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These are the Canadian number-one albums of 1987. The charts were compiled and published by RPM every Saturday.
| † | This indicates the best performing album of the year[1] |
| Issue date | Album | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Live/1975-85 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | [2] |
| January 10 | [3] | ||
| January 17 | Graceland | Paul Simon | [4] |
| January 24 | [5] | ||
| January 31 | [6] | ||
| February 7 | [7] | ||
| February 14 | [8] | ||
| February 21 | Slippery When Wet | Bon Jovi | [9] |
| February 28 | [10] | ||
| March 7 | [11] | ||
| March 14 | [12] | ||
| March 21 | [13] | ||
| March 28 | [14] | ||
| April 4 | [15] | ||
| April 11 | The Joshua Tree † | U2 | [16] |
| April 18 | [17] | ||
| April 25 | [18] | ||
| May 2 | [19] | ||
| May 9 | [20] | ||
| May 16 | [21] | ||
| May 23 | [22] | ||
| May 30 | [23] | ||
| June 6 | [24] | ||
| June 13 | [25] | ||
| June 20 | [26] | ||
| June 27 | Whitney | Whitney Houston | [27] |
| July 4 | [28] | ||
| July 11 | [29] | ||
| July 18 | [30] | ||
| July 25 | [31] | ||
| August 1 | [32] | ||
| August 8 | [33] | ||
| August 15 | [34] | ||
| August 22 | [35] | ||
| August 29 | [36] | ||
| September 5 | [37] | ||
| September 12 | La Bamba | Soundtrack | [38] |
| September 19 | [39] | ||
| September 26 | [40] | ||
| October 3 | Bad | Michael Jackson | [41] |
| October 10 | [42] | ||
| October 17 | La Bamba | Soundtrack | [43] |
| October 24 | [44] | ||
| October 31 | Tunnel of Love | Bruce Springsteen | [45] |
| November 7 | [46] | ||
| November 14 | [47] | ||
| November 21 | Vital Idol | Billy Idol | [48] |
| November 28 | [49] | ||
| December 5 | The Lonesome Jubilee | John Cougar Mellencamp | [50] |
| December 12 | [51] | ||
| December 19 | [52] | ||
| December 26 | A Very Special Christmas | various artists | [53] |
