SAW, no not a horror film but Stock Aitken & Waterman. They got Rick Astley to no.1 with Never gonna give you up, Ferry Aid with Let it be and Mel & Kim with Respectable. And this was before Kylie.

 

Madonna continued to be the most successful artist with hits like La Isla Bonita, Who’s that girl, Causing a commotion, The look of love.

 

Other tracks included:

 

ABC - When Smokey sings :dance:

Bananarama - Love in the first degree

Bee Gees - You win again

Boy George - Everything I own

Communards - Never can say goodbye

Def Leppard - Animal, Pour some sugar on me

Erasure - Victim of love, The circus

Fleetwood Mac - Big love, 7 wonders, Little lies

George Harrison - Got my mind set on you

Whitney Houston - I wanna dance with you, Somebody, So emotional

Billy Idol - Mony Mony

Michael Jackson - Bad, I just can’t stop loving you, The way you make me feel

Jesus & Mary Chain - April skies

Kiss - Crazy crazy nights

George Michael - Faith

Pet shop boys - it’s a sin :cheer: , Rent, Always on my mind :yahoo: , What have I done to deserve this

New Order - True faith

Prince - Sign o the times

Labi Siffre - Something so strong

Simply Red - The right thing

Siouxsie _ This wheels on fire, Sheila take a bow

Squeeze - Hourglass :dance:

U2 - With or without you, I still haven’t found what I’m looking for, Where the streets have no name

Suzanne Vega - Luka :cry:

MARRS - Pump up the volume

Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I was lucky, Sweet little mystery, Angel eyes

Whitesnake - Is this love, Here I go again

 

New artists this year were:

 

T’Pau - Heart and souls, China in your hand

Beastie Boys - You gotta fight for your rights to party B) , No sleep till Brooklyn, She’s on it

Black - Sweetest smile, Wonderful Life

Blow Monkeys - It doesn’t have to be this way

Wax - Bridge to your heart

Christians - Forgotten town, Hooverville, Ideal world

Heart - Alone

Hue & Cry - Labour of love

Curiosity killed the cat - Down to earth, Ordinary day, Misfit

Johnny hates jazz - Shattered dreams , I don’t want to be a hero, Turn back the clock

LL Cool J - I need love

Living in a box - Living in a box

Proclaimers - Letter from America

 

yeah madonna 'la isla bonita' was good, and johnny hates jazz were decent enough pop too.

 

eric clapton..........................'behind the mask'

robbie neville.......................'c'est la vie'

vester williams.....................'once bitten twice shy'

 

but things were going downhill...... fast.... the old punk generation were now moving on and the door was opening for a new wave of pop...... bolloxpop! the begining of talentless manufactured sounds...... oh how i hate pete waterman :)

Suddenly it is harder to come up with a decent list of 30 songs whilst for 1984 I could probably have come up with nearly 3 times as many quality songs.

 

Top 30 Songs of 1987 - One Song per Act

 

1. U2 - With Or Without You

2. Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again

3. XTC - Dear God

4. New Order - True Faith

5. Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This?

6. Black - Wonderful Life

7. Scarlet Fantastic - No Memory

8. Duran Duran - Skin Trade

9. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over

10. Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

11. Prince - Sign O' The Times

12. Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion

13. Madonna - La Isla Bonitta

14. The Smiths - Sheila Take A Bow

15. Jesus & Mary Chain - April Skies

16. George Michael - Faith

17. Stevie Winwood - Valerie

18. Spear Of Destiny - Never Take Me Alive

19. Wax - Bridge To Your Heart

20. R.E.M. - The One I Love

21. Heart - Alone

22. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies

23. Was (Not Was) - Walk The Dinosaur

24. Sugarcubes - Birthday

25. Westworld - Sonic Boom Boy

26. M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume

27. Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth

28. Def Leppard - Animal

29. Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams

30. Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong

 

My faves from '87

 

Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong :wub:

Aretha Franklin & George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

U2 - With Or Without You, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For and Where The Streets Have No Name

Ben E. King - Stand By Me

T’Pau - China In Your Hand

Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin and Always on My Mind

ABC - When Smokey Sings

Madonna - Who's That Girl

George Michael - Faith

T'Pau - China In Your Hand

Simply Red - The Right Thing

Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye

Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel

Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky

Proclaimers - Letter From America

 

i think these great records were this year??? if not nearby :lol:

 

sugarcubes, laibach and wire

 

 

 

My fave songs from 1987 :dance:

 

1. The Smiths - Sheila Take A Bow

2. New Order - True Faith

3. Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again

4. Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This?

5. Squeeze - Hourglass

6. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies

7. Jesus & Mary Chain - April Skies

8. Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion