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, thirty-one different songs reached number one. Bruce Hornsby and the Range achieved the first number-one single of the year, " The Way It Is", while

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became the final musician to peak at the top spot during the year with " Faith". Of the thirty-one musical acts that earned a number-one single, twenty-two of them reached number one for the first time; those who had previously topped the listing were Corey Hart,

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, Whitney Houston, Atlantic Starr,

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, Billy Idol, Jennifer Warnes, and

. The only Canadian who reached the summit this year was Corey Hart. The longest-running chart-topper and most successful track of the year was

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's cover of " La Bamba", which spent seven weeks at number one from 5 September to 17 October. Madonna was the only artist to peak at number one with multiple singles: " La Isla Bonita" and " Who's That Girl", which remained at the top for a week each. Billy Idol obtained the second-most weeks at number one in 1987—four—with his live rendition of "

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" while

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and Cutting Crew each spent three issues at the top with " Lean on Me" and "

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", respectively.

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