
3  -  True Colors -  Cyndi Lauper
2  -  Typical Male - Tina Turner
1  -  When I Think Of You - Janet Jackson
(2nd of 2 consecutive weeks at #1)

The #1 Album This Week in  1986

Fore! - Huey Lewis and The News
(1 week at #1)

Billboard Hot 100 - Top 100 Singles of 1987

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 80s - March 12th 2011

AT 40 the 80s this week March 14th 1987

The Top Ten Singles

10 - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
9 -  You Got it All - The Jets
8 -  Big Time - Peter Gabriel
7 -  Respect Yourself - Bruce Willis
6 -  Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby
5 -  Lean On Me - Club Nouveau
4 -  Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
3 -  Let's Wait  Awhile - Janet Jackson
2 -  Somewhere Out There - James Ingram and Linda Rondstadt
1 -  Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis & The News
(1 week at #1)



The Top Ten Albums

10 - Fore! - Huey Lewis and the News
9 -  The Final Countdown - Europe
8 -  Night Songs - Cinderalla
7 -  Graceland - Paul Simon
6 -  Georgia Satellites - The Georgia Satellites
5 -  Contral - Janet Jackson
4 -  Invisible Touch - Genesis
3 -  The Way it is - Bruce Hornsby &  The Range
2 -  Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi
1 -  Licensed To Ill - The Beastie Boys
(2nd of 7 consecutive weeks at #1)

Selling over 9 million copies with was Columbia Records fastest selling debut record.  This big seller contained on top ten hit and that was "(You Gotta)Fight for Your Right (To Party)" which went to #7 for one week in March 1987.

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 80s - August 14th 2010

AT40 The 80s this week August 24th 1985
10 - What About Love? - Heart
9 - Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
8 - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - Sting
7 - Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
6 - We Don't Need Another Hero - Tina Turner
5 - Freeway of Love - Aretha Franklin
4 - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) - John Parr
3 - Never Surrender - Corey Hart
2 - Shout - Tears for Fears
1 - Power of Love - Huey Lewis and The News
(1st of 2 weeks at #1)


The #1 Album this week in 1985

Songs From the Big Chair - Tears For Fears
(5th of 5 non consecutive weeks at #1)



The second album for the British pop group reached number #1 in the US and Canada and #2 in the UK.
The title comes from the1976 tv movie Sybil, when Sybil says she only feels safe in her analyst "big chair".
The group had 3 Top Ten singles from this album and 2 of those hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
"Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and the #3 single "Head Over Heels".