1987 Number One Songs UK
1987 – number one songs in the UK that year include a couple of duets, as well as two hits that topped the singles chart for five weeks each. One of these 80s hits is running through my head on repeat right now…
The UK number one songs of 1987 also include a charity single, a track from a popular film and something a little Latin in style. Two of these 1987 top songs also came from one band, and there’s a connection with the music magazine Smash Hits there – as well as the part of the world I come from.
I’d forgotten all about the number one song in 1987 that was top when I turned 13 early in the year, that’s for sure. Nor had I remembered that a certain girl duo had done better than merely scoring one of the 1987 top ten songs – they actually were in pole position for a week. One of them, bless her, is no longer with us.
Here they are – all 20 of the 1987 hit songs in the UK that actually made it to the top of the singles chart. Whether or not they were 1987’s best songs is simply a matter of personal preference.
The 20 1987 number one songs in the UK
Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite
3 weeks at number one in January 1987
Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley – Jack Your Body
2 weeks at number one in January & February 1987
Aretha Franklin & George Michael – I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
2 weeks at number one in February 1987
Ben E. King – Stand By Me
3 weeks at number one in February & March 1987
Boy George – Everything I Own
2 weeks at number one in March 1987
Mel & Kim – Respectable
1 week at number one in March & April 1987
Ferry Aid – Let It Be
3 weeks at number one in April 1987
Madonna – La Isla Bonita
2 weeks at number one in April & May 1987
Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
4 weeks at number one in May & June 1987
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
2 weeks at number one in June 1987
The Firm – Star Trekkin’
2 weeks at number one in June & July 1987
Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin
3 weeks at number one in July 1987
Madonna – Who’s That Girl
1 week at number one in July 1987
Los Lobos – La Bamba
2 weeks at number one in August 1987
Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett – I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
2 weeks at number one in August 1987
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
5 weeks at number one in August & September 1987
MARRS – Pump Up The Volume
2 weeks at number one in October 1987
Bee Gees – You Win Again
4 weeks at number one in October & November 1987
T’Pau – China In Your Hand
5 weeks at number one in November & December 1987
Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind
2 weeks at number one in December 1987
What do you think of the 1987 number one songs?
Well that’s it – every UK number 1 of 1987. Two for the Pet Shop Boys, and a couple for acts that to me sound more 90s than 80s – but I guess we are in the late 80s at this point and music does gradually morph rather than suddenly.
If you were wondering what was the number one song in 1987 when your child was born, for example, hopefully this list will help!
Marcy x
Discover all the number one singles from the rest of the 80s here:
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