List of European number-one hits of 1987
This is a list of the European Music & Media magazine's European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number-ones of 1987.
| Date | Song | Artist | Album | Artist |
| 3 January | "The Final Countdown" | Europe | True Blue | Madonna |
| 10 January | "The Final Countdown" | Europe | True Blue | Madonna |
| 17 January | "The Final Countdown" | Europe | True Blue | Madonna |
| 24 January | "The Final Countdown" | Europe | True Blue | Madonna |
| 31 January | "The Final Countdown" | Europe | True Blue | Madonna |
| 7 February | "Is This Love?" | Alison Moyet | True Blue | Madonna |
| 14 February | "Is This Love?" | Alison Moyet | True Blue | Madonna |
| 21 February | "I Knew You Were Waiting " | Aretha Franklin & George Michael | True Blue | Madonna |
| 28 February | "I Knew You Were Waiting " | Aretha Franklin & George Michael | True Blue | Madonna |
| 7 March | "I Knew You Were Waiting " | Aretha Franklin & George Michael | True Blue | Madonna |
| 14 March | "I Knew You Were Waiting " | Aretha Franklin & George Michael | The Final Countdown | Europe |
| 21 March | "I Knew You Were Waiting " | Aretha Franklin & George Michael | The Final Countdown | Europe |
| 28 March | "Running in the Family" | Level 42 | Graceland | Paul Simon |
| 4 April | "Everything I Own" | Boy George | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 11 April | "Everything I Own" | Boy George | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 18 April | "Respectable" | Mel & Kim | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 25 April | "Respectable" | Mel & Kim | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 2 May | "Let It Be" | Ferry Aid | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 9 May | "Let It Be" | Ferry Aid | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 16 May | "La Isla Bonita" | Madonna | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 23 May | "La Isla Bonita" | Madonna | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 30 May | "With or Without You" | U2 | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 6 June | "La Isla Bonita" | Madonna | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 13 June | "La Isla Bonita" | Madonna | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 20 June | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody " | Whitney Houston | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 27 June | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody " | Whitney Houston | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 4 July | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody " | Whitney Houston | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 11 July | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody " | Whitney Houston | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 18 July | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody " | Whitney Houston | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 25 July | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody " | Whitney Houston | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 1 August | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody " | Whitney Houston | Whitney | Whitney Houston |
| 8 August | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody " | Whitney Houston | Whitney | Whitney Houston |
| 15 August | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett | Whitney | Whitney Houston |
| 22 August | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett | Whitney | Whitney Houston |
| 29 August | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett | Whitney | Whitney Houston |
| 5 September | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett | Whitney | Whitney Houston |
| 12 September | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett | Whitney | Whitney Houston |
| 19 September | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett | Whitney | Whitney Houston |
| 26 September | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett | Who's That Girl | Madonna |
| 3 October | "Bad" | Michael Jackson | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| 10 October | "Bad" | Michael Jackson | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| 17 October | "Bad" | Michael Jackson | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| 24 October | "Bad" | Michael Jackson | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| 31 October | "Bad" | Michael Jackson | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| 7 November | "Bad" | Michael Jackson | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| 14 November | "You Win Again" | Bee Gees | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| 21 November | "You Win Again" | Bee Gees | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| 28 November | "You Win Again" | Bee Gees | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| 5 December | "Faith" | George Michael | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| 12 December | "Faith" | George Michael | Faith | George Michael |
| 19 December | "Faith" | George Michael | Faith | George Michael |
| 26 December | "Faith" | George Michael | Faith | George Michael |