| Top 40 Hits of May 1987 |
| 1 |
Starship | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now |
| 2 |
Judy Boucher | Can't Be With You Tonight |
| 3 |
Tom Jones | A Boy From Nowhere |
| 4 |
Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) |
| 5 |
Labi Siffre | (Something Inside) So Strong |
| 6 |
Living In A Box | Living In A Box |
| 7 |
Johnny Hates Jazz | Shattered Dreams |
| 8 |
Kim Wilde & Junior | Another Step (Closer To You) |
| 9 |
Madonna | La Isla Bonita |
| 10 |
Johnny Logan | Hold Me Now |
| 11 |
Fleetwood Mac | Big Love |
| 12 |
Five Star | The Slightest Touch |
| 13 |
Wet Wet Wet | Wishing I Was Lucky |
| 14 |
Cameo | Back And Forth |
| 15 |
Marillion | Incommunicado |
| 16 |
Mirage | Jack Mix II |
| 17 |
Cult | Lil' Devil |
| 18 |
Sly & Robbie | Boops (Here To Go) |
| 19 |
Jesus & Mary Chain | April Skies |
| 20 |
Spear Of Destiny | Never Take Me Alive |
| 21 |
Donna Allen | Serious |
| 22 |
Level 42 | To Be With You Again |
| 23 |
Housemartins | Five Get Over Excited |
| 24 |
Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction | Prime Mover |
| 25 |
Depeche Mode | Strangelove |
| 26 |
Erasure | Victim Of Love |
| 27 |
Club Nouveau | Lean On Me |
| 28 |
Carey Johnson | Real Fashion Reggae Style |
| 29 |
Terence Trent D'Arby | If You Let Me Stay |
| 30 |
Bruce Springsteen | Born To Run |
| 31 |
Europe | Carrie |
| 32 |
Glenn & Chris | Diamond Lights |
| 33 |
Mel & Kim | Respectable |
| 34 |
Pepsi & Shirlie | Goodbye Stranger |
| 35 |
John Farnham | You're The Voice |
| 36 |
Tottenham Hotspur FC & Chas & Dave | Hot Shot Tottenham! |
| 37 |
Robbie Nevil | Dominoes |
| 38 |
Smiths | Sheila Take A Bow |
| 39 |
Beastie Boys | No Sleep Till Brooklyn |
| 40 |
Gary Moore | Friday On My Mind |
