List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1987

The highest-selling albums and EPs in the United States are ranked in the Billboard 200, which is published by Billboard magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales. In 1987, a total 9 albums reached the number one position.

The beginning of the year started with the continuation of the end of last year's number one album, Live 1975-85 by Bruce Springsteen, but was quickly overtaken by Bon Jovi, and Slippery When Wet, which returned to the top spot, and became their first number one album. Whitney Houston scored her second #1 with Whitney, which had the longest run among the releases, spending 11 consecutive weeks at the top. The album became the first by a female artist ever to debut at #1 in the Billboard 200,^[1] and produced a then-record-equaling four #1 singles from one album; which was broken two months later when Michael Jackson's Bad produced five number ones.^[2] Whitney is one of only nine albums in music history to produce at least four #1 Hot 100 hits from the same album.^[2] Both U2 and Beastie Boys gained their first number one albums, with The Joshua Tree, and Licensed to Ill.

Albums

Key

Indicates best performing album of 1987

Whitney became Whitney Houston's second album to top the Billboard 200 and the first album by a female artist to debut at number 1.

Bad became Michael Jackson's second Billboard 200 number one album.

Issue Date	Album	Artist	Reference
January 3	Live/1975–85	Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	[3]
January 10			[4]
January 17	Slippery When Wet	Bon Jovi	[5]
January 24			[6]
January 31			[7]
February 7			[8]
February 14			[9]
February 21			[10]
February 28			[11]
March 7	Licensed to Ill	Beastie Boys	[12]
March 14			[13]
March 21			[14]
March 28			[15]
April 4			[16]
April 11			[17]
April 18			[18]
April 25	The Joshua Tree	U2	[19]
May 2			[20]
May 9			[21]
May 16			[22]
May 23			[23]
May 30			[24]
June 6			[25]
June 13			[26]
June 20			[27]
June 27	Whitney	Whitney Houston	[28]
July 4			[29]
July 11			[30]
July 18			[31]
July 25			[32]
August 1			[33]
August 8			[34]
August 15			[35]
August 22			[36]
August 29			[37]
September 5			[38]
September 12	La Bamba	Soundtrack	[39]
September 19			[40]
September 26	Bad	Michael Jackson	[41]
October 3			[42]
October 10			[43]
October 17			[44]
October 24			[45]
October 31			[46]
November 7	Tunnel of Love	Bruce Springsteen	[47]
November 14	Dirty Dancing	Soundtrack	[48]
November 21			[49]
November 28			[50]
December 5			[51]
December 12			[52]
December 19			[53]
December 26			[54]

See also

• 1987 in music
• List of number-one albums (United States)
• List of best-selling albums
• List of best-selling albums in the United States

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