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1987 Historical Events
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Gas Price:
$0.96/gallon U.S. Energy Information Administration |
40th President:
Ronald Reagan Served from January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989 (8 years) |
World Series Winner:
New York Mets (NL) Defeated the Boston Red Sox (AL) with a record of 4-3 |
Super Bowl XXI Winner:
New York Giants Defeated the Denver Broncos with a score of 39-20 |
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Time Magazine's
Person of the Year: Mikhail Gorbachev From USSR |
The centennial of the Statue of Liberty's dedication is celebrated in New York Harbor
(Oct. 28, 1986)Entertainment
For 1987 movies, 3 Men and a Baby came out on top. It grossed over $167,780,960 to make it the most popular movie of 1987. Among 1987 TV shows, The Cosby Show was the most popular for the year.
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Top Movies from 1987
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Top Songs from 1987
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Billboard Top Songs from 1987
All of the 1987 hits below topped the 1987 Billboard Top 100 charts. Can you remember the lyrics of any of these 1987 top songs?
| Rank | Artist | Song |
| 1. | Bangles | Walk Like An Egyptian |
| 2. | Heart | Alone |
| 3. | Gregory Abbott | Shake You Down |
| 4. | Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) |
| 5. | Starship | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now |
| 6. | Robbie Nevil | C'est La Vie |
| 7. | Whitesnake | Here I Go Again |
| 8. | Bruce Hornsby and The Range | The Way It Is |
| 9. | Bob Seger | Shakedown |
| 10. | Bon Jovi | Livin' On A Prayer |
| 11. | Los Lobos | La Bamba |
| 12. | Wang Chung | Everybody Have Fun Tonight |
| 13. | Crowded House | Don't Dream It's Over |
| 14. | Atlantic Starr | Always |
| 15. | U2 | With Or Without You |
| 16. | Jody Watley | Looking For A New Love |
| 17. | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | Head To Toe |
| 18. | Tiffany | I Think We're Alone Now |
| 19. | Billy Idol | Mony Mony |
| 20. | Billy Vera and The Beaters | At This Moment |
| 21. | Chris De Burgh | The Lady In Red |
| 22. | Whitney Houston | Didn't We Almost Have It All |
| 23. | U2 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For |
| 24. | George Michael | I Want Your Sex |
| 25. | Duran Duran | Notorious |
| 26. | Debbie Gibson | Only In My Dreams |
| 27. | Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes | (I've Had) The Time Of My Life |
| 28. | Peter Cetera and Amy Grant | The Next Time I Fall |
| 29. | Club Nouveau | Lean On Me |
| 30. | Madonna | Open Your Heart |
| 31. | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | Lost In Emotion |
| 32. | Cutting Crew | (I Just) Died In Your Arms |
| 33. | T'pau | Heart And Soul |
| 34. | Kim Wilde | You Keep Me Hangin' On |
| 35. | Georgia Satellites | Keep Your Hands To Yourself |
| 36. | Aretha Franklin and George Michael | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) |
| 37. | Janet Jackson | Control |
| 38. | Prince | U Got The Look |
| 39. | Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram | Somewhere Out There |
| 40. | Genesis | Land Of Confusion |
| 41. | Huey Lewis and The News | Jacob's Ladder |
| 42. | Madonna | Who's That Girl |
| 43. | Jets | You Got It All |
| 44. | Samantha Fox | Touch Me (I Want Your Body) |
| 45. | Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett | I Just Can't Stop Loving You |
| 46. | Madonna | Causing A Commotion |
| 47. | Genesis | In Too Deep |
| 48. | Janet Jackson | Let's Wait Awhile |
| 49. | Huey Lewis and The News | Hip To Be Square |
| 50. | Chicago | Will You Still Love Me? |
| 51. | Fleetwood Mac | Little Lies |
| 52. | Suzanne Vega | Luka |
| 53. | Bananarama | I Heard A Rumour |
| 54. | Richard Marx | Don't Mean Nothing |
| 55. | Kenny G | Songbird |
| 56. | Europe | Carrie |
| 57. | System | Don't Disturb This Groove |
| 58. | Madonna | La Isla Bonita |
| 59. | Michael Jackson | Bad |
| 60. | Prince | Sign 'O' The Times |
| 61. | Cyndi Lauper | Change Of Heart |
| 62. | Expose | Come Go With Me |
| 63. | Dan Hill | Can't We Try |
| 64. | Billy Idol | To Be A Lover |
| 65. | Bruce Hornsby and The Range | Mandolin Rain |
| 66. | Swing Out Sister | Breakout |
| 67. | Ben E. King | Stand By Me |
| 68. | Genesis | Tonight, Tonight, Tonight |
| 69. | Glass Tiger | Someday |
| 70. | ABC | When Smokey Sings |
| 71. | Levert | Casanova |
| 72. | Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | Rhythm Is Gonna Get You |
| 73. | Whispers | Rock Steady |
| 74. | Bon Jovi | Wanted Dead Or Alive |
| 75. | Peter Gabriel | Big Time |
| 76. | Steve Winwood | The Finer Things |
| 77. | Expose | Let Me Be The One |
| 78. | Survivor | Is This Love |
| 79. | Herb Alpert | Diamonds |
| 80. | Expose | Point Of No Return |
| 81. | Fleetwood Mac | Big Love |
| 82. | Lou Gramm | Midnight Blue |
| 83. | Crowded House | Something So Strong |
| 84. | Bryan Adams | Heat Of The Night |
| 85. | Glenn Medeiros | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You |
| 86. | Bruce Springsteen | Brilliant Disguise |
| 87. | Smokey Robinson | Just To See Her |
| 88. | Heart | Who Will You Run Too |
| 89. | Bruce Willis | Respect Yourself |
| 90. | Jets | Cross My Broken Heart |
| 91. | Kool and The Gang | Victory |
| 92. | Pretenders | Don't Get Me Wrong |
| 93. | Huey Lewis and The News | Doing It All For My Baby |
| 94. | Breakfast Club | Right On Track |
| 95. | Lionel Richie | Ballerina Girl |
| 96. | Kenny Loggins | Meet Me Half Way |
| 97. | Cutting Crew | I've Been In Love Before |
| 98. | Beastie Boys | (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) |
| 99. | Pseudo Echo | Funkytown |
| 100. | Ready For The World | Love You Down |
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Class of 1987 Reunion
Your 40 year reunion is only 4 years away!Class of 1987: If are part of the 1987 graduating class, we hope you enjoy thinking about the historical events, remembering the lyrics to the best songs, and thinking back to some of your best high school friends. Be sure to visit Classmates.com® to find old friends from the class of 1987 and reconnect with fellow class of '87 graduates. They have tools to help you plan a class of 1987 reunion, see yearbook photos from 1987, and use the graduates list to get in touch with old friends.
If you did not graduate in the class of 1987, try the Class of 1986 or the Class of 1988.