During the 1980s there were a total of 191 singles which took the UK chart number 1 spot. The most successful artist of this decade was Madonna with a total of 6 number 1 hits. The best-selling single of the decade was “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid.
The top 3 songs consisted of ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship’, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley’ and ‘Respectable by Mel & Kim’.
The most complete music list of popular music from the year 1987 in the UK.
| # | Title - Artist |
|---|---|
| 1 | Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now |
| 2 | Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up |
| 3 | Mel & Kim - Respectable |
| 4 | Bruce Willis - Under the Boardwalk |
| 5 | Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) |
| 6 | Judy Boucher - Can't Be With You Tonight |
| 7 | M.A.R.R.S. - Pump Up The Volume |
| 8 | Atlantic Starr - Always |
| 9 | John Farnham - You're The Voice |
| 10 | Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth |
| 11 | T'Pau - China In Your Hand |
| 12 | Sinitta - Toy Boy |
| 13 | Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme |
| 14 | The Bee Gees - You Win Again |
| 15 | George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You |
| 16 | Madonna - La Isla Bonita |
| 17 | Tom Jones - A Boy From Nowhere |
| 18 | Living In A Box - Living In A Box |
| 19 | Heart - Alone |
| 20 | Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper |
| 21 | Mental As Anything - Live It Up |
| 22 | Terence Trent d'Arby - If You Let Me Stay |
| 23 | Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin |
| 24 | Ben E. King - Stand By Me |
| 25 | Cliff Richard - Some People |
| 26 | The Firm - Star Trekkin' |
| 27 | Johnny Logan - Hold Me Now |
| 28 | Club Nouveau - Lean On Me |
| 29 | Madonna - Who's That Girl |
| 30 | Pepsi & Shirlie - Heartache |
| 31 | Spagna - Call Me |
| 32 | Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky |
| 33 | Los Lobos - La Bamba |
| 34 | Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling |
| 35 | Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye |
| 36 | Terence Trent d'Arby - Wishing Well |
| 37 | Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong |
| 38 | Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile |
| 39 | Bananarama - Love In The First Degree |
| 40 | Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman |
| 41 | Kim Wilde & Junior - Another Step (Closer To You) |
| 42 | Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Little Mystery |
| 43 | Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding - Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor) |
| 44 | T'Pau - Heart and Soul |
| 45 | Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams |
| 46 | Hue & Cry - Labour of Love |
| 47 | Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies |
| 48 | Jets - Crush On You |
| 49 | Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me |
| 50 | Mirage - Jack Mix II |
| 51 | Fleetwood Mac - Big Love |
| 52 | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life |
| 53 | Whitesnake - Is This Love |
| 54 | Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body |
| 55 | Aretha Franklin & George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) |
| 56 | Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody |
| 57 | Boy George - Everything I Own |
| 58 | Fat Boys & The Beach Boys - Wipeout |
| 59 | Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram - Somewhere Out There |
| 60 | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett - I Just Can't Stop Loving You |
| 61 | Five Star - The Slightest Touch |
| 62 | U2 - With Or Without You |
| 63 | Alexander O'Neal - Criticise |
| 64 | Whitney Houston - So Emotional |
| 65 | Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite |
| 66 | Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender |
| 67 | Level 42 - Running In The Family |
| 68 | Alison Moyet - Weak in the Presence Of Beauty |
| 69 | Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) |
| 70 | New Order - True Faith |
| 71 | Fine Young Cannibals - Ever Fallen In Love |
| 72 | Randy Crawford - Almaz |
| 73 | Billy Idol - Mony Mony |
| 74 | Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights |
| 75 | Erasure - The Circus |
| 76 | Boogie Box High - Jive Talkin' |
| 77 | Whitesnake - Here I Go Again (Remix) |
| 78 | Def Leppard - Animal |
| 79 | Sam Fox - Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now |
| 80 | Carly Simon - Coming Around Again |
| 81 | Taffy - I Love My Radio |
| 82 | ABC - When Smokey Sings |
| 83 | Johnny Hates Jazz - I Don't Want To Be A Hero |
| 84 | Was (Not Was) - Walk The Dinosaur |
| 85 | Wax - Bridge To Your Heart |
| 86 | Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This |
| 87 | Alison Moyet - Is This Love |
| 88 | Levert - Casanova |
| 89 | Bruce Willis - Respect Yourself |
| 90 | Pseudo Echo - Funky Town |
| 91 | Elkie Brooks - No More The Fool |
| 92 | George Michael - Faith |
| 93 | Chris Rea - Let's Dance |
| 94 | The Proclaimers - Letter From America |
| 95 | Jellybean feat. Steven Dante - The Real Thing |
| 96 | Maxi Priest - Some Guys Have All The Luck |
| 97 | Eric Clapton - Behind The Mask |
| 98 | Sly & Robbie - Boops (Here To Go) |
| 99 | Spear of Destiny - Never Take Me Alive |
| 100 | Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie |
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