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Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles Of 1987
This is a list of ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1987. See also *1987 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987. Specific locations * 1987 in British music *1987 in Norwegian music * 1987 in South Korean music Specific genres * 1987 in country music * 1987 in heavy metal music ... * List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles of 1987 * List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1987 References {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1987 1987 record charts Lists of Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles 1987 in American music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bangles, 1984 (cropped)
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Here I Go Again
"Here I Go Again" is a song by the British rock band Whitesnake. It was originally released on their 1982 album, '' Saints & Sinners'' through Liberty in October 1982. The song was written by David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden, and produced by Martin Birch. The song was re-recorded for their 1987 self-titled album, and was released as the album's lead single. A radio-mix version of the song, featuring a different performance by the band and omitting the song's original keyboard intro was released in June 1987 in the United States and 19 October in their native UK. "Here I Go Again" received positive reviews, with some critics referring to the song as the "signature tune for Coverdale and Whitesnake". The original recording only hit number 34 on the UK Singles Chart, and remained on the chart for five weeks, while charting in Australia and Germany, peaking at 53 and 51, respectively. In the United States, both the original song and the original ''Saints & Sinners'' album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crowded House
Crowded House are an Australian-New Zealand rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Paul Hester (drums), who were both former members of Split Enz, and Nick Seymour (bass). Later band members included Finn's brother Tim Finn, Tim, who was in their former band Split Enz; sons Liam Finn, Liam and Elroy; as well as Americans Mark Hart and Matt Sherrod.McFarlane (1999) Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums"] AllMusic Further international success came in the UK, Europe, and South Africa in the early 1990s with their third and fourth albums (''Woodface'' and ''Together Alone'') and the compilation album ''Recurring Dream'', which included the hits "Fall at Your Feet", "Weather with You", "Distant Sun", "Locked Out (Crowded House song), Locked Out", "Instinct (song), Instinct", and "Not the Girl You Think You Are".Bourke (1997) Neil and Tim Finn were each awarded an OB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Dream It's Over
"Don't Dream It's Over" is a song by rock band Crowded House, recorded for their 1986 self-titled debut studio album. The song was composed and written by New Zealand frontman Neil Finn and released in October 1986 as the fourth single from the album. "Don't Dream It's Over" became the band's biggest international hit, reaching 2 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in April 1987. The song reached No. 1 in Canada and in Finn's native New Zealand, while in Australia, it peaked at No. 8. In continental Europe, it reached No. 6 in Norway, No. 27 in the Netherlands, No. 13 in West Germany, and No. 25 in the United Kingdom. At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the song was nominated for three awards, winning Best Video. In May 2001, the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) ranked "Don't Dream It's Over" second on its list of the Top 100 New Zealand songs of all time and seventh on its list of the Top 100 Australian songs of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Chung (band)
Wang Chung are an English New wave music, new wave band, formed in London in 1980 by Nick Feldman, Jack Hues and Darren Costin. The name Wang Chung is Chinese (, ), meaning "yellow bell" in English, and is the first note in the shí-èr-lǜ, Chinese classical music scale. The band found their greatest success in the US, with five top 40 hits there, all charting between 1983 and 1987, including "Dance Hall Days" (No. 16 in 1984), "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (No. 2 in 1986) and "Let's Go! (Wang Chung song), Let's Go!" (No. 9 in 1987). Career 1977–1979: Early years Jeremy Ryder, known professionally as Jack Hues (lead vocals and guitar), and Nick Feldman (guitar) would eventually form the core of Wang Chung. They first met when Hues answered Feldman's advertisement for musicians in the classifieds section of the weekly British music magazine ''Melody Maker'' in 1977. They were joined by Bud Merrick on bass and Paul Hammond (musician), Paul Hammond (ex-Atomic Roost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody Have Fun Tonight
"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" is a song by the English New wave music, new wave band Wang Chung (band), Wang Chung, released as a Single (music), single from their fourth studio album ''Mosaic (Wang Chung album), Mosaic'' in 1986. Collaboratively written by Jack Hues, Nick Feldman, and Peter Wolf (producer), Peter Wolf, it reached no. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart during the 1986 Christmas season. It also hit No. 1 on the RPM (magazine), Canada ''RPM'' Top 100 Singles chart the week of 17 January 1987. With some different lyrics, the original ballad version of the song was placed on the B-side. In 2005, Wang Chung performed the song on the American television show ''Hit Me, Baby, One More Time (TV series), Hit Me, Baby, One More Time'' alongside a cover of Nelly's "Hot in Herre". The song was later featured in the second trailer for the upcoming 2026 video game, ''Grand Theft Auto VI''. Critical reception ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' called it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Lobos
Los Lobos (, Spanish for "the Wolves") is a Mexican American rock group, rock band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. The band rose to international stardom in 1987, when their version of " La Bamba" peaked at the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and also topped the charts in the United Kingdom, and several other countries. Songs by Los Lobos have been recorded by Elvis Costello, Waylon Jennings, Frankie Yankovic, and Robert Plant. In 2015, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2018, they were inducted into the ''Austin City Limits'' Hall of Fame. They are also known for performing the theme song for '' Handy Manny''. As of 2024, they have been nominated for twelve Grammy Awards and have won four. History 1973–79: Formation and early releases Vocalist and guitarist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bamba (song)
"La Bamba" () is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, also known as "La Bomba". The song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a top 40 hit on the U.S. charts. Valens's version is ranked number 345 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and is the only song on the list not written or sung in English. "La Bamba" has been covered by numerous other artists, most notably by Los Lobos, whose version was the title track of the soundtrack to the 1987 film '' La Bamba'', a biopic about Valens; their version topped many charts in the same year. Traditional versions "La Bamba" is a classic example of the '' son jarocho'' musical style, which originated in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and combines Spanish, indigenous, Afro-Mexican and Afro-Caribbean musical elements. "La Bamba" likely originated in the last years of the 17th century in 1683 during a slave uprising known as the Bambarria. The song would be pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983. The band consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley (musician), Everett Bradley, and bassist Hugh McDonald (American musician), Hugh McDonald. Original bassist Alec John Such left the band in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013. In 1984, Bon Jovi released Bon Jovi (album), their self-titled debut album, and its single "Runaway (Bon Jovi song), Runaway" managed to reach the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global recognition with their third album, ''Slippery When Wet'', which included three Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, two of which reached No. 1: "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer". Their fourth album, ''New Jersey (album), New Jersey'' (1988), was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livin' On A Prayer
"Livin' on a Prayer" is a song by the American rock band Bon Jovi from their third studio album, '' Slippery When Wet''. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, the single, released in late 1986, performed strongly on both rock and pop radio and its music video was given heavy rotation at MTV, giving the band their first song to reach No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart and their second consecutive No. 1 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit. Regarded as Bon Jovi's signature song, "Livin' on a Prayer" has topped fan-voted lists and re-charted around the world decades after its release. In 2013, the song was certified triple platinum for over 3 million digital downloads and has since sold over 13 million worldwide, making it one of the best selling singles of all time. Bon Jovi released an alternative version, "Prayer 94", on the 1994 greatest-hits album '' Cross Road''. Composition Sheet music for the song shows a key of E minor. The tempo is "moderate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Seger
Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is a retired American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, breaking through with his first album, '' Ramblin' Gamblin' Man'' (which contained his first national hit of the same name) in 1969. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the 'System' from his recordings and continued to strive for broader success with various other bands. In 1973, he put together the Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level with the album '' Live Bullet'' (1976), recorded live in 1975 at Cobo Hall. In 1976, he achieved a national breakout with the studio album '' Night Moves''. On his studio albums, he also worked extensively with the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which appeared on several of Seger's best-selling sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakedown (Bob Seger Song)
"Shakedown" is a 1987 song recorded by Bob Seger, from the soundtrack of the film '' Beverly Hills Cop II''. The music was written by Harold Faltermeyer, who also wrote the score for the film, and Keith Forsey, with lyrics by Seger. The song became a number-one hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the ''Cash Box Top 100'', Seger's only such top mark singles-wise, as well as the Album Rock Tracks chart, where it became his second number-one hit, spending four weeks at the top. In Canada, it went to number one as well, topping the '' RPM 100'' national singles chart. In 1988, "Shakedown" was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but it lost both awards to '' Dirty Dancing''s "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". At the 60th Academy Awards, "Shakedown" was performed by Little Richard. History Initially, Seger's friend and fellow Detroiter Glenn Frey was the first choice to record "Shakedown", after having a hit wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
