Alternate Billboard Number 1's

[More Than A Feeling]

What about the Monkees?

They will be in soon

 

[RedBeetle]

They will be in soon

Good, they blew up this year

 

[More Than A Feeling]

Good, they blew up this year

In this universe the Rock Hall is decided by 50% fans and 50% historians. The historians held the Monkees back for 88. They will get in within the next 3 years.

 

[Lothal]

August 25, 1987 - Need You Tonight - INXS
September 1, 1987 - Never Tear Us Apart - INXS

 

[More Than A Feeling]

September 8, 1987 - Need You Tonight - INXS
September 15, 1987 - Need You Tonight - INXS

 

[Megafighter3]

September 22, 1987 - Need You Tonight - INXS
September 29, 1987 - Need You Tonight - INXS

 

[Mad Bad Rabbit]

August 25, 1987 - Need You Tonight - INXS
September 1, 1987 - Never Tear Us Apart - INXS

Ooh, our first 'Selfie' ...

 

[Lothal]

October 5, 1987 - Devil Inside - INXS
October 12, 1987 - Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

 

[Megafighter3]

October 19, 1987 - Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
October 26, 1987 - Bad - Michael Jackson

 

[Lothal]

Billboard Hot 100 Number 1s of 1986:
January 4, 1986 - Hell Is Calling - Wild Bunch
January 11, 1986 - Are You Ready? - Quest
January 18, 1986 - Golden Empire - Ike & Tina Turner
January 25, 1986 - Manic Monday - The Bangles
February 1, 1986 - Manic Monday - The Bangles
February 11, 1986 - Strength - The Alarm
February 15, 1986 - "Working Girls" - Working Girls
February 22, 1986 - "Working Girls" - Working Girls
March 1st, 1986: "Working Girls" - Working Girls
March 8th, 1986: "Working Girls" - Working Girls
March 15, 1986 - I Miss You - Klymaxx
March 22, 1986 - Just Another Day - Oingo Boingo
March 29, 1986 - Your Love - The Outfield
April 5, 1986 - Your Love - The Outfield
April 12, 1986 - If You Leave - Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark
April 19, 1986 - Your Love - The Outfield
April 26, 1986 - Your Love - The Outfield
May 3, 1986 - Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
May 10, 1986 - Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
May 17, 1986 - Your Love - The Outfield
May 24, 1986 - The New Age - Judas Priest and Questionaire
May 31, 1986 - "(The World Needs) Batman" - NAÏVE
June 7, 1986 - Word Up - Cameo
June 14, 1986 - Word Up - Cameo
June 21, 1986 Word Up - Cameo
June 28 1986 In Red and Black - Jeanne Mas
July 5, 1986 - Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
July 12, 1986 - Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
July 19, 1986 - Rellin' & Rockin' - George Thorogood & the Destroyers
July 26, 1986 - Guitar Town - Steve Earle
August 2, 1986. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
August 9, 1986. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
August 16, 1986 Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
August 23, 1986 Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
August 30, 1986 - Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
September 6, 1986 - Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
September 13, Higher Love - Steve Winwood
September 20. Higher Love - Steve Winwood
September 27, 1986 Rock me Amadeus - Falco
October 4, 1986 Rock me Amadeus - Falco
October 11, 1986 - Limbo the Law - Big Audio Dynamite
October 18, 1986 - Limbo the Law - Big Audio Dynamite
October 25 1986 - Limbo the Law
November 1 1986 - Limbo the Law
November 8, 1986 - Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
November 15, 1986 - Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
November 22, 1986 - Amanda - Boston
November 29, 1986 - Amanda - Boston
December 6, 1986 - Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
December 13, 1986 - Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles
December 20, 1986 - Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles
December 27, 1986 - Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles

All the #1s of 1986. Hard to say who gets the year end, but its a runoff between Your Love and Working Girls.

 

[Joe Bonkers]

November 2, 1987 - Just Like Heaven - The Cure
November 9, 1987 - Just Like Heaven - The Cure

 

[Lothal]

November 14, 1987 - She's Like the Wind - Patrick Swayze
November 21, 1987 - I've Had the Time of My Life - Donna Summer and Joe Esposito

 

[Joe Bonkers]

November 28, 1987 - Heart and Soul - The Monkees
December 5, 1987 - Heart and Soul - The Monkees

(We got off by two days somewhere)

 

[Joe Bonkers]

 

[Mad Bad Rabbit]

June 9th, 1987 - Got My Mind Set On You - The Beatles
June 16th 1987 - Got My Mind Set On You - The Beatles

Should be June 6, and every date after this is wrong.

[ Doing date arithmetic in your head is error-prone; it's best to Google "1987 calendar" before posting ]

 

[Lothal]

December 12, 1987 - Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
December 19, 1987 - Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle

 

[Megafighter3]

Should be June 6, and every date after this is wrong.

[ Doing date arithmetic in your head is error-prone; it's best to Google "1987 calendar" before posting ]

I thought something was wrong with the dates when they weren't lining up with Wikipedia's.

List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1987 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[RedBeetle]

Should be June 6, and every date after this is wrong.

[ Doing date arithmetic in your head is error-prone; it's best to Google "1987 calendar" before posting ]

Sorry I got thrown off after the whole “blowing up NY” thing

 

[oberdada]

December 26, 1987 - Last Christmas - George Michael

 

[Mad Bad Rabbit]

January 2, 1988 - "Last Christmas" - George Michael
January 9, 1988 - "Mojo Boogie" - Johnny Winter

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