The best selling album in 1987 in United Kingdom was BAD by MICHAEL JACKSON which sold 1,650,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
BAD |
1,650,000 |
1987 |
| 2 |
U2 |
THE JOSHUA TREE |
1,450,000 |
1987 |
| 3 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
WHITNEY |
1,280,000 |
1987 |
| 4 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 10 |
1,080,000 |
1987 |
| 5 |
THE HITS ALBUM SERIES |
HITS 6 |
1,050,000 |
1987 |
| 6 |
FLEETWOOD MAC |
TANGO IN THE NIGHT |
920,000 |
1987 |
| 7 |
RICK ASTLEY |
WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY |
850,000 |
1987 |
| 8 |
T'PAU |
BRIDGE OF SPIES |
780,000 |
1987 |
| 9 |
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER |
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA |
740,000 |
1987 |
| 10 |
THE HITS ALBUM SERIES |
HITS 7 |
700,000 |
1987 |
| 11 |
LEVEL 42 |
RUNNING IN THE FAMILY |
680,000 |
1987 |
| 12 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 9 |
660,000 |
1987 |
| 13 |
ALISON MOYET |
RAINDANCING |
650,000 |
1987 |
| 14 |
PAUL SIMON |
GRACELAND |
650,000 |
1986 |
| 15 |
PET SHOP BOYS |
ACTUALLY |
640,000 |
1987 |
| 16 |
TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY |
INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY |
630,000 |
1987 |
| 17 |
PAUL MCCARTNEY |
ALL THE BEST |
600,000 |
1987 |
| 18 |
GENESIS |
INVISIBLE TOUCH |
580,000 |
1986 |
| 19 |
SIMPLY RED |
MEN AND WOMEN |
520,000 |
1987 |
| 20 |
UB40 |
THE BEST OF UB40 VOL I |
500,000 |
1987 |
| 21 |
MADONNA |
TRUE BLUE |
500,000 |
1986 |
| 22 |
SIMPLE MINDS |
LIVE IN THE CITY OF LIGHT |
490,000 |
1987 |
| 23 |
THE PRETENDERS |
THE SINGLES |
480,000 |
1987 |
| 24 |
CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT |
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE |
460,000 |
1987 |
| 25 |
GEORGE MICHAEL |
FAITH |
450,000 |
1987 |
| 26 |
ERIC CLAPTON |
THE CREAM OF ERIC CLAPTON |
430,000 |
1987 |
| 27 |
SUZANNE VEGA |
SOLITUDE STANDING |
430,000 |
1987 |
| 28 |
CLIFF RICHARD |
ALWAYS GUARANTEED |
400,000 |
1987 |
| 29 |
HOT CHOCOLATE |
THE VERY BEST OF HOT CHOCOLATE |
400,000 |
1987 |
| 30 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
SIXTIES MIX |
400,000 |
1987 |
| 31 |
ERASURE |
THE CIRCUS |
380,000 |
1987 |
| 32 |
LUTHER VANDROSS |
GIVE ME THE REASON |
370,000 |
1986 |
| 33 |
FIVE STAR |
SILK AND STEEL |
360,000 |
1986 |
| 34 |
DEF LEPPARD |
HYSTERIA |
360,000 |
1987 |
| 35 |
MEL & KIM |
FLM (FUN, LOVE AND MONEY) |
360,000 |
1987 |
| 36 |
DIRE STRAITS |
BROTHERS IN ARMS |
350,000 |
1985 |
| 37 |
WET WET WET |
POPPED IN SOULED OUT |
340,000 |
1987 |
| 38 |
PETER GABRIEL |
SO |
330,000 |
1986 |
| 39 |
WHITESNAKE |
WHITESNAKE |
320,000 |
1987 |
| 40 |
SWING OUT SISTER |
IT'S BETTER TO TRAVEL |
310,000 |
1987 |
| 41 |
MADONNA |
WHO'S THAT GIRL (SOUNDTRACK) |
310,000 |
1987 |
| 42 |
THE SHADOWS |
SIMPLY SHADOWS |
300,000 |
1987 |
| 43 |
MADONNA |
YOU CAN DANCE |
290,000 |
1987 |
| 44 |
CHRIS REA |
DANCING WITH STRANGERS |
290,000 |
1987 |
| 45 |
BRUCE WILLIS |
THE RETURN OF BRUNO |
280,000 |
1987 |
| 46 |
HEART |
BAD ANIMALS |
280,000 |
1987 |
| 47 |
ALEXANDER O'NEAL |
HEARSAY |
280,000 |
1987 |
| 48 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
MOVE CLOSER |
280,000 |
1987 |
| 49 |
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
TUNNEL OF LOVE |
280,000 |
1987 |
| 50 |
BEASTIE BOYS |
LICENSED TO ILL |
280,000 |
1986 |
| 51 |
ERIC CLAPTON |
AUGUST |
270,000 |
1986 |
| 52 |
SIMPLY RED |
PICTURE BOOK |
270,000 |
1985 |
| 53 |
BEE GEES |
E.S.P. |
270,000 |
1987 |
| 54 |
QUEEN |
LIVE MAGIC |
260,000 |
1986 |
| 55 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
FROM MOTOWN WITH LOVE |
260,000 |
1987 |
| 56 |
BON JOVI |
SLIPPERY WHEN WET |
260,000 |
1986 |
| 57 |
KATE BUSH |
THE WHOLE STORY |
260,000 |
1986 |
| 58 |
MICHAEL JACKSON & DIANA ROSS |
LOVE SONGS |
250,000 |
1987 |
| 59 |
10CC |
CHANGING FACES - THE VERY BEST OF 10CC AND GODLEY AND CREME |
250,000 |
1987 |
| 60 |
JANET JACKSON |
CONTROL |
250,000 |
1986 |
| 61 |
PAT BENATAR |
BEST SHOTS |
250,000 |
1987 |
| 62 |
NEW ORDER |
SUBSTANCE |
250,000 |
1987 |
| 63 |
BLACK |
WONDERFUL LIFE |
240,000 |
1987 |
| 64 |
FIVE STAR |
BETWEEN THE LINES |
240,000 |
1987 |
| 65 |
THE CHRISTIANS |
CHRISTIANS |
230,000 |
1987 |
| 66 |
FOSTER & ALLEN |
REFLECTIONS |
220,000 |
1987 |
| 67 |
COMMUNARDS |
RED |
220,000 |
1987 |
| 68 |
STING |
NOTHING LIKE THE SUN |
210,000 |
1987 |
| 69 |
THE SMITHS |
STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME |
210,000 |
1987 |
| 70 |
MICHAEL CRAWFORD |
SONGS FROM THE STAGE AND SCREEN |
210,000 |
1987 |
| 71 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
ATLANTIC SOUL CLASSICS |
210,000 |
1987 |
| 72 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
200,000 |
1985 |
| 73 |
GEORGE HARRISON |
CLOUD NINE |
190,000 |
1987 |
| 74 |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
THE ALL TIME GREATEST HITS |
190,000 |
1987 |
| 75 |
ELAINE PAIGE |
MEMORIES - BEST OF EP |
190,000 |
1987 |
| 76 |
PINK FLOYD |
A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON |
190,000 |
1987 |
| 77 |
EUROPE |
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN |
190,000 |
1986 |
| 78 |
MARILLION |
CLUTCHING AT STRAWS |
180,000 |
1987 |
| 79 |
PRINCE |
SIGN O' THE TIMES |
180,000 |
1987 |
| 80 |
THE SMITHS |
THE WORLD WON'T LISTEN |
180,000 |
1987 |
| 81 |
THE CULT |
ELECTRIC |
180,000 |
1987 |
| 82 |
THE BANGLES |
DIFFERENT LIGHT |
170,000 |
1986 |
| 83 |
MICHAEL MCDONALD |
SWEET FREEDOM: BEST OF MICHAEL MCDONALD |
170,000 |
1986 |
| 84 |
EURYTHMICS |
REVENGE |
170,000 |
1986 |
| 85 |
EURYTHMICS |
SAVAGE |
170,000 |
1987 |
| 86 |
THE HOUSEMARTINS |
THE PEOPLE WHO GRINNED THEMSELVES TO DEATH |
170,000 |
1987 |
| 87 |
LIONEL RICHIE |
DANCING ON THE CEILING |
170,000 |
1986 |
| 88 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW SMASH HITS |
170,000 |
1987 |
| 89 |
THE BEATLES |
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND |
170,000 |
1967 |
| 90 |
THE POLICE |
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES |
170,000 |
1986 |
| 91 |
PET SHOP BOYS |
DISCO |
170,000 |
1986 |
| 92 |
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS |
FORE! |
170,000 |
1986 |
| 93 |
U2 |
UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY |
170,000 |
1983 |
| 94 |
MARIE ROSE |
SENTIMENTALLY YOURS |
170,000 |
1987 |
| 95 |
QUEEN |
GREATEST HITS I |
170,000 |
1981 |
| 96 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 8 |
170,000 |
1986 |
| 97 |
THE GREATEST HITS OF SERIES |
THE GREATEST HITS OF 1987 |
170,000 |
1987 |
| 98 |
COMMUNARDS |
COMMUNARDS |
170,000 |
1986 |
| 99 |
DAVID BOWIE |
NEVER LET ME DOWN |
160,000 |
1987 |
| 100 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW - THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM |
160,000 |
1985 |
Source: Music Week
