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Dirty Dancing
Soundtrack
Last week
1Weeks at no. 1
5Weeks on chart
13Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA/Legacy
Billboard 200
Week of December 12, 1987
This Week
Award
Last Week
Peak Pos.
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Dirty Dancing
Soundtrack - 1
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RCA/Legacy
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Diamond
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Bad
Michael Jackson - 2
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MJJ/Epic/Legacy
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Diamond
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Whitesnake
Whitesnake - 3
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Platinum x8
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A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
Pink Floyd - 4
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Pink Floyd/Legacy
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x4
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Faith
George Michael -
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Columbia/Legacy
Gains In Performance
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Diamond
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Tunnel Of Love
Bruce Springsteen - 5
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Platinum x3
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The Lonesome Jubilee
John Mellencamp - 6
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Mercury/PolyGram
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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Hysteria
Def Leppard - 7
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Mercury/UMe
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Diamond
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. . .Nothing Like The Sun
Sting - 9
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Platinum x2
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Whitney
Whitney Houston - 10
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Arista
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Diamond
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Permanent Vacation
Aerosmith - 11
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Platinum x5
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The Joshua Tree
U2 - 12
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Island/Interscope/UMe
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Tiffany
Tiffany -
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Platinum x4
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Kick
INXS -
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Platinum x6
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Cloud Nine
George Harrison -
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Dark Horse/Warner Bros.
Gains In Performance
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Platinum
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Vital Idol
Billy Idol - 13
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Chrysalis/EMI
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Platinum
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Back For The Attack
Dokken -
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Elektra/EEG
Gains In Performance
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Platinum
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Document
R.E.M. - 16
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I.R.S./Capitol
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Tango In The Night
Fleetwood Mac - 15
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Warner Bros./Rhino
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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Heaven On Earth
Belinda Carlisle - 19
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Platinum
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Characters
Stevie Wonder -
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Platinum
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Richard Marx
Richard Marx - 21
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EMI
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Platinum x3
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Big Generator
Yes - 20
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Atco/EEG
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Platinum
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Bad Animals
Heart - 22
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Platinum x2
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Duotones
Kenny G - 24
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Arista
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Platinum x5
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A Very Special Christmas
Various Artists -
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Special Olympics/A&M
Gains In Performance
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Platinum x4
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Crazy Nights
KISS - 25
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Mercury/PolyGram
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Platinum
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Chronicles
Steve Winwood -
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Island/Warner Bros.
Gains In Performance
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Gold
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Exposure
Expose - 27
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Arista
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Platinum x2
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Look What The Cat Dragged In
Poison - 28
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Enigma/Capitol
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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Rapture
Anita Baker - 26
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Elektra/EEG
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Platinum x5
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Crest Of A Knave
Jethro Tull -
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Chrysalis/EMI
Gains In Performance
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Hold Your Fire
Rush - 29
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Anthem/Mercury/PolyGram
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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You Can Dance
Madonna -
- 87
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sire/Warner Bros.
Gains In Performance
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Platinum
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys - 32
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EMI
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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Babylon And On
Squeeze - 36
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Touch The World
Earth, Wind & Fire -
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RIAA Certification:
Gold