1980's Top 20 charts

July 1987

UK	(US)	Title	Artist
1		It's a sin	Pet Shop Boys
2		Under the boardwalk	Bruce Willis
3		Wishing well	Terence Trent D'Arby
4		Star trekkin'	Firm
5		Always	Atlantic Starr
6		The living daylights	A-HA
7		I wanna dance with somebody(Who loves me)	Whitney Houston
8		My pretty one	Cliff Richard
9		Who's that girl	Madonna
10		Sweetest smile	Black
11		Alone	Heart
12		F.L.M.	Mel & Kim
13		You're the voice	John Farnham
14		Misfit	Curiosity Killed the Cat
15		Is this love	Whitesnake
16		Higher and higher	Jackie Wilson
17		Jive talkin'	Boogie Box High
18		Let's dance	Chris Rea
19		When Smokey sings	ABC
20		La Bamba	Los Lobos

 

August 1987

UK	(US)	Title	Artist
1		La Bamba	Los Lobos
2		I just can't stop loving you	Michael Jackson
3		Call me	Spagna
4		True faith	New Order
5		Who's that girl	Madonna
6		Alone	Heart
7		Always	Atlantic Starr
8		Labour of love	Hue & Cry
9		Never gonna give you up	Rick Astley
10		Toy Boy	Sinitta
11		Animal	Def Leppard
12		Sweet little mystery	Wet Wet Wet
13		Somewhere outthere	Linda Ronstadt/James Ingram
14		What have I done to deserve this	Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfiled
15		Jive talkin'	Boogie Box High
16		It's a sin	Pet Shop Boys
17		Just don't want to be lonely	Freddie McGregor
18		She's on it	Beastie Boys
19		Under the boardwalk	Bruce Willis
20		Funky town	Pseudo Echo

 

September 1987

UK	(US)	Title	Artist
1	1	Never Gonna Give You Up	Rick Astley
2	12	Wipe-out	Fat Boys and the Beach Boys
3	4	Heart And Soul	T`Pau
4		What Have I Done to Deserve This	Pet Shop Boys\Dusty Springfield
5		Some People	Cliff Richard
6		Toy Boy	Sinitta
7	13	Pump Up the Volume	MARRS
8	13	Where the Streets have no Name	U2
9		Wonderful Life	Black
10		Sweet Little Mystery	Wet Wet Wet
11	5	Casanova	Levert
12	2	Causing a Commotion	Madonna
13		Bridge to your Heart	Wax
14		Call Me	Spagna
15		House Nation	House Master Boyz
16		Its Over	Level 42
17	1	I Just Can`t Stop Loving You	Michael Jackson
18	31	I Don`t Want to be a hero	Johnny Hates Jazz
19	2	U Got The Look	Prince\Shenna Easton
20	1	Bad	Michael Jackson

 

October 1987

UK	(US)	Title	Artist
1		Crockett's theme	Jan Hammer
2		Full metal jacket(I wanna be your drill instructor)	Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding
3		Pump up the volume	M/A/R/R/S
4		You win again	Bee Gees
5		Crazy crazy nights	Kiss
6		Bad	Michael Jackson
7		Never gonna give you up	Rick Astley
8		I need love	L.L.Cool J
9		The circus	Erasure
10		Some people	Cliff Richard
11		I found lovin'	Fatback Band
12		Love in the first degree/ Mr.Sleaze	Bananarama/S.A.W.
13		Causing a commotion	Madonna
14		This corrosion	Sisters Of Mercy
15		Mony Mony	Billy Idol
16		Faith	George Michael
17		Little lies	Fleetwood Mac
18		The real thing	Jellybean Feat.Steven Dante
19		House nation	House Master Boyz & the Rude Boy of House
20		Walk the dinosaur	Was (Not Was)

 

November 1987

UK	(US)	Title	Artist
1		China in your hand	T'Pau
2		Got my mind set on you	George Harrison
3		Whenever you need somebody	Rick Astley
4		You win again	Bee Gees
5		Never can say goodbye	Communards
6		Faith	George Michael
7		Love in the first degree/ Mr.Sleaze	Bananarama/S.A.W.
8		(I've had)The time of my life	Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
9		My baby just cares for me	Nina Simone
10		Barcelona	Freddie Mercury/M.Caballe
11		Here I go again	Whitesnake
12		Little lies	Fleetwood Mac
13		Jack Mix IV	Mirage
14		So emotional	Whitney Houston
15		Mony Mony	Billy Idol
16		Criticize	Alexander O'Neil
17		Crockett's theme	Jan Hammer
18		Walk the dinosaur	Was (Not Was)
19		I don't think that man should sleep alone	Ray Parker Jr.
20		The circus	Erasure

 

December 1987

UK	(US)	Title	Artist
1		China in your hand	T'Pau
2		Always on my mind	Pet Shop Boys
3		The way you make me feel	Michael Jackson
4		When I fall in love/My arms keep missing you	Rick Astley
5		What do you want to make those eyes at me for	Shakin' Stevens
6		Letter from America	Proclaimers
7		Love letters	Alison Moyet
8		Got my mind set on you	George Harrison
9		Criticize	Alexander O'Neil
10		Rockin' around the Christmas tree	Mel & Kim(Smith & Wilde)
11		Fairy tale of New York	Pugues feat. Kirsty MacColl
12		Who found who	Jellybean feat. Elisa Fiorillo
13		So emotional	Whitney Houston
14		Never can say goodbye	Communards
15		The look of love	Madonna
16		Once upon a long ago	Paul McCartney
17		When I fall in love	Nat 'King' Cole
18		Heaven is a place on earth	Belinda Carlisle
19		Ev'ry time we say goodbye	Simply Red
20		Some guys have all the luck	Maxi Priest

 

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