List of 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 endingSongArtist
3 January"Caravan of Love" The Housemartins
10 January"Reet Petite" Jackie Wilson
17 January
24 January
31 January"Jack Your Body" Steve 'Silk' Hurley
7 February"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" George Michael and Aretha Franklin
14 February
21 February
28 February"Stand by Me" Ben E. King
7 March
14 March
21 March"Everything I Own" Boy George
28 March
4 April"With or Without You" U2
11 April
18 April"The Irish Rover" The Pogues and The Dubliners
25 April
2 May"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" Starship
9 May
16 May"Hold Me Now" Johnny Logan
23 May
30 May
6 June
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" Pet Shop Boys
11 July
18 July"Who's That Girl" Madonna
25 July
1 August"La Bamba" Los Lobos
8 August
15 August"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" Michael Jackson featuring Siedah Garrett
22 August"What Have I Done to Deserve This?"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
19 September
26 September"Bad"Michael Jackson
3 October
10 October"Full Metal Jacket (I Want to be Your Drill Instructor)" Abigail Mead and Nigel Goulding
17 October"You Win Again" Bee Gees
24 October
31 October
7 November
14 November"Got My Mind Set on You" George Harrison
21 November"China in Your Hand" T'Pau
28 November
5 December"The Way You Make Me Feel"Michael Jackson
12 December"Fairytale of New York"The Pogues, featuring Kirsty MacColl
19 December
26 December

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