In week 41 of 1987, Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley was at number 1, by then five weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was I Need Love by LL COOL J, straight in at 22, one of the six new entries that week. The biggest climber was Some People by Cliff Richard, from 37 to 19.
- 1Never Gonna Give You Up21last week 21peak5weeks
- 2Bad12last week 11peak4weeks
- 3Causing a Commotion63last week 63peak3weeks
- 4Wishing Well34last week 31peak9weeks
- 5Boys5unchanged5peak6weeks
- 6Let's Work86last week 86peak5weeks
- 7What Have I Done to Deserve This?47last week 42peak7weeks
- 8Amore128last week 128peak3weeks
- 9You Win Again169last week 169peak4weeks
- 10It's Over1810last week 1810peak3weeks
- 11Pump Up The Volume2811last week 2811peak2weeks
- 12La Bamba712last week 72peak10weeks
- 13Wipeout!2213last week 2213peak3weeks
- 14Where The Streets Have No Name1014last week 1010peak6weeks
- 15Building A Bridge To Your Heart915last week 98peak8weeks
- 16Waterfall2116last week 2116peak4weeks
- 17Brilliant Disguise2917last week 2917peak2weeks
- 18Whenever You're Ready1918last week 1918peak4weeks
- 19Some People3719last week 3719peak2weeks
- 20City Lights1520last week 1515peak5weeks
- 21I Just Can't Stop Loving You1121last week 111peak10weeks
- 22NewI Need Love22peak1week
- 23Joe le taxi2423last week 2423peak4weeks
- 24Roadblock1424last week 1410peak8weeks
- 25Smoking Gun3125last week 3125peak2weeks
- 26Welkom In Utopia II3426last week 3426peak2weeks
- 27NewWonderful Life27peak1week
- 28Jive Talkin'1328last week 136peak8weeks
- 29All Out of Love3929last week 3929peak2weeks
- 30Don't Save Your Love2330last week 2323peak5weeks
- 31NewPeter Douglas - Stars On Frankie31peak1week
- 32Tomorrow4032last week 4032peak2weeks
- 33Let me in33unchanged33peak3weeks
- 34Heart And Soul3534last week 3534peak3weeks
- 35I Love to Love2035last week 205peak10weeks
- 36Let Your Sun Shine1736last week 173peak9weeks
- 37NewPaper In Fire37peak1week
- 38NewLittle Lies38peak1week
- 39NewLoving You Again39peak1week
- 40Girlfriend in a Coma3640last week 3636peak3weeks
Source: top40.nl
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What was number 1 in week 41 of 1987?
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley, on the chart for five weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Six records: I Need Love by LL COOL J at 22, Wonderful Life by Black at 27, Peter Douglas - Stars On Frankie by Stars On 45 featuring at 31, Paper In Fire by John Cougar-Mellencamp at 37, Little Lies by Fleetwood Mac at 38 and one others.
What was the biggest climber?
Some People by Cliff Richard, from 37 to 19 (18 places).
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