This article highlights three soft rock songs from 1987 that remain fondly remembered by those who grew up in the 1980s, spotlighting hits from Whitney Houston, Chicago and Tiffany. It offers a nostalgic look back at chart-topping ballads of the era, noting their commercial success and, in one case, the personal story behind the lyrics.

– Whitney Houston's "Didn't We Almost Have It All", from her album Whitney, spent two weeks at No. 1 and continued her run of chart-topping singles.
– Chicago's "If She Would Have Been Faithful…", from Chicago 18, is framed as an unexpectedly optimistic song about finding love after infidelity.
– Tiffany's "Could've Been", from her debut album Tiffany, was her second consecutive No. 1 single and her final chart-topper; songwriter Lois Blaisch revealed it was inspired by a relationship with an oral surgeon who made false promises.