| 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 |
