The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Singles Chart, which in 1987 was published in what was then called Oricon Weekly magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' physical sales. This list includes the singles that reached the number one place on that chart in 1987.

Oricon Weekly Singles Chart

Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.January 5""Mamiko TakaiJanuary 12""Marina WatanabeJanuary 19""Yoko MinaminoJanuary 26""Minayo WatanabeFebruary 2"No More Renai Gokko"Onyanko ClubFebruary 9""Yoshi IkuzōFebruary 16"Tango Noir"Akina NakamoriFebruary 23March 2Ushiroyubi SasaregumiMarch 9""Kyoko KoizumiMarch 16""ShonentaiMarch 23""The AlfeeMarch 30""Mamiko TakaiApril 6""Momoko KikuchiApril 13""Yoko MinaminoApril 20""Marina WatanabeApril 27""Minayo WatanabeMay 4""Seiko MatsudaMay 11May 18""Ushirogami HikaretaiMay 25"Strawberry Time"Seiko MatsudaJune 1"Katatsumuri Samba"Onyanko ClubJune 8""Kiyotaka SugiyamaJune 15"Blonde"Akina NakamoriJune 22June 29"Sayonara no Kajitsutachi"Yōko OginomeJuly 6""ShonentaiJuly 13""Yoko MinaminoJuly 20""CheckersJuly 27""Marina WatanabeAugust 3""BoøwyAugust 10""Minayo WatanabeAugust 17"Marionette"BoøwyAugust 24""Yujiro IshiharaAugust 31""Hikaru GenjiSeptember 7""Kiyotaka SugiyamaSeptember 14"Kindan no Telepathy"Shizuka KudoSeptember 21""Yui AsakaSeptember 28""Masahiko KondōOctober 5""Yoko MinaminoOctober 12"Nanpasen"Akina NakamoriOctober 19"Catch Me"Miho NakayamaOctober 26""Kazama San ShimaiNovember 2""Kyōko KoizumiNovember 9""The AlfeeNovember 16""Seiko MatsudaNovember 23""ShonentaiNovember 30"Show Me"December 7""Hikaru GenjiDecember 14""Yoko MinaminoDecember 21"Glass no Jūdai"Hikaru GenjiDecember 28

See also 1987 in Japanese music

References Oricon No.1 Hits 500. Clubhouse (Japanese: クラブハウス). 1998. ISBN 9784906496136. vol 2 (1986~1994).