Billboard Top 20 Hits and Platinum Listings 1987
A compact list of the week’s top record hits and Platinum certifications from Billboard 1987, featuring Whitney Houston Whitesnake Michael Jackson and others with label details and unit sales milestones. It includes chart rankings song titles artist labels and notes on Platinum Gold sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney Houston
Arista
Whitesnake
Geffen
Michael Jackson
Epic
Bananarama
London
Lisa Lisa
Curt Jam
Columbia
Smokey
ABC
Mocrcury
Carrie
Europe
Los Lobos
Slash
Grateful Dead
Prince
Paisley Park
Baby
Huey Lewis & the News
Chrysalis
Fat Boys & the
Beach Boys
Tin Pan Apple
Capitol
John Cougar
Mellencamp
Mercury
Dan Hill
Smokey Robinson
Motown
Casanova
Levert
Atlantic
Cool J
Def Jam
Natalie Cole
EMI Manhattan
Jellybean
Elisa Fiorilla
Whitney
Def Leppard
Heart
Capital
Bigger
Deffer
John Cougar Mellencamp
Fat Boys
Island
Madonna
Sire
Kenny G
Motley Cluel Elektra
Bon Jovi
RCA
Fleetwood Mac
Warner Bros
Week's popular videocassettes in Billboard issue
A ranked list from Billboard's next issue highlights top videocassette titles across studios. Notable entries include Crocodile Dundee, An American Tail, Top Gun, The Color Purple, The Three Amigos, and Sleeping Beauty among others, with multiple Disney and Lorimar titles appearing in the long-listed lineup.
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Billboard Magazine
Billboard Publications, Inc
Kathy Smith
JCI
Disney
Dors
Playboy
Lorimar
Bill Cosby
Kodak
Donald
Heigh Hol
Hawaii
Paramount
Cbs-Fox Video
Warner
Vestran
HBQ
Media
Warder
MCA
Vestron
HBO
Nightlife listings for various venues in Maryland and West Virginia
A dense string of local music listings across venues from Airport Inn Route 15 to This Is It in Gaithersburg and The Village Tavern in Walkersville. Performances include bluegrass jams, rock n roll sets, jazz and classical crossover acts, dancing, and DJ nights through Friday to Sunday with multiple venues hosting weekends and weekday events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny Dean
Airport Inn
American Legion
Brunswick
Steele Reign
Blue Dragon
Blue Mountain Inn
Raymond E. Thompson
Emmitsburg
Skeptics
Carrol Creek Cafe
Shades
Gaithers
Golden Horseshoe
Charles Town
W. Va
Griff's Landing
Holiday Inn
Joey Welz
Jug Bridge Seafood Lounge
Harrigans
Frog Stranglers String Band
Olde Towne Tavern
Oliver's
Long Meadow
Hagerstown
Lefty the
D.J
Rabbit's Foot
Red Horse
Tauraso
Garden Patio
Don Ohlsson
Baltimore National Pike
Mike White
Dave Mattheiss
Walkers Village Center
Walkersville
Holly & Lou
Mary Ahmed
Clo Entertainment Section
E. Patrick St
Frederick
Fox Not the Singer in Back to the Future Song
Dick Kleiner answers reader questions about pop culture trivia and TV roles. He confirms Michael J. Fox did not sing in Back to the Future. Mark Campbell provided the singing voice. The column also covers Orrin Tucker, Rene Holliday, Air Wolf casting changes, and Watcher in the Woods misconceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Fox
Johnny B. Goode
Orrin Tucker
Bill Green
Route 51
Pittsburgh
Tucker
A.Z
Aurora
W.va
Rene Holliday
Sgt
Curtis Baker
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Rca-Curb
Alabama
Bellamy Bros
Curb
Randy Travis
the O'Kanes
Everedy
Patrick
Craftpeoples Guild of
Frederick County
Piquick Supper Club
Seafood Festival
Don Doughty
Bill Hill
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Sheraton Inn
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Air Wolf
Jan
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Ernest Borgnive
CBS
Kate Collins
Natalie
N.W
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Mich
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Carroll Baker
Lynn-Holly Johnson
Blue Fox
Urbana
Diversions Magazine
Frederick Re A
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RAW
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