BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1987

No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month
 1 SLIPPERY WHEN WET-BON JOVI-FEBRUARY                                                                                        2840
 2 WHITESNAKE-October                                                                             2326
 3 BAD-MICHAEL JACKSON-October                                                                    2254
 4 WHITNEY-WHITNEY HOUSTON-July                                                                   2118
 5 JOSHUA TREE-U2-May                                                                             2082
 6 GRACELAND-PAUL SIMON-April                                                                     1688
 7 LONESOME JUBILEE-JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP-October                                                1364
 8 LICENSED TO ILL-Beastie Boys-March                                                             1266
 9 THE WAY IT IS-Bruce Hornsby & Range-March                                                      1244
10 BAD ANIMALS-Heart-August                                                                       1104
11 Look At What The Cat Dragged In-Poison-May                                                      990 
12 Night Songs-Cinderella-February                                                                 972
13 A Momentary Lapse Of Reason-Pink Floyd-October                                                  952
14 Bigger & Deffer-L.L. Cool J-August                                                              846
15 Tunnel Of Love-Bruce Springsteen-October                                                        760
16 Tango In The Night-Fleetwood Mac-June                                                           750
17 Girls,Girls,Girls-Motley Crue-July                                                              748
18 ...Nothing Like The Sun-Sting-December                                                          698
19 Duotones-Kenny G.-June                                                                          650
20 Different Light-Bangles-January                                                                 646
21 Final Countdown-Europe-April                                                                    624
22 La Bamba-Los Lobos-September                                                                    596
23 In The Dark-Grateful Dead-September                                                             476
24 Beverly Hills Cop II Soundtrack-August                                                          456
25 Permanent Vacation-Aerosmith-December                                                           454
26 Life,Love & Pain-Club-Nouveau-April                                                             442
27 Spanish Fly-Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force-July                                           432
28 Tribute-Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhodes-July                                                         424
29 Crushin'-Fat Boys-August                                                                        402
30 Who's That Girl-Madonna-August                                                                  364
31 Into The Fire-Bryan Adams-May                                                                   334
32 Trio-Dolly Parton,Linda Ronstadt,Emylou Harris-May                                              330
33 Georgia Satellites-Georgia Satellites-February                                                  318
34 Sign O' Times-Prince-May                                                                        300
35 One Voice-Barbara Streisand-June                                                                244
36 Jody Watley-May                                                                                 192
37 Vital Idol-Billy Idol-November                                                                  190
38 Solitude Standing-Suzanne Vega-August                                                           188
39 Document-R.E.M.-December                                                                        186
40 Notorious-Duran Duran-January                                                                   178
41 Strong Persuader-Robert Cray Band-April                                                         176
42 Crowded House-April                                                                             144
43 Return Of Bruno-Bruce Willis-March                                                              102
44 Hold Your Fire-Rush-October                                                                      72
45 No Protection-Starship-August                                                                    72
46 Back For The Attack-Dokken-December                                                              36
47 I Never Say Goodbye-Sammy Hagar-August                                                           34
48 Give Me The Reason-Luthur Vandross-January                                                       34