Artist	Song
U2	With or Without You
from U218 Singles (Deluxe Version) (2006)
Beastie Boys	Fight for Your Right
from Licensed to Ill (1995)
Michael Jackson	Bad
from Michael Jackson Greatest Hits: HIStory, Vol. 1 (2008)
Bon Jovi	Livin' On a Prayer
from Cross Road (1994)
Aerosmith	Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
from Big Ones (1994)
George Michael	Faith
from Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best of George Michael (1998)
Whitesnake	Here I Go Again
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Whitesnake (2007)
Ben E. King	Stand By Me
from Rhino Hi-Five: Ben E. King - EP (2006)
Aretha Franklin featuring George Michael	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
from Platinum & Gold Collection: Aretha Franklin (1998)
Billy Vera & The Beaters	At This Moment
from Best of Billy Vera & the Beaters (2008)
Madonna	Who's That Girl
from Who's That Girl (2005)
Peter Gabriel	Big Time
from So (Remastered) (1986)
Crowded House	Don't Dream It's Over
from 80's Super Hits (2008)
LL Cool J	I Need Love
from All World - Greatest Hits (1996)
Jody Watley	Looking for a New Love
from Number 1's: '80s Soul (2007)
Atlantic Starr	Always
from Rhino Hi-Five: Atlantic Starr - EP (2005)
U2	I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
from The Joshua Tree (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] (2007)
R.E.M.	The One I Love (Remastered 1999)
from And I Feel Fine... The Best of the IRS Years (1982-1987) [Collector's Edition] (2006)
The Cure	Just Like Heaven
from The Cure: Greatest Hits (2007)
Depeche Mode	Strangelove
from The Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. 1 (2006)
Janet Jackson	Control
from Control (1986)
Poison	Talk Dirty to Me
from The Best of Poison - 20 Years of Rock (Remastered) (2006)
Cutting Crew	(I Just) Died in Your Arms
from Broadcast (1992)
Whitney Houston	Didn't We Almost Have It All
from Whitney - The Greatest Hits (2000)
Club Nouveau	Lean On Me
from Life, Love & Pain (2005)

Comment:

Talk about your study in contrasts: Topping our '87 playlist is the contender for Most Serious Band of All Time, U2, followed up by the clown princes of rap, the Beastie Boys. That same year, Michael Jackson decked himself out in leather for [i]Bad[/i], while Madonna decked herself out in lace for [i]Who's That Girl[/i]. Headbangers like Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, and Poison were massively popular, but so were alt-guys R.E.M., Depeche Mode, and the Cure. A very curious time.

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