Big News Headlines in 1987
Wall Street crashes sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting a record 508 points-22.6%. President Reagan and Soviet Leader Gorbachev meet in Washington and sign an unprecedented missile reduction agreement. Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns amid accusations of sexual infidelity and financial impropriety. Wall Street financier Ivan Boesky is sentenced to three years in prison in an insider-trading scandal. |
Gary Hart withdraws from the 1988 presidential campaign under accusations of infidelity.
#1 Hits of 1987 (US Pop Charts)
ARTIST
Tiffany
Gregory Abbott
Atlantic Starr
Bon Jovi
Huey Lewis & The News
Bill Medley w/Jennifer Warnes
Club Nouveau
Cutting Crew
Aretha Franklin w/G.Michaels
Los Lobos
Madonna
Madonna
Billy Idol
Michael Jackson w/S.Garrett
Starship
George Michael
Heart
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Bob Segar & Silver Bullet Band
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitesnake
Kim Wilde
U2
U2
Billy Vera and the Beaters
Belinda Carlisle
TITLE
I Think We're Alone Now
Shake You Down
Always
Livin' on a Prayer
Jacob's Ladder
(I've Had) The Time of My Life
Lean on Me
(I Just) Died in Your Arms
I Knew You Were Waiting
La Bamba
Open Your Heart
Who's That Girl
Mony Mony (live)
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Faith
Alone
Head to Toe
Lost in Emotion
Shakedown
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Didn't We Almost Have it All
Here I Go Again
Keep Me Hanging On
With or Without You
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
At This Moment
Heaven is a Place on Earth
MLB - Minnesota Twins NFL - New York Giants NBA - Los Angeles Lakers NHL - Edmonton Oilers
Record of the Year - "Graceland" by Paul Simon Album of the Year - "The Joshua Tree" by U2 Song of the Year - "Somewhere Out There" by L.Ronstadt & J.Ingram
Best Picture - The Last Emperor Best Director - Bernardo Bertolucci for “The Last Emperor” Best Actress - Cher in “Moonstruck” Best Actor - Michael Douglas in “Wall Street”
#1 Three Men and a Baby #2 Fatal Attraction #3 Beverly Hills Cop 2 #4 Good Morning, Vietnam #5 Moonstruck