| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1987 |
| TOP 50 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 26, 1987, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | HEAD TO TOE – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (Columbia) |
| 2 | I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston (Arista) |
| 3 | SHAKEDOWN – Bob Seger (MCA) |
| 4 | I WANT YOUR SEX – George Michael (Columbia) |
| 5 | LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER – Bon Jovi (Mercury) |
| 6 | HERE I GO AGAIN – Whitesnake (Geffen) |
| 7 | ALWAYS – Atlantic Starr (Warner Bros.) |
| 8 | NOTHING’S GONNA STOP US NOW – Starship (Grunt) |
| 9 | ALONE – Heart (Capitol) |
| 10 | LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE – Jody Watley (MCA) |
| 11 | LA BAMBA – Los Lobos (Slash) |
| 12 | WITH OR WITHOUT YOU – U2 (Island) |
| 13 | I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (For Me) – Aretha Franklin & George Michael (Arista) |
| 14 | WHO’S THAT GIRL – Madonna (Sire) |
| 15 | OPEN YOUR HEART – Madonna (Sire) |
| 16 | I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR – U2 (Island) |
| 17 | YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON – Kim Wilde (MCA) |
| 18 | JACOB’S LADDER – Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis) |
| 19 | I JUST CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 20 | LOST IN EMOTION – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (Columbia) |
| 21 | LEAN ON ME – Club Nouveau (Warner Bros.) |
| 22 | DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER – Crowded House (Capitol) |
| 23 | WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME? – Chicago (Warner/Full Moon) |
| 24 | BAD – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 25 | THE LADY IN RED – Chris DeBurgh (A&M) |
| 26 | SONGBIRD – Kenny G (Arista) |
| 27 | AT THIS MOMENT – Billy Vera & The Beaters (Rhino) |
| 28 | U GOT THE LOOK – Prince (Paisley Park) |
| 29 | CAUSING A COMMOTION – Madonna (Sire) |
| 30 | DIDN’T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL – Whitney Houston (Arista) |
| 31 | (I Just) DIED IN YOUR ARMS – Cutting Crew (Virgin) |
| 32 | I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW – Tiffany (MCA) |
| 33 | IN TOO DEEP – Genesis (Atlantic) |
| 34 | SHAKE YOU DOWN – Gregory Abbott (Columbia) |
| 35 | LET’S WAIT AWHILE – Janet Jackson (A&M) |
| 36 | CARRIE – Europe (Epic) |
| 37 | CASANOVA – Levert (Atlantic) |
| 38 | HEART AND SOUL – T’Pau (Virgin) |
| 39 | MONY MONY “LIVE” – Billy Idol (Chrysalis) |
| 40 | TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT – Genesis (Atlantic) |
| 41 | SIGN ’O’ THE TIMES – Prince (Paisley Park) |
| 42 | YOU GOT IT ALL – The Jets (MCA) |
| 43 | MANDOLIN RAIN – Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA) |
| 44 | SOMEWHERE OUT THERE – Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram (MCA) |
| 45 | I HEARD A RUMOUR – Bananarama (London) |
| 46 | LA ISLA BONITA – Madonna (Sire) |
| 47 | ONLY IN MY DREAMS – Debbie Gibson (Atlantic) |
| 48 | POINT OF NO RETURN – Expose (Arista) |
| 49 | (You Gotta) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (To Party!) – The Beastie Boys (Def Jam) |
| 50 | KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF – The Georgia Satellites (Elektra) |
