This is a list of the songs that were number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart in 1987, according to the MRIB. Archive of the dance Number Ones of 1987
Issue date Song Artist Duration 3 January "Mr Big Stuff" Heavy D 1 Week 10 January "Jack Your Body" Steve "Silk" Hurley 6 weeks 21 February "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" George Michael & Aretha Franklin 1 week 28 February "Stand by Me" Ben E. King 6 weeks 25 April "Living in a Box" Living in a Box 2 weeks 9 May "Back and Forth" Cameo 1 week 16 May "Cross the Track" Maceo and the Macks 1 week 23 May "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" Whitney Houston 4 weeks 20 June "Lifetime Love" Joyce Sims 2 weeks 4 July "Wishing Well" Terence Trent D'Arby 1 week 11 July "Always" Atlantic Starr 1 week 18 July "Who's That Girl" Madonna 3 weeks 8 August "Roadblock" Stock Aitken Waterman 2 weeks 22 August "Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley 3 weeks 12 September "Pump Up the Volume" M/A/R/R/S 6 weeks 24 October "The Real Thing" Jellybean ft. Steven Dante 1 week 31 October "I Don't Think Man Should Sleep Alone" Ray Parker Jr. 1 week 7 November "Paid In Full" Eric B. & Rakim 3 weeks 28 November "Criticize" Alexander O'Neal 3 weeks 19 December "The Way You Make Me Feel" Michael Jackson 4 Weeks
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