1987

1987 Number One Songs

Date	Artist - Title	Weeks at #1
1987 Number One Songs
December 21 1986 – January 17 1987	Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite	4
January 18 – 31 1987	Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body	2
February 1 – 14 1987	George Michael and Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)	2
February 15 – March 7 1987	Ben E King - Stand By Me	3
March 8 – 21 1987	Boy George - Everything I Own	2
March 22 – 28 1987	Mel and Kim - Respectable	1
March 29 – April 18 1987	Ferry Aid - Let It Be	3
April 19 – May 2 1987	Madonna - La Isla Bonita	2
May 3 – 30 1987	Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now	4
May 31 – June 13 1987	Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)	2
June 14 – 27 1987	The Firm - Star Trekkin'	2
June 28 – July 18 1987	Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin	3
July 19 – 25 1987	Madonna - Who's That Girl	1
July 26 – August 8 1987	Los Lobos - La Bamba	2
August 9 – 22 1987	Michael Jackson - I Just Can't Stop Loving You	2
August 23 – September 26 1987	Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up	5
September 27 – October 10 1987	M|A|R|R|S - Pump Up The Volume	2
October 11 – November 7 1987	Bee Gees - You Win Again	4
November 8 – December 12 1987	T'Pau - China In Your Hand	5
December 13 1987 – January 9 1988	Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind	4

Source: The Official Charts Company

20 different songs hit number one in the UK during 1987.