CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1987*
No. Album-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 SLIPPERY WHEN WET-BON JOVI-MERCURY-MARCH 2 JOSHUA TREE-U2-ISLAND-May 3 WHITESNAKE-WHITESNAKE-GEFFEN-October 4 GRACELAND-PAUL SIMON-Warner Brothers-April 5 LICENSED TO ILL-BEASTIE BOYS-Def Jam-March 6 WHITNEY-WHITNEY HOUSTON-Arista-July 7 TANGO IN THE NIGHT-FLEETWOOD MAC-Warner Brothers-June 8 BAD ANIMALS-Heart-Capitol-August 9 BIGGER & DEFFER-L.L. Cool J-Def Jam-August 10 DUOTONES-Kenny G.-Arista-June 11 La Bamba-Los Lobos-Slash-September 12 Invisible Touch-Genesis-Atlantic-January 13 Girls,Girls,Girls-Motley Crue-Elektra-July 14 Hysteria-Def Leppard-Mercury-December 15 Bad-Michael Jackson-Epic-October 16 In The Dark-Grateful Dead-Arista-September 17 Look At What The Cat Dragged In-Poison-Enigma-May 18 A Momentary Lapse Of Reason-Pink Floyd-Columbia-October 19 Solitude Standing-Suzanne Vega-A&M-August 20 Crowded House-Crowded House-Capitol-April 21 Back In The Highlife Again-Steve Winwood-Island-January 22 Tribute-Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhodes-CBS Associated-July 23 Sign O' Times-Prince-Warner Brothers-May 24 Spanish Fly-Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force-Columbia-July 25 Dirty Dancing-Soundtrack-RCA-December 26 Tunnel Of Love-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-October 27 The Lonesome Jubilee-John Cougar Mellencamp-Mercury-October 28 Trio-Dolly Parton,Linda Ronstadt,Emylou Harris-Warner Brothers-May 29 Document-R.E.M.-I.R.S.-December 30 Who's That Girl-Madonna-Warner Brothers-August 31 Crushin'-Fat Boys-Tin Pan Apple-August 32 Beverly Hills Cop II Soundtrack-MCA-August 33 Into The Fire-Bryan Adams-A&M-May 34 I Never Say Goodbye-Sammy Hagar-Geffen-August 35 Big Generator-Yes-Atco-December 36 Hold Your Fire-Rush-Polygram-October 37 No Protection-Starship-RCA-August 38 Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)-Tom Petty-MCA-June 39 Lost Boys-Original Motion Picture Soundtrack-Atlantic-September 40 Never Let Me Down-David Bowie-EMI Manhattan-June 41 One Voice-Barbara Streisand-Columbia-June 42 ...Nothing Like The Sun-Sting-A&M-December 43 Jody Watley-Jody Watley-MCA-May 44 Kiss Me,Kiss Me,Kiss Me-The Cure-Elektra-July 45 Just Gets Better With Time-The Whispers-Solar-June 46 Permanent Vacation-Aerosmith-Geffen-December 47 Vital Idol-Billy Idol-Chrysalis-November 48 Keep Your Eye On Me-Herb Alpert-A&M-July 49 Crazy Nights-Kiss-Mercury-October 50 Door To Doors-The Cars-Elektra-October * As published in the December 26th,1987 issue of Cash Box Magazine.