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Top 40 ROCK Songs Of The Year 1987
The year end rock music top 40 countdown for 1987

The top 40 rock songs of the year 1980 included the number one song of the entire year by Bon Jovi, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, U2, Lou Gramm, Sammy Hagar, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Gregg Allman Band, Bruce Springsteen, Foreigner, Eddie Money, Aerosmith, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, John Cougar Mellencamp, Heart, INXS, Jimmy Barnes, Peter Gabriel, R.E.M., Fleetwood Mac, Peter Wolf, John Cougar Mellencamp, Yes, David Bowie, Heart, The Cars, Robert Cray Band, Whitesnake, George Harrison, Rush, Bruce Hornsby, and Steve Winwood.

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 title
artist
Dec 1986
Jan 1987
1
1
Livin' On A Prayer
Apr 1987
Apr 1987
18
2
Jammin' Me
Mar 1987
Mar 1987
1
3
With Or Without You
Jan 1987
Feb 1987
5
4
Midnight Blue
Jun 1987
Jun 1987
23
26
5
Give To Live
Jul 1987
Jul 1987
9
6
Touch Of Grey
Sep 1987
Dec 1987
7
On The Turning Away
Pink Floyd
Apr 1987
May 1987
1
8
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Aug 1987
Sep 1987
9
Learning To Fly
Pink Floyd
Sep 1987
Oct 1987
30
29
10
Love Will Find A Way
Yes
Feb 1987
Mar 1987
11
I'm No Angel
The Gregg Allman Band
Oct 1987
Nov 1987
9
12
Tunnel Of Love
Dec 1987
Dec 1987
6
13
Say You Will
Dec 1986
Feb 1987
14
14
I Wanna Go Back
Aug 1987
Sep 1987
14
15
Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
May 1987
May 1987
1
16
Shakedown
Aug 1987
Aug 1987
9
17
Paper In Fire
May 1987
Jun 1987
1
18
Alone
Jun 1987
Jul 1987
19
Good Times
INXS And Jimmy Barnes
Dec 1986
Jan 1987
8
20
Big Time
Sep 1987
Sep 1987
9
21
The One I Love
Mar 1987
Apr 1987
5
22
Big Love
Jul 1987
Aug 1987
23
Hell In A Bucket
Feb 1987
Mar 1987
15
24
Come As You Are
Sep 1987
Nov 1987
8
25
Cherry Bomb
Oct 1987
Nov 1987
30
26
Rhythm Of Love
Yes
Mar 1987
Apr 1987
21
27
Day-In Day-Out
Sep 1987
Oct 1987
5
28
Brilliant Disguise
Jun 1987
Jul 1987
7
29
Who Will You Run To
Aug 1987
Sep 1987
17
22
30
You Are The Girl
The Cars
Apr 1987
Jun 1987
19
31
Seven Wonders