In 1987 the average price of a care was just under $11,000, a gallon of gas was under a dollar, and Aretha Franklin was inducted as the first woman into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. What were the top songs of 1987? Check out the list we think deserve mentioning…
“Walk Like an Egyptian” by the Bangles
“Everybody Have Fun Tonight” by Wang Chung
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody” by Whitney Houston
“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship
“The Way It Is” by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
“Here I Go Again” by Whitesnake
“Livin’ On a Prayer” by Bon Jovi
“La Bamba” by Los Lobos
“Shakedown” by Bob Seger
Observations: There was a great deal of diversity in the music of 1987, with plenty of Hall of Famers in this list.
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