In week 44 of 1987, Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley was at number 1, by then eight weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Here I Go Again by Whitesnake, straight in at 20, one of the seven new entries that week. The biggest climber was Faith by George Michael, from 28 to 9.
- 1Never Gonna Give You Up1unchanged1peak8weeks
- 2Pump Up The Volume2unchanged2peak5weeks
- 3I Need Love53last week 53peak4weeks
- 4Some People94last week 94peak5weeks
- 5You Win Again65last week 65peak7weeks
- 6Bad36last week 31peak7weeks
- 7Wonderful Life117last week 117peak4weeks
- 8It's Over78last week 77peak6weeks
- 9Faith289last week 289peak2weeks
- 10Maybe Tomorrow1710last week 1710peak3weeks
- 11Causing a Commotion411last week 43peak6weeks
- 12Amore812last week 86peak6weeks
- 13The Night You Murdered Love2013last week 2013peak3weeks
- 14Boys1014last week 105peak9weeks
- 15Little Lies2115last week 2115peak4weeks
- 16Waterfall1316last week 1313peak7weeks
- 17Wipeout!1217last week 1211peak6weeks
- 18Dance Little Lady Dance2318last week 2318peak3weeks
- 19Peter Douglas - Stars On Frankie1619last week 1616peak4weeks
- 20NewHere I Go Again20peak1week
- 21When You Gonna2421last week 2421peak3weeks
- 22The Opera House2622last week 2622peak3weeks
- 23Brilliant Disguise1523last week 1515peak5weeks
- 24Love Changes (Everything)3424last week 3424peak2weeks
- 25Let's Work1425last week 146peak8weeks
- 26I Don't Want To Be A Hero3226last week 3226peak2weeks
- 27In the Dutch Mountains3527last week 3527peak2weeks
- 28Smoking Gun1928last week 1919peak5weeks
- 29Toy Boy29unchanged29peak3weeks
- 30The Motive3330last week 3330peak2weeks
- 31NewWhat a Night31peak1week
- 32Welkom In Utopia II1832last week 1818peak5weeks
- 33NewCome On, Let's Go33peak1week
- 34NewFull Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)34peak1week
- 35NewWalk The Dinosaur35peak1week
- 36Toveren4036last week 4036peak2weeks
- 37Bella Maria3837last week 3837peak2weeks
- 38NewThe Real Thing38peak1week
- 39NewSamen Zijn39peak1week
- 40Wishing Well2240last week 221peak12weeks
Source: top40.nl
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Frequently asked questions
What was number 1 in week 44 of 1987?
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley, on the chart for eight weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Seven records: Here I Go Again by Whitesnake at 20, What a Night by Dolly Dots at 31, Come On, Let's Go by Los Lobos at 33, Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor) by Abigail Mead at 34, Walk The Dinosaur by Was (Not Was) at 35 and two others.
What was the biggest climber?
Faith by George Michael, from 28 to 9 (19 places).
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