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 3 January colspan="5" 10 January "The Final Countdown" Europe True Blue Madonna 17 January 24 January 31 January 7 February 14 February "Is This Love?" Alison Moyet 21 February 28 February "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" Aretha Franklin and George Michael 7 March 14 March The Final Countdown Europe 21 March 28 March Graceland Paul Simon 4 April "Running in the Family" Level 42 The Joshua Tree U2 11 April "Everything I Own" Boy George 18 April 25 April "Respectable" Mel & Kim 2 May 9 May "Let It Be" Ferry Aid 16 May 23 May "La Isla Bonita" Madonna 30 May 6 June "With or Without You" U2 13 June "La Isla Bonita" Madonna 20 June 27 June "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Whitney Houston 4 July 11 July 18 July 25 July 1 August Whitney Whitney Houston 8 August 15 August 22 August "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett 29 August 5 September 12 September 19 September 26 September Who's That Girl Madonna 3 October Bad Michael Jackson 10 October "Bad" Michael Jackson 17 October 24 October 31 October 7 November 14 November 21 November "You Win Again" Bee Gees 28 November 5 December 12 December "Faith" George Michael Faith George Michael 19 December 26 December

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