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