1987

A look back at the year. Enjoy reading while you listen to the music. (clicking on any link will open a new page, and will not interrupt your song.)

The top grossing movies of 1987 were:

1. 3 Men and a Baby

2. Fatal Attraction

3. Beverly Hills Cop II
4. Good Morning, Vietnam

5. Moonstruck ***Winner-Best Actress/Supporting Actress. Academy Awards (Cher, Olympia Dukakis)

6. The Untouchables ***Winner-Best Supporting Actor. Academy Awards (Sean Connery)

7. The Secret of My Succe$s
8. Lethal Weapon

9. Dirty Dancing ***Winner-Best Original Song. Academy Awards ("The Time of My Life") Also on our list.

10. The Witches of Eastwick

Where's the love for the outstanding actors in 3 Men and a Baby??!? Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson. No awards for them? They were robbed. By the way, The Last Emperor won the award for Best Picture.

OnTV: Married...with Children premiers on Fox, The Simpsons appear as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. Full House introduces the world to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. thirtysomething debuts on ABC.

In Washington D.C., Oliver North testifies in front of Congress about his involvement in the "Iran-Contra" affair. Donna Rice is observed going into the townhouse of Senator and Presidential hopeful Gary Hart. She spends the night. Alan Greenspan is confirmed by the Senate as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

On Wall Street: the Dow Jones Industrial Average crosses 2000 for the first time in January. On October 19th the Dow falls 508 points, or 22.6%.

Other happenings:

PTL minister Jim Bakker resigns following revelations that he cheated on his wife, Tammy Faye, with church-secretary Jessica Hahn.
America Online (AOL) begins using that name.
Snapple introduces ready-to-drink iced tea.
Prozac makes its debut in the United States.
Mike Tyson wins the World Boxing Association heavyweight title.
Football: the New York Giants beat Denver 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI. The Players Association will go on strike September 22 and will return to work October 15 without a new accord.
Baseball: Minnesota Twins defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3 to win the World Series.

As for the music, here is the list of songs that were on the top of the charts in 1987.

George Michael - Faith
Bon Jovi Livin' - On A Prayer
Heart - Alone
U2 - With Or Without You
Los Lobos - La Bamba
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All
Aretha Franklin & George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Billy Vera & The Beaters - At This Moment (Live)
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
Club Nouveau - Lean On Me
Michael Jackson - Bad
Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Atlantic Starr - Always
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Head To Toe
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Bill Medley With Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
Madonna - Open Your Heart
Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Lost In Emotion
Billy Idol - Mony Mony
Madonna - Who's That Girl
Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett - I Just Can't Stop Loving You
Jody Watley - Looking For A New Love
Madonna - Causing A Commotion
Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
Whitesnake - Is This Love
George Michael - I Want Your Sex
Prince & Sheena Easton - U Got The Look
Duran Duran - Notorious
Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself
Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram - Somewhere Out There
Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile
Chris DeBurgh - The Lady In Red
Europe - Carrie
Richard Marx - Should've Known Better
Cyndi Lauper - Change Of Heart
Suzanne Vega - Luka
Genesis - In Too Deep
Prince - Sign O' The Times
Chicago - Will You Still Love Me?
The Jets - You Got It All
Richard Marx - Don't Mean Nothing

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