This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot 100 Airplay number ones of 1987.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 3 | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | The Bangles |
| January 10 | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | The Bangles |
| January 17 | "Shake You Down" | Gregory Abbott |
| January 24 | "At This Moment" | Billy Vera and the Beaters |
| January 31 | "Open Your Heart" | Madonna |
| February 7 | "Open Your Heart" | Madonna |
| February 14 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi |
| February 21 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi |
| February 28 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi |
| March 7 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi |
| March 14 | "Jacob's Ladder" | Huey Lewis and the News |
| March 21 | "Lean on Me" | Club Nouveau |
| March 28 | "Lean on Me" | Club Nouveau |
| April 4 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Starship |
| April 11 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Starship |
| April 18 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Starship |
| April 25 | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | Aretha Franklin and George Michael |
| May 2 | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" | Cutting Crew |
| May 9 | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" | Cutting Crew |
| May 16 | "With or Without You" | U2 |
| May 23 | "With or Without You" | U2 |
| May 30 | "With or Without You" | U2 |
| June 6 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | Kim Wilde |
| June 13 | "Always" | Atlantic Starr |
| June 20 | "Head to Toe" | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
| June 27 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Whitney Houston |
| July 4 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Whitney Houston |
| July 11 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Whitney Houston |
| July 18 | "Alone" | Heart |
| July 25 | "Alone" | Heart |
| August 1 | "Shakedown" | Bob Seger |
| August 8 | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | U2 |
| August 15 | "Who's That Girl" | Madonna |
| August 22 | "Who's That Girl" | Madonna |
| August 29 | "La Bamba" | Los Lobos |
| September 5 | "La Bamba" | Los Lobos |
| September 12 | "La Bamba" | Los Lobos |
| September 19 | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett |
| September 26 | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | Whitney Houston |
| October 3 | "Here I Go Again" | Whitesnake |
| October 10 | "Lost in Emotion" | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
| October 17 | "Bad" | Michael Jackson |
| October 24 | "Bad" | Michael Jackson |
| October 31 | "I Think We're Alone Now" | Tiffany |
| November 7 | "I Think We're Alone Now" | Tiffany |
| November 14 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes |
| November 21 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes |
| November 28 | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | Belinda Carlisle |
| December 5 | "Faith" | George Michael |
| December 12 | "Faith" | George Michael |
| December 19 | "Faith" | George Michael |
| December 26 | "Faith" | George Michael |
Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. (2004) ISBN 0-8230-7499-4
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