HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“The Way It Is” by Bruce Hornsby and The Range
“The Way It Is” by Bruce Hornsby and The Range finished No. 8 on the year-end Top 100 of 1987, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.
Year-end peakNo. 81987
Year-end charts11987
ArtistBruce Hornsby and The Range3 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1987 was “Walk Like An Egyptian” by The Bangles. Bruce Hornsby and The Range had 3 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “The Way It Is”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1987 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1987 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now | Starship | ▶♪ |
| 6 | C'est La Vie | Robbie Nevil | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Here I Go Again | Whitesnake | ▶♪ |
| 8 | The Way It Is | Bruce Hornsby and The Range | ▶♪ |
| 9 | Shakedown | Bob Seger | ▶♪ |
| 10 | Livin' On A Prayer | Bon Jovi | ▶♪ |
| 11 | La Bamba | Los Lobos | ▶♪ |
More hits by Bruce Hornsby and The Range
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandolin Rain | Bruce Hornsby and The Range | 1987 #65 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | The Valley Road | Bruce Hornsby and The Range | 1988 #78 | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.