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Top Dance Songs of 1987

1986 <-1987-> 1988

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1.
05/1987
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
2.
08/1987
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
3.
01/1987
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
4.
07/1987
370

✫1
US
5
AC
44
dance
78
R&B




✫1
UK
[Sire 28341]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard
5.
11/1987
364

✫1
US
9
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




3
UK
[Epic 07645]
written by Michael Jackson
6.
08/1987
362

✫1
US
38
AC
26
dance






✫1
UK
[R]
[MCA 53167]
written by Ritchie Cordell
7.
09/1987

Bad by Michael Jackson

from Bad   Bad
357

✫1
US
33
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




3
UK
[Epic 07418]
written by Michael Jackson
8.
02/1987
355

✫1
US
31
AC
✫1
dance
2
R&B




3
UK
[King Jay 28430]
written by Bill Withers
9.
10/1987
353

✫1
US
5
AC
17
dance






2
UK
[Columbia 07623]
written by George Michael
10.
10/1987
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
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
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
336

2
US
14
AC
✫1
dance






2
UK
[EMI-Manhattan 50107]
written by Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe & Allee Willis
14.
12/1987
307

4
US


8
dance






✫1
UK
15.
06/1987
306

2
US


2
dance
43
R&B




3
UK
[Columbia 07164]
written by George Michael
16.
09/1987
299

2
US
37
AC
✫1
dance






4
UK
[Sire 7-28224]
written by Madonna & Stephen Bray
17.
09/1987
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
268

9
US


3
dance






✫1
UK
[EMI America43027]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
19.
01/1987
262

2
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




13
UK
[MCA 52956]
written by André Cymone & Jody Watley
20.
05/1987
251

4
US


13
dance






4
UK
[Atco 99466 (Virgin)]
written by Carol Decker & Ronnie Rogers [T'Pau] (as Ron Rogers)
21.
03/1987
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
237

✫1
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




82
UK
[Columbia 07008]
written by Full Force
23.
10/1987
236

7
US


4
dance






3
UK
[Arista 9611]
written by Seth Swirsky & Ernie Gold
24.
08/1987
233

✫1
US
27
AC
8
dance
✫1
R&B




58
UK
[Columbia 07267]
written by Full Force
25.
03/1987
226

5
US
23
AC
7
dance


2
rock


9
UK
[Warner 28398]
written by Lindsey Buckingham
26.
10/1987
225

4
US


6
dance






7
UK
[Atlantic 89187]
written by Debbie Gibson
27.
07/1987
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
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
221

5
US


24
dance
✫1
R&B




8
UK
produced by Babyface
[MCA 53185]
written by L.A. Reid & Babyface
30.
07/1987
214

5
US


27
dance
✫1
R&B




9
UK
[Atlantic 89217]
written by Reggie Calloway
31.
11/1987
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
200

4
US
32
AC
3
dance






14
UK
33.
05/1987
200

6
US


4
dance






8
UK
[RCA 5217]
written by Steven Greenberg
34.
03/1987
196





✫1
dance






✫1
UK
35.
04/1987
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
177

78
US


2
dance






2
UK
[Polygram 885470 (Polydor)]
written by Iris Fernando, Tambi Fernando & Wayne Brown
37.
01/1987
177





25
dance






✫1
UK
38.
03/1987
174





45
dance






✫1
UK
[Atco 99445 (Virgin)]
written by David Gates
39.
10/1987
174

7
US


11
dance




30
alt.
10
UK
40.
11/1987
171

5
US


38
dance
✫1
R&B




26
UK
[Vintertainment 69431]
written by Keith Sweat & Teddy Riley
41.
04/1987
170

17
US


6
dance
74
R&B




5
UK
[Chrysalis 43104]
written by Marcus Vere & Steve Pigott
42.
11/1987
164

83
US


10
dance






2
UK
written by Matt Goss & Luke Goss
43.
07/1987
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
44.
08/1987
159

32
US


3
dance






4
UK
45.
08/1987
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
46.
07/1987
157





13
dance






2
UK
written by Giorgio Spagna, Larry Pignagnoli (as Alfredo Larry Pignagnoli) & Spagna (as Ivana Spagna)
47.
11/1987
151

51
US


2
dance






4
UK
[MCA 53224]
written by Clifton Davis
48.
10/1987
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
49.
09/1987
148

70
US


21
dance
4
R&B




4
UK
[Tabu 07600]
written by Garry Johnson & Alexander O'Neal
50.
05/1987
148

4
US
31
AC
12
dance






54
UK
[Atlantic 89322]
written by Debbie Gibson
51.
01/1987
144

5
US


✫1
dance
14
R&B






[Arista 9555]
written by Lewis Martineé
52.
11/1987
142





4
dance






3
UK
charted as House Arrest / Jack's Back in US dance charts
written by Cassius Campbell, Mark Gamble & Ruth Joy
53.
05/1987
141

14
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




24
UK
[A&M 2927]
written by Monte Moir
54.
07/1987
138

16
US


3
dance






10
UK
featuring Elisa Fiorillo
written by Paul Gurvitz
55.
08/1987
125

7
US


2
dance
29
R&B




76
UK
[Arista 9617]
written by Lewis Martineé
56.
10/1987
124

7
US


17
dance
39
R&B
20
rock


41
UK
[A&M 2983]
written by Sting
57.
07/1987

Toy Boy by Sinitta

from Sinitta!   Sinitta!
123





19
dance






4
UK
58.
05/1987
121

5
US
31
AC
27
dance








as Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
[Epic 07059]
written by Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia
59.
11/1987
120

13
US
45
AC
4
dance
✫1
R&B




42
UK
[MCA 53210]
written by Reggie Calloway
60.
03/1987
120

7
US


7
dance
64
R&B




54
UK
[MCA 52954]
written by Dan Gilroy & Stephen Bray (as Steve Bray)
61.
12/1987
120

10
US


✫1
dance
3
R&B




81
UK
[MCA 53235]
written by André Cymone & Jody Watley
62.
09/1987
119

8
US


✫1
dance
13
R&B






[Virgin 99416]
written by Jade Starling & Whey Cooler
63.
11/1987
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
64.
04/1987
116

21
US


10
dance


3
rock


17
UK
[EMI America 8380]
written by David Bowie
65.
01/1987
116

10
US
11
AC
41
dance
4
R&B




45
UK
66.
06/1987
113

7
US


8
dance
11
R&B






[MCA 53123]
written by Stephen Bray & Michael Verdick
67.
05/1987
112





✫1
dance






7
UK
[Warner 28238 (Sire)]
written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell
68.
03/1987
109

50
US


6
dance
3
R&B




11
UK
[Atlanta Artists 888385 ]
written by Kevin Kendrick, Nathan Leftenant, Larry Blackmon & Tomi Jenkins
69.
03/1987
105

68
US


47
dance
19
R&B




7
UK
[Columbia 07398]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby
70.
08/1987
103

31
US
15
AC
19
dance






11
UK
[Virgin 99304]
written by Clark Datchler
71.
06/1987
101

13
US


28
dance
2
R&B




44
UK
[Manhattan 50073]
written by Reggie Calloway & Vincent Calloway
72.
11/1987
99





48
dance
10
R&B




7
UK
[Sleeping Bag 28]
written by Joyce Sims
73.
05/1987
97

10
US


10
dance
69
R&B




43
UK
[EMI 50075]
written by Robbie Nevil & Brock Walsh
74.
01/1987
95



37
AC
22
dance






7
UK
[Mercury 888243]
written by Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery & Martin Jackson
75.
02/1987
95

14
US


22
dance






26
UK
[EMI 50053]
written by Robbie Nevil, Bobby Hart & Dick Eastman
76.
02/1987
94

46
US


3
dance
3
R&B




19
UK
backing vocals by Lisa Keith
[A&M 2915]
written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
77.
05/1987
94

25
US


7
dance
✫1
R&B




33
UK
[Tabu 07100]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis
78.
08/1987
92

48
US
38
AC
13
dance
10
R&B




13
UK
[Geffen 28418]
written by Brenda Russell
79.
08/1987
92

14
US


41
dance


4
rock


45
UK
[Geffen 28240]
written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry & Desmond Child
80.
09/1987
91

82
US


✫1
dance
49
R&B




13
UK
featuring Steven Dante
[Chrysalis 43167]
written by Arnie Roman & Toni C. (as Toni C)
81.
10/1987
90

30
US


7
dance
9
R&B




20
UK
[Columbia 08023]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby
82.
10/1987
90





38
dance






7
UK
written by Andrew Eldritch
83.
05/1987
89

80
US


40
dance






8
UK
produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[Jive 1072]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman
84.
01/1987
88

9
US


41
dance






81
UK
written by Nick Feldman & Jack Hues
85.
10/1987
87

19
US


20
dance
✫1
R&B




59
UK
[Motown 1907]
written by Stevie Wonder
86.
03/1987
85

12
US
29
AC
17
dance






57
UK
[Portrait 37-06970]
written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson & Marvin Gaye
87.
01/1987
85

85
US


3
dance






12
UK
produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[Columbia 07022 (Epic)]
written by Pete Burns, Tim Lever, Mike Percy & Steve Coy
88.
02/1987
83

15
US


49
dance


✫1
rock




[EMI 8350]
written by Peter Wolf & Tim Mayer (as Timothy S. Mayer)
89.
03/1987
83





11
dance






9
UK
written by Pete Shelley
90.
05/1987
82

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
91.
12/1987
82





2
dance






12
UK
written by Babatunde Olatunji (as Michael Olatunji)
92.
05/1987
78





26
dance






9
UK
93.
02/1987
78





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
94.
11/1987
72





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.)
95.
10/1987
72

71
US


27
dance


6
rock


18
UK
96.
10/1987
72

60
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




54
UK
[Columbia 07608]
written by Skylark
97.
02/1987
71

57
US


30
dance
21
R&B




16
UK
[Profile 5131]
written by DJ Run (as Joseph Simmons) & DMC (as Darryl McDaniels)
98.
04/1987
71

31
US
7
AC
9
dance






32
UK
[Mercury 888484]
written by Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery & Martin Jackson
99.
10/1987
70

66
US


✫1
dance






23
UK
100.
07/1987
68





9
dance






13
UK

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