In week 42 of 1987, Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley was at number 1, by then six weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was The Night You Murdered Love by ABC, straight in at 24, one of the six new entries that week. The biggest climber was Peter Douglas - Stars On Frankie by Stars On 45 featuring, from 31 to 18.
- 1Never Gonna Give You Up1unchanged1peak6weeks
- 2Bad2unchanged1peak5weeks
- 3Causing a Commotion3unchanged3peak4weeks
- 4Pump Up The Volume114last week 114peak3weeks
- 5Boys5unchanged5peak7weeks
- 6Amore86last week 86peak4weeks
- 7It's Over107last week 107peak4weeks
- 8You Win Again98last week 98peak5weeks
- 9Let's Work69last week 66peak6weeks
- 10Wishing Well410last week 41peak10weeks
- 11Wipeout!1311last week 1311peak4weeks
- 12I Need Love2212last week 2212peak2weeks
- 13Waterfall1613last week 1613peak5weeks
- 14Some People1914last week 1914peak3weeks
- 15Brilliant Disguise1715last week 1715peak3weeks
- 16What Have I Done to Deserve This?716last week 72peak8weeks
- 17Wonderful Life2717last week 2717peak2weeks
- 18Peter Douglas - Stars On Frankie3118last week 3118peak2weeks
- 19Welkom In Utopia II2619last week 2619peak3weeks
- 20Smoking Gun2520last week 2520peak3weeks
- 21Whenever You're Ready1821last week 1818peak5weeks
- 22La Bamba1222last week 122peak11weeks
- 23Building A Bridge To Your Heart1523last week 158peak9weeks
- 24NewThe Night You Murdered Love24peak1week
- 25Where The Streets Have No Name1425last week 1410peak7weeks
- 26All Out of Love2926last week 2926peak3weeks
- 27Little Lies3827last week 3827peak2weeks
- 28City Lights2028last week 2015peak6weeks
- 29Loving You Again3929last week 3929peak2weeks
- 30Paper In Fire3730last week 3730peak2weeks
- 31NewThe Opera House31peak1week
- 32NewWhen You Gonna32peak1week
- 33Joe le taxi2333last week 2323peak5weeks
- 34Tomorrow3234last week 3232peak3weeks
- 35NewDance Little Lady Dance35peak1week
- 36Roadblock2436last week 2410peak9weeks
- 37NewToy Boy37peak1week
- 38NewMaybe Tomorrow38peak1week
- 39I Just Can't Stop Loving You2139last week 211peak11weeks
- 40Let me in3340last week 3333peak4weeks
Source: top40.nl
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Frequently asked questions
What was number 1 in week 42 of 1987?
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley, on the chart for six weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Six records: The Night You Murdered Love by ABC at 24, The Opera House by Jack E Makossa at 31, When You Gonna by Rick and Lisa at 32, Dance Little Lady Dance by Tina Charles at 35, Toy Boy by Sinitta at 37 and one others.
What was the biggest climber?
Peter Douglas - Stars On Frankie by Stars On 45 featuring, from 31 to 18 (13 places).
How do you play this week?
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