These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1987.
Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
3 January | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | The Bangles | [1] |
10 January | [2] | ||
17 January | "Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" | Mel and Kim | [3] |
24 January | [4] | ||
31 January | [5] | ||
7 February | [6] | ||
14 February | "Reet Petite" | Jackie Wilson | [7] |
21 February | [8] | ||
28 February | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | Aretha Franklin & George Michael | [9] |
7 March | [10] | ||
14 March | [11] | ||
21 March | "Respectable" | Mel and Kim | [12] |
28 March | [13] | ||
4 April | [14] | ||
11 April | "Sailin' Home" | Piet Veerman | [15] |
18 April | [16] | ||
25 April | [17] | ||
2 May | [18] | ||
9 May | "Crockett's Theme" | Jan Hammer | [19] |
16 May | [20] | ||
23 May | [21] | ||
30 May | [22] | ||
6 June | "You Want Love (Maria Maria)" | Mixed Emotions | [23] |
13 June | [24] | ||
20 June | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Whitney Houston | [25] |
27 June | [26] | ||
4 July | [27] | ||
11 July | "I Want Your Sex" | George Michael | [28] |
18 July | [29] | ||
25 July | [30] | ||
1 August | "Who's That Girl" | Madonna | [31] |
8 August | [32] | ||
15 August | [33] | ||
22 August | [34] | ||
29 August | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett | [35] |
5 September | [36] | ||
12 September | [37] | ||
19 September | [38] | ||
26 September | "Wishing Well" | Terence Trent D'Arby | [39] |
3 October | "Bad" | Michael Jackson | [40] |
10 October | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Rick Astley | [41] |
17 October | [42] | ||
24 October | [43] | ||
31 October | [44] | ||
7 November | "Pump Up The Volume" | M|A|R|R|S | [45] |
14 November | "Faith" | George Michael | [46] |
21 November | [47] | ||
28 November | [48] | ||
5 December | [49] | ||
12 December | [50] | ||
19 December | [51] | ||
26 December | "My Baby Just Cares for Me" | Nina Simone | [52] |
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" is a song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland. It was first recorded in 1966 by American girl group the Supremes, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. American rock band Vanilla Fudge released a cover version in June of the following year, which reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100. English singer Kim Wilde covered "You Keep Me Hangin' On" in 1986, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1987. In the first 32 years of the Billboard Hot 100 rock era, "You Keep Me Hangin' On" became one of six songs to reach number one by two different musical acts. In 1996, American country singer Reba McEntire's version reached number two on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The BBC ranked the Supremes' original song at number 78 on The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart, which ranks Motown releases by their all-time UK downloads and streams.
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart compiled by Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. It started as a radio program titled "Veronica Top 40", on the offshore station Radio Veronica in 1965. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting. Joost den Draaijer was the initiator of the Top 40 in the Netherlands. The show is currently aired on Friday from 2 till 6 PM on Qmusic.