MTV Top 100 Music Videos of 1987

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MTV Top 100 of 1987
100. Psychedelic Furs - Heartbreak Beat
99. Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter
98. Run DMC - It's Tricky
97. Breakfast Club - Right On Track
96. Robbie Nevil - Wot's It To Ya
95. The Outfield - Since You've Been Gone
94. Bryan Adams - Victim of Love
93. Def Leppard - Animal
92. Squeeze - Hourglass
91. Bruce Hornsby and Range - Every Little Kiss
90. Cinderella - Somebody Save Me
89. INXS - Need You Tonight/Mediate
88. Whitney Houston - So Emotional
87. The Cars - You Are the Girl
86. Sammy Hagar - Give to Live
85. Steve Winwood - Valerie
84. Eddie Money - Endless Night
83. Ratt - Dance
82. George Harrison - I Got My Mind Set on You
81. David Bowie - Day In, Day Out
80. Glass Tiger - Someday
79. Cutting Crew - I've Been In Love Before
78. Billy Idol - To Be A Lover
77. Bangles - Walking Down Your Street
76. Poison - I Won't Forget You
75. Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie
74. Duran Duran - Notorious
73. Fat Boys featuring the Beach Boys - Wipeout
72. Europe - The Final Countdown
71. Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise
70. T'Pau - Heart and Soul
69. Starship - It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)
68. Cyndi Lauper - Change of Heart
67. Cinderella - Nobody's Fool
66. Lou Gramm - Midnight Blue
65. Kenny Loggins - Meet Me Halfway
64. Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls
63. Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life Again
62. Huey Lewis And The News - Doing It All For My Baby
61. Prince - U Got the Look
60. Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly
59. Richard Marx - Don't Mean Nothin'
58. Bryan Adams - Hearts on Fire
57. Genesis - In Too Deep
56. Eric Clapton - It's In The Way That You Use It
55. Madonna - La Isla Bonita
54. REO Speedwagon - In My Dreams
53. Sting - We'll Be Together
52. Yes - Love Will Find A Way
51. Bruce Hornsby And The Range - Mandolin Rain

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50. Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right (To Party)
49. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Jammin' Me
48. Aerosmith -  Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
47. Fleetwood Mac - Big Love
46. Europe - Rock the Night
45. Huey Lewis And The News - Jacob's Ladder
44. Janet Jackson - Pleasure Principle
43. Richard Marx - Should've Known Better
42. Poison - Talk Dirty To Me
41. Sammy Hagar - Winner Takes It All
40. Bananarama - I Heard A Rumour
39. Michael Jackson - Bad
38. Loverboy - Notorious
37. Van Halen - Best of Both Worlds
36. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
35. Whitesnake - Is This Love
34. Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hanging On
33. John Cougar Mellencamp - Paper In Fire
32. Heart - Who Will You Run To
31. U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name
30. REM - The One I Love
29. Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey
28. Europe - Carrie
27. George Michael - I Want Your Sex
26. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
25. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
24. Whitesnake - Still Of The Night
23. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
22. Suzanne Vega - Luka
21. Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself
20. Madonna - Who's That Girl
19. Steve Winwood - The Finer Things
18. Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
17. Cutting Crew - I Just Died In Your Arms
16. Bob Seger - Shakedown
15. Crowded House - Something So Strong
14. Genesis - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
13. Billy Idol - Mony, Mony
12. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
11. Los Lobos - La Bamba
10. Bryan Adams - Heat of the Night
9. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
8. Madonna - Open Your Heart
7. Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive
6. Heart - Alone
5. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
4. Peter Gabriel - Big Time
3. Genesis - Land of Confusion
2. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
1. U2 - With Or Without You

Plus: an obivious
glaring omission:

("Only In My Dreams" & "Shake Your Love")

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Top 40 of 1987

40. Poison Talk Dirty To Me"
39. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam "Lost In Emotion"
38. Ratt "You're In Love"
37. Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead Or Alive"
36. Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now"
35. Crowded House "Don't Dream It's Over"
34. Echo & The Bunnymen "Lips Like Sugar"
33. Heart "Alone"
32. Taylor Dayne "Tell It To My Heart"
31. Def Leppard "Animal"
30. The Bangles "Hazy Shade Of Winter"
29. Cinderella "Somebody Save Me"
28. Whitesnake "Is This Love"
27. Bon Jovi "Livin' On A Prayer"
26. Robbie Nevil "C'est La Vie"
25. Aerosmith "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)"
24. Debbie Gibson "Shake Your Love"
23. George Harrison "Got My Mind Set On You"
22. Sting "We'll Be Together"
21. Madonna "Who's That Girl"
20. Ratt "Slip Of The Lip"
19. The Cure "Just Like Heaven"
18. Prince featuring Sheena Easton "U Got The Look"
17. Dokken "Burning Like A Flame"
16. Motley Crue "Girls, Girls, Girls"
15. Run DMC "It's Tricky"
14. U2 "With Or Without You"
13. Jody Watley "Looking For A New Love"
12. Madonna "Open Your Heart"
11. George Michael "I Want Your Sex"
10. Debbie Gibson "Only In My Dreams"
9. Guns N' Roses "Welcome To The Jungle"
8. Beastie Boys "No Sleep 'Til Booklyn"
7. Whitney Houston "I Want To Dance With Somebody"
6. Dokken "Dream Warriors"
5. Genesis "Land Of Confusion"
4. Whitesnake "Here I Go Again"
3. Janet Jackson "The Pleasure Principle"
2. INXS "Need You Tonight/Mediate"
1. U2 "Where The Streets Have No Name"

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"Headbanger's Ball" episode with  Leslie West (Mountain) & shock jock Howard Stern from April 26, 1987 from MTV site, featuring several clips and a few music videos.

Original playlist:

(found at a forum on a Google search)


1 Megadeth - Wake Up Dead
2 Def Leppard - Foolin'
3 Van Halen - Best of Both Worlds
4 Shy - Break Down the Walls
5 AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
6 EZO - Flashback Heart Attack
7 Judas Priest - Parental Guidance
8 Mountain - Hard Times
9 Cinderella - Somebody Save Me
10 Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
11 Whitesnake - Still of the Night
12 Warlock - Fight for Rock
13 Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane
14 Dokken - Dream Warriors
15 Overkill - In Union We Stand
16 Ratt - Round and Round
17 Poison - Talk Dirty to Me
18 David Lee Roth - Goin' Crazy
19 W.A.S.P. - I Don't Need No Doctor
20 Stryper - Free
21 Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home



Other notable shows: "Club MTV", a dance show featuring host Downtown Julie Brown, "The Week In Rock", and the game show "Remote Control", which featured future '90's SNL members Colin Quinn, Adam Sandler, comedian Denis Leary, actress Kari Wuhrer, and was hosted by the late Ken Ober.

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Suprising to see "Dance" from Ratt at #83.  According to Wiki, it peaked at #59 on Billboard Hot 100. Not too shabby. Especially that they're very underrated and most people (or VH1 specials  ) consider them one hit wonders. Despite they actually had two Top 40 hits being "Round & Round" & "Lay It Down".


Not suprised on the Top 10 since U2 & Bon Jovi had huge albums and became superstars.

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This and 1988 were my favorite years in music and not just because Deborah had some of her biggest songs during that time.  There were some great songs that came out those two years.  I miss it too.