1987 in British music
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This is a summary of 1987 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
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[edit] Charts
[edit] Top 40 Singles of 1987
| Position | Song Title | Artist | Sales | Highest Position |
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| 1 | Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley | 1 | |
| 2 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now | Starship | 1 | |
| 3 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) | Whitney Houston | 1 | |
| 4 | You Win Again | Bee Gees | 1 | |
| 5 | China In Your Hand | T'Pau | 1 | |
| 6 | Respectable | Mel & Kim | 1 | |
| 7 | Stand By Me | Ben E. King | 1 | |
| 8 | It's A Sin | The Pet Shop Boys | 1 | |
| 9 | Star Trekkin' | The Firm | 1 | |
| 10 | Pump Up The Volume | M/A/R/R/S | 1 | |
| 11 | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) | George Michael & Aretha Franklin | 1 | |
| 12 | Under The Boardwalk | Bruce Willis | 2 | |
| 13 | Let It Be | Ferry Aid | 1 | |
| 14 | Always On My Mind | The Pet Shop Boys | 1 | |
| 15 | Got My Mind Set On You | George Harrison | 2 | |
| 16 | Can't Be Without You Tonight | Judy Boucher | 2 | |
| 17 | La Isla Bonita | Madonna | 1 | |
| 18 | La Bamba | Los Lobos | 1 | |
| 19 | Hold Me Now | Johnny Logan | 2 | |
| 20 | Who's That Girl? | Madonna | 1 | |
| 21 | Everything I Own | Boy George | 1 | |
| 22 | Down To Earth | Curiosity Killed The Cat | 3 | |
| 23 | When A Man Loves A Woman | Percy Sledge | 2 | |
| 24 | Heartache | Pepsi & Shirley | 2 | |
| 25 | Always | Atlantic Starr | 3 | |
| 26 | Whenever You Need Somebody | Rick Astley | 3 | |
| 27 | Toy Boy | Sinitta | 4 | |
| 28 | I Get The Sweetest Feeling | Jackie Wilson | 3 | |
| 29 | Faith | George Michael | 2 | |
| 30 | I Just Can't Stop Loving You | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett | 1 | |
| 31 | Live It Up | Mental As Anything | 3 | |
| 32 | Love In The First Degree | Bananarama | 3 | |
| 33 | Crockett's Theme | Jan Hammer | 2 | |
| 34 | Alone | Heart | 3 | |
| 35 | Wipe Out | The Fat Boys & The Beach Boys | 2 | |
| 36 | Call Me | Spagna | 2 | |
| 37 | Let's Wait Awhile | Janet Jackson | 3 | |
| 38 | Jack Your Body | Steve 'Silk' Hurley | 1 | |
| 39 | The Great Pretender | Freddie Mercury | 4 | |
| 40 | Male Stripper | Man To Man meet Man Parrish | 4 |
[edit] Music awards
[edit] BRIT Awards
The 1987 BRIT Awards winners were:
- Best British producer: Dave Stewart
- Best classical recording: Julian Lloyd Webber/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra "Elgar Cello Concerto"
- Best international solo artist – Paul Simon
- Best soundtrack: "Top Gun"
- British album: Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms"
- British breakthrough act: The Housemartins
- British female solo artist: Kate Bush
- British group: Five Star
- British male solo artist: Peter Gabriel
- British single: Pet Shop Boys - "West End Girls"
- British Video: Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer"
- International group: The Bangles
- Outstanding contribution: Eric Clapton
