| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 2, 1987 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THE JOSHUA TREE U2 (Island 90581) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | LICENSED TO ILL Beastie Boys (Def Jam/Columbia 40238) | 2 | 24 | |
| 3 | SLIPPERY WHEN WET Bon Jovi (Mercury 830 264) | 3 | 35 | |
| 4 | GRACELAND Paul Simon (Warner Bros. 25447) | 4 | 34 | |
| 5 | LIFE, LOVE & PAIN Club Nouveau (Warner Bros./King Jay 25531) | 6 | 16 | |
| 6 | SIGN “O” THE TIMES Prince (Paisley Park 25577) | 18 | 3 | |
| 7 | LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN Poison (Capitol/Enigma 12523) | 7 | 37 | |
| 8 | TRIO Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 25491) | 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE Steve Winwood (Island 25448) | 9 | 42 | |
| 10 | THE WAY IT IS Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA Victor 8058) | 5 | 44 | |
| 11 | STRONG PERSUADER Robert Cray (Mercury/Hightone 830 568) | 10 | 21 | |
| 12 | CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House (Capitol 12485) | 14 | 12 | |
| 13 | INTO THE FIRE Bryan Adams (A&M 3907) | 22 | 3 | |
| 14 | MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT Psychedelic Furs (Columbia 40466) | 15 | 9 | |
| 15 | INVISIBLE TOUCH Genesis (Atlantic 81641) | 11 | 45 | |
| 16 | CONTROL Janet Jackson (A&M 5106) | 12 | 62 | |
| 17 | RAPTURE Anita Baker (Elektra 60444) | 16 | 57 | |
| 18 | JODY WATLEY Jody Watley (MCA 5898) | 21 | 7 | |
| 19 | WHITESNAKE Whitesnake (Geffen 24099) | 43 | 3 | |
| 20 | THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Europe (Epic 40241) | 13 | 16 | |
| 21 | SO Peter Gabriel (Geffen 24088) | 17 | 48 | |
| 22 | NIGHT SONGS Cinderella (Mercury 830 076) | 20 | 39 | |
| 23 | READY OR NOT Lou Gramm (Atlantic 81728) | 23 | 10 | |
| 24 | MEN AND WOMEN Simply Red (Elektra 60727) | 26 | 6 | |
| 25 | I’M NO ANGEL Gregg Allman Band (Epic 40531) | 25 | 9 | |
| 26 | FORE! Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis 41534) | 24 | 34 | |
| 27 | BROADCAST Cutting Crew (Virgin 90573) | 32 | 7 | |
| 28 | GEORGIA SATELLITES Georgia Satellites (Elektra 60496) | 19 | 25 | |
| 29 | MECHANICAL RESONANCE Tesla (Geffen 24120) | 29 | 12 | |
| 30 | GIVE ME THE REASON Luther Vandross (Epic 40415) | 27 | 29 | |
| 31 | DIFFERENT LIGHT Bangles (Columbia 40039) | 28 | 65 | |
| 32 | TRUE BLUE Madonna (Sire 25442) | 30 | 42 | |
| 33 | TANGO IN THE NIGHT Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 25471) | — | 1 | |
| 34 | EXPOSURE Expose (Arista 8441) | 31 | 10 | |
| 35 | WORD UP! Cameo (Atlanta Artists 830 265) | 38 | 33 | |
| 36 | LIFE AS WE KNOW IT REO Speedwagon (Epic 40444) | 34 | 9 | |
| 37 | LOUDER THAN BOMBS Smiths (Sire 25569) | 65 | 3 | |
| 38 | RAISING HELL Run-D.M.C. (Profile 1217) | 36 | 48 | |
| 39 | KEEP YOUR EYE ON ME Herb Alpert (A&M 5125) | 46 | 7 | |
| 40 | JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME Freddie Jackson (Capitol 12495) | 37 | 26 | |
| 41 | BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON Los Lobos (Slash/Warner Bros. 25523) | 41 | 13 | |
| 42 | PRIVATE REVOLUTION World Party (Chrysalis/Ensign 41552) | 42 | 13 | |
| 43 | SHIRLEY MURDOCK! Shirley Murdock (Elektra 60443) | 39 | 16 | |
| 44 | AUGUST Eric Clapton (Duck/Warner Bros. 25476) | 45 | 21 | |
| 45 | THE RETURN OF BRUNO Bruce Willis (Motown 6222M) | 35 | 12 | |
| 46 | ELECTRIC The Cult (Sire/Beggars Banquet 25555) | 86 | 2 | |
| 47 | THE JETS Jets (MCA 5667 | 33 | 45 | |
| 48 | THIRD STAGE Boston (MCA 6188) | 40 | 30 | |
| 49 | DANCING ON THE CEILING Lionel Richie (Motown 6158M) | 47 | 36 | |
| 50 | BIG LIFE Night Ranger (MCA 5839) | 56 | 4 | |
| 51 | CAN’T HOLD BACK Eddie Money (Columbia 40096) | 49 | 36 | |
| 52 | SHEILA E. Sheila E. (Paisley Park 25498) | 44 | 8 | |
| 53 | COMING AROUND AGAIN Carly Simon (Arista 8443) | 78 | 2 | |
| 54 | A CHANGE OF HEART David Sanborn (Warner Bros. 25479) | 53 | 12 | |
| 55 | SHAKE YOU DOWN Gregory Abbott (Columbia 40437) | 50 | 26 | |
| 56 | BREAK EVERY RULE Tina Turner (Capitol 12530) | 62 | 32 | |
| 57 | NEVER ENOUGH Patty Smyth (Columbia 40182) | 57 | 6 | |
| 58 | TOP GUN Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Columbia 40323) | 74 | 48 | |
| 59 | THUNDER Andy Taylor (MCA 5837) | 64 | 5 | |
| 60 | WATCH OUT! Patrice Rushen (Arista 8401) | 61 | 6 | |
| 61 | RUNNING IN THE FAMILY Level 42 (Polydor 831 593) | 105 | 3 | |
| 62 | ALL IN THE NAME OF LOVE Atlantic Starr (Warner Bros. 25560) | 95 | 3 | |
| 63 | BREAKFAST CLUB Breakfast Club (MCA 5821) | 82 | 6 | |
| 64 | TRUE COLORS Cyndi Lauper (Portrait 40313) | 52 | 31 | |
| 65 | SENSATIONAL Starpoint (Elektra 60722) | 67 | 7 | |
| 66 | THE THIN RED LINE Glass Tiger (Manhattan 53032) | 51 | 40 | |
| 67 | COME AS YOU ARE Peter Wolf (EMI America 17230) | 89 | 4 | |
| 68 | PLATOON Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Atlantic 81742) | 94 | 4 | |
| 69 | ARETHA Aretha Franklin (Arista 8442) | 69 | 26 | |
| 70 | HIPSWAY Hipsway (Columbia 40522) | 58 | 10 | |
| 71 | RAISED ON RADIO Journey (Columbia 39936) | 63 | 52 | |
| 72 | WHITNEY HOUSTON Whitney Houston (Arista 8212) | 54 | 111 | |
| 73 | GAUDI Alan Parsons Project (Arista 8448) | 55 | 13 | |
| 74 | FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT Jennifer Warnes (Cypress 661 111) | 72 | 10 | |
| 75 | CLOSE TO THE BONE Thompson Twins (Arista 8449) | 92 | 2 | |
| 76 | DUOTONES Kenny G (Arista 8427) | 84 | 13 | |
| 77 | TOUCH ME Samantha Fox (Jive 1012) | 48 | 20 | |
| 78 | TO HELL WITH THE DEVIL Stryper (Enigma 73237) | 60 | 23 | |
| 79 | FOREVER Kool & Gang (Mercury 830 398) | 85 | 23 | |
| 80 | MAD, BAD AND DANGEROUS TO KNOW Dead Or Alive (Epic 40572) | 59 | 20 | |
| 81 | LONG TIME COMING Ready For The World (MCA 5829) | 75 | 22 | |
| 82 | MOSAIC Wang Chung (Geffen 24115) | 68 | 26 | |
| 83 | ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Smithereens (Engima 73208) | 83 | 35 | |
| 84 | SKYLARKING XTC (Geffen 24117) | 91 | 19 | |
| 85 | DANCING UNDERCOVER Ratt (Atlantic 81683) | 66 | 29 | |
| 86 | BOI-NGO Oingo Boingo (MCA 5811) | 100 | 4 | |
| 87 | ZAGORA Loose Ends (MCA 5745) | 88 | 9 | |
| 88 | INFECTED The The (Epic 40471) | 79 | 13 | |
| 89 | OPERA SAUVAGE Vangelis (Polydor 829 663) | 96 | 7 | |
| 90 | NAJEE’S THEME Najee (EMI America 17241) | 80 | 9 | |
| 91 | THE BRIDGE Billy Joel (Columbia 40402) | 71 | 38 | |
| 92 | THE MISSION Original Soundtrack (Virgin 90567) | 90 | 13 | |
| 93 | CHICAGO 18 Chicago (Warner Bros. 25509) | 76 | 30 | |
| 94 | RIPTIDE Robert Palmer (Island 90471) | 70 | 76 | |
| 95 | THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHT Deep Purple (Mercury 831 318) | 73 | 14 | |
| 96 | 2 LIVE IS WHAT WE ARE 2 Live Crew (Luke Skyywalker 100) | 139 | 2 | |
| 97 | WHAT PRICE PARADISE China Crisis (A&M/Virgin 5148) | 77 | 9 | |
| 98 | FREEDOM Santana (Columbia 40272) | 81 | 9 | |
| 99 | THE COST OF LOVING Style Council (Polydor 831 443) | 136 | 2 | |
| 100 | CONCRETE BLONDE Concrete Blonde (I.R.S. 5835) | 101 | 9 | |
| 101 | ROBBIE NEVIL Robbie Nevil (Manhattan 53006) | 97 | 20 | |
| 102 | ROCKIN’ WITH THE RHYTHM Judds (RCA Victor/Curb 7042) | 98 | 63 | |
| 103 | PASSION Robin Trower (GNP Crescendo 2187) | 104 | 10 | |
| 104 | INTO THE LIGHT Chris De Burgh (A&M 5121) | 118 | 6 | |
| 105 | LIVING ALL ALONE Phyllis Hyman (Philadelphia Int’l 53029) | 107 | 29 | |
| 106 | WHIPLASH SMILE Billy Idol (Chrysalis 41514) | 106 | 26 | |
| 107 | BY REQUEST (The Best Of Billy Vera & The Beaters) Billy Vera & Beaters (Rhino 70858) | 87 | 20 | |
| 108 | SHELTER Lone Justice (Geffen 24122) | 102 | 22 | |
| 109 | LOVE AN ADVENTURE Pseudo Echo (RCA Victor 5730) | 132 | 5 | |
| 110 | 8 Madhouse (Paisley Park 25545) | 93 | 9 | |
| 111 | THE WHOLE STORY Kate Bush (EMI America 17242) | 103 | 20 | |
| 112 | LIVE /1975-85 Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band (Columbia 40558) | 108 | 23 | |
| 113 | LIVE ALIVE Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (Epic 40511) | 109 | 22 | |
| 114 | GET CLOSE Pretenders (Sire 25488) | 99 | 26 | |
| 115 | HEARTLAND Judds (RCA/Curb 5916) | 142 | 2 | |
| 116 | DON’T DISTURB THIS GROOVE The System (Atlantic 81691) | — | 1 | |
| 117 | AN AMERICAN TAIL Original Soundtrack (MCA 39096) | 111 | 14 | |
| 118 | THE TONIGHT SHOW BAND WITH DOC SEVERINSEN Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen (Amherst 3311) | 116 | 15 | |
| 119 | EXPRESS Love And Rockets (Big Time 6011) | 114 | 23 | |
| 120 | OVER THE TOP Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Columbia 40655) | 113 | 8 | |
| 121 | PERFECT TIMING Donna Allen (21 Records 90548) | 130 | 5 | |
| 122 | BOSTON Boston (Epic 34188) | 115 | 134 | |
| 123 | UNDER THE BLUE MOON New Edition (MCA 5912) | 112 | 21 | |
| 124 | SHE WAS ONLY A GROCER’S DAUGHTER Blow Monkeys (RCA Victor 6246) | 169 | 2 | |
| 125 | BETTER THAN HEAVEN Stacey Q (Atlantic 81676) | 122 | 31 | |
| 126 | A NICE PLACE TO BE George Howard (MCA 5855) | 128 | 14 | |
| 127 | BOOMTOWN David + David (A&M 5134) | 110 | 34 | |
| 128 | JULIAN COPE Julian Cope (Island 90560) | 123 | 8 | |
| 129 | GREETINGS FROM TIMBUK 3 Timbuk 3 (I.R.S. 5739) | 127 | 29 | |
| 130 | LIGHT OF DAY Original Soundtrack (Blackheart 40654) | 117 | 8 | |
| 131 | THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Siouxsie & Banshees (Geffen 24134) | 124 | 7 | |
| 132 | TRUE STORIES Talking Heads (Sire 25512) | 119 | 31 | |
| 133 | STAND UP Del Fuegos (Slash/Warner Bros. 25540) | 143 | 4 | |
| 134 | SOLITUDE / SOLITAIRE Peter Cetera (Warner Bros./Full Moon 25474) | 125 | 43 | |
| 135 | HANK “LIVE” Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner/Curb 25538) | 131 | 11 | |
| 136 | 7800° FARENHEIT Bon Jovi (Mercury 824 509) | 135 | 69 | |
| 137 | WHEN SECONDS COUNT Survivor (Scotti Brothers 40457) | 121 | 23 | |
| 138 | LOUD AND CLEAR Autograph (RCA Victor 5796) | 155 | 4 | |
| 139 | POWER Kansas (MCA 5838) | 134 | 25 | |
| 140 | SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA 6200) | 141 | 6 | |
| 141 | STAND BY ME Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Atlantic 81677) | 137 | 33 | |
| 142 | LIVING IN THE 20TH CENTURY Steve Miller Band (Capitol 12445) | 120 | 24 | |
| 143 | A LOT OF LOVE Melba Moore (Capitol 12471) | 138 | 5 | |
| 144 | SOMEWHERE IN TIME Iron Maiden (Capitol 12524) | 129 | 30 | |
| 145 | LIKE A ROCK Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol 12398) | 144 | 55 | |
| 146 | BLOW YOUR COOL! Hoodoo Gurus (Elektra 60728) | — | 1 | |
| 147 | LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Original Soundtrack (Geffen 24125) | 145 | 16 | |
| 148 | COME SHARE MY LOVE Miki Howard (Atlantic 81688) | 140 | 8 | |
| 149 | ROCK THE HOUSE D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince (Jive/Word Up 1026) | 167 | 2 | |
| 150 | ANOTHER STEP Kim Wilde (MCA 5903) | — | 1 | |
| 151 | NOTORIOUS Duran Duran (Capitol 12540) | 146 | 22 | |
| 152 | PLEASURE ONE Heaven 17 (Virgin 90569) | 153 | 4 | |
| 153 | POWER Lakeside (Solar 72553) | 170 | 2 | |
| 154 | EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE (The Singles) Police (A&M 3902) | 126 | 24 | |
| 155 | THINK VISUAL Kinks (MCA 5822) | 149 | 16 | |
| 156 | AEROSMITH’S GREATEST HITS Aerosmith (Columbia 36865) | 156 | 28 | |
| 157 | ATHENS, GA – INSIDE / OUT Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (I.R.S. 6185) | 159 | 4 | |
| 158 | KOOL MOE DEE Kool Moe Dee (Jive/Rooftop 1025) | 174 | 2 | |
| 159 | KBC BAND KBC Band (Arista 8440) | 133 | 24 | |
| 160 | AMONG THE LIVING Anthrax (Island/Megaforce Worldwide 90584) | 175 | 2 | |
| 161 | 2400 FULTON STREET Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor 5724) | 172 | 2 | |
| 162 | CHRIS ISAAK Chris Isaak (Warner Bros. 25536) | 163 | 3 | |
| 163 | WISHES Jon Butcher (Capitol 12542) | — | 1 | |
| 164 | OH, MY GOD! Doug E. Fresh & Get Fresh Crew (Reality 9649) | 165 | 19 | |
| 165 | ANOTHER SCOOP Pete Townshend (Atco 90539) | 154 | 6 | |
| 166 | OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY George Strait (MCA 5913) | 150 | 10 | |
| 167 | PEACE SELLS...BUT WHO’S BUYING? Megadeth (Capitol 12526) | 148 | 28 | |
| 168 | ONE HEARTBEAT Smokey Robinson (Motown 6226M) | — | 1 | |
| 169 | LOOKING FOR JACK Colin James Hay (Columbia 40611) | 162 | 10 | |
| 170 | SPONTANEOUS INVENTIONS Bobby McFerrin (Blue Note 85110) | — | 1 | |
| 171 | NO JACKET REQUIRED Phil Collins (Atlantic 81240) | 160 | 113 | |
| 172 | DREAMTIME Stranglers (Epic 40607) | — | 1 | |
| 173 | THE TOUCH Alabama (RCA Victor 5649) | 152 | 29 | |
| 174 | STORMS OF LIFE Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 25435) | 171 | 45 | |
| 175 | FIELDS OF FIRE Corey Hart (EMI America 17217) | 151 | 29 | |
| 176 | LOVE ZONE Billy Ocean (Jive/Arista 8409) | 147 | 51 | |
| 177 | ROCK FOR AMNESTY Various Artists (Mercury 830 617) | 158 | 13 | |
| 178 | WELCOME HOME ’Til Tuesday (Epic 40314) | 157 | 28 | |
| 179 | LIVE George Thorogood & Destroyers (EMI America 17214) | 164 | 38 | |
| 180 | WAREHOUSE: SONGS AND STORIES Husker Du (Warner Bros. 25544) | 161 | 11 | |
| 181 | OBSESSION Bob James (Warner Bros. 25495) | 177 | 23 | |
| 182 | THE COLLECTION Amy Grant (A&M 3900) | 176 | 36 | |
| 183 | LIFES RICH PAGEANT R.E.M. (I.R.S. 5783) | 181 | 38 | |
| 184 | BLAH-BLAH-BLAH Iggy Pop (A&M 5145) | 166 | 29 | |
| 185 | THE DAVE EDMUNDS BAND LIVE: I HEAR YOU ROCKIN’ Dave Edmunds Band (Columbia 40603) | 180 | 13 | |
| 186 | FRESH AIRE VI Mannheim Steamroller (American Gramaphone 386) | 173 | 20 | |
| 187 | VINNIE VINCENT INVASION Vinnie Vincent Invasion (Chrysalis 41529) | 168 | 34 | |
| 188 | NO. 10, UPPING ST. Big Audio Dynamite (Columbia 40445) | 182 | 26 | |
| 189 | FAHRENHEIT Toto (Columbia 40273) | 187 | 33 | |
| 190 | BIG DREAMERS NEVER SLEEP Gino Vannelli (CBS Associated 40337) | 184 | 8 | |
| 191 | THE LACE Benjamin Orr (Elektra 60460) | 178 | 14 | |
| 192 | INSIDE STORY Grace Jones (Manhattan 53038) | 179 | 21 | |
| 193 | STANDING ON A BEACH • THE SINGLES The Cure (Elektra 60477) | 189 | 49 | |
| 194 | BROTHERHOOD New Order (Qwest 25511) | 185 | 29 | |
| 195 | WHO MADE WHO AC/DC (Atlantic 81650) | 188 | 47 | |
| 196 | PRIVATE PASSION Jeff Lober (Warner Bros. 25492) | 183 | 16 | |
| 197 | LONDON 0 HULL 4 Housemartins (Elektra 60501) | 186 | 10 | |
| 198 | 5150 Van Halen (Warner Bros. 25394) | 191 | 56 | |
| 199 | FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle & Orchestra (Asylum 60474) | 190 | 30 | |
| 200 | STILL STANDING Jason & Scorchers (EMI America 17219) | 192 | 20 | |
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