Top Dance Songs of 1987 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9598]
written by George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam

BRIT Awards Best British Single 1988 produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[RCA 5347]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9559]
written by Simon Climie & Dennis Morgan

[Sire 28341]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard

[Epic 07645]
written by Michael Jackson

R
[MCA 53167]
written by Ritchie Cordell

[Epic 07418]
written by Michael Jackson

[King Jay 28430]
written by Bill Withers

[Columbia 07623]
written by George Michael

charted as Need You Tonight / Mediate in US dance charts
[Atlantic 89188]
written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9642]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg

[Columbia 07675]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby & Sean Oliver

[EMI-Manhattan 50107]
written by Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe & Allee Willis

[EMI-Manhattan 50123]
written by Johnny Christopher, Mark James [songwriter] & Wayne Carson Thompson

[Columbia 07164]
written by George Michael

[Sire 28224]
written by Madonna & Stephen Bray

[4th & Broadway 7452]
written by Steve Young & Martyn Young

[EMI America43027]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe

[MCA 52956]
written by André Cymone & Jody Watley

[Virgin 99466]
written by Carol Decker & Ron Rogers

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #299]
[Paisley Park 28399]
written by Prince

[Columbia 07008]
written by Full Force

[Arista 9611]
written by Seth Swirsky & Ernie Gold

[Columbia 07267]
written by Full Force

[Atlantic 89187]
written by Debbie Gibson

with The Beach Boys
[Tin Pan Apple 885960]
written by Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller & Ron Wilson

[Warner 28398]
written by Lindsey Buckingham

[tribute to Smokey Robinson] co-produced by Bernard Edwards ; charted as When Smokey Sings / Chicago in US dance charts
[Mercury 888 604-7]
written by Martin Fry & Mark White

produced by Babyface
[MCA 53185]
written by L.A. Reid & Babyface

[Atlantic 89217]
written by Reggie Calloway

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #440] charted as Tramp / Push It in US dance charts : charted as Push It / Tramp in UK charts
[Next Plateau 315]
written by Hurby Azor & Raymond Douglas Davies

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[London 886165]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey & Keren Woodward

[RCA 5217]
written by Steven Greenberg

written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

with Janet Jackson
backing vocals by Lisa Keith
[A&M 2929]
written by James Harris III & Terry Lewis

[Polydor 885 470-7]
written by Iris Fernando, Tambi Fernando & Wayne Brown

[Atco 99445 (Virgin)]
written by David Gates

[Chrysalis 43331]
written by David Was, Don Was & Randy Jacobs

[Vintertainment 69431]
written by Keith Sweat & Teddy Riley

[Chrysalis 43104]
written by Marcus Vere & Steve Pigott

[Epic 07905]
written by Matt Goss & Luke Goss

charted as Tramp / Push It in US dance charts : charted as Push It / Tramp in UK charts
[Next Plateau 50063]
written by Lowell Fulsom & Jimmy McCracklin

[Qwest 7-28271]
written by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert & Stephen Hague

produced by Bernard Edwards
[MCA 53162]
written by Franne Golde, D.P. Bryant & Jody Watley

written by Giorgio Spagna, Alfredo Larry Pignagnoli & Ivana Spagna

[MCA 53224]
written by Clifton Davis

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman ; charted as Love in the First Degree / Ecstasy in US dance charts
[London 886255]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey & Keren Woodward

[Tabu 07600]
written by Garry Johnson & Alexander O'Neal

[Atlantic 89322]
written by Debbie Gibson

charted as House Arrest / Jack's Back in US dance charts
written by Cassius Campbell, Mark Gamble & Ruth Joy

[A&M 2927]
written by Monte Moir

featuring Elisa Fiorillo
[Chrysalis 43120]
written by Paul Gurvitz

[Arista 9617]
written by Lewis Martineé

[A&M 2983]
written by Sting

written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

as Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
[Epic 07059]
written by Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia

[MCA 53210]
written by Reggie Calloway

[MCA 53235]
written by André Cymone & Jody Watley

[Virgin 99416]
written by Jade Starling & Whey Cooler

[MCA 52954]
written by Dan Gilroy & Steve Bray

[EMI America 8380]
written by David Bowie

charted as I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man / Hot Thing in US dance charts
[Paisley Park 28288]
written by Prince

[Mercury 888292]
written by Claydes Charles Smith, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor

[MCA 53123]
written by Stephen Bray & Michael Verdick

[Warner 28238 (Sire)]
written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell

[Atlanta Artists 888385 ]
written by Kevin Kendrick, Nathan Leftenant, Larry Blackmon & Tomi Jenkins

[Columbia 07398]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby

[Virgin 99304]
written by Clark Datchler

[Manhattan 50073]
written by Reggie Calloway & Vincent Calloway

[Sleeping Bag 28]
written by Joyce Sims

[EMI 50075]
written by Robbie Nevil & Brock Walsh

[Mercury 888243]
written by Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery & Martin Jackson

[EMI 50053]
written by Robbie Nevil, Bobby Hart & Dick Eastman

backing vocals by Lisa Keith
[A&M 2915]
written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

[Tabu 07100]
written by James Harris & Terry Lewis

[Geffen 7-28418]
written by Brenda Russell

[Geffen 28240]
written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry & Desmond Child

featuring Steven Dante
[Chrysalis 43167]
written by Arnie Roman & Toni C

[Columbia 08023]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby

written by Andrew Eldritch

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[Jive 1072]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

[Motown 1907]
written by Stevie Wonder

[Geffen 7-28531]
written by Nick Feldman & Jack Hues

[Portrait 37-06970]
written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson & Marvin Gaye

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[Epic 34-07022]
written by Pete Burns, Tim Lever, Mike Percy & Steve Coy

[EMI 8350]
written by Peter Wolf & Timothy S. Mayer

The original release of Strangelove in the United States peaked at #76 on the Hot 100. Sire Records re-released a different version of the single in 1988, in the hopes of a higher chart placement. The re-release peaked at #50
[Sire 28366]
written by Martin Gore

written by Michael Olatunji

written by Iris Fernando, Tambi Fernando & Wayne Brown

charted as Sometimes / It Doesn't Have to Be in US dance charts
[Warner 28362 (Sire)]
written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell

[novelty] charted as Move the Crowd / Paid in Full in US dance charts
[4th & B'way 7456]
written by Eric Barrier & William Griffin Jr.

[I.R.S. 53219]
written by Mike Peters, Eddie MacDonald, Dave Sharp & Nigel Twist