Billboard 200

Week of October 31, 1987

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Bad

Michael Jackson

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MJJ/Epic/Legacy

Gains In Performance

Nicki Minaj to Receive Video Vanguard Award and Perform Live at 2022 VMAs

Billboard 200

Week of October 31, 1987

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Bad
  Michael Jackson
- 1
- 1
- 6
- - 1
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MJJ/Epic/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- Whitesnake
  Whitesnake
- 2
- 2
- 29
- - 2
  - 2
  - 29

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

3
- Tunnel Of Love
  Bruce Springsteen
- 16
- 3
- 2
- - 16
  - 3
  - 2

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

4
- Dirty Dancing
  Soundtrack
- 4
- 4
- 7
- - 4
  - 4
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

5
- A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
  Pink Floyd
- 3
- 3
- 6
- - 3
  - 3
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pink Floyd/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

6
- Hysteria
  Def Leppard
- 5
- 4
- 11
- - 5
  - 4
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

7
- Whitney
  Whitney Houston
- 6
- 1
- 19
- - 6
  - 1
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Diamond

8
- The Lonesome Jubilee
  John Mellencamp
- 7
- 6
- 7
- - 7
  - 6
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

9
- The Joshua Tree
  U2
- 8
- 1
- 31
- - 8
  - 1
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Interscope/UMe

10
- La Bamba
  Soundtrack
- 9
- 1
- 15
- - 9
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slash/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

11
- Bad Animals
  Heart
- 10
- 2
- 21
- - 10
  - 2
  - 21

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

12
- Document
  R.E.M.
- 15
- 12
- 6
- - 15
  - 12
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I.R.S./Capitol

Gains In Performance

13
- Tango In The Night
  Fleetwood Mac
- 14
- 7
- 27
- - 14
  - 7
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

14
- Permanent Vacation
  Aerosmith
- 18
- 14
- 7
- - 18
  - 14
  - 7

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

15
- Hold Your Fire
  Rush
- 13
- 13
- 6
- - 13
  - 13
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Anthem/Mercury/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Gold

16
- Duotones
  Kenny G
- 17
- 6
- 61
- - 17
  - 6
  - 61

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

17
- Vital Idol
  Billy Idol
- 25
- 17
- 4
- - 25
  - 17
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

18
- Crazy Nights
  KISS
- 19
- 18
- 4
- - 19
  - 18
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

19
- Crushin'
  Fat Boys
- 12
- 8
- 21
- - 12
  - 8
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tin Pan Apple/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- Bigger And Deffer
  LL Cool J
- 11
- 3
- 20
- - 11
  - 3
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

21
- Big Generator
  Yes
- 35
- 21
- 3
- - 35
  - 21
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/EEG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

22
- Rapture
  Anita Baker
- 22
- 11
- 81
- - 22
  - 11
  - 81

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

23
- The Final Countdown
  Europe
- 20
- 8
- 53
- - 20
  - 8
  - 53

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

24
- Once Bitten
  Great White
- 26
- 23
- 16
- - 26
  - 23
  - 16

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- Who's That Girl
  Soundtrack-Madonna
- 24
- 7
- 12
- - 24
  - 7
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

26
- Spanish Fly
  Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam
- 21
- 7
- 26
- - 21
  - 7
  - 26

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- In The Dark
  Grateful Dead
- 23
- 6
- 15
- - 23
  - 6
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

28
- Richard Marx
  Richard Marx
- 28
- 28
- 20
- - 28
  - 28
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

29
- Exposure
  Expose
- 31
- 23
- 37
- - 31
  - 23
  - 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

30
- Girls, Girls, Girls
  Motley Crue
- 27
- 2
- 21
- - 27
  - 2
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motley/Eleven Seven/E7LG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

31
- Actually
  Pet Shop Boys
- 37
- 31
- 5
- - 37
  - 31
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

32
- The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited
  Metallica
- 29
- 28
- 8
- - 29
  - 28
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackened

RIAA Certification: Gold

33
- Door To Door
  The Cars
- 34
- 26
- 8
- - 34
  - 26
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Gold

34
- Slippery When Wet
  Bon Jovi
- 30
- 1
- 60
- - 30
  - 1
  - 60

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

35
- Look What The Cat Dragged In
  Poison
- 36
- 3
- 66
- - 36
  - 3
  - 66

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enigma/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

36
- The Big Throwdown
  Levert
- 32
- 32
- 9
- - 32
  - 32
  - 9

RIAA Certification: Gold

37
- Coming Around Again
  Carly Simon
- 38
- 25
- 28
- - 38
  - 25
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

38
- Open Sesame
  Whodini
- 50
- 38
- 3
- - 50
  - 38
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

39
- One Heartbeat
  Smokey Robinson
- 42
- 26
- 32
- - 42
  - 26
  - 32

RIAA Certification: Gold

Billboard 200

Week of October 31, 1987

Billboard 200

Bad

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nicki Minaj to Receive Video Vanguard Award and Perform Live at 2022 VMAs

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Bad

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whitesnake

Tunnel Of Love

Dirty Dancing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hysteria

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whitney

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Lonesome Jubilee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Joshua Tree

Imprint/Promotion Label:

La Bamba

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Animals

Document

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tango In The Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Permanent Vacation

Hold Your Fire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Duotones

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vital Idol

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crazy Nights

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crushin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bigger And Deffer

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Generator

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rapture

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Final Countdown

Once Bitten

Who's That Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spanish Fly

In The Dark

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Richard Marx

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Exposure

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Girls, Girls, Girls

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Actually

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Door To Door

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slippery When Wet

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Look What The Cat Dragged In

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Big Throwdown

Coming Around Again

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Open Sesame

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One Heartbeat