1987’s Christmas number 1 was the Pet Shop Boys’ cover of the Elvis song, You Were Always On My Mind.
I well remember dancing to this in a great huddle at the sixth form Christmas disco. Well didn’t everybody? In my opinion, Elvis’s version wasn’t quite such the driving force of Neil and Chris’s version. Continuing a recent theme – remember Jackie Wilson’s Reet Petite? – Ben E. King’s classic Stand By Me was re-released in 87 and made it to number 1.
Looking back to 1987, perhaps Rick Astley – he of the Stock Aitken Waterman conveyor belt – was a better singer than I gave him credit for, even if he is guilty of helping them to establish themselves. Never Gonna Give You Up is a pop classic. One of those 1980’s songs that will stand the test of time.
| Artist | Title | Topping out date |
| Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley | Jack Your Body | January 24 1987 |
| Aretha Franklin & George Michael | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) | February 7 1987 |
| Ben E. King | Stand By Me | February 21 1987 |
| Boy George | Everything I Own | March 14 1987 |
| Mel and Kim | Respectable | March 28 1987 |
| Ferry Aid | Let It Be | April 4 1987 |
| Madonna | La Isla Bonita | April 25 1987 |
| Starship | Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now | May 9 1987 |
| Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) | June 6 1987 |
| The Firm | Star Trekkin’ | June 20 1987 |
| Pet Shop Boys | It’s A Sin | July 4 1987 |
| Madonna | Who’s That Girl | July 25 1987 |
| Los Lobos | La Bamba | August 1 1987 |
| Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett | I Just Can’t Stop Loving You | August 15 1987 |
| Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give You Up | August 29 1987 |
| MARRS | Pump Up The Volume | October 3 1987 |
| The Bee Gees | You Win Again | October 17 1987 |
| T’Pau | China In Your Hand | November 14 1987 |
| Pet Shop Boys | Always on My Mind | December 19 1987 |
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