UK Singles Charts : Jun 1987 (All entries)

[@phillipdarlington]

Another great compilation - I love them... I always feel sorry for those singles that only got to 100 for a week then disappear.

[@davidmarshall5596]

Takes me back in time .some of these I ain't heard in ages😀👍

[@ddjr6673]

Thank you so much. A deeper dive into 1980s charts is always fascinating. Terrence Trent D'Arby, the amazing Anita Baker (sadly only 100!), my friend's band, the Soup Dragons, (their second single), Pet Shop Boys, George Michael and Prince. To be honest (and I am British and a child of the 1980s) this chart goes to show that there _were_ some *really* dodgy songs in the 1980s! And, some duets I didn't know, Tina Turner/Eric Clapton and Elton John/Jennifer Rush!

[@javiiwilliams851]

Great Chart!!! Old school rap from the 80's ruled the clubs, starting with rapper Kurtis Blow!!!!

[@ForeignerFan74]

Thanks For Sharing!

[@gilecatl]

Gracias por tan buen trabajo, un abrazo desde Cholula Puebla México

[@MILUNGAO]

3:22 La toute première apparition de Guns N' Roses dans les hits-parade, alors que leur premier album n'était pas encore sorti (c'était pour juillet de la même année). Le monde ne savait pas encore que ce groupe allait déferler comme une tornade jusqu'en 1993/94 😎 Autrement, 70 nouvelles entrées sur un mois, c'est un assez bon score et il y a d'agréables surprises comme Echo & The Bunnymen, FM, The Soup Dragons, Anthrax, XTC, ainsi que de vieilles chansons qui ont eu une "nouvelle vie" auprès des jeunes générations d'alors (un peu comme "Running Up That Hill" de Kate Bush récemment grâce à la saison 4 de "Stranger Things".

[@some.random.baldie2111]

Thank you - a month and year where a relative of mine was born (just had their 35th last week). Very few stand out songs with 'I Want Your Sex', 'The Pleasure Principle' , 'Sweet Sixteen', 'White rabbit', 'Flames of Paradise' (probably my joint favourite never knew why that was never a big hit), 'Promised You A Miracle', 'Wishing Well' (my other joint favourite), 'It's So Easy' (welcome to the UK charts Axl and co - always wondered why My Michelle was never a single, that could have tied in with 'Welcome to the Jungle'), 'Just Don't Want To Be Lonely', 'Same Ole Love' (didn't deserve last - great song and voice), 'It's A Sin', 'I Didn't Really Mean It' (can't beat a bit of Luther), 'Higher and Higher' and my third joint fave 'Songbird' (beautiful instrumental) are the exceptions. How an earth do you explain the Rapping Reverend and the wedding ring song? Random! Can see why they didn't do well. Bet the B-52s had fun making that video!

[@MrDoeringerMartin]

Many thanks! Do you do the other months of brit '87, too?

[@francispelletier3647]

Certainly

[@jonosmith4919]

FRAN THANK YOU 👍 Music is a karma it should bring everyone together, 👍😎

[@matheusbr7340]

Very Good i love ♥️💚❤️💖👋👍👌🙏✌️ !!!

[@captaindepression]

The Petrols !!!!

[@dictiustecare]

Anthrax!

[@Karbofos007]

Thank you for your work. But, for the life of me, I don't understand the British charts.There are certainly interesting compositions, but mostly everything is kind of faceless.

[@some.random.baldie2111]

I think with the faceless / Jane and John Doe acts, a lot of these probably had promotion on the club circuit or even via a few local radio stations and with word getting round; people felt inclined to buy said songs. Throw in, a lot of these were probably side projects of established DJs / acts. For a more recent year Francis has done such as 2002 (and a portion of the 00s), singles sales were low and it was easy to get into a chart especially in a dead week. There's a chance these faceless acts may have got lucky in quiet weeks. Especially as June isn't a really big month - throw in it was a non major tournament year (Not an Olympic / World Cup / Euros year) sport wise.

[@ddjr6673]

@@some.random.baldie2111 Very true... Club/house music in the charts really started about this time (I was a child of the '80s and clubber in the 1990s) and even with Brit Pop bands - British charts became *very* faceless - the kids were often so "off their face" they only liked the tune/sound and didn't connect with the singer/band/brand. Throw in how British charts love a nostalgia re-issue (Jackie Wilson), a (somewhat) cheesy nostalgia act (Sorry Shakin' Stevens but someone has to say it - the *most* successful British solo male act in the UK charts in the 1980s - I mean wow!) and then maybe not this month, novelty singles (Star Trekkin', the Chicken Song, Agadoo, Orville) and then how the Brits love a charity record - and suddenly, the 1980s British music scene doesn't look quite as trendy and hip as some people would make it out to be!!!

[@some.random.baldie2111]

@@ddjr6673 Indeed and you saw the emergence of a few DJs becoming mainstream. I remember growing up in the 90s seeing a fair few faceless acts and indeed it was more to do with the track than the artist. A lot of these either performed under different personas or just faded. The local radio station (back when they were local and not part of Global / Bauer monopolization) effect helped especially if you were from a larger region (North West England / Midlands). I do see your point, but every decade has dross (the 20s so far isn't a shining light).

[@Karbofos007]

@@some.random.baldie2111 I agree with you. But I periodically look at the charts of different countries in different years. And the least I understand is the British chart. I don’t like the US chart yet, but I understand why this or that composition became popular. I understand why this or that composition from the US chart became popular in the charts of other countries and there are a lot of such compositions. But 98% of the British chart is rubbish. I watch the German, French or Italian charts, they have a lot of interesting and varied compositions. Yes, they have not become super popular, because they are not performed in English, but it's interesting. But the British chart is very disappointing.

[@ddjr6673]

@@some.random.baldie2111 I totally agree - songs about sausage rolls (albeit for a good cause) - and some really forgettable 2020s music - I wonder if I am getting old and then I hear, say, Billie Eilish - and I think ok I can ‘get’ why people connect. But yes there was some dodgy 60s and 70s stuff as well as 00s and 10s!

[@davisonthindwa6114]

Looking for a song titled, i think, 'like it' done by a female artist.

[@winterland2011]

Shakin Stevens. AGAIN. Someone has to explain this.

[@robtyman4281]

Brits were crazy for him back in the 80's, and so he was pretty mega back in the day. I guess it's just one of those things that you can't explain today, and which is forever locked into the tastes of the British back then. He was our Elvis!! lol He had about seven no.1's! - spanning six years (1981 to 1987). He even had a Christmas no.1 in 1985! ('Merry Christmas Everyone'). So he was one of the biggest selling male singers of that decade - at least in the UK. He never cracked America (unsurprisingly) as they just wouldn't have 'got' him. I think he had some success in other European countries....but was only really big in the UK.

[@winterland2011]

@@robtyman4281 Thank you. But I can get he had minor hits in the 70's but listen to him.. singing old and obsolete songs in the middle of 80' s creativity. ... It's a black hole for me about England

[@robtyman4281]

@@winterland2011 I understand what you mean. I never really understood his popularity either. It's one of those oddities. Also like how Dire Straits managed to sell so many records in the 80's - when their music was so dull and middle of the road.

[@winterland2011]

@@robtyman4281 So we can conclude this is all because OF THE EIGHTIES? :D

[@robtyman4281]

@@winterland2011 ....Yup. As far as the UK is concerned! Love him or hate him (I'm in the latter group), 'Shakey' was a part of pop culture in 80's Britain. Just one of those things that's unexplainable to non-Brits. 🤷

[@matheusbr7340]

Algum brasileiro aqui ???

[@burtpanasonic]

That was a music, not this modern pop sh**.