This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot Black Singles of 1987. The chart is on page 87 of the PDF.
No. Title Artist(s)1 "Stop to Love" Luther Vandross2 "Always" Atlantic Starr3 "As We Lay" Shirley Murdock4 "Victory" Kool & the Gang5 "Control" Janet Jackson 6 "Casanova" LeVert7 "Love You Down" Ready for the World8 "Looking for a New Love" Jody Watley9 "Just to See Her" Smokey Robinson10 "Love Is a House" Force MDs11 "Girlfriend" Bobby Brown12 "I Feel Good All Over" Stephanie Mills13 "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" Freddie Jackson14 "Falling" Melba Moore15 "Don't Disturb This Groove" The System16 "Candy" Cameo17 "Happy" Surface18 "There's Nothing Better Than Love" Luther Vandross19 "Jimmy Lee" Aretha Franklin20 "Diamonds" Herb Alpert featuring Janet Jackson21 "Fake" Alexander O'Neal22 "Show Me the Way" Regina Belle23 "Rock Steady" The Whispers24 "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Whitney Houston25 "Slow Down" Loose Ends26 "Come Share My Love" Miki Howard27 "One Heartbeat" Smokey Robinson28 "Smooth Sailin' Tonight" The Isley Brothers29 "You Got It All" The Jets30 "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" Stephanie Mills31 "Head to Toe" Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam32 "Goin' to the Bank" Commodores33 "Jump Start" Natalie Cole34 "The Pleasure Principle" Janet Jackson35 "Sign o' the Times" Prince36 "We've Only Just Begun (The Romance Is Not Over)" Glenn Jones37 "Tasty Love" Freddie Jackson38 "Didn't We Almost Have It All" Whitney Houston39 "Lean on Me" Club Nouveau40 "Why You Treat Me So Bad"41 "Caught Up in the Rapture" Anita Baker42 "Let's Wait Awhile" Janet Jackson43 "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love" Freddie Jackson44 "Lovin' You" The O'Jays45 "Lost in Emotion" Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam46 "Bad" Michael Jackson47 "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" Michael Jackson featuring Siedah Garrett48 "Still a Thrill" Jody Watley49 "Serious" Donna Allen50 "Back and Forth" Cameo
See also 1987 in music Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1987 List of Hot Black Singles number ones of 1987
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