- Number-one singles of 1987 (Ireland)
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This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1987.
Week ending Song Artist 3 January Caravan of Love The Housemartins 10 January Reet Petite Jackie Wilson 17 January Reet Petite Jackie Wilson 24 January Reet Petite Jackie Wilson 31 January Jack Your Body Steve 'Silk' Hurley 7 February I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) George Michael and Aretha Franklin 14 February I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) George Michael and Aretha Franklin 21 February I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) George Michael and Aretha Franklin 28 February Stand By Me Ben E. King 7 March Stand By Me Ben E. King 14 March Stand By Me Ben E. King 21 March Everything I Own Boy George 28 March Everything I Own Boy George 4 April With or Without You U2 11 April With or Without You U2 18 April The Irish Rover The Pogues and The Dubliners 25 April The Irish Rover The Pogues and The Dubliners 2 May Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship 9 May Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship 16 May Hold Me Now Johnny Logan 23 May Hold Me Now Johnny Logan 30 May Hold Me Now Johnny Logan 6 June Hold Me Now Johnny Logan 13 June I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2 20 June I Want Your Sex George Michael 27 June Star Trekkin' The Firm 4 July It's a Sin The Pet Shop Boys 11 July It's a Sin The Pet Shop Boys 18 July Who's That Girl Madonna 25 July Who's That Girl Madonna 1 August La Bamba Los Lobos 8 August La Bamba Los Lobos 15 August I Just Can't Stop Loving You Michael Jackson featuring Siedah Garrett 22 August What Have I Done to Deserve This? The Pet Shop Boys featuring Dusty Springfield 29 August Four Track EP Daniel O'Donnell 5 September Where the Streets Have No Name U2 12 September Where the Streets Have No Name U2 19 September Where the Streets Have No Name U2 26 September Bad Michael Jackson 3 October Bad Michael Jackson 10 October Full Metal Jacket (I Want to be Your Drill Instructor) Abigail Mead and Nigel Goulding 17 October You Win Again The Bee Gees 24 October You Win Again The Bee Gees 31 October You Win Again The Bee Gees 7 November You Win Again The Bee Gees 14 November Got My Mind Set on You George Harrison 21 November China in Your Hand T'Pau 28 November China in Your Hand T'Pau 5 December The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson 12 December Fairytale of New York The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl 19 December Fairytale of New York The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl 26 December Fairytale of New York The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - 27 Number Ones
- Most weeks at No.1 (song): "Hold Me Now" - Johnny Logan, "You Win Again" - The Bee Gees (4)
- Most weeks at No.1 (artist): U2 (6)
- Most No.1s: U2, Michael Jackson (3)
See also
Irish music charts Charts #1 Singles Songs · Artists
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- 1987 record charts
- Lists of number-one songs in Ireland
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