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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Dance Songs of 1987

1986 <-

1987

-> 1988

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

05/1987

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston

from Whitney

424

✫1
US

✫1
AC

✫1
dance

2
R&B

✫1
UK

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9598]
written by George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam

08/1987

Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley

from Whenever You Need Somebody

403

✫1
US

✫1
AC

✫1
dance

✫1
UK

[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1988]
produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[RCA 5347]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

01/1987

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) by Aretha Franklin & George Michael

from Aretha [1986 album]

399

✫1
US

2
AC

12
dance

5
R&B

✫1
UK

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9559]
written by Simon Climie & Dennis Morgan

07/1987

Who's That Girl by Madonna

from Who's That Girl: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

370

✫1
US

5
AC

44
dance

78
R&B

✫1
UK

[Sire 28341]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard

11/1987

The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson

from Bad

364

✫1
US

9
AC

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

3
UK

[Epic 07645]
written by Michael Jackson

08/1987

I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany

from Tiffany

362

✫1
US

38
AC

26
dance

✫1
UK

[R]
[MCA 53167]
written by Ritchie Cordell

09/1987

Bad by Michael Jackson

from Bad

357

✫1
US

33
AC

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

3
UK

[Epic 07418]
written by Michael Jackson

02/1987

Lean on Me by Club Nouveau

from Life, Love & Pain

355

✫1
US

31
AC

✫1
dance

2
R&B

3
UK

[King Jay 28430]
written by Bill Withers

10/1987

Faith by George Michael

from Faith

353

✫1
US

5
AC

17
dance

2
UK

[Columbia 07623]
written by George Michael

10.

10/1987

Need You Tonight by INXS

from Kick

352

✫1
US

7
dance

73
R&B

12
rock

2
UK

charted as Need You Tonight / Mediate in US dance charts
[Atlantic 89188]
written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence

11.

10/1987

So Emotional by Whitney Houston

from Whitney

339

✫1
US

8
AC

✫1
dance

5
R&B

5
UK

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9642]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg

12.

06/1987

Wishing Well by Terence Trent D'Arby

from Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby

338

✫1
US

44
AC

7
dance

✫1
R&B

4
UK

[Columbia 07675]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby & Sean Oliver

13.

08/1987

What Have I Done to Deserve This? by Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield

from Actually

336

2
US

14
AC

✫1
dance

2
UK

[EMI-Manhattan 50107]
written by Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe & Allee Willis

14.

12/1987

Always on My Mind by Pet Shop Boys

from Introspective

307

4
US

8
dance

✫1
UK

[EMI-Manhattan 50123]
written by Johnny Christopher, Mark James [songwriter] & Wayne Carson Thompson

15.

06/1987

I Want Your Sex by George Michael

from Faith

306

2
US

2
dance

43
R&B

3
UK

[Columbia 07164]
written by George Michael

16.

09/1987

Causing a Commotion by Madonna

from Who's That Girl: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

299

2
US

37
AC

✫1
dance

4
UK

[Sire 7-28224]
written by Madonna & Stephen Bray

17.

09/1987

Pump Up the Volume by M/A/R/R/S

269

13
US

✫1
dance

8
R&B

✫1
UK

[4th & Broadway 7452]
written by Steven Young (as Steve Young) & Martyn Young

18.

06/1987

It's a Sin by Pet Shop Boys

from Actually

268

9
US

3
dance

✫1
UK

[EMI America43027]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe

19.

01/1987

Looking for a New Love by Jody Watley

from Jody Watley

262

2
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

13
UK

[MCA 52956]
written by André Cymone & Jody Watley

20.

05/1987

Heart and Soul by T'Pau

from Bridge of Spies

251

4
US

13
dance

4
UK

[Atco 99466 (Virgin)]
written by Carol Decker & Ronnie Rogers [T'Pau] (as Ron Rogers)

21.

03/1987

Sign o' the Times by Prince

from Sign of the Times

246

3
US

2
dance

✫1
R&B

10
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #299]
[Paisley Park 28399]
written by Prince

22.

04/1987

Head to Toe by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

from Spanish Fly

237

✫1
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

82
UK

[Columbia 07008]
written by Full Force

23.

09/1987

Tell It to My Heart by Taylor Dayne

from Tell It to My Heart

236

7
US

4
dance

3
UK

[Arista 9611]
written by Seth Swirsky & Ernie Gold

24.

08/1987

Lost in Emotion by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

from Spanish Fly

233

✫1
US

27
AC

8
dance

✫1
R&B

58
UK

[Columbia 07267]
written by Full Force

25.

03/1987

Big Love by Fleetwood Mac

from Tango in the Night

226

5
US

23
AC

7
dance

2
rock

9
UK

[Warner 28398]
written by Lindsey Buckingham

26.

10/1987

Shake Your Love by Debbie Gibson

from Out of the Blue

225

4
US

6
dance

7
UK

[Atlantic 89187]
written by Debbie Gibson

27.

07/1987

Wipe Out by The Fat Boys

from Crushin'

225

12
US

42
dance

10
R&B

2
UK

with The Beach Boys
[Tin Pan Apple 885960]
written by Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller & Ron Wilson

28.

06/1987

When Smokey Sings by ABC

from Alphabet City

222

5
US

2
AC

✫1
dance

11
UK

[tribute to Smokey Robinson]
co-produced by Bernard Edwards ; charted as When Smokey Sings / Chicago in US dance charts
[Mercury 888 604-7]
written by Martin Fry & Mark White

29.

11/1987

Girlfriend by Pebbles

from Pebbles

221

5
US

24
dance

✫1
R&B

8
UK

produced by Babyface
[MCA 53185]
written by L.A. Reid & Babyface

30.

07/1987

Casanova by Levert

from The Big Throwdown

214

5
US

27
dance

✫1
R&B

9
UK

[Atlantic 89217]
written by Reggie Calloway

31.

10/1987

Push It by Salt-N-Pepa

from Hot, Cool & Vicious

206

19
US

18
dance

28
R&B

2
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #440]
charted as Tramp / Push It in US dance charts : charted as Push It / Tramp in UK charts
[Next Plateau 315]
written by Hurby Azor & Ray Davies (as Raymond Douglas Davies)

32.

07/1987

I Heard a Rumour by Bananarama

from Wow!

200

4
US

32
AC

3
dance

14
UK

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[London 886165]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey & Keren Woodward

33.

05/1987

Funky Town by Pseudo Echo

from Love an Adventure

200

6
US

4
dance

8
UK

[RCA 5217]
written by Steven Greenberg

34.

03/1987

Respectable by Mel and Kim

from F.L.M.

196

✫1
dance

✫1
UK

written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

35.

04/1987

Diamonds by Herb Alpert

from Keep Your Eye on Me

192

5
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

27
UK

with Janet Jackson
[R]
backing vocals by Lisa Keith
[A&M 2929]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis

36.

01/1987

Heartache by Pepsi & Shirlie

from All Right Now

177

78
US

2
dance

2
UK

[Polygram 885470 (Polydor)]
written by Iris Fernando, Tambi Fernando & Wayne Brown

37.

03/1987

Everything I Own by Boy George

from Sold

174

45
dance

✫1
UK

[Atco 99445 (Virgin)]
written by David Gates

38.

10/1987

Walk the Dinosaur by Was (Not Was)

from What Up, Dog?

174

7
US

11
dance

30
alt.

10
UK

written by David Was, Don Was & Randy Jacobs

39.

11/1987

I Want Her by Keith Sweat

from Make It Last Forever

171

5
US

38
dance

✫1
R&B

26
UK

[Vintertainment 69431]
written by Keith Sweat & Teddy Riley

40.

04/1987

Living in a Box by Living in a Box

from Living in a Box

170

17
US

6
dance

74
R&B

5
UK

[Chrysalis 43104]
written by Marcus Vere & Steve Pigott

41.

11/1987

When Will I Be Famous? by Bros

from Push

164

83
US

10
dance

2
UK

written by Matt Goss & Luke Goss

42.

07/1987

Tramp by Salt-N-Pepa

from Hot, Cool & Vicious

160

18
dance

21
R&B

2
UK

charted as Tramp / Push It in US dance charts : charted as Push It / Tramp in UK charts
[Next Plateau 50063]
written by Lowell Fulson (as Lowell Fulsom) & Jimmy McCracklin

43.

08/1987

True Faith by New Order

from Substance

159

32
US

3
dance

4
UK

[Qwest 28271]
written by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert & Stephen Hague

44.

08/1987

Don't You Want Me by Jody Watley

from Jody Watley

157

6
US

✫1
dance

3
R&B

55
UK

produced by Bernard Edwards
[MCA 53162]
written by Franne Golde, David Paul Bryant (as D.P. Bryant) & Jody Watley

45.

07/1987

Call Me by Spagna

from Dedicated to the Moon

157

13
dance

2
UK

written by Giorgio Spagna, Larry Pignagnoli (as Alfredo Larry Pignagnoli) & Spagna (as Ivana Spagna)

46.

11/1987

Never Can Say Goodbye by The Communards

from Red

151

51
US

2
dance

4
UK

[MCA 53224]
written by Clifton Davis

47.

10/1987

Love in the First Degree by Bananarama

from Wow!

149

48
US

10
dance

3
UK

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman ; charted as Love in the First Degree / Ecstasy in US dance charts
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey & Keren Woodward

48.

09/1987

Criticize by Alexander O'Neal

from Hearsay

148

70
US

21
dance

4
R&B

4
UK

[Tabu 07600]
written by Garry Johnson & Alexander O'Neal

49.

01/1987

Only in My Dreams by Debbie Gibson

from Out of the Blue

148

4
US

31
AC

12
dance

54
UK

[Atlantic 89322]
written by Debbie Gibson

50.

11/1987

House Arrest (The Beat Is Law) by Krush

142

4
dance

3
UK

charted as House Arrest / Jack's Back in US dance charts
written by Cassius Campbell, Mark Gamble & Ruth Joy

51.

05/1987

The Pleasure Principle by Janet Jackson

from Control

141

14
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

24
UK

[A&M 2927]
written by Monte Moir

52.

07/1987

Who Found Who by Jellybean

from Just Visiting This Planet

138

16
US

3
dance

10
UK

featuring Elisa Fiorillo
written by Paul Gurvitz

53.

08/1987

Let Me Be the One by Exposé

from Exposure

125

7
US

2
dance

29
R&B

76
UK

[Arista 9617]
written by Lewis Martineé

54.

10/1987

We'll Be Together by Sting

from …Nothing Like the Sun

124

7
US

17
dance

39
R&B

20
rock

41
UK

[A&M 2983]
written by Sting

55.

07/1987

Toy Boy by Sinitta

from Sinitta!

123

19
dance

4
UK

written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

56.

05/1987

Rhythm Is Gonna Get You by Miami Sound Machine

from Let It Loose

121

5
US

31
AC

27
dance

as Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
[Epic 07059]
written by Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia

57.

11/1987

Love Overboard by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from All Our Love

120

13
US

45
AC

4
dance

✫1
R&B

42
UK

[MCA 53210]
written by Reggie Calloway

58.

03/1987

Right on Track by Breakfast Club

from Breakfast Club

120

7
US

7
dance

64
R&B

54
UK

[MCA 52954]
written by Dan Gilroy & Stephen Bray (as Steve Bray)

59.

12/1987

Some Kind of Lover by Jody Watley

from Jody Watley

120

10
US

✫1
dance

3
R&B

81
UK

[MCA 53235]
written by André Cymone & Jody Watley

60.

07/1987

Catch Me (I'm Falling) by Pretty Poison

from Catch Me I'm Falling

119

8
US

✫1
dance

13
R&B

[Virgin 99416]
written by Jade Starling & Whey Cooler

61.

11/1987

I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man by Prince

from Sign of the Times

117

10
US

4
dance

29
UK

charted as I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man / Hot Thing in US dance charts
[Paisley Park 28288]
written by Prince

62.

04/1987

Day-In Day-Out by David Bowie

from Never Let Me Down

116

21
US

10
dance

3
rock

17
UK

[EMI America 8380]
written by David Bowie

63.

01/1987

Stone Love by Kool & The Gang

from Forever

116

10
US

11
AC

41
dance

4
R&B

45
UK

[Mercury 888292]
written by Claydes Charles Smith, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor

64.

06/1987

Cross My Broken Heart by The Jets [pop band]

from Magic

113

7
US

8
dance

11
R&B

[MCA 53123]
written by Stephen Bray & Michael Verdick

65.

05/1987

Victim of Love by Erasure

from The Circus

112

✫1
dance

7
UK

[Warner 28238 (Sire)]
written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell

66.

03/1987

Back and Forth by Cameo

from Word Up!

109

50
US

6
dance

3
R&B

11
UK

[Atlanta Artists 888385 ]
written by Kevin Kendrick, Nathan Leftenant, Larry Blackmon & Tomi Jenkins

67.

03/1987

If You Let Me Stay by Terence Trent D'Arby

from Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby

105

68
US

47
dance

19
R&B

7
UK

[Columbia 07398]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby

68.

08/1987

I Don't Want to Be a Hero by Johnny Hates Jazz

from Turn Back the Clock

103

31
US

15
AC

19
dance

11
UK

[Virgin 99304]
written by Clark Datchler

69.

06/1987

Jump Start by Natalie Cole

from Everlasting

101

13
US

28
dance

2
R&B

44
UK

[Manhattan 50073]
written by Reggie Calloway & Vincent Calloway

70.

11/1987

Come into My Life by Joyce Sims

from Come into My Life

48
dance

10
R&B

7
UK

[Sleeping Bag 28]
written by Joyce Sims

71.

05/1987

Wot's It to Ya by Robbie Nevil

from Robbie Nevil

10
US

10
dance

69
R&B

43
UK

[EMI 50075]
written by Robbie Nevil & Brock Walsh

72.

01/1987

Surrender by Swing Out Sister

from It's Better to Travel

37
AC

22
dance

7
UK

[Mercury 888243]
written by Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery & Martin Jackson

73.

02/1987

Dominoes by Robbie Nevil

from Robbie Nevil

14
US

22
dance

26
UK

[EMI 50053]
written by Robbie Nevil, Bobby Hart & Dick Eastman

74.

02/1987

Keep Your Eye on Me by Herb Alpert

from Keep Your Eye on Me

46
US

3
dance

3
R&B

19
UK

backing vocals by Lisa Keith
[A&M 2915]
written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

75.

05/1987

Fake by Alexander O'Neal

from Hearsay

25
US

7
dance

✫1
R&B

33
UK

[Tabu 07100]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis

76.

08/1987

Dinner with Gershwin by Donna Summer

from All Systems Go

48
US

38
AC

13
dance

10
R&B

13
UK

[Geffen 28418]
written by Brenda Russell

77.

08/1987

Dude (Looks Like a Lady) by Aerosmith

from Permanent Vacation

14
US

41
dance

4
rock

45
UK

[Geffen 28240]
written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry & Desmond Child

78.

09/1987

The Real Thing by Jellybean

from Just Visiting This Planet

82
US

✫1
dance

49
R&B

13
UK

featuring Steven Dante
[Chrysalis 43167]
written by Arnie Roman & Toni C. (as Toni C)

79.

10/1987

Dance Little Sister by Terence Trent D'Arby

from Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby

30
US

7
dance

9
R&B

20
UK

[Columbia 08023]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby

80.

10/1987

This Corrosion by The Sisters of Mercy

from Floodland

38
dance

7
UK

written by Andrew Eldritch

81.

05/1987

Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now by Samantha Fox

from Samantha Fox

80
US

40
dance

8
UK

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[Jive 1072]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

82.

01/1987

Let's Go! by Wang Chung

from Mosaic

9
US

41
dance

81
UK

written by Nick Feldman & Jack Hues

83.

10/1987

Skeletons by Stevie Wonder

from Characters

19
US

20
dance

✫1
R&B

59
UK

[Motown 1907]
written by Stevie Wonder

84.

03/1987

What's Going On by Cyndi Lauper

from True Colors

12
US

29
AC

17
dance

57
UK

[Portrait 37-06970]
written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson & Marvin Gaye

85.

01/1987

Something in My House by Dead or Alive

from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

85
US

3
dance

12
UK

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[Columbia 07022 (Epic)]
written by Pete Burns, Tim Lever, Mike Percy & Steve Coy

86.

02/1987

Come as You Are by Peter Wolf

from Come as You Are

15
US

49
dance

✫1
rock

[EMI 8350]
written by Peter Wolf & Tim Mayer (as Timothy S. Mayer)

87.

05/1987

Strangelove by Depeche Mode

from Music for the Masses

76
US

✫1
dance

16
UK

The original release of Strangelove in the United States peaked at #76 on the Hot 100. Sire Records re-released a different version of the single in 1988, in the hopes of a higher chart placement. The re-release peaked at #50
[Sire 7-28366]
written by Martin Gore

88.

12/1987

Jingo by Jellybean

from Just Visiting This Planet

2
dance

12
UK

written by Babatunde Olatunji (as Michael Olatunji)

89.

05/1987

Goodbye Stranger by Pepsi & Shirlie

from All Right Now

26
dance

9
UK

written by Iris Fernando, Tambi Fernando & Wayne Brown

90.

02/1987

It Doesn't Have to Be by Erasure

from The Circus

4
dance

12
UK

charted as Sometimes / It Doesn't Have to Be in US dance charts
[Warner 28362 (Sire)]
written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell

91.

11/1987

Paid in Full by Eric B. & Rakim

from Paid in Full

3
dance

65
R&B

15
UK

[novelty]
charted as Move the Crowd / Paid in Full in US dance charts
[4th & B'way 7456]
written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Rakim (as William Griffin Jr.)