List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1987 explained

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1987. The longest running number-one singles of 1987 are "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi and "Faith" by George Michael which each logged four weeks at number one. "Walk Like an Egyptian" was number one for the last two weeks of 1986 and the first two of 1987, and "Faith" attained three weeks at number one in 1987 and one week in 1988, giving both songs four weeks at the top.

That year, 16 acts earned their first number one song, such as Gregory Abbott, Billy Vera and the Beaters, Club Nouveau, Cutting Crew, U2, Kim Wilde, Atlantic Starr, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Bob Seger, Los Lobos, Siedah Garrett, Whitesnake, Tiffany, Billy Idol, Bill Medley (his first as a solo artist after recording with The Righteous Brothers), and Belinda Carlisle. Madonna, George Michael, U2, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Whitney Houston, and Michael Jackson were the only acts to hit number one more than once, with each of them hitting twice.

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing single of 1987
An asterisk (*) by a date indicates an unpublished, "frozen" week, due to the special double issues that Billboard published in print at the end of the year for their year-end charts.
width=31 align="center"Issue dateSongArtist(s)
617January 3*bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center" rowspan="2""Walk Like an Egyptian"The Bangles[1]
January 10[2] [3]
618January 17"Shake You Down"Gregory Abbott[4] [5]
619January 24"At This Moment"Billy Vera and the Beaters[6] [7]
January 31[8] [9]
620February 7"Open Your Heart"Madonna[10] [11]
621February 14"Livin' on a Prayer"Bon Jovi[12] [13]
February 21[14] [15]
February 28[16] [17]
March 7[18] [19]
622March 14"Jacob's Ladder"Huey Lewis and the News[20] [21]
623March 21"Lean on Me"Club Nouveau[22] [23]
March 28[24] [25]
624April 4"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"Starship[26] [27]
April 11[28] [29]
625April 18"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"Aretha Franklin and George Michael[30] [31]
April 25[32]
626May 2"(I Just) Died in Your Arms"Cutting Crew[33] [34]
May 9[35] [36]
627May 16"With or Without You"U2[37] [38]
May 23[39] [40]
May 30[41] [42]
628June 6"You Keep Me Hangin' On"Kim Wilde[43] [44]
629June 13"Always"Atlantic Starr[45] [46] [47]
630June 20"Head to Toe"Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam[48] [49] [50]
631June 27"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"Whitney Houston[51] [52] [53]
July 4[54] [55] [56]
632July 11"Alone"Heart[57] [58] [59]
July 18[60] [61]
July 25[62] [63]
633August 1"Shakedown"Bob Seger[64] [65]
634August 8"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"U2[66] [67]
August 15[68] [69]
635August 22"Who's That Girl"Madonna[70] [71]
636August 29"La Bamba"Los Lobos[72] [73]
September 5[74] [75]
September 12[76] [77]
637September 19"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett[78] [79]
638September 26"Didn't We Almost Have It All"Whitney Houston[80] [81]
October 3[82] [83]
639October 10"Here I Go Again"Whitesnake[84] [85]
640October 17"Lost in Emotion"Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam[86] [87]
641October 24"Bad"Michael Jackson[88] [89]
October 31[90] [91]
642November 7"I Think We're Alone Now"Tiffany[92] [93]
November 14[94] [95]
643November 21"Mony Mony"Billy Idol[96] [97]
644November 28"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes[98] [99]
645December 5"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"Belinda Carlisle[100] [101]
646December 12"Faith"George Michael[102] [103]
December 19[104] [105]
December 26[106] [107]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one! Position! Artist! Weeks at No. 1
1George Michael5
U2
3Bon Jovi4
Whitney Houston
5Heart3
Los Lobos
Michael Jackson
8The Bangles2
Billy Vera and the Beaters
Madonna
Club Nouveau
Starship
Aretha Franklin
Cutting Crew
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
Tiffany
17Gregory Abbott1
Huey Lewis and the News
Kim Wilde
Atlantic Starr
Bob Seger
Siedah Garrett
Whitesnake
Billy Idol
Bill Medley
Jennifer Warnes
Belinda Carlisle

See also

Additional sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 3, 1987. .
  2. Web site: January 10, 1987. .
  3. News: Bangles Walk Out of '86 on Top and Step Into '87 Lead. 1987-01-09. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  4. Web site: January 17, 1987. .
  5. News: Springsteen Loses His Grip on the Top as 'Slippery When Wet' Returns. https://archive.today/20130104141907/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24623407.html?dids=24623407:24623407&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+16,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=SPRINGSTEEN+LOSES+HIS+GRIP+ON+THE+TOP+AS+'SLIPPERY+WHEN+WET'+RETURNS&pqatl=google. dead. January 4, 2013. 1987-01-16. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  6. Web site: January 24, 1987. .
  7. News: Billy Vera's Second Chance Rides TV Coattails to No. 1. 1987-01-23. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  8. Web site: January 31, 1987. .
  9. News: For Billy Vera & The Beaters, Another Winning 'Moment'. 1987-01-30. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  10. Web site: February 7, 1987. .
  11. News: 'Open Your Heart' Puts Madonna Back on Top, For Now. 1987-02-06. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  12. Web site: February 14, 1987. .
  13. News: Hit Trick--Bon Jovi Scores Twice in Heavy Metal Coup. 1987-02-13. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  14. Web site: February 21, 1987. .
  15. News: Top Single and Album Give Bon Jovi a 2D Straight Hit Trick. 1987-02-20. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  16. Web site: February 28, 1987. .
  17. News: Bon Jovi Still 'Livin' it Up With a Double Run at No. 1. 1987-02-27. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  18. Web site: March 7, 1987. .
  19. News: Beastie Boys Shove Past Bon Jovi for No. 1 Album. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105102211/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24877312.html?dids=24877312:24877312&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+06,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=BEASTIE+BOYS+SHOVE+PAST+BON+JOVI+FOR+NO.+1+ALBUM&pqatl=google. dead. November 5, 2012. 1987-03-06. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  20. Web site: March 14, 1987. .
  21. News: Huey Lewis & News Climb 'Jacob's Ladder' to the Top. 1987-03-13. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  22. Web site: March 21, 1987. .
  23. News: Club Nouveau's Remake Puts Bill Withers' 'Lean on Me' Back on Top. https://archive.today/20130104093437/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24881411.html?dids=24881411:24881411&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+20,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=CLUB+NOUVEAU'S+REMAKE+PUTS+BILL+WITHERS'+'LEAN+ON+ME'+BACK+ON+TOP&pqatl=google. dead. January 4, 2013. 1987-03-20. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  24. Web site: March 28, 1987. .
  25. News: Club Nouveau Holds on to No. 1 Despite Starship's Rise. https://archive.today/20130104172355/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24883235.html?dids=24883235:24883235&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+27,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=CLUB+NOUVEAU+HOLDS+ON+TO+NO.+1+DESPITE+STARSHIP'S+RISE&pqatl=google. dead. January 4, 2013. 1987-03-27. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  26. Web site: April 4, 1987. .
  27. News: Starship's Right--Nothing Could Stop 'Em. 1987-04-03. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  28. Web site: April 11, 1987. .
  29. News: Starship Maintains Its Grip on Top with 'Nothing Gonna Stop Us Now'. https://archive.today/20130104163513/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24887176.html?dids=24887176:24887176&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+10,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=STARSHIP+MAINTAINS+ITS+GRIP+ON+TOP+WITH+'NOTHING'S+GONNA+STOP+US+NOW'&pqatl=google. dead. January 4, 2013. 1987-04-10. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  30. Web site: April 18, 1987. .
  31. News: Aretha Franklin Hits No. 1 Again After 20-Year Hiatus. 1987-04-17. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  32. Web site: April 25, 1987. .
  33. Web site: May 2, 1987. .
  34. News: Britain's Cutting Crew Hits the Top Single's Spot. 1987-05-01. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  35. Web site: May 9, 1987. .
  36. News: Cutting Crew, U2 Hold Onto Spots at Top of the Charts. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019034306/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24609184.html?dids=24609184:24609184&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+08,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=CUTTING+CREW,+U2+HOLD+ONTO+SPOTS+AT+TOP+OF+THE+CHARTS&pqatl=google. dead. October 19, 2012. 1987-05-08. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  37. Web site: May 16, 1987. .
  38. News: Single's Surge Gives Irish Supergroup U2 Its First 'Double' on the Chart. https://archive.today/20130104113712/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24612874.html?dids=24612874:24612874&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+15,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=SINGLE'S+SURGE+GIVES+IRISH+SUPERGROUP+U2+ITS+FIRST+'DOUBLE'+ON+THE+CHART&pqatl=google. dead. January 4, 2013. 1987-05-15. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  39. Web site: May 23, 1987. .
  40. News: U2 Continues Chart Domination--Both Here and Abroad. 1987-05-22. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  41. Web site: May 30, 1987. .
  42. News: U2 Clings to Top-of-the-Heap Status With Another Double. 1987-05-29. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  43. Web site: June 6, 1987. .
  44. News: Kim Wilde's 'Hanging On' Remakes Its Way to the Top. https://archive.today/20130104102736/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24621533.html?dids=24621533:24621533&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+05,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=KIM+WILDE'S+'HANGING+ON'+REMAKES+ITS+WAY+TO+THE+TOP&pqatl=google. dead. January 4, 2013. 1987-06-05. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  45. Web site: June 13, 1987. .
  46. News: Heavy-Metal Motley Crue Charges Charts with 'Girls'. https://archive.today/20130131231347/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24624495.html?dids=24624495:24624495&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+12,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=HEAVY-METAL+MOTLEY+CRUE+CHARGES+CHARTS+WITH+'GIRLS'&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013. 1987-06-12. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-09-21.
  47. The Hot 100 Chart. .
  48. Web site: June 20, 1987. .
  49. News: Hot Hit From Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Delays Houston's Journey to the Top. 1987-06-19. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  50. The Hot 100 Chart. .
  51. Web site: June 27, 1987. .
  52. News: Summer Heat Doesn't Sizzle Like Whitney Houston's Latest. 1987-06-26. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  53. The Hot 100 Chart. .
  54. Web site: July 4, 1987. .
  55. News: Whitney Houston a Double Winner Once More as 'Dance' Keeps Moving. 1987-07-03. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  56. The Hot 100 Chart. .
  57. Web site: July 11, 1987. .
  58. News: Whitney Houston Fervor Ebbs as Heart Breaks Her Hold on No. 1 Spot. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105102242/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24636600.html?dids=24636600:24636600&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+10,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=WHITNEY+HOUSTON+FERVOR+EBBS+AS+HEART+BREAKS+HER+HOLD+ON+NO.+1+SPOT&pqatl=google. dead. November 5, 2012. 1987-07-10. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  59. The Hot 100 Chart. .
  60. Web site: July 18, 1987. .
  61. News: Heart Holding Firm Against Seger Push. 1987-07-17. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  62. Web site: July 25, 1987. .
  63. News: Heart's 'Alone' Still Stands Alone on Top of Singles' Heap. 1987-07-24. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  64. Web site: August 1, 1987. .
  65. News: 'Shakedown' Takes Seger to Top of Chart for First Time. 1987-07-31. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  66. Web site: August 8, 1987. .
  67. News: U2 Can Stop Looking as Song Makes No. 1. 1987-08-07. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  68. Web site: August 15, 1987. .
  69. News: U2 Hangs on to Top Spot But Other Acts Close Behind. 1987-08-14. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  70. Web site: August 22, 1987. .
  71. News: Madonna Soars to Top of the Charts for the Sixth Time. https://web.archive.org/web/20120619062131/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24660679.html?dids=24660679:24660679&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+21%2C+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=MADONNA+SOARS+TO+TOP+OF+THE+CHARTS+FOR+THE+SIXTH+TIME&pqatl=google. dead. June 19, 2012. 1987-08-22. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  72. Web site: August 29, 1987. .
  73. News: Movie Propels 'La Bamba' to the Top of the Charts. 1987-08-28. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  74. Web site: September 5, 1987. .
  75. News: Chart Stars Ready to Bow to Jackson. 1987-09-04. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-02.
  76. Web site: September 12, 1987. .
  77. News: 'La Bamba' Blitz Delays Michael Jackson's Run at No. 1. https://archive.today/20130104121406/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24739747.html?dids=24739747:24739747&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+11,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc='LA+BAMBA'+BLITZ+DELAYS+MICHAEL+JACKSON'S+RUN+AT+NO.+1&pqatl=google. dead. January 4, 2013. 1987-09-11. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  78. Web site: September 19, 1987. .
  79. News: Short Week Keeps Jackson's 'Bad' off the Album Chart. https://archive.today/20130104093745/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24743770.html?dids=24743770:24743770&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+18,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=SHORT+WEEK+KEEPS+JACKSON'S+'BAD'+OFF+THE+ALBUM+CHART&pqatl=google. dead. January 4, 2013. 1987-09-18. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  80. Web site: September 26, 1987. .
  81. News: Good News for 'Bad' Album But Bad for Its First Single. https://archive.today/20130104130907/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24747700.html?dids=24747700:24747700&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+25,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=GOOD+NEWS+FOR+'BAD'+ALBUM+BUT+BAD+FOR+ITS+FIRST+SINGLE&pqatl=google. dead. January 4, 2013. 1987-09-25. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-01.
  82. Web site: October 3, 1987. .
  83. News: 'Bad' is World Sensation: No. 1 in Five Countries. 1987-10-02. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-04-19.
  84. Web site: October 10, 1987. .
  85. News: Whitesnake Finally Slips into Top Spot. https://archive.today/20120713145141/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/88022360.html?dids=88022360:88022360&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+09,+1987&author=JAN+DEKNOCK,+Chicago+Tribune&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=WHITESNAKE+FINALLY+SLIPS+INTO+TOP+SPOT&pqatl=google. dead. July 13, 2012. 1987-10-09. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-09-21.
  86. Web site: October 17, 1987. .
  87. News: 'Lost in Emotion' Finds Its Way to No. 1. 1987-10-17. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-02.
  88. Web site: October 24, 1987. .
  89. News: Bruce Springsteen's 'Tunnel' Faces Test. 1987-10-23. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-04-19.
  90. Web site: October 31, 1987. .
  91. News: Jackson's 'Bad' is Doing Very, Very Well. https://archive.today/20130104151640/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24850527.html?dids=24850527:24850527&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+30,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=JACKSON'S+'BAD'+IS+DOING+VERY,+VERY+WELL&pqatl=google. dead. January 4, 2013. 1987-10-30. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-02.
  92. Web site: November 7, 1987. .
  93. News: 'Tunnel of Love' Bumps 'Bad' From the Top of Album List. 1987-11-06. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-02.
  94. Web site: November 14, 1987. .
  95. News: 'Dirty Dancing' Kicks 'Tunnel' off the Top. https://archive.today/20130201035013/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24854649.html?dids=24854649:24854649&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+13,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc='DIRTY+DANCING'+KICKS+'TUNNEL'+OFF+THE+TOP&pqatl=google. dead. February 1, 2013. 1987-11-13. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-09-21.
  96. Web site: November 21, 1987. .
  97. News: Another Shondells Remake Takes Over as the No. 1 Single. 1987-11-21. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-02.
  98. Web site: November 28, 1987. .
  99. News: Ex-Righteous Brother Has Time of His Life Back at No. 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019063508/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24858789.html?dids=24858789:24858789&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+27,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=EX-RIGHTEOUS+BROTHER+HAS+TIME+OF+HIS+LIFE+BACK+AT+NO.+1&pqatl=google. dead. October 19, 2012. 1987-11-28. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-02.
  100. Web site: December 5, 1987. .
  101. News: Chart Watching. https://archive.today/20130104141119/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24860869.html?dids=24860869:24860869&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+04,+1987&author=Jan+DeKnock&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Chart+watching.&pqatl=google. dead. January 4, 2013. 1987-12-04. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-02.
  102. Web site: December 12, 1987. .
  103. News: George Michael's 'Faith' Doubles This Week. 1987-12-12. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-02.
  104. Web site: December 19, 1987. .
  105. News: George Michael Keeps the 'Faith' at No. 1. 1987-12-18. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-02.
  106. Web site: December 26, 1987. .
  107. News: Michael's 'Faith' Holds on to No. 1 at Chart Year's Finale. 1987-12-23. DeKnock, Jan. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2009-02-02.