Top 40 Hits of October 1987
| 1 | The Bee Gees | You Win Again |
| 2 | MARRS | Pump Up The Volume / Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance) |
| 3 | Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding | Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor) |
| 4 | Jan Hammer | Crockett's Theme |
| 5 | Michael Jackson | Bad |
| 6 | Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give You Up |
| 7 | Kiss | Crazy Crazy Nights |
| 8 | George Michael | Faith |
| 9 | Bananarama | Love In The First Degree |
| 10 | Erasure | The Circus |
| 11 | Fleetwood Mac | Little Lies |
| 12 | Billy Idol | Mony Mony |
| 13 | LL Cool J | I Need Love |
| 14 | Cliff Richard | Some People |
| 15 | Madonna | Causing A Commotion |
| 16 | House Master Boyz & The Rude Boy Of House | House Nation |
| 17 | Was (Not Was) | Walk The Dinosaur |
| 18 | The Sisters Of Mercy | This Corrosion |
| 19 | Jellybean featuring Steven Dante | The Real Thing |
| 20 | Steve Walsh | I Found Lovin' |
| 21 | UB40 | Maybe Tomorrow |
| 22 | Los Lobos | Come On Let's Go |
| 23 | Ray Parker Jr | I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone |
| 24 | Johnny Hates Jazz | I Don't Want To Be A Hero |
| 25 | Pet Shop Boys | Rent |
| 26 | Five Star | Strong as Steel |
| 27 | Steve Winwood | Valerie |
| 28 | T'Pau | Heart And Soul |
| 29 | Karel Fialka | Hey Matthew |
| 30 | T'Pau | China In Your Hand |
| 31 | The Fat Boys & The Beach Boys | Wipeout |
| 32 | Gary Numan | Cars ('E' Reg Model) |
| 33 | Level 42 | It's Over |
| 34 | Terence Trent D'Arby | Dance Little Sister |
| 35 | George Harrison | Got My Mind Set On You |
| 36 | The Alarm | Rain In The Summertime |
| 37 | Scarlet Fantastic | No Memory |
| 38 | Bruce Springsteen | Brilliant Disguise |
| 39 | Levert | Casanova |
| 40 | Living In A Box featuring Bobby Womack | So The Story Goes |