1987 in British music

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1980s in music in the UK
List of number one singles
Summaries and charts:
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
1979 1990

This is a summary of 1987 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

[edit] Charts

[edit] Top 40 Singles of 1987

Position Song Title Artist Sales Highest Position
1 Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley 1
2 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship 1
3 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston 1
4 You Win Again Bee Gees 1
5 China In Your Hand T'Pau 1
6 Respectable Mel & Kim 1
7 Stand By Me Ben E. King 1
8 It's A Sin The Pet Shop Boys 1
9 Star Trekkin' The Firm 1
10 Pump Up The Volume M/A/R/R/S 1
11 I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) George Michael & Aretha Franklin 1
12 Under The Boardwalk Bruce Willis
13 Let It Be Ferry Aid 1
14 Always On My Mind The Pet Shop Boys 1
15 Got My Mind Set On You George Harrison
16 Can't Be Without You Tonight Judy Boucher
17 La Isla Bonita Madonna 1
18 La Bamba Los Lobos 1
19 Hold Me Now Johnny Logan
20 Who's That Girl? Madonna 1
21 Everything I Own Boy George 1
22 Down To Earth Curiosity Killed The Cat
23 When A Man Loves A Woman Percy Sledge
24 Heartache Pepsi & Shirley
25 Always Atlantic Starr
26 Whenever You Need Somebody Rick Astley
27 Toy Boy Sinitta
28 I Get The Sweetest Feeling Jackie Wilson
29 Faith George Michael
30 I Just Can't Stop Loving You Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett 1
31 Live It Up Mental As Anything
32 Love In The First Degree Bananarama
33 Crockett's Theme Jan Hammer
34 Alone Heart
35 Wipe Out The Fat Boys & The Beach Boys
36 Call Me Spagna
37 Let's Wait Awhile Janet Jackson
38 Jack Your Body Steve 'Silk' Hurley 1
39 The Great Pretender Freddie Mercury
40 Male Stripper Man 2 Man meet Man Parrish