| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1987 |
| TOP 50 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 26, 1987, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | SLIPPERY WHEN WET – Bon Jovi (Mercury) |
| 2 | THE JOSHUA TREE – U2 (Island) |
| 3 | WHITESNAKE (Geffen) |
| 4 | GRACELAND – Paul Simon (Warner Bros.) |
| 5 | LICENSED TO ILL – The Beastie Boys (Def Jam) |
| 6 | WHITNEY – Whitney Houston (Arista) |
| 7 | TANGO IN THE NIGHT – Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.) |
| 8 | BAD ANIMALS – Heart (Capitol) |
| 9 | BIGGER AND DEFFER – L.L. Cool J (Def Jam) |
| 10 | DUOTONES – Kenny G (Arista) |
| 11 | LA BAMBA – Original Soundtrack/Los Lobos (Slash) |
| 12 | INVISIBLE TOUCH – Genesis (Atlantic) |
| 13 | GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS – Motley Crue (Elektra) |
| 14 | HYSTERIA – Def Leppard (Mercury) |
| 15 | BAD – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 16 | IN THE DARK – The Grateful Dead (Arista) |
| 17 | LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN – Poison (Capitol) |
| 18 | A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON – Pink Floyd (Columbia) |
| 19 | SOLITUDE STANDING – Suzanne Vega (A&M) |
| 20 | CROWDED HOUSE (Capitol) |
| 21 | BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE – Steve Winwood (Island) |
| 22 | TRIBUTE – Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhoads (CBS Associated) |
| 23 | SIGN “O” THE TIMES – Prince (Paisley Park) |
| 24 | SPANISH FLY – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (Columbia) |
| 25 | DIRTY DANCING – Original Soundtrack (RCA) |
| 26 | TUNNEL OF LOVE – Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) |
| 27 | THE LONESOME JUBILEE – John Cougar Mellencamp (Mercury) |
| 28 | TRIO – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros.) |
| 29 | NO. 5: DOCUMENT – R.E.M. (I.R.S.) |
| 30 | WHO’S THAT GIRL – Original Soundtrack/Madonna (Sire) |
| 31 | CRUSHIN’ – The Fat Boys (Tin Pan Apple) |
| 32 | BEVERLY HILLS COP II – Original Soundtrack (MCA) |
| 33 | INTO THE FIRE – Bryan Adams (A&M) |
| 34 | SAMMY HAGAR (a/k/a I NEVER SAID GOODBYE) (Geffen) |
| 35 | BIG GENERATOR – Yes (Atco) |
| 36 | HOLD YOUR FIRE – Rush (Mercury) |
| 37 | NO PROTECTION – Starship (Grunt) |
| 38 | LET ME UP (I’ve Had Enough) – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (MCA) |
| 39 | THE LOST BOYS – Original Soundtrack (Atlantic) |
| 40 | NEVER LET ME DOWN – David Bowie (EMI America) |
| 41 | ONE VOICE – Barbra Streisand (Columbia) |
| 42 | ...NOTHING LIKE THE SUN – Sting (A&M) |
| 43 | JODY WATLEY (MCA) |
| 44 | KISS ME, KISS ME, KISS ME – The Cure (Elektra) |
| 45 | JUST GETS BETTER WITH TIME – The Whispers (Solar) |
| 46 | PERMANENT VACATION – Aerosmith (Geffen) |
| 47 | VITAL IDOL – Billy Idol (Chrysalis) |
| 48 | KEEP YOUR EYE ON ME – Herb Alpert (A&M) |
| 49 | CRAZY NIGHTS – Kiss (Mercury) |
| 50 | DOOR TO DOOR – The Cars (Elektra) |
