| Top 40 Hits of August 1987 |
| 1 |
Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett | I Just Can't Stop Loving You |
| 2 |
Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give You Up |
| 3 |
Los Lobos | La Bamba |
| 4 |
Spagna | Call Me |
| 5 |
Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield | What Have I Done To Deserve This |
| 6 |
Sinitta | Toy Boy |
| 7 |
New Order | True Faith |
| 8 |
Madonna | Who's That Girl |
| 9 |
Wet Wet Wet | Sweet Little Mystery |
| 10 |
Heart | Alone |
| 11 |
Def Leppard | Animal |
| 12 |
Hue & Cry | Labour Of Love |
| 13 |
Atlantic Starr | Always |
| 14 |
Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram | Somewhere Out There |
| 15 |
Pseudo Echo | Funky Town |
| 16 |
Stock Aitken Waterman | Roadblock |
| 17 |
Fat Boys & The Beach Boys | Wipeout |
| 18 |
Wax | Bridge To Your Heart |
| 19 |
Prince | U Got The Look |
| 20 |
Five Star | Whenever You're Ready |
| 21 |
Boogie Box High | Jive Talkin' |
| 22 |
Black | Wonderful Life |
| 23 |
Whitney Houston | Didn't We Almost Have It All |
| 24 |
Bananarama | I Heard A Rumour |
| 25 |
Smiths | Girlfriend In A Coma |
| 26 |
Freddie McGregor | Just Don't Want To Be Lonely |
| 27 |
Beastie Boys | She's On It |
| 28 |
Bruce Willis | Under the Boardwalk |
| 29 |
Pet Shop Boys | It's A Sin |
| 30 |
Sherrick | Just Call |
| 31 |
Luther Vandross | I Really Didn't Mean It |
| 32 |
T'Pau | Heart And Soul |
| 33 |
Bon Jovi | Never Say Goodbye |
| 34 |
Mel & Kim | FLM |
| 35 |
Then Jerico | The Motive |
| 36 |
Cliff Richard | Some People |
| 37 |
Motley Crue | Girls Girls Girls |
| 38 |
Jesus & Mary Chain | Happy When It Rains |
| 39 |
Judy Boucher | You Caught My Eye |
| 40 |
Cult | Wild Flower |
