List of number-one singles of 1987 (Ireland)
Appearance
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This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1987.
Week ending | Song | Artist | Ref. |
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3 January | "Caravan of Love" | The Housemartins | |
10 January | "Reet Petite" | Jackie Wilson | |
17 January | |||
24 January | |||
31 January | "Jack Your Body" | Steve 'Silk' Hurley | |
7 February | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | George Michael and Aretha Franklin | |
14 February | |||
21 February | |||
28 February | "Stand by Me" | Ben E. King | |
7 March | |||
14 March | |||
21 March | "Everything I Own" | Boy George | |
28 March | |||
4 April | "With or Without You" | U2 | |
11 April | |||
18 April | "The Irish Rover" | The Pogues and The Dubliners | |
25 April | |||
2 May | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Starship | |
9 May | |||
16 May | "Hold Me Now" | Johnny Logan | |
23 May | |||
30 May | |||
6 June | |||
13 June | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | U2 | |
20 June | "I Want Your Sex" | George Michael | |
27 June | "Star Trekkin'" | The Firm | |
4 July | "It's a Sin" | Pet Shop Boys | |
11 July | |||
18 July | "Who's That Girl" | Madonna | |
25 July | |||
1 August | "La Bamba" | Los Lobos | |
8 August | |||
15 August | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Michael Jackson featuring Siedah Garrett | [1][a] |
22 August | "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" | Pet Shop Boys featuring Dusty Springfield | |
29 August | "Four Track EP" | Daniel O'Donnell | |
5 September | "Where the Streets Have No Name" | U2 | |
12 September | |||
19 September | |||
26 September | "Bad" | Michael Jackson | |
3 October | |||
10 October | "Full Metal Jacket (I Want to be Your Drill Instructor)" | Abigail Mead and Nigel Goulding | |
17 October | "You Win Again" | Bee Gees | |
24 October | |||
31 October | |||
7 November | |||
14 November | "Got My Mind Set on You" | George Harrison | |
21 November | "China in Your Hand" | T'Pau | |
28 November | |||
5 December | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Michael Jackson | |
12 December | "Fairytale of New York" | The Pogues, featuring Kirsty MacColl | |
19 December | |||
26 December |
- 27 Number Ones
- Most weeks at No.1 (song): "Hold Me Now" - Johnny Logan, "You Win Again" - The Bee Gees (4)
- Most weeks at No.1 (artist): U2 (6)
- Most No.1s: U2, Michael Jackson (3)
See also
Notes
- ^ Irish Independent (2015) suggests that "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" was the No. 1 song the week of 22 August.
Refereces
- ^ "The top ten chart this week in 1987". Irish Independent. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2024.