BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1987*
No.-Album-Artist-Label 1 SLIPPERY WHEN WET-BON JOVI-MERCURY 2 GRACELAND-PAUL SIMON-Warner Brothers 3 LICENSED TO ILL-BEASTIE BOYS-Def Jam 4 THE WAY IT IS-BRUCE HORNSBY & RANGE-RCA 5 CONTROL-JANET JACKSON-A&M 6 JOSHUA TREE-U2-Island 7 FORE!-HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS-Chrysalis 8 NIGHT SONGS-Cinderella-Mercury 9 RAPTURE-Anita-Baker-Elektra 10 INVISIBLE TOUCH-Genesis-Atlantic 11 True Blue-Madonna-Sire 12 The Final Countdown-Europe-Epic 13 Look At What The Cat Dragged In-Poison-Enigma 14 Back In The Highlife Again-Steve Winwood-Island 15 Duotones-Kenny G.-Arista 16 Whitesnake-Whitesnake-Geffen 17 Third Stage-Boston-MCA 18 Dancing On The Ceiling-Lionel Richie-Motown 19 Give Me The Reason-Luthur Vandross-Epic 20 Just Like The First Time-Freddie Jackson-Capitol 21 So-Peter Gabriel-Geffen 22 Whitney Houston-Whitney Houston-Arista 23 Whitney-Whitney Houston-Arista 24 Strong Persuader-Robert Cray Band-Mercury 25 Different Light-Bangles-Columbia 26 Word Up-Cameo-Arista 27 Raising Hell-Run D.M.C.-Profile 28 Whiplash Smile-Billy Idol-Chrysalis 29 Exposure-Expose-Arista 30 Top Gun-Soundtrack-Columbia 31 Crowded House-Crowded House-Capitol 32 Can't Hold Back-Eddie Money-Columbia 33 Life,Love & Pain-Club-Noveau-Warner Brothers 34 To Hell With The Devil-Stryker-Enigma 35 Bad Animals-Heart-Capitol 36 Georgia Satellites-Georgia Satellites-Elektra 37 Break Every Rule-Tina Turner-Capitol 38 Robbie Nevil-Robbie Nevil-EMI Manhattan 39 True Colors-Cyndi Lauper-Portrait 40 Tango In The Night-Fleetwood Mac-Warner Brothers 41 Jody Watley-Jody Watley-MCA 42 Spanish Fly-Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force-Columbia 43 Live 1975-85-Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band-Columbia 44 Into The Fire-Bryan Adams-A&M 45 Forever-Kool & The Gang-Mercury 46 Girls,Girls,Girls-Motley Crue-Elektra 47 Sign O' Times-Prince-Warner Brothers 48 Aretha-Aretha Franklin-Arista 49 One Heartbeat-Smokey Robinson-Motown 50 The Bridge-Billy Joel-Columbia 51 Bigger & Deffer-L.L. Cool J-Def Jam 52 Raised On Radio-Journey-Columbia 53 Shake You Down-Gregory Abott-Columbia 54 Life As We Know It-REO Speedwagon-Epic 55 Thin Red Line-Glass Tiger-EMI Manhattan 56 18-Chicago-Warner Brothers 57 Mechanical Resonance-Tesla-Geffen 58 Coming Around Again-Carly Simon-Arista 59 Keep Your Eye On Me-Herb Alpert-A&M 60 Notorious-Duran Duran-Capitol 61 Solitude Standing-Suzanne Vega-A&M 62 Trio-Dolly Parton,Linda Ronstadt,Emylou Harris-Warner Brothers 63 Riptide-Robert Palmer-Island 64 All In The Name Of Love-Atlantic Starr-Warner Brothers 65 Crushin'-Fat Boys-Tin Pan Apple 66 Somewhere In Time-Iron Maiden-Capitol 67 Running With The Family-Level 42-Polydor 68 La Bamba-Los Lobos-Slash 69 Beverly Hills Cop II Soundtrack-MCA 70 August-Eric Clapton-Duck 71 Broadcast-Cutting Crew-Virgin 72 2600 Degrees Farenheit-Bon Jovi-Mercury 73 Especially For You-Smithereens-Enigma 74 Always & Forever-Randy Travis-Warner Brothers 75 Najee's Theme-Najee-EMI Manhattan 76 Bon Jovi-Bon Jovi-Mercury 77 The Jets-The Jets-MCA 78 Electric-The Cult-Beggar's Banquet 79 Get Close-The Pretenders-Sire 80 Dancin' Undercover-Ratt-Atlantic 81 Mosaic-Wang Chung-Geffen 82 Just Gets Better With Time-The Whispers-Solar 83 Tribute-Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhodes-CBS Associated 84 The Return Of Bruno-Bruce Willis-Motown 85 Stand By Me-Soundtrack-Atlantic 86 Every Breath You Take:The Singles-Police-A&M 87 I'm No Angel-Gregg Allman-Epic 88 Let It Loose-Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine-Epic 89 The Breakfast Club-The Breakfast Club-MCA 90 Touch Me-Samantha Fox-Jive 91 Midnight To Midnight-Psychedelic Furs-Columbia 92 Peace Sells...But Who's Buying-Megadeth-Capitol 93 Hysteria-Def Leppard-Mercury 94 One Voice-Barbara Streisand-Columbia 95 In The Dark-Grateful Dead-Arista 96 Never Let Me Down-David Bowie-EMI Manhattan 97 Richard Marx-Richard Marx-EMI Manhattan 98 Opera Savage-Vangelis-Polydor 99 Ready Or Not?-Lou Gramm-Atlantic 100 Kiss Me,Kiss Me,Kiss Me-The Cure-Elektra * As published in the December 26th,1987 issue of Billboard Magazine.