BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1987*

No.-Album-Artist-Label
  1 SLIPPERY WHEN WET-BON JOVI-MERCURY
  2 GRACELAND-PAUL SIMON-Warner Brothers
  3 LICENSED TO ILL-BEASTIE BOYS-Def Jam
  4 THE WAY IT IS-BRUCE HORNSBY & RANGE-RCA
  5 CONTROL-JANET JACKSON-A&M
  6 JOSHUA TREE-U2-Island
  7 FORE!-HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS-Chrysalis
  8 NIGHT SONGS-Cinderella-Mercury
  9 RAPTURE-Anita-Baker-Elektra
 10 INVISIBLE TOUCH-Genesis-Atlantic
 11 True Blue-Madonna-Sire
 12 The Final Countdown-Europe-Epic
 13 Look At What The Cat Dragged In-Poison-Enigma
 14 Back In The Highlife Again-Steve Winwood-Island
 15 Duotones-Kenny G.-Arista
 16 Whitesnake-Whitesnake-Geffen
 17 Third Stage-Boston-MCA
 18 Dancing On The Ceiling-Lionel Richie-Motown
 19 Give Me The Reason-Luthur Vandross-Epic
 20 Just Like The First Time-Freddie Jackson-Capitol
 21 So-Peter Gabriel-Geffen
 22 Whitney Houston-Whitney Houston-Arista
 23 Whitney-Whitney Houston-Arista
 24 Strong Persuader-Robert Cray Band-Mercury
 25 Different Light-Bangles-Columbia
 26 Word Up-Cameo-Arista
 27 Raising Hell-Run D.M.C.-Profile
 28 Whiplash Smile-Billy Idol-Chrysalis
 29 Exposure-Expose-Arista
 30 Top Gun-Soundtrack-Columbia
 31 Crowded House-Crowded House-Capitol
 32 Can't Hold Back-Eddie Money-Columbia
 33 Life,Love & Pain-Club-Noveau-Warner Brothers
 34 To Hell With The Devil-Stryker-Enigma
 35 Bad Animals-Heart-Capitol
 36 Georgia Satellites-Georgia Satellites-Elektra
 37 Break Every Rule-Tina Turner-Capitol
 38 Robbie Nevil-Robbie Nevil-EMI Manhattan
 39 True Colors-Cyndi Lauper-Portrait
 40 Tango In The Night-Fleetwood Mac-Warner Brothers
 41 Jody Watley-Jody Watley-MCA
 42 Spanish Fly-Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force-Columbia
 43 Live 1975-85-Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band-Columbia
 44 Into The Fire-Bryan Adams-A&M
 45 Forever-Kool & The Gang-Mercury
 46 Girls,Girls,Girls-Motley Crue-Elektra
 47 Sign O' Times-Prince-Warner Brothers
 48 Aretha-Aretha Franklin-Arista
 49 One Heartbeat-Smokey Robinson-Motown
 50 The Bridge-Billy Joel-Columbia
 51 Bigger & Deffer-L.L. Cool J-Def Jam
 52 Raised On Radio-Journey-Columbia
 53 Shake You Down-Gregory Abott-Columbia
 54 Life As We Know It-REO Speedwagon-Epic
 55 Thin Red Line-Glass Tiger-EMI Manhattan
 56 18-Chicago-Warner Brothers
 57 Mechanical Resonance-Tesla-Geffen
 58 Coming Around Again-Carly Simon-Arista
 59 Keep Your Eye On Me-Herb Alpert-A&M
 60 Notorious-Duran Duran-Capitol
 61 Solitude Standing-Suzanne Vega-A&M
 62 Trio-Dolly Parton,Linda Ronstadt,Emylou Harris-Warner Brothers
 63 Riptide-Robert Palmer-Island
 64 All In The Name Of Love-Atlantic Starr-Warner Brothers
 65 Crushin'-Fat Boys-Tin Pan Apple
 66 Somewhere In Time-Iron Maiden-Capitol
 67 Running With The Family-Level 42-Polydor
 68 La Bamba-Los Lobos-Slash
 69 Beverly Hills Cop II Soundtrack-MCA
 70 August-Eric Clapton-Duck
 71 Broadcast-Cutting Crew-Virgin
 72 2600 Degrees Farenheit-Bon Jovi-Mercury
 73 Especially For You-Smithereens-Enigma
 74 Always & Forever-Randy Travis-Warner Brothers
 75 Najee's Theme-Najee-EMI Manhattan
 76 Bon Jovi-Bon Jovi-Mercury
 77 The Jets-The Jets-MCA
 78 Electric-The Cult-Beggar's Banquet
 79 Get Close-The Pretenders-Sire
 80 Dancin' Undercover-Ratt-Atlantic
 81 Mosaic-Wang Chung-Geffen
 82 Just Gets Better With Time-The Whispers-Solar
 83 Tribute-Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhodes-CBS Associated
 84 The Return Of Bruno-Bruce Willis-Motown
 85 Stand By Me-Soundtrack-Atlantic
 86 Every Breath You Take:The Singles-Police-A&M
 87 I'm No Angel-Gregg Allman-Epic
 88 Let It Loose-Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine-Epic
 89 The Breakfast Club-The Breakfast Club-MCA
 90 Touch Me-Samantha Fox-Jive
 91 Midnight To Midnight-Psychedelic Furs-Columbia
 92 Peace Sells...But Who's Buying-Megadeth-Capitol
 93 Hysteria-Def Leppard-Mercury
 94 One Voice-Barbara Streisand-Columbia
 95 In The Dark-Grateful Dead-Arista
 96 Never Let Me Down-David Bowie-EMI Manhattan
 97 Richard Marx-Richard Marx-EMI Manhattan
 98 Opera Savage-Vangelis-Polydor
 99 Ready Or Not?-Lou Gramm-Atlantic
100 Kiss Me,Kiss Me,Kiss Me-The Cure-Elektra

* As published in the December 26th,1987 issue of Billboard Magazine.