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Stevie Wonder
Last week
3Weeks at no. 1
1Weeks on chart
2Gains In Performance
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Week of December 19, 1987
This Week
Award
Last Week
Peak Pos.
Wks on Chart
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Characters
Stevie Wonder -
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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Bad
Michael Jackson -
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- 13
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RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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Lethal
UTFO - 2
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Dana Dane With Fame
Dana Dane - 5
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Let Me Touch You
The O'Jays - 4
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Philadelphia International/EMI
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Touch The World
Earth, Wind & Fire -
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RIAA Certification:
Gold
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Whitney
Whitney Houston -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Arista
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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Sharp
Angela Winbush - 7
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury/PolyGram
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Paid In Full
Eric B. & Rakim -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
4th & B'Way/IDJMG
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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Hearsay
Alexander O'Neal - 6
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Tabu/Epic
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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The Big Throwdown
Levert - 9
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Open Sesame
Whodini - 10
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Jive/Arista
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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Unlimited!
Roger -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Reprise/Warner Bros.
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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If I Were Your Woman
Stephanie Mills - 13
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Together Again
The Temptations - 14
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Everlasting
Natalie Cole - 16
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
EMI
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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Living Large. . .
Heavy D & The Boyz - 15
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One Heartbeat
Smokey Robinson - 20
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Miles
Miles Jaye - 18
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Island/Atlantic
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Jody Watley
Jody Watley - 19
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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Rapture
Anita Baker - 22
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Elektra/EEG
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x5
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Baby Tonight
Marlon Jackson -
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Hot, Cool & Vicious
Salt-N-Pepa - 23
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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Duotones
Kenny G - 21
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Arista
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x5
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Just Gets Better With Time
The Whispers - 25
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Solar/SMG
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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How Ya Like Me Now
Kool Moe Dee - 26
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Jive/RCA
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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All Our Love
Gladys Knight And The Pips -
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RIAA Certification:
Gold
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Love Changes
Kashif -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Arista
Gains In Performance
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Love Confessions
Miki Howard -
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Guess Who's Comin' To The Crib?
Full Force -
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Spanish Fly
Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam - 30
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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Glenn Jones
Glenn Jones - 24
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Jive/RCA
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Indtroducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby - 33
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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Hooked On Love
Clarence Carter -
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The Right Night And Barry White
Barry White - 32
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Faith
George Michael -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia/Legacy
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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Contagious
Barkays - 28
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury/PolyGram