Billboard 200

Week of July 11, 1987

Billboard 200

The week’s most popular albums as compiled by Luminate, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Whitney

Whitney Houston

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

Lady Gaga Paid Homage to Whitney Houston in a $115 Graphic Sweatshirt: Here's Where You Can Buy It Online

Billboard 200

Week of July 11, 1987

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Whitney
  Whitney Houston
- 1
- 1
- 3
- - 1
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- The Joshua Tree
  U2
- 2
- 1
- 15
- - 2
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Interscope/UMe

3
- Girls, Girls, Girls
  Motley Crue
- 3
- 2
- 5
- - 3
  - 2
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motley/Eleven Seven/E7LG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

4
- Bad Animals
  Heart
- 5
- 4
- 5
- - 5
  - 4
  - 5

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

5
- Whitesnake
  Whitesnake
- 4
- 2
- 13
- - 4
  - 2
  - 13

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

6
- Slippery When Wet
  Bon Jovi
- 6
- 1
- 44
- - 6
  - 1
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

7
- Duotones
  Kenny G
- 8
- 7
- 45
- - 8
  - 7
  - 45

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

8
- Bigger And Deffer
  LL Cool J
- 11
- 8
- 4
- - 11
  - 8
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/Columbia

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

9
- Spanish Fly
  Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam
- 7
- 7
- 10
- - 7
  - 7
  - 10

RIAA Certification: Platinum

10
- Look What The Cat Dragged In
  Poison
- 10
- 3
- 50
- - 10
  - 3
  - 50

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enigma/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

11
- Tribute
  Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhoads
- 9
- 6
- 10
- - 9
  - 6
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CBS Associated/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

12
- Graceland
  Paul Simon
- 13
- 3
- 44
- - 13
  - 3
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

13
- Beverly Hills Cop II
  Soundtrack
- 15
- 13
- 5
- - 15
  - 13
  - 5

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

14
- Tango In The Night
  Fleetwood Mac
- 12
- 7
- 11
- - 12
  - 7
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

15
- Licensed To Ill
  Beastie Boys
- 16
- 1
- 33
- - 16
  - 1
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

16
- One Voice
  Barbra Streisand
- 14
- 9
- 10
- - 14
  - 9
  - 10

RIAA Certification: Gold

17
- Into The Fire
  Bryan Adams
- 17
- 7
- 13
- - 17
  - 7
  - 13

RIAA Certification: Platinum

18
- Invisible Touch
  Genesis
- 19
- 3
- 55
- - 19
  - 3
  - 55

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

19
- Always & Forever
  Randy Travis
- 25
- 19
- 7
- - 25
  - 19
  - 7

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

20
- Keep Your Eye On Me
  Herb Alpert
- 21
- 18
- 17
- - 21
  - 18
  - 17

RIAA Certification: Gold

21
- All In The Name Of Love
  Atlantic Starr
- 23
- 19
- 12
- - 23
  - 19
  - 12

RIAA Certification: Platinum

22
- Crowded House
  Crowded House
- 22
- 12
- 31
- - 22
  - 12
  - 31

RIAA Certification: Platinum

23
- Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- 20
- 20
- 10
- - 20
  - 20
  - 10

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- Jody Watley
  Jody Watley
- 18
- 10
- 17
- - 18
  - 10
  - 17

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- Running In The Family
  Level 42
- 26
- 25
- 14
- - 26
  - 25
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/PolyGram

26
- The Final Countdown
  Europe
- 24
- 8
- 37
- - 24
  - 8
  - 37

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

27
- Let It Loose
  Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
- 37
- 27
- 4
- - 37
  - 27
  - 4

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

28
- The Way It Is
  Bruce Hornsby & The Range
- 32
- 3
- 56
- - 32
  - 3
  - 56

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

29
- Back In The Highlife
  Steve Winwood
- 34
- 3
- 52
- - 34
  - 3
  - 52

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

30
- Solitude Standing
  Suzanne Vega
- 31
- 30
- 9
- - 31
  - 30
  - 9

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

31
- Night Songs
  Cinderella
- 38
- 3
- 52
- - 38
  - 3
  - 52

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

32
- Crushin'
  Fat Boys
- 42
- 32
- 5
- - 42
  - 32
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tin Pan Apple/PolyGram

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

33
- Control
  Janet Jackson
- 27
- 1
- 71
- - 27
  - 1
  - 71

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

34
- Strong Persuader
  Robert Cray
- 30
- 13
- 30
- - 30
  - 13
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hightone/Mercury/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

35
- Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
  The Cure
- 35
- 35
- 4
- - 35
  - 35
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Gold

36
- Exposure
  Expose
- 36
- 23
- 21
- - 36
  - 23
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

37
- Into The Light
  Chris de Burgh
- 28
- 25
- 22
- - 28
  - 25
  - 22

RIAA Certification: Gold

38
- Live
  Judas Priest
- 40
- 38
- 4
- - 40
  - 38
  - 4

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

39
- Rapture
  Anita Baker
- 29
- 11
- 65
- - 29
  - 11
  - 65

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

40
- One Heartbeat
  Smokey Robinson
- 33
- 26
- 16
- - 33
  - 26
  - 16

Billboard 200

Week of July 11, 1987

Billboard 200

Whitney

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lady Gaga Paid Homage to Whitney Houston in a $115 Graphic Sweatshirt: Here's Where You Can Buy It Online

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Whitney

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The Joshua Tree

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Girls, Girls, Girls

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Bad Animals

Whitesnake

Slippery When Wet

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Duotones

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Bigger And Deffer

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Spanish Fly

Look What The Cat Dragged In

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Tribute

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Graceland

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beverly Hills Cop II

Tango In The Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Licensed To Ill

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One Voice

Into The Fire

Invisible Touch

Always & Forever

Keep Your Eye On Me

All In The Name Of Love

Crowded House

Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)

Jody Watley

Running In The Family

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Final Countdown

Let It Loose

The Way It Is

Back In The Highlife

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solitude Standing

Night Songs

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Crushin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Control

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Strong Persuader

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Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

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Exposure

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Into The Light

Live

Rapture

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One Heartbeat