''See also:''
- January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame .
- January 16 - The Beastie Boys become the first act to be censored by '' American Bandstand ''.
- January - Steve "Silk" Hurley 's innovative "Jack Your Body" becomes the first House Music record to top the UK singles chart.
- February 6 - Sonny Bono announces his candidacy for mayor of Palm Springs, California
- February 14 – March 7 - Bon Jovi 's " Livin' On A Prayer " is the #1 song. It would be 1987's biggest hit song.
- March 7 - The first five Beatles albums, '' Please Please Me '', '' With The Beatles '', '' A Hard Day's Night '', '' Beatles For Sale '' and '' Help! '' are released on Compact Disc . Capitol Records decides to release the original UK mixes of the Beatles albums, which means that the first four CDs are released in mono. This marks the first time that many of these mono mixes were available in the US.
- March 9 - Carole King is inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in New York City ; The career that would end in An Infamous Appearance At The Brit Awards and The Burning Of A Million Pounds began in Britain, as The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu released their debut single, " All You Need Is Love ". Their debut album, '' 1987 (What The Fuck Is Going On?) '', would follow in June.
- March 13 - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band receive a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
- Alice Cooper almost dies on stage when one of the props, the Gallows , malfunctions
- March 13 - In the US, Bryan Adams ' "Heat of the Night" becomes the first single to be commercially released on cassette. Cassette singles become known as Cassingle s.
- March 27 - Inspired by The Beatles ' 1969 rooftop concert, U2 shoots a Music Video for the song " Where The Streets Have No Name " on a rooftop in Los Angeles, California
- April 23 - Carole King sues the owner of her record company, Lou Adler, claiming that she is owed more than $400,000 in royalties. King also asks for rights to her old recordings.
- June 14 - ''Madonna'' starts her Who's That Girl Tour in Osaka , Japan .
- June 27 - Whitney Houston 's second album '' Whitney '' becomes the first album by a female artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200
- July 21 Guns N' Roses releases their debut album Appetite For Destruction
- August 3 - Def Leppard releases their landmark album "Hysteria"
- September 6 - Madonna ends her Who's That Girl Tour in Florence , Italy .
- September 25 - Matthew Garrison Chapman is born as the first child of Amy Grant and Gary Chapman . '' Lead Me On '', Amy's 1988 album, is said to have been dedicated to Matt
- October - electronic data gathering completely replaces the old sales diary technique in compiling the UK singles and albums chart
- October 12 - Twisted Sister breaks up - they would not reunite until the end of the 1990s.
- October 19 - Mötley Crüe release the song "You're All I Need" as a single. Its lyrics cause MTV to refuse to play its video. Radio stations never play the song either.
- October 19 - English cellist, Jacqueline Du Pre dies at the age of 42.
- November 13 - Sonny And Cher reunite for a performance on '' Late Night With David Letterman ''
- December 23 - Nikki Sixx of the rock band Mötley Crüe suffered a Heroin overdose, but was revived shortly thereafter.
- Social Distortion returns to record '' Prison Bound ''
- Winger signs to Atlantic Records
- Kylie Minogue's recording career begins, when her Cover Version of the Little Eva hit '' The Loco-Motion '' spends seven weeks at number one in her native Australia and leads to a contract with UK based record producers Stock Aitken Waterman .
- Lynyrd Skynyrd reforms and now has Ronnie Van Zant 's little brother Johnny Van Zant as lead singer.
- The Smiths disband after Guitarust and songwriter Johnny Marr leaves the band.
In alphabetical order by artist/band -
- ''Compilation'' - Accept
- '' Into The Fire '' - Bryan Adams
- '' Classics Live II '' - Aerosmith
- '' Permanent Vacation '' - Aerosmith
- '' Among The Living '' - Anthrax
- ''I'm the Man EP'' - Anthrax
- ''Strength of Steel'' - Anvil
- ''Jackomo'' - Little Annie Anxiety Bandez
- ''Raising Fear'' - Armored Saint
- '' Whenever You Need Somebody '' - Rick Astley
- '' Recently '' - Joan Baez
- '' Bennett/Berlin '' - Tony Bennett
- ''Eternal Idol'' - Black Sabbath
- '''' - Blue Öyster Cult
- ''Terror Rising EP'' - Lizzy Borden
- '' Visual Lies '' - Lizzy Borden
- '' Never Let Me Down '' - David Bowie
- '' Touch '' - Laura Branigan
- '' Locust Abortion Technician '' - Butthole Surfers
- '' Speed Metal Symphony '' - Cacophony
- '' Heaven On Earth '' - Belinda Carlisle
- ''Secrets Of Synthesis'' - Wendy Carlos
- ''King's Record Shop'' - Rosanne Cash
- '' Brave Words '' - The Chills
- ''Raise Your Fist and Yell'' - Alice Cooper
- '' Best Before 1984 '' - Crass
- '' Electric '' - The Cult
- '' Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me '' - The Cure
- '' Dawn '' - Current 93
- ''The Best Of Dalida, Vol. 2'' - Dalida (compilation)
- '' Scream Bloody Gore '' - Death (debut)
- '' Hysteria '' - Def Leppard
- '' Music For The Masses '' - Depeche Mode
- '' Aus Liebe Weint Man Nicht '' - Die Flippers
- '' Weihnachten Mit Den Flippers '' - Die Flippers
- '' You're Living All Over Me '' - Dinosaur Jr.
- '' Dream Evil '' - Dio
- ''Back For the Attack'' - Dokken
- ''Silence'' - Stephan Eicher
- ''The Blanton-Webster Years'' - Duke Ellington
- ''Menjaring Matahari'' - Ebiet G. Ade
- ''The Circus'' - Erasure
- ''Paid in Full'' - Eric B. & Rakim
- '' White Fields '' - The Escape Club (debut)
- ''Death Before Dishonour'' - The Exploited
- '' Exposure '' - Exposé
- '' Introduce Yourself '' - Faith No More
- ''Faster Pussycat'' - Faster Pussycat
- '' Poem Of The River '' - Felt
- ''Bombay City'' - Remo Fernandez
- '' Between The Lines '' - Five Star
- ''One Night Stand'' - Flamin' Groovies
- '' Tango In The Night '' - Fleetwood Mac
- ''Frehley's Comet'' - Frehley's Comet
- ''Official Version'' - Front 242
- ''Funhouse'' - Funhouse
- '' Tallulah '' - The Go-Betweens
- '' In The Dark - Grateful Dead
- '' Once Bitten... '' - Great White
- ''Rock You To Hell'' - Grim Reaper (final album)
- '' 2X4 '' - Guadalcanal Diary
- '' Appetite For Destruction '' - Guns N' Roses (debut)
- ''I Never Said Goodbye'' - Sammy Hagar
- ''Music to Strip By'' - Half Japanese
- '' Squirrel And G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) '' - Happy Mondays
- '' Bad Animals '' - Heart
- '' Wild In The Streets '' - Helix
- ''Bring the Family'' - John Hiatt
- ''Get Close To My Love'' - Jennifer Holliday
- '''' - Hüsker Dü (final album)
- '' Rhyme Pays '' - Ice-T (debut)
- ''A More Perfect Union'' - Icon
- '' Kick '' - INXS
- '' Bad '' - Michael Jackson
- '' Jane's Addiction '' - Jane's Addiction
- '' Crest Of A Knave '' - Jethro Tull
- ''Priest... Live!'' - Judas Priest
- '' 1987 (What The Fuck Is Going On?) '' - The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu . Subsequently destroyed after copyright infringement claim.
- ''Akwaba Beach'' - Mory Kanté
- ''Keel'' - Keel
- ''Abigail'' - King Diamond
- '' Crazy Nights '' - Kiss
- ''Too Late To Cry'' - Alison Krauss
- ''Shaka Zulu'' - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- ''Trio'' - Linda Ronstadt , Emmylou Harris , Dolly Parton
- '' Running In The Family '' - Level 42
- '' Bigger And Deffer '' - LL Cool J
- ''By the Light of the Moon'' - Los Lobos
- ''Ready or Not'' - solo debut album of Foreigner lead vocalist Lou Gramm
- ''Hurricane Eyes'' - Loudness
- '' Diminuendo '' - Lowlife
- ''Lubricated Goat Plays the Devil's Music (debut)'' - Lubricated Goat
- ''Immaculate Deception'' - Ludichrist
- '' You Can Dance '' - Madonna
- '' Strange Weather '' - Marianne Faithfull
- '' Clutching At Straws '' - Marillion
- '' Deathcrush '' - Mayhem
- ''Perfect Timing'' - McAuley-Schenker Group (first release after Robin McAuley joined and they changed their name)
- ''Huevos'' - Meat Puppets
- '' Gluey Porch Treatments '' - The Melvins
- ''(The $5.98 EP) Garage Days Re-Revisited'' - Metallica
- '' Faith '' - George Michael
- '' Diesel And Dust '' - Midnight Oil
- '' Go On... '' - Mr. Mister
- ''Stereoland'' - The Modern Art
- ''Pool It!'' - The Monkees
- '' Poetic Champions Compose '' - Van Morrison
- '' Girls, Girls, Girls '' - Mötley Crüe
- '' Rock 'n' Roll '' - Motörhead
- '' Scum '' - Napalm Death (Debut)
- '' Escape From Noise '' - Negativland
- '' Substance '' - New Order
- ''Tritonian Nash-Vegas Polyester Complex'' - No Trend
- '' Hectic EP '' - Operation Ivy
- '' Dirty Dancing - Original Soundtrack
- '''' - Roy Orbison
- '' Tribute '' - Ozzy Osbourne
- '' Taking Over '' - Overkill
- '' Power Metal '' - Pantera
- '' Trio (album) '' - Dolly Parton , Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt
- '' Up For A Bit With The Pastels '' - The Pastels
- ''Signs of Life'' - Penguin Cafe Orchestra
- '' Actually (album) '' - Pet Shop Boys
- '' Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) '' - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- '' A Momentary Lapse Of Reason '' - Pink Floyd
- '' Come On Pilgrim '' - Pixies (debut)
- ''Buster Poindexter'' - Buster Poindexter
- '' Sign 'O' The Times '' - Prince
- ''Yo! Bum Rush the Show'' - Public Enemy
- '' Right Now! '' - Pussy Galore
- '' Halfway To Sanity '' - The Ramones
- '' Document '' - R.E.M.
- '' The Uplift Mofo Party Plan '' - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- '' Pleased To Meet Me '' - The Replacements
- '' The Cowboy Way (album) - Riders In The Sky
- '' Saddle Pals - Riders In The Sky
- '' Best Of The West - Riders In The Sky
- ''Kane Roberts'' - Kane Roberts (former Alice Cooper guitarist's solo debut)
- ''I Prefer The Moonlight'' - Kenny Rogers
- ''Stinkfist'' - Clint Ruin and Lydia Lunch
- '' Hold Your Fire '' - Rush
- '' Surfing With The Alien '' - Joe Satriani
- '' Hall Of The Mountain King '' - Savatage
- '' The Walking '' - Jane Siberry
- '' Coming Around Again '' - Carly Simon
- '' Floodland '' - The Sisters Of Mercy
- '' Cleanse Fold And Manipulate '' - Skinny Puppy
- '' The World Won't Listen '' - The Smiths (February, compilation)
- ''Louder than Bombs'' - The Smiths (March ( U.S. )/May ( U.K. ), compilation)
- '' Strangeways, Here We Come '' - The Smiths (September, final studio album)
- '' The Perfect Prescription '' - Spaceman 3
- '' Sister '' - Sonic Youth
- ''Join the Army'' - Suicidal Tendencies
- '' Tunnel Of Love '' - Bruce Springsteen
- ''Brenda K. Starr'' - Brenda K. Starr
- '' ...Nothing Like The Sun '' - Sting
- '' All Systems Go '' - Donna Summer
- '' It's Better To Travel '' - Swing Out Sister
- '' Make It Last Forever '' - Keith Sweat
- '' In My Tribe '' - 10,000 Maniacs
- '' The Legacy '' - Testament (debut)
- '' Never Again '' - TexA.N.S.
- '' Tiffany '' - Tiffany
- '' Introducing The Hardline According To... '' - Terence Trent D'Arby
- '' Bridge Of Spies '' - T'Pau
- '' Always & Forever '' - Randy Travis
- '' Calenture '' - The Triffids
- '' Love Is For Suckers '' - Twisted Sister (final album)
- '' The Joshua Tree '' - U2
- '' Animal House '' - U.D.O.
- '' To The Power Of Three '' - 3
- '' Calm Before The Storm '' - Venom
- '' Live...In The Raw '' - W.A.S.P.
- ''Live...Animal EP'' W.A.S.P.
- ''Triumph And Agony'' - Warlock (final album)
- '' Radio K.A.O.S. '' - Roger Waters
- '' Popped In Souled Out - Wet Wet Wet
- ''Whitecross'' - Whitecross
- '' Pride '' - White Lion (2nd album, major label ( Atlantic Records ) debut)
- '' Whitesnake '' - Whitesnake
- ''Characters'' - Stevie Wonder
- '' Starting Up '' - Roy Wood
- ''Contagious'' - Y&T
- '' Out Of Silence '' - Yanni
- '' Big Generator '' - Yes
- '' The Young Gods '' - The Young Gods
- ''3.V'' - Zebra
- ''Tattooed Beat Messiah'' - Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction
The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1987.
- "Children Will Listen" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
- "The Time Of My Life" w.m. Franke Previte, Donald Markowitz & John DeNicola
- January 12 - Sunday The Grace , Korean pop singer
- January 27 - Katy Rose
- January 27 - Ashley Perez Moza
- February 10 - Choi Si Won , Korean actor and pop singer
- February 12 - O'Ryan
- February 24 - Kim Kyu Jong , Korean pop singer
- March 9 - Bow Wow , American Hip-Hop artist
- March 26 - YUI , Japanese pop singer
- April 3 - Park Jung Min , Korean pop singer
- April 9 - Jesse McCartney , American singer and actor
- April 10 - Hayley Westenra
- April 11 - Joss Stone
- April 30 - Nikki Webster
- June 16 - Diana DeGarmo , American Idol contestant
- June 21 - Kim Ryeo Wook , Korean pop singer
- August 21 - Kim Ki Bum , Korean actor and pop singer
- September 26 - Rosie Munter
- September 28 - Hilary Duff , American singer and actress
- September 28 - Chloe Hanslip , violinist
- October 17 - Stephanie The Grace , Korean pop singer
- December 18 - Ayaka , Japanese pop singer
- December 27 - Yui Okada , Japanese pop singer
- January 10 - Marion Hutton , singer and actress
- January 15 - Ray Bolger , actor, of cancer
- February 4 - Liberace , US pianist
- March 3 - Danny Kaye , actor, singer, dancer and comedian
- March 15 - Don Gant , singer/songwriter, record producer
- March 21 - Dean Paul Martin , singer and actor
- March 21 - Robert Preston , star of ''The Music Man'', ''Mame'', etc.
- March 28 - Maria Von Trapp , subject of ''The Sound of Music''
- April 2 - Buddy Rich , brain tumor
- April 7 - Maxine Sullivan , US singer
- May 2 - Larry Clinton - US bandleader and songwriter
- May 3 - Dalida commits suicide
- May 4 - Paul Butterfield , drug overdose
- May 14 - Rita Hayworth , dancer and film star
- May 24 - Hermione Gingold , actress and singer
- June 3 - Andrés Segovia , guitar virtuoso
- June 18 - Kid Thomas Valentine , jazz trumpeter & bandleader
- June 22 - Fred Astaire , dancer, actor and singer
- June 25 - Boudleaux Bryant , Hall of Fame songwriter
- July 1 - Snakefinger , guitarist
- August 14 - Vincent Persichetti , composer
- September 11 - Peter Tosh is murdered
- September 21 - Jaco Pastorius , jazz bassist
- September 23 - Bob Fosse , dancer, choreographer and director of musicals
- October 19 - Jacqueline Du Pré , English cellist
- October 28 - Woody Herman , US bandleader
- December 10 - Jascha Heifetz , violinist
- December 18 - Conny Plank , record producer
- The following artists are inducted into the , Eddie Cochran , Bo Diddley , Aretha Franklin , Marvin Gaye , Bill Haley , B. B. King , Clyde McPhatter , Ricky Nelson , Roy Orbison , Carl Perkins , Smokey Robinson , Big Joe Turner , Muddy Waters , and Jackie Wilson
Gary P. Blueyes Walker - CMA Air Personality of the Year / KYKX
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