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British Number One Hit Singles

Top of The Pops 1986
  Date Artist / Song Title Writer(s) Label Weeks at No.1
583 24 January 1987
Jack Your Body
STEVE 'SILK' HURLEY
written by
STEVE HURLEY
LON 117
D.J. International / London
LON 117
2
584 7 February 1987
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
ARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE MICHAEL
written by
SIMON CLIMIE • DENNIS MORGAN
Epic DUET 2
Epic
DUET 2
2
585 21 February 1987
Stand By Me
BEN E. KING
written by
BEN E. KING, JERRY LEIBER and MIKE STOLLER
Atlantic A 9361
Atlantic
A 9361
3
586 14 March 1987
Everything I Own
BOY GEORGE
written by
DAVID GATES
Virgin Boy 100
Virgin
BOY 100
2
587 28 March 1987
Respectable
MEL & KIM
written by
MIKE STOCK • MATT AITKEN •
PETE WATERMAN
SUPE 111
Supreme
SUPE 111
1
588 4 April 1987
Let It Be
FERRY AID
written by
JOHN LENNON / PAUL McCARTNEY
AID 1
AID 1
3
589 25 April 1987
La Isla Bonita
MADONNA
written by
MADONNA • PATRICK LEONARD • BRUCE GAITSCH
Sire W 8378
Sire
W 8378
2
590 9 May 1987
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
STARSHIP
written by
ALBERT HAMMOND • DIANE WARREN •
RICHARD HULLE
Grunt FB 49757
Grunt
FB 49757
4
591 6 June 1987
I Want To Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
WHITNEY HOUSTON
written by
GEORGE MERRILL and SHANNON RUBICAM
RIS 1
Arista
RIS 1
2
592 20 June 1987
Star Trekkin'
THE FIRM
written by
JOHN O'CONNOR, GRAHAME LISTER, RORY KEHOE
TREK 1
Bark
TREK 1
2
593 4 July 1987
It's A Sin
THE PET SHOP BOYS
written by
NEIL TENNANT / CHRIS LOWE
Parlophone R 6158
Parlophone
R 6158
3
594 25 July 1987
Who's That Girl
MADONNA
written by
MADONNA • PATRICK LEONARD
Sire W 8378
Sire
W 8341
1
595 1 August 1987
La Bamba
LOS LOBOS
written by
RITCHIE VALENS
London LASH 13
London
LASH 13
2
596 15 August 1987
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
MICHAEL JACKSON
written by
MICHAEL JACKSON
Epic 650202 7
Epic
650202 7
2
597 29 August 1987
Never Gonna Give You Up
RICK ASTLEY
written by
MIKE STOCK • MATT AITKEN •
PETE WATERMAN
RCA PB 41447
RCA
PB 41447
5
598 3 October 1987
Pump Up The Volume
MARRS
written by
MARTYN YOUNG • STEVE YOUNG
AD 707
4AD
AD 707
2
599 17 October 1987
You Win Again
THE BEE GEES
written by
BARRY GIBB • ROBIN GIBB • MAURICE GIBB
Warner Bros W 8351
Warner Bros
W 8351
4
600 14 November 1987
China In Your Hand
T'PAU
written by
CAROL DECKER • RON ROGERS
Siren SRN 64
Siren
SRN 64
5
601 19 December 1987
Always On My Mind
THE PET SHOP BOYS
written by
MARK JAMES • JOHNNY CHRISTOPHER •
WAYNE CARSON THOMPSON
Parlophone R 6171
Parlophone
R 6171
4
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British Number One Hit Albums

  Date Album Details Track Details Weeks at No.1
34017 JanKATE BUSHThe Whole Story2
re31 JanPAUL SIMONGraceland3
34121 FebLondon Stage CastThe Phantom Of The Opera3
34214 MarHOT CHOCOLATEThe Very Best Of Hot Chocolate1
34321 MarU2The Joshua Tree2
3444 AprVarious artist compilation (Virgin/EMI)Now That's What I Call Music 95
3459 MayCURIOSITY KILLED THE CATKeep Your Distance2
34623 MaySWING OUT SISTERIt's Better To Travel2
3476 JunSIMPLE MINDSLive In The City Of Light1
34813 JunWHITNEY HOUSTONWhitney6
34925 JulTERENCE TRENT D'ARBYIntroducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby1
3501 AugVarious artist compilation (CBS/WEA)Hits 64
35129 AugDEF LEPPARDHysteria1
re5 SepVarious artist compilation (CBS/WEA)Hits 61
35212 SepMICHAEL JACKSONBad5
35317 OctBRUCE SPRINGSTEENTunnel Of Love1
35424 OctSTINGNothing Like The Sun1
35531 OctFLEETWOOD MACTango In The Night2
35614 NovGEORGE MICHAELFaith1
35721 NovT'PAUBridge Of Spies1
35828 NovRICK ASTLEYWhenever You Need Somebody1
3595 DecVarious artist compilation (EMI/Virgin)Now That's What I Call Music 106
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