List of number one hits in New Zealand (1987)

This is a list of the number one hits in New Zealand in 1987. It is based on the official Top 40 singles and albums , which are selected on behalf of Recorded Music NZ , the New Zealand representative of IFPI . There were 16 number one singles and 12 number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1986 ←	List of number one hits in New Zealand			1988 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) November 30, 1986 - January 17, 1987 7 weeks 7th Run DMC feat. Aerosmith Walk This Way - January 18, 1987 - January 31, 1987 2 weeks 2 Gwen Guthrie Ain't Nothing Going On but the Rent - February 1, 1987 - February 28, 1987 4 weeks 4th Jimmy Barnes feat. INXS Good Times - March 1, 1987 - March 7, 1987 1 week 1 Cameo Word Up! - March 8, 1987 - April 18, 1987 6 weeks 6th Pseudo echo Funkytown - April 19, 1987 - May 2, 1987 2 weeks 2 Crowded House Don't Dream It's Over - May 3, 1987 - June 13, 1987 6 weeks 6th Club Nouveau Lean on Me - June 14, 1987 - June 20, 1987 1 week 1 Bon Jovi Livin 'on a prayer - June 21, 1987 - June 27, 1987 1 week 1 Iggy Pop Real Wild Child (Wild One) - June 28, 1987 - July 25, 1987 4 weeks 4th Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - July 26, 1987 - August 29, 1987 5 weeks 5 Mel & Kim Respectable - August 30, 1987 - October 17, 1987 7 weeks 7th Los Lobos La Bamba - October 18, 1987 - October 24, 1987 1 week 1 Tex Pistol Game of Love - October 25, 1987 - November 7, 1987 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th Midnight Oil Beds are burning - November 8, 1987 - November 21, 1987 2 weeks 2 U2 Where the Streets Have No Name - November 22, 1987 - December 5, 1987 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th Midnight Oil Beds are burning - December 6, 1987 - January 23, 1988 7 weeks 7th George Michael Faith -
← 1986				→ 1988 →

Albums

← 1986 ←	List of number one hits in New Zealand			1988 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 21, 1986 - January 17, 1987 4 weeks 4th The Police Every Breath You Take - The Singles - January 18, 1987 - March 28, 1987 10 weeks 10 Eurythmics Revenge - March 29, 1987 - April 4, 1987 1 week (8 in total) 8th U2 The Joshua Tree - April 5, 1987 - May 2, 1987 4 weeks 4th Pseudo echo Funky Town - May 3, 1987 - May 16, 1987 2 weeks (8 in total) 8th U2 The Joshua Tree - May 17, 1987 - May 30, 1987 2 weeks 2 Alison Moyet Raindancing - May 31, 1987 - July 4, 1987 5 weeks (8 in total) 8th Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet - July 5, 1987 - July 18, 1987 2 weeks 2 Whitney Houston Whitney - July 19, 1987 - August 1, 1987 2 weeks (8 in total) 8th Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet - August 2, 1987 - August 15, 1987 2 weeks 2 Suzanne Vega Solitude standing - August 16, 1987 - September 19, 1987 5 weeks (8 in total) 8th U2 The Joshua Tree - September 20, 1987 - September 26, 1987 1 week (8 in total) 8th Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet - September 27, 1987 - October 10, 1987 2 weeks 2 Michael Jackson bath - October 11, 1987 - October 17, 1987 1 week 1 Chris Rea Dancing with Strangers - October 18, 1987 - November 21, 1987 5 weeks (total 11) 11 Midnight Oil Diesel and Dust - November 22, 1987 - December 5, 1987 2 weeks (6 in total) 6th Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse of Reason - December 6, 1987 - December 12, 1987 1 week (total 11) 11 Midnight Oil Diesel and Dust - December 13, 1987 - December 19, 1987 1 week (6 in total) 6th Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse of Reason - December 20, 1987 - January 23, 1988 5 weeks (total 11) 11 Midnight Oil Diesel and Dust -
← 1986				→ 1988 →

Web links

• All No. 1 hits
• All # 1 albums

See also number-one hits in 1987 in Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , the Switzerland , Spain , the United States and in the United Kingdom .