List of European number-one hits of 1987

This is a list of the European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number ones of 1987, as published by Music & Media magazine.

Chart history

Key
†	Indicates best-performing single and album of 1987^[1]

Issue date	Song	Artist	Album	Artist	Ref.
3 January	No chart published
10 January	"The Final Countdown"	Europe	True Blue	Madonna	^[2]
17 January					^[3]
24 January					^[4]
31 January					^[5]
7 February					^[6]
14 February	"Is This Love?"	Alison Moyet			^[7]
21 February	"Is This Love?"	Alison Moyet			^[8]
28 February	"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"	Aretha Franklin and George Michael			^[9]
7 March					^[10]
14 March			The Final Countdown	Europe	^[11]
21 March			The Final Countdown	Europe	^[12]
28 March			Graceland	Paul Simon	^[13]
4 April	"Running in the Family"	Level 42	The Joshua Tree	U2	^[14]
11 April	"Everything I Own"	Boy George			^[15]
18 April	"Everything I Own"	Boy George			^[16]
25 April	"Respectable"	Mel & Kim			^[17]
2 May	"Respectable"	Mel & Kim			^[18]
9 May	"Let It Be"	Ferry Aid			^[19]
16 May	"Let It Be"	Ferry Aid			^[20]
23 May	"La Isla Bonita" †	Madonna			^[21]
30 May	"La Isla Bonita" †	Madonna			^[22]
6 June	"With or Without You"	U2			^[23]
13 June	"La Isla Bonita" †	Madonna			^[24]
20 June	"La Isla Bonita" †	Madonna			^[25]
27 June	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Whitney Houston			^[26]
4 July					^[27]
11 July					^[28]
18 July					^[29]
25 July					^[30]
1 August			Whitney	Whitney Houston	^[31]
8 August					^[32]
15 August					^[33]
22 August	"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"	Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett			^[34]
29 August					^[35]
5 September					^[36]
12 September					^[37]
19 September					^[38]
26 September			Who's That Girl	Madonna	^[39]
3 October			Bad †	Michael Jackson	^[40]
10 October	"Bad"	Michael Jackson			^[41]
17 October					^[42]
24 October					^[43]
31 October					^[44]
7 November					^[45]
14 November					^[46]
21 November	"You Win Again"	Bee Gees			^[47]
28 November					^[48]
5 December					^[49]
12 December	"Faith"	George Michael	Faith	George Michael	^[50]
19 December					^[51]
26 December					^[52]

References

^ "European Charts of the Year 1987". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. pp. 34–35. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 1. 10 January 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 2. 17 January 1987. pp. 12, 15. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 3. 24 January 1987. pp. 16, 21. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 4. 31 January 1987. pp. 16, 23. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 5. 7 February 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 6. 14 February 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 7. 21 February 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 8. 28 February 1987. pp. 18, 25. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 9. 7 March 1987. pp. 14, 21. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 10. 14 March 1987. pp. 18, 21. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 11. 21 March 1987. pp. 18, 29. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 12. 28 March 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 13. 4 April 1987. pp. 12, 21. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 14. 11 April 1987. pp. 18, 27. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 15. 18 April 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 16. 25 April 1987. pp. 18, 25. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 17. 2 May 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 18. 9 May 1987. pp. 12, 21. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 19. 16 May 1987. pp. 18, 23. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 20. 23 May 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 21. 30 May 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 22. 6 June 1987. pp. 10, 15. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 23. 13 June 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 24. 20 June 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 25. 27 June 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 26. 4 July 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 27. 11 July 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 28. 18 July 1987. pp. 18, 22. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 29. 25 July 1987. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 30. 1 August 1987. pp. 16, 20. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 31. 8 August 1987. pp. 16, 24. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 32. 15 August 1987. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 33. 22 August 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 34. 29 August 1987. pp. 12, 16. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 35. 5 September 1987. pp. 16, 20. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 36. 12 September 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 37. 19 September 1987. pp. 16, 20. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 38. 26 September 1987. pp. 13, 18. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 39. 3 October 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 40. 10 October 1987. pp. 20, 24. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 41. 17 October 1987. pp. 16, 20. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 42. 24 October 1987. pp. 18, 22. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 43. 31 October 1987. pp. 18, 26. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 44. 7 November 1987. pp. 20, 24. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 45. 14 November 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 46. 21 November 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 47. 28 November 1987. pp. 18, 22. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 48. 5 December 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 49. 12 December 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 50. 19 December 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. pp. 32, 38. OCLC 29800226.

[1] "European Charts of the Year 1987". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. pp. 34–35. OCLC 29800226.

[2] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 1. 10 January 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.

[3] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 2. 17 January 1987. pp. 12, 15. OCLC 29800226.

[4] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 3. 24 January 1987. pp. 16, 21. OCLC 29800226.

[5] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 4. 31 January 1987. pp. 16, 23. OCLC 29800226.

[6] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 5. 7 February 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.

[7] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 6. 14 February 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.

[8] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 7. 21 February 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.

[9] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 8. 28 February 1987. pp. 18, 25. OCLC 29800226.

[10] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 9. 7 March 1987. pp. 14, 21. OCLC 29800226.

[11] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 10. 14 March 1987. pp. 18, 21. OCLC 29800226.

[12] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 11. 21 March 1987. pp. 18, 29. OCLC 29800226.

[13] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 12. 28 March 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.

[14] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 13. 4 April 1987. pp. 12, 21. OCLC 29800226.

[15] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 14. 11 April 1987. pp. 18, 27. OCLC 29800226.

[16] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 15. 18 April 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.

[17] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 16. 25 April 1987. pp. 18, 25. OCLC 29800226.

[18] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 17. 2 May 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.

[19] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 18. 9 May 1987. pp. 12, 21. OCLC 29800226.

[20] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 19. 16 May 1987. pp. 18, 23. OCLC 29800226.

[21] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 20. 23 May 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.

[22] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 21. 30 May 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.

[23] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 22. 6 June 1987. pp. 10, 15. OCLC 29800226.

[24] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 23. 13 June 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.

[25] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 24. 20 June 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.

[26] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 25. 27 June 1987. pp. 14, 19. OCLC 29800226.

[27] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 26. 4 July 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.

[28] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 27. 11 July 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.

[29] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 28. 18 July 1987. pp. 18, 22. OCLC 29800226.

[30] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 29. 25 July 1987. OCLC 29800226.

[31] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 30. 1 August 1987. pp. 16, 20. OCLC 29800226.

[32] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 31. 8 August 1987. pp. 16, 24. OCLC 29800226.

[33] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 32. 15 August 1987. OCLC 29800226.

[34] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 33. 22 August 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.

[35] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 34. 29 August 1987. pp. 12, 16. OCLC 29800226.

[36] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 35. 5 September 1987. pp. 16, 20. OCLC 29800226.

[37] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 36. 12 September 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.

[38] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 37. 19 September 1987. pp. 16, 20. OCLC 29800226.

[39] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 38. 26 September 1987. pp. 13, 18. OCLC 29800226.

[40] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 39. 3 October 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.

[41] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 40. 10 October 1987. pp. 20, 24. OCLC 29800226.

[42] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 41. 17 October 1987. pp. 16, 20. OCLC 29800226.

[43] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 42. 24 October 1987. pp. 18, 22. OCLC 29800226.

[44] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 43. 31 October 1987. pp. 18, 26. OCLC 29800226.

[45] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 44. 7 November 1987. pp. 20, 24. OCLC 29800226.

[46] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 45. 14 November 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.

[47] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 46. 21 November 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.

[48] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 47. 28 November 1987. pp. 18, 22. OCLC 29800226.

[49] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 48. 5 December 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.

[50] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 49. 12 December 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.

[51] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 50. 19 December 1987. pp. 14, 18. OCLC 29800226.

[52] "European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. pp. 32, 38. OCLC 29800226.

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