List of European number-one hits of 1987 explained

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

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

Issue date	Song	Artist	Album	Artist
3 January	colspan="5"
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					^[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					^[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					^[16]
25 April	"Respectable"	Mel & Kim			^[17]
2 May					^[18]
9 May	"Let It Be"	Ferry Aid			^[19]
16 May					^[20]
23 May	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="2"	"La Isla Bonita"			Madonna	^[21]
30 May	^[22]
6 June	"With or Without You"	U2			^[23]
13 June	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="2"	"La Isla Bonita"			Madonna	^[24]
20 June	^[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			bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="10"	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]

Notes and References

1. European Charts of the Year 1987 . . 4 . 51/52 . 26 December 1987 . 34–35 . 29800226.
2. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 1 . 10 January 1987 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
3. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 2 . 17 January 1987 . 12, 15 . 29800226.
4. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 3 . 24 January 1987 . 16, 21 . 29800226.
5. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 4 . 31 January 1987 . 16, 23 . 29800226.
6. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 5 . 7 February 1987 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
7. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 6 . 14 February 1987 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
8. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 7 . 21 February 1987 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
9. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 8 . 28 February 1987 . 18, 25 . 29800226.
10. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 9 . 7 March 1987 . 14, 21 . 29800226.
11. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 10 . 14 March 1987 . 18, 21 . 29800226.
12. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 11 . 21 March 1987 . 18, 29 . 29800226.
13. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 12 . 28 March 1987 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
14. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 13 . 4 April 1987 . 12, 21 . 29800226.
15. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 14 . 11 April 1987 . 18, 27 . 29800226.
16. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 15 . 18 April 1987 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
17. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 16 . 25 April 1987 . 18, 25 . 29800226.
18. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 17 . 2 May 1987 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
19. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 18 . 9 May 1987 . 12, 21 . 29800226.
20. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 19 . 16 May 1987 . 18, 23 . 29800226.
21. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 20 . 23 May 1987 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
22. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 21 . 30 May 1987 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
23. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 22 . 6 June 1987 . 10, 15 . 29800226.
24. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 23 . 13 June 1987 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
25. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 24 . 20 June 1987 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
26. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 25 . 27 June 1987 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
27. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 26 . 4 July 1987 . 14, 18 . 29800226.
28. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 27 . 11 July 1987 . 14, 18 . 29800226.
29. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 28 . 18 July 1987 . 18, 22 . 29800226.
30. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 29 . 25 July 1987 . 29800226.
31. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 30 . 1 August 1987 . 16, 20 . 29800226.
32. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 31 . 8 August 1987 . 16, 24 . 29800226.
33. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 32 . 15 August 1987 . 29800226.
34. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 33 . 22 August 1987 . 14, 18 . 29800226.
35. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 34 . 29 August 1987 . 12, 16 . 29800226.
36. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 35 . 5 September 1987 . 16, 20 . 29800226.
37. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 36 . 12 September 1987 . 14, 18 . 29800226.
38. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 37 . 19 September 1987 . 16, 20 . 29800226.
39. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 38 . 26 September 1987 . 13, 18 . 29800226.
40. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 39 . 3 October 1987 . 14, 18 . 29800226.
41. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 40 . 10 October 1987 . 20, 24 . 29800226.
42. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 41 . 17 October 1987 . 16, 20 . 29800226.
43. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 42 . 24 October 1987 . 18, 22 . 29800226.
44. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 43 . 31 October 1987 . 18, 26 . 29800226.
45. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 44 . 7 November 1987 . 20, 24 . 29800226.
46. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 45 . 14 November 1987 . 14, 18 . 29800226.
47. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 46 . 21 November 1987 . 14, 18 . 29800226.
48. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 47 . 28 November 1987 . 18, 22 . 29800226.
49. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 48 . 5 December 1987 . 14, 18 . 29800226.
50. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 49 . 12 December 1987 . 14, 18 . 29800226.
51. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 50 . 19 December 1987 . 14, 18 . 29800226.
52. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 4 . 51/52 . 26 December 1987 . 32, 38 . 29800226.