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The charts of 1987

Born in 1987? These were the No. 1 songs of your year:

  • United Kingdom: Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
  • United States: Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles
  • Germany: Voyage Voyage by Desireless

United Kingdom: top 50 of 1987

Official Singles Chart, year-end

  1. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
  2. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship
  3. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston
  4. You Win Again – Bee Gees
  5. China in Your Hand – T'Pau
  6. Respectable – Mel and Kim
  7. Stand by Me – Ben E. King
  8. It's a Sin – Pet Shop Boys
  9. Star Trekkin' – The Firm
  10. Pump Up the Volume – M/A/R/R/S
  11. Always on My Mind – Pet Shop Boys
  12. Under the Boardwalk – Bruce Willis
  13. La Bamba – Los Lobos
  14. True Faith – New Order
  15. Let It Be – Ferry Aid
  16. When I Fall in Love – Rick Astley
  17. Faith – George Michael
  18. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) – Aretha Franklin and George Michael
  19. Alone – Heart
  20. Got My Mind Set on You – George Harrison
  21. C'est La Vie – Robbie Nevil
  22. Whenever You Need Somebody – Rick Astley
  23. Heartache – Pepsi & Shirlie
  24. Love in the First Degree – Bananarama
  25. Down to Earth – Curiosity Killed the Cat
  26. My Pretty One – Cliff Richard
  27. Call Me – Spagna
  28. Jack Your Body – Steve Silk Hurley
  29. Shattered Dreams – Johnny Hates Jazz
  30. Let's Dance – Chris Rea
  31. The Great Pretender – Freddie Mercury
  32. Some People – Cliff Richard
  33. Sweet Little Mystery – Wet Wet Wet
  34. Rent – Pet Shop Boys
  35. What Have I Done to Deserve This? – Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield
  36. Boys (Summertime Love) – Sabrina
  37. Criticize – Alexander O'Neal
  38. Little Lies – Fleetwood Mac
  39. I Need Love – LL Cool J
  40. Toy Boy – Sinitta
  41. Letter from America – The Proclaimers
  42. Lean on Me – Club Nouveau
  43. Male Stripper – Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish
  44. Everything I Own – Boy George
  45. Brilliant Disguise – Bruce Springsteen
  46. Weak in the Presence of Beauty – Alison Moyet
  47. Is This Love – Alison Moyet
  48. Love Letters – Alison Moyet
  49. Wishing I Was Lucky – Wet Wet Wet
  50. Fairytale of New York – The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

United States: top 50 of 1987

Billboard Hot 100, year-end

  1. Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles
  2. Alone – Heart
  3. Shake You Down – Gregory Abbott
  4. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston
  5. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship
  6. C'est La Vie – Robbie Nevil
  7. Here I Go Again – Whitesnake
  8. The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby and the Range
  9. Shakedown – Bob Seger
  10. Livin' on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
  11. La Bamba – Los Lobos
  12. Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung
  13. Don't Dream It's Over – Crowded House
  14. Always – Atlantic Starr
  15. With or Without You – U2
  16. Looking for a New Love – Jody Watley
  17. Head to Toe – Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
  18. I Think We're Alone Now – Tiffany
  19. Mony Mony – Billy Idol
  20. At This Moment – Billy Vera and the Beaters
  21. The Lady in Red – Chris de Burgh
  22. Didn't We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston
  23. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For – U2
  24. I Want Your Sex – George Michael
  25. Notorious – Duran Duran
  26. Only in My Dreams – Debbie Gibson
  27. (I've Had) The Time of My Life – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
  28. The Next Time I Fall – Peter Cetera and Amy Grant
  29. Lean on Me – Club Nouveau
  30. Open Your Heart – Madonna
  31. Lost in Emotion – Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
  32. (I Just) Died in Your Arms – Cutting Crew
  33. Heart and Soul – T'Pau
  34. You Keep Me Hangin' On – Kim Wilde
  35. Keep Your Hands to Yourself – Georgia Satellites
  36. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) – Aretha Franklin and George Michael
  37. Control – Janet Jackson
  38. U Got the Look – Prince
  39. Somewhere Out There – Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
  40. Land of Confusion – Genesis
  41. Jacob's Ladder – Huey Lewis and the News
  42. Who's That Girl – Madonna
  43. You Got It All – The Jets
  44. Touch Me (I Want Your Body) – Samantha Fox
  45. I Just Can't Stop Loving You – Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett
  46. Causing a Commotion – Madonna
  47. In Too Deep – Genesis
  48. Let's Wait Awhile – Janet Jackson
  49. Is This Love – Survivor
  50. Diamonds – Herb Alpert

Germany: top 50 of 1987

Offizielle Deutsche Charts, year-end

  1. Voyage Voyage – Desireless
  2. La Isla Bonita – Madonna
  3. You're the Voice – John Farnham
  4. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston
  5. Boys (Summertime Love) – Sabrina
  6. It's a Sin – Pet Shop Boys
  7. Reality – Richard Sanderson
  8. Stay – Bonnie Bianco and Pierre Cosso
  9. Sweet Sixteen – Billy Idol
  10. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship
  11. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
  12. Call Me – Spagna
  13. La Bamba – Los Lobos
  14. Respectable – Mel and Kim
  15. Everlasting Love – Sandra
  16. C'est La Vie – Robbie Nevil
  17. Crockett's Theme – Jan Hammer
  18. I Love to Love – Tina Charles
  19. Bad – Michael Jackson
  20. Heartache – Pepsi & Shirlie
  21. The Living Daylights – a-ha
  22. You Win Again – Bee Gees
  23. First We Take Manhattan – Jennifer Warnes
  24. Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba) – Off
  25. Suburbia – Pet Shop Boys
  26. Show Me the Way – Mixed Emotions
  27. Alone – Heart
  28. Who's That Girl – Madonna
  29. I Just Can't Stop Loving You – Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett
  30. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) – Aretha Franklin and George Michael
  31. Fata Morgana – Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
  32. Animal – Def Leppard
  33. Let It Be – Ferry Aid
  34. Stand by Me – Ben E. King
  35. Everything I Own – Boy George
  36. I Need Love – LL Cool J
  37. Wonderful Life – Black
  38. Whenever You Need Somebody – Rick Astley
  39. We'll Be Together – Sting
  40. Luka – Suzanne Vega
  41. Don't Dream It's Over – Crowded House
  42. Got My Mind Set on You – George Harrison
  43. Faith – George Michael
  44. You Keep Me Hangin' On – Kim Wilde
  45. Need You Tonight – INXS
  46. I Want Your Sex – George Michael
  47. Catch Me (I'm Falling) – Pretty Poison
  48. True Faith – New Order
  49. Rent – Pet Shop Boys
  50. Sign 'O' the Times – Prince

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