CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1987*

No. Album-Artist-Label-Peak Month
  1 SLIPPERY WHEN WET-BON JOVI-MERCURY-MARCH
  2 JOSHUA TREE-U2-ISLAND-May
  3 WHITESNAKE-WHITESNAKE-GEFFEN-October
  4 GRACELAND-PAUL SIMON-Warner Brothers-April
  5 LICENSED TO ILL-BEASTIE BOYS-Def Jam-March
  6 WHITNEY-WHITNEY HOUSTON-Arista-July
  7 TANGO IN THE NIGHT-FLEETWOOD MAC-Warner Brothers-June
  8 BAD ANIMALS-Heart-Capitol-August
  9 BIGGER & DEFFER-L.L. Cool J-Def Jam-August
 10 DUOTONES-Kenny G.-Arista-June
 11 La Bamba-Los Lobos-Slash-September
 12 Invisible Touch-Genesis-Atlantic-January
 13 Girls,Girls,Girls-Motley Crue-Elektra-July
 14 Hysteria-Def Leppard-Mercury-December
 15 Bad-Michael Jackson-Epic-October
 16 In The Dark-Grateful Dead-Arista-September 
 17 Look At What The Cat Dragged In-Poison-Enigma-May
 18 A Momentary Lapse Of Reason-Pink Floyd-Columbia-October
 19 Solitude Standing-Suzanne Vega-A&M-August
 20 Crowded House-Crowded House-Capitol-April
 21 Back In The Highlife Again-Steve Winwood-Island-January
 22 Tribute-Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhodes-CBS Associated-July
 23 Sign O' Times-Prince-Warner Brothers-May
 24 Spanish Fly-Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force-Columbia-July
 25 Dirty Dancing-Soundtrack-RCA-December
 26 Tunnel Of Love-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-October
 27 The Lonesome Jubilee-John Cougar Mellencamp-Mercury-October
 28 Trio-Dolly Parton,Linda Ronstadt,Emylou Harris-Warner Brothers-May 
 29 Document-R.E.M.-I.R.S.-December
 30 Who's That Girl-Madonna-Warner Brothers-August
 31 Crushin'-Fat Boys-Tin Pan Apple-August
 32 Beverly Hills Cop II Soundtrack-MCA-August
 33 Into The Fire-Bryan Adams-A&M-May  
 34 I Never Say Goodbye-Sammy Hagar-Geffen-August
 35 Big Generator-Yes-Atco-December
 36 Hold Your Fire-Rush-Polygram-October
 37 No Protection-Starship-RCA-August
 38 Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)-Tom Petty-MCA-June
 39 Lost Boys-Original Motion Picture Soundtrack-Atlantic-September
 40 Never Let Me Down-David Bowie-EMI Manhattan-June
 41 One Voice-Barbara Streisand-Columbia-June 
 42 ...Nothing Like The Sun-Sting-A&M-December
 43 Jody Watley-Jody Watley-MCA-May
 44 Kiss Me,Kiss Me,Kiss Me-The Cure-Elektra-July
 45 Just Gets Better With Time-The Whispers-Solar-June
 46 Permanent Vacation-Aerosmith-Geffen-December
 47 Vital Idol-Billy Idol-Chrysalis-November
 48 Keep Your Eye On Me-Herb Alpert-A&M-July
 49 Crazy Nights-Kiss-Mercury-October
 50 Door To Doors-The Cars-Elektra-October

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