| Top 40 Hits of October 1987 |
| 1 |
Bee Gees | You Win Again |
| 2 |
Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding | Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor) |
| 3 |
M / A / R / R / S | Pump Up The Volume / Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance) |
| 4 |
Jan Hammer | Crockett's Theme |
| 5 |
Kiss | Crazy Crazy Nights |
| 6 |
Michael Jackson | Bad |
| 7 |
Bananarama | Love In The First Degree |
| 8 |
Erasure | The Circus |
| 9 |
George Michael | Faith |
| 10 |
Fatback Band | I Found Lovin' |
| 11 |
Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give You Up |
| 12 |
Billy Idol | Mony Mony |
| 13 |
LL Cool J | I Need Love |
| 14 |
Fleetwood Mac | Little Lies |
| 15 |
Steve Walsh | I Found Lovin' |
| 16 |
Jellybean featuring Steven Dante | The Real Thing |
| 17 |
Was (Not Was) | Walk The Dinosaur |
| 18 |
Sisters Of Mercy | This Corrosion |
| 19 |
Cliff Richard | Some People |
| 20 |
Madonna | Causing A Commotion |
| 21 |
Five Star | Strong As Steel |
| 22 |
Pet Shop Boys | Rent |
| 23 |
UB40 | Maybe Tomorrow |
| 24 |
Los Lobos | Come On Let's Go |
| 25 |
Steve Winwood | Valerie |
| 26 |
House Master Boyz & The Rude Boy Of House | House Nation |
| 27 |
Alarm | Rain In The Summertime |
| 28 |
Johnny Hates Jazz | I Don't Want To Be A Hero |
| 29 |
Ray Parker Jr | I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone |
| 30 |
Gary Numan | Cars ('E' Reg Model) |
| 31 |
Terence Trent D'Arby | Dance Little Sister |
| 32 |
Level 42 | It's Over |
| 33 |
T'Pau | Heart And Soul |
| 34 |
Karel Fialka | Hey Matthew |
| 35 |
Rick Astley | Whenever You Need Somebody |
| 36 |
Fat Boys & The Beach Boys | Wipeout |
| 37 |
Cure | Just Like Heaven |
| 38 |
Bruce Springsteen | Brilliant Disguise |
| 39 |
Eurythmics | Beethoven (I Love To Listen To) |
| 40 |
Shakin' Stevens | Come See About Me |