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1 Specific locations  





2 Specific genres  





3 Events  



3.1  JanuaryFebruary  





3.2  MarchApril  





3.3  MayAugust  





3.4  SeptemberOctober  





3.5  NovemberDecember  





3.6  Also in 1987  







4 Bands formed  





5 Bands disbanded  





6 Bands reformed  





7 Albums released  



7.1  JanuaryMarch  





7.2  AprilJune  





7.3  JulySeptember  





7.4  OctoberDecember  





7.5  Release date unknown  







8 Biggest hit singles  





9 Top 40 Chart hit singles  



9.1  Other Chart hit singles  







10 Notable singles  



10.1  Other Notable singles  







11 Published popular music  





12 Classical music  





13 Opera  





14 Jazz  





15 Musical theater  





16 Musical films  





17 Births  





18 Deaths  





19 Awards  



19.1  Grammy Awards  





19.2  Country Music Association Awards  





19.3  Eurovision Song Contest  





19.4  Glenn Gould Prize  







20 Charts  





21 See also  





22 References  














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List of years in music (table)
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    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.

    Specific locations[edit]

    Specific genres[edit]

    Events[edit]

    January–February[edit]

    March–April[edit]

    May–August[edit]

    September–October[edit]

    November–December[edit]

    Also in 1987[edit]

    Bands formed[edit]

    Bands disbanded[edit]

    Bands reformed[edit]

    Albums released[edit]

    January–March[edit]

    Date Album Artist Notes
    J
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    N
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    A
    R
    Y
    12 The House of Blue Light Deep Purple -
    14 Don't Disturb This Groove The System -
    16 Carne Humana Zero -
    19 Warehouse: Songs and Stories Hüsker Dü double album
    20 Echelons For Against -
    The Return of Bruno Bruce Willis Debut
    ? Blame the Messenger David Thomas
    & The Wooden Birds
    -
    The First Chapter The Mission Compilation
    Gaudi The Alan Parsons Project -
    I Hear You Rockin Dave Edmunds Live
    Up for a Bit with The Pastels The Pastels -
    Best of the West Riders in the Sky Compilation
    F
    E
    B
    R
    U
    A
    R
    Y
    6 Life as We Know It REO Speedwagon -
    10 Yo! Bum Rush the Show Public Enemy -
    13 All in the Name of Love Atlantic Starr -
    Pictures in the Sky Rich Mullins -
    17 Fighting the World Manowar -
    Lee Aaron Lee Aaron -
    23 Jody Watley Jody Watley -
    The World Won't Listen The Smiths Compilation
    ? The Cost of Loving The Style Council UK
    Freedom Santana -
    Midnight to Midnight The Psychedelic Furs -
    Ready or Not Lou Gramm -
    M
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    C
    H
    2 Wild Frontier Gary Moore -
    Boi-ngo Oingo Boingo -
    Exposure Exposé -
    Saint Julian Julian Cope -
    Through the Looking Glass Siouxsie and the Banshees -
    Trio Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton -
    3 Criminal Minded Boogie Down Productions -
    9 The Joshua Tree U2 -
    Men and Women Simply Red -
    16 Running in the Family Level 42 -
    Among the Living Anthrax -
    Smooth Sailin' The Isley Brothers -
    23 Big Life Night Ranger -
    Now That's What I Call Music 9 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation
    30 Whitesnake (1987) Whitesnake -
    Sign o' the Times Prince double album
    Into the Fire Bryan Adams -
    The Circus Erasure UK
    Louder Than Bombs The Smiths US, compilation
    ? Even If and Especially When Screaming Trees -
    Breakfast Club Breakfast Club -
    Come as You Are Peter Wolf -
    Locust Abortion Technician Butthole Surfers -
    Taking Over Overkill -

    April–June[edit]

    Date Album Artist Notes
    A
    P
    R
    I
    L
    1 Solitude Standing Suzanne Vega -
    2 Incognito Céline Dion -
    6 Electric The Cult -
    Close to the Bone Thompson Twins -
    Meet Danny Wilson Danny Wilson -
    Raindancing Alison Moyet -
    7 Rock the House DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince -
    13 F.L.M. Mel and Kim UK & Canada
    Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town Johnny Cash -
    Tango in the Night Fleetwood Mac -
    Tell No Tales TNT -
    15 Death Before Dishonour The Exploited -
    21 Never Let Me Down David Bowie -
    The Legacy Testament -
    23 Introduce Yourself Faith No More -
    The Ultra-Violence Death Angel -
    27 Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers -
    Dead Letter Office R.E.M. Compilation
    You Boyz Make Big Noize Slade -
    ? Tribute Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads Live 1981
    Coming Around Again Carly Simon -
    The Ideal Copy Wire -
    One Voice Barbra Streisand Live
    Out & Intake Hawkwind Compilation
    Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People
    Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)
    Happy Mondays -
    Uptown The Neville Brothers -
    Will Power Joe Jackson -
    The Young Gods The Young Gods -
    M
    A
    Y
    1 Never Mind the Ballots Chumbawamba -
    Raintown Deacon Blue debut
    4 Always & Forever Randy Travis -
    Dawnrazor Fields of the Nephilim debut
    8 Red Hot Rhythm & Blues Diana Ross -
    11 It's Better to Travel Swing Out Sister -
    Under the Sign of the Black Mark Bathory -
    15 Girls, Girls, Girls Mötley Crüe -
    Jane's Addiction Jane's Addiction Live
    18 Exit 0 Steve Earle -
    20 Beverly Hills Cop II Various Artists Soundtrack
    Open Sesame Whodini -
    21 Sandbox Guided By Voices -
    Strength of Steel Anvil -
    22 Dana Dane with Fame Dana Dane -
    23 Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1 Helloween -
    25 Scream Bloody Gore Death -
    26 Live in the City of Light Simple Minds Live
    Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me The Cure Double album
    29 Bring the Family John Hiatt -
    ? Bad Animals Heart -
    Blow Your Cool! Hoodoo Gurus -
    Chayanne Chayanne -
    Greatest Hits Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel Compilation
    Living in a Box Living in a Box -
    J
    U
    N
    E
    1 Into the Pandemonium Celtic Frost -
    R.I.P. Coroner Debut
    2 Whitney Whitney Houston -
    8 Priest...Live! Judas Priest Live
    9 Join the Army Suicidal Tendencies -
    11 Bigger and Deffer LL Cool J -
    15 First Hand Steven Curtis Chapman -
    Radio K.A.O.S. Roger Waters -
    Richard Marx Richard Marx -
    Abigail King Diamond -
    22 Pride White Lion -
    Clutching at Straws Marillion
    23 Bangin' The Outfield -
    I Never Said Goodbye Sammy Hagar later re-titled I Never Said Goodbye
    25 Cleanse Fold and Manipulate Skinny Puppy -
    26 King's Record Shop Rosanne Cash -
    29 Pop Goes the World Men Without Hats -
    30 La Bamba Los Lobos et al. Soundtrack
    ? Keel Keel -
    Wild in the Streets Helix -
    1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?) The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu recalled over copyright violation claim
    Dry As a Bone Green River Extended play
    Female Trouble Nona Hendryx -
    Let It Loose Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine -
    Pleased to Meet Me The Replacements -
    Sister Sonic Youth -
    Sold Boy George -
    Tallulah The Go-Betweens -

    July–September[edit]

    Date Album Artist Notes
    J
    U
    L
    Y
    1 Scum Napalm Death -
    Neo Geo Ryuichi Sakamoto -
    3 Love Is for Suckers Twisted Sister -
    6 Echo & the Bunnymen Echo & the Bunnymen -
    In the Dark The Grateful Dead -
    Life Neil Young & Crazy Horse -
    Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Elton John Live
    7 Buster Poindexter Buster Poindexter -
    Faster Pussycat Faster Pussycat -
    Frehley's Comet Ace Frehley -
    Hold On Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -
    Paid in Full Eric B. & Rakim -
    Touch Laura Branigan -
    13 Introducing the Hardline According to... Terence Trent D'Arby UK
    15 Soy Como Quiero Ser Luis Miguel -
    20 Born to Mack Too Short Debut
    21 Appetite for Destruction Guns N' Roses Debut
    Dream Evil Dio -
    Who's That Girl Madonna et al. Soundtrack
    Dangerous Attraction Lion -
    27 No Protection Starship -
    Surveillance Triumph -
    Within the Realm of a Dying Sun Dead Can Dance -
    In My Tribe 10,000 Maniacs -
    30 Reservations for Two Dionne Warwick -
    ? Once Bitten Great White -
    Sheila E. Sheila E. -
    Missing Links The Monkees Compilation
    One Way Home The Hooters -
    The Poison Boyfriend Momus -
    Recently Joan Baez -
    Strange Weather Marianne Faithfull -
    A
    U
    G
    U
    S
    T
    3 Hysteria Def Leppard -
    4 Dirty Dancing Various Artists Soundtrack
    7 Hurricane Eyes Loudness Japan
    10 Between the Lines Five Star -
    14 Crushin' Fat Boys -
    17 Substance 1987 New Order Compilation
    Franks Wild Years Tom Waits -
    18 Out of the Blue Debbie Gibson -
    19 Yo Te Avise Los Fabulosos Cadillacs -
    21 The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited Metallica Covers EP
    24 The Lonesome Jubilee John Mellencamp -
    Wendy and Lisa Wendy & Lisa -
    25 Door to Door The Cars -
    31 Bad Michael Jackson -
    Permanent Vacation Aerosmith -
    Document R.E.M. -
    Move Somethin' 2 Live Crew -
    ? Deathcrush Mayhem Debut/EP
    Darklands The Jesus and Mary Chain -
    Rock 'n' Roll Motörhead -
    Sentimental Hygiene Warren Zevon -
    Diesel and Dust Midnight Oil -
    Hearsay Alexander O'Neal -
    Psonic Psunspot The Dukes of Stratosphear Pseudonym of XTC
    S
    E
    P
    T
    E
    M
    B
    E
    R
    7 A Momentary Lapse of Reason Pink Floyd -
    Actually Pet Shop Boys -
    The Last One to Know Reba McEntire -
    8 Hold Your Fire Rush -
    Go On... Mr. Mister -
    9 Earth, Sun, Moon Love and Rockets -
    10 Songs About Fucking Big Black Final album
    11 Crest of a Knave Jethro Tull -
    Together Again The Temptations -
    14 Primitive Cool Mick Jagger -
    Always Guaranteed Cliff Richard -
    Bridge of Spies T'Pau -
    Happy? Public Image Ltd -
    15 All Systems Go Donna Summer -
    Halfway to Sanity Ramones -
    Tiffany Tiffany -
    16 Visual Lies Lizzy Borden -
    17 London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II Frank Zappa -
    18 Wonderful Life Black -
    21 Crazy Nights Kiss -
    E.S.P. Bee Gees -
    Man of Colours Icehouse Australia
    Piledriver: The Wrestling Album 2 World Wrestling Federation Soundtrack
    22 The Hunger Michael Bolton -
    24 The Right Night & Barry White Barry White -
    28 Big Generator Yes -
    Islands Mike Oldfield -
    Come On Pilgrim Pixies Debut/EP
    Hall of the Mountain King Savatage -
    Music for the Masses Depeche Mode -
    Popped In Souled Out Wet Wet Wet UK
    Strangeways, Here We Come The Smiths -
    29 The Uplift Mofo Party Plan Red Hot Chili Peppers -
    Triumph and Agony Warlock Final album
    ? Contagious Y&T -
    Raising Fear Armored Saint -
    Rock You to Hell Grim Reaper Final album
    Babylon and On Squeeze -
    Vital Idol Billy Idol US/Remix
    Honor Among Thieves The Brandos -
    Just Us Alabama -
    Neighbors The Reels -
    The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death Housemartins -
    The Perfect Prescription Spacemen 3 -
    Poetic Champions Compose Van Morrison -
    Wildside Loverboy -
    Wow! Bananarama -

    October–December[edit]

    Date Album Artist Notes
    O
    C
    T
    O
    B
    E
    R
    5 Tunnel of Love Bruce Springsteen -
    The Lion and the Cobra Sinéad O'Connor -
    Heaven on Earth Belinda Carlisle -
    Red The Communards -
    7 Pleasures of the Flesh Exodus -
    9 Unchain My Heart Joe Cocker -
    12 Alphabet City ABC -
    George Best The Wedding Present -
    Perfect Timing McAuley Schenker Group -
    A Very Special Christmas Various Artists Christmas
    13 Touch the World Earth, Wind & Fire -
    15 Surfing with the Alien Joe Satriani -
    16 ...Nothing Like the Sun Sting -
    Masque Manfred Mann's Earth Band -
    1987: The JAMs 45 Edits Justified Ancients of Mu-Mu Re-release of 1987 without the uncleared samples
    19 Kick INXS -
    Secrets of the Beehive David Sylvian -
    23 Free as a Bird Supertramp -
    26 Live at Wembley Meat Loaf UK; Live
    Best Shots Pat Benatar Greatest Hits
    Box Frenzy Pop Will Eat Itself -
    Mainstream Lloyd Cole and the Commotions -
    27 Robbie Robertson Robbie Robertson -
    29 Got Any Gum? Joe Walsh -
    30 Faith George Michael -
    Schizophrenia Sepultura -
    ? Screaming Life Soundgarden EP
    Raise Your Fist and Yell Alice Cooper -
    Blues for Salvador Carlos Santana -
    The Christians The Christians -
    Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll Chuck Berry Soundtrack
    Outside Looking In BoDeans -
    N
    O
    V
    E
    M
    B
    E
    R
    2 All the Best! Paul McCartney Compilation
    Back for the attack Dokken -
    Bête Noire Bryan Ferry -
    Cloud Nine George Harrison -
    Don't Let's Start They Might Be Giants EP
    3 How Ya Like Me Now Kool Moe Dee -
    4 Master-Dik Sonic Youth EP
    Rhyme Pays Ice-T -
    6 Control: The Remixes Janet Jackson Remix
    Characters Stevie Wonder -
    Less than Zero Various Artists Soundtrack
    N.W.A and the Posse N.W.A Compilation "debut"
    9 Nightfall Candlemass -
    Savage Eurythmics UK
    10 Cher Cher -
    Hot August Night II Neil Diamond Live
    13 Floodland The Sisters of Mercy -
    16 Whenever You Need Somebody Rick Astley -
    17 You Can Dance Madonna Remix
    23 Now That's What I Call Music 10 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation
    24 Canciones de Mi Padre Linda Ronstadt -
    Make It Last Forever Keith Sweat -
    27 Live... in the Raw W.A.S.P. Live
    ? The Eternal Idol Black Sabbath -
    Calm Before the Storm Venom -
    Calenture The Triffids -
    Love Aztec Camera -
    The Princess Bride Mark Knopfler Soundtrack
    D
    E
    C
    E
    M
    B
    E
    R
    1 Persecution Mania Sodom -
    7 Inside Information Foreigner -
    8 I'm the Man Anthrax EP
    14 You're Living All Over Me Dinosaur Jr. -
    ? The Initial Command Front Line Assembly Debut
    The Old Masters Box Frank Zappa | Box Set
    One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism Aretha Franklin Live
    Sinitta! Sinitta UK
    Thunder Up The Sound Final Album

    Release date unknown[edit]

    Biggest hit singles[edit]

    The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1987.

    # Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
    1 Los Lobos La Bamba 1987 United States UK 1 – Jul 1987, US BB 1 – Jul 1987, Switzerland 1 – Aug 1987, Italy 1 of 1987, Republic of Ireland 1 – Jul 1987, New Zealand 1 for 7 weeks Aug 1987, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Apr 1988, Netherlands 2 – Aug 1987, Australia 2 of 1987, Austria 4 – Oct 1987, Norway 4 – Aug 1987, US BB 8 of 1987, POP 8 of 1987, Germany 9 – Aug 1987, US CashBox 11 of 1987, Sweden 12 – Aug 1987, Poland 17 – Sep 1987, South Africa 17 of 1987, Scrobulate 75 of Latin, KROQ 81 of 1987, RYM 116 of 1987, Party 227 of 1999, Acclaimed 2050
    2 Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up 1987 United Kingdom UK 1 – Aug 1987, US BB 1 – Jan 1988, Netherlands 1 – Sept 1987, France 1 – Aug 1987, Norway 1 – Oct 1987, Germany 1 – Sept 1987, New Zealand 1 for 1 weeks Feb 1988, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Jun 1988, South Africa 1 of 1988, US CashBox 2 of 1988, Switzerland 2 – Sept 1987, Sweden 3 – Sept 1987, Austria 4 – Nov 1987, Australia 5 of 1988, Italy 13 of 1987, US BB 34 of 1988, POP 61 of 1988, Germany 140 of the 1980s, OzNet 765
    3 Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me 1987 United States UK 1 – May 1987, US BB 1 – May 1987, Netherlands 1 – May 1987, Switzerland 1 – May 1987, Norway 1 – May 1987, Germany 1 – May 1987, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Jun 1987, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Jan 1988, US CashBox 2 of 1987, Sweden 2 – May 1987, Austria 3 – Jun 1987, Poland 4 – Jun 1987, South Africa 4 of 1987, France 10 – Jun 1987, Italy 10 of 1987, Australia 11 of 1987, POP 22 of 1987, Germany 67 of the 1980s
    4 Pet Shop Boys It's a Sin 1987 United Kingdom Sweden 1 – Oct 1987, Austria 1 – Oct 1987, Switzerland 1 – Nov 1987, Norway 1 – Nov 1987, Poland 1 – Nov 1987, Germany 1 – Dic 1987, Republic of Ireland 1 – Dic 1987, Netherlands 3 – Dic 1987, France 5 – Jan 1988, US BB 9 – Jan 1988, South Africa 18 of 1987, Italy 21 of 1987, KROQ 27 of 1987, RYM 34 of 1987, Germany 94 of the 1980s, Acclaimed 1308
    5 Madonna Who's That Girl 1987 United States US BB 1 – Apr 1987, Poland 1 – Mar 1987, Republic of Ireland 1 – Apr 1987, Netherlands 2 – Mar 1987, UK 4 – Mar 1987, Sweden 5 – Apr 1987, Europe 5 of the 1980s, RYM 6 of 1987, Germany 7 – Apr 1987, KROQ 9 of 1987, Switzerland 10 – Apr 1987, POP 10 of 1987, US CashBox 12 of 1987, US BB 14 of 1987, Poland 14 of all time, Austria 15 – Jun 1987, Belgium 24 of all time, OzNet 44, TheQ 47, Scrobulate 93 of rock, WXPN 116, Rolling Stone 131, Party 168 of 2007, Acclaimed 309

    Top 40 Chart hit singles[edit]

    Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) US UK Highest chart position Other Chart Performance(s)
    "Alone" Heart May 1987 1 3 1 (Canada, United States) See chart performance entry
    "Always" Atlantic Starr May 1987 1 3 1 (Canada, United States) 1 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) - 1 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 2 (Canada Adult Contemporary) - 6 (South Africa) - 7 (New Zealand) - 66 (Australia)
    "Always on My Mind" Pet Shop Boys November 1987 4 1 1(8 countries) See chart performance entry
    "Animal" Def Leppard May 1987 19 6 3 (Ireland) See chart performance entry
    "Another Step (Closer to You)" Kim Wilde & Junior March 1987 n/a 6 6 (United Kingdom) 88 (Australia) - 95 (Netherlands [Single Top 100])
    "Anyone Can Do the Heartbreak" Anne Murray September 1987 27 n/a 27 (United States) 4 (Canada Adult Contemporary)
    "Are You Still in Love with Me" Anne Murray May 1987 n/a n/a n/a 8 (Canada Adult Contemporary) - 10 (Canada Country Tracks) - 20 (U.S. Hot Country Songs) - 33 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary)
    "At This Moment" Billy Vera and the Beaters January 1987 1 97 1 (Canada, United States) See chart performance entry

    Other Chart hit singles[edit]

  • "Angel" – Angela Winbush (U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles)
  • "Back in the High Life Again" (1986) – Steve Winwood
  • "Bad" – Michael Jackson
  • "Barcelona" – Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé
  • "Beds Are Burning" – Midnight Oil
  • "Behind the Wheel" – Depeche Mode
  • "Bella Vita" – David et Jonathan
  • "Big Love" – Fleetwood Mac
  • "Big Time" (1986) – Peter Gabriel
  • "Boy Blue" (1986) – Cyndi Lauper
  • "Breakout" (1986) – Swing Out Sister
  • "Burning Like a Flame" – Dokken
  • "Brown Eyes (song)" – Johnny Hates Jazz
  • "Can't We Try" – Dan Hill (duet with Vonda Shepard)
  • "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)" – Boston
  • "Catch Me (I'm Falling)" – Pretty Poison
  • "Causing a Commotion" – Madonna
  • "C'est l'amour" – Léopold Nord & Vous
  • "C'est la ouate" – Caroline Loeb
  • "C'est la Vie" – Robbie Nevil
  • "Change of Heart" (1986) – Cyndi Lauper
  • "Cherry Bomb" – John Cougar Mellencamp
  • "China in Your Hand" – T'Pau (UK)
  • "Come Go with Me" – Exposé (released in 1986)
  • "Control" – Janet Jackson (released in 1986)
  • "Crazy Crazy Nights" – Kiss
  • "Criticize" – Alexander O'Neal
  • "Cross My Broken Heart" – The Jets
  • "Debo Hacerlo" – Juan Gabriel
  • "Diamonds" – Herb Alpert
  • "Didn't We Almost Have It All" – Whitney Houston
  • "Do It Properly" – Adonis
  • "Don't Dream It's Over" – Crowded House
  • "Don't Disturb This Groove" – The System
  • "Don't Mean Nothing" – Richard Marx
  • "Don't Shed a Tear" – Paul Carrack
  • "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" – Aerosmith
  • "Dream Warriors" – Dokken
  • "Electric Blue" – Icehouse
  • "Electrica Salsa" – OFF
  • "Ella elle l'a" – France Gall
  • "Étienne" – Guesch Patti
  • "Everlasting Love" – Sandra
  • "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (1986) – Wang Chung
  • "Everywhere" – Fleetwood Mac
  • "Fairytale of New York" – The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl (UK)
  • "Faith" – George Michael
  • "Fake" – Alexander O'Neal[2]
  • "Force Ten" – Rush
  • "Funkytown" – Pseudo Echo (released in 1986)
  • "The Game" – Echo & the Bunnymen
  • "Got My Mind Set On You" George Harrison
  • "Get Lucky" – Jermaine Stewart
  • "Hazy Shade of Winter" – The Bangles
  • "Head to Toe" – Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
  • "Heart and Soul" – T'Pau
  • "Heartbreak Beat" – The Psychedelic Furs
  • "Heat of the Night" – Bryan Adams
  • "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" – Belinda Carlisle
  • "Here I Go Again" – Whitesnake
  • "Hey Matthew" – Karel Fialka (India)
  • "Hold Me Now" – Johnny Logan
  • "Hysteria" – Def Leppard
  • "I Found Someone" – Cher
  • "I Get Weak" (1986) – Belinda Carlisle
  • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" – Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett
  • "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" – Cutting Crew
  • "I Knew You Were Waiting for Me" – Aretha Franklin and George Michael
  • "I Need Love" – LL Cool J
  • "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" – U2
  • "I Think We're Alone Now" – Tiffany
  • "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" – Whitney Houston
  • "I Want You So Bad" – Heart
  • "I Want Your Sex" (1986) – George Michael
  • "Im Nin'Alu" – Ofra Haza
  • "In Too Deep (1986) – Genesis
  • "The Irish Rover" – The Pogues & The Dubliners (Ireland)
  • "Is This Love" – Whitesnake
  • "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" – R.E.M.
  • "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
  • "Jacob's Ladder" (1986) – Huey Lewis and the News
  • "Je ne veux pas" – Céline Dion (Canada)
  • "Joe le taxi" – Vanessa Paradis
  • "Just Gets Better With Time" – The Whispers[citation needed]
  • "Just to See Her" – Smokey Robinson
  • "Kolé séré" – Jocelyne Béroard & Philippe Lavil
  • "Kiss Him Goodbye" – The Nylons
  • "Là-bas" – Jean-Jacques Goldman and Sirima
  • "La Bamba" – Los Lobos
  • "The Lady in Red" – Chris DeBurgh
  • "Lean on Me" – Club Nouveau
  • "Let's Go!" (1986) – Wang Chung
  • "Let Me Be the One" – Exposé
  • "Let's Wait Awhile" – Janet Jackson
  • "Lies" – Jonathan Butler
  • "Lips Like Sugar" – Echo & the Bunnymen
  • "Little Lies" – Fleetwood Mac
  • "Livin' on a Prayer" – Bon Jovi (released in 1986)
  • "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida" – Julio Iglesias
  • "Looking for a New Love" – Jody Watley
  • "Lost in Emotion" – Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
  • "Love Bites" – Def Leppard (charted in 1988)
  • "Love Will Find a Way" – Yes
  • "Love You Down" – Ready for the World
  • "Luka" – Suzanne Vega
  • "Mandolin Rain" (1986) – Bruce Hornsby and The Range
  • "Midnight Blue" – Lou Gramm
  • "Midnight Man" – Sandra
  • "Mony Mony" – Billy Idol
  • "Move Out" – Nancy Martinez[citation needed]
  • "My Arms Keep Missing You" – Rick Astley
  • "Need You Tonight" – INXS
  • "Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley
  • "Never Let Me Down Again" – Depeche Mode
  • "Never Say Goodbye" (1986) – Bon Jovi
  • "New Sensation" – INXS
  • "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" – Glenn Medeiros (USA release)
  • "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" – Starship
  • "One Heartbeat" – Smokey Robinson
  • "The One I love" – R.E.M.
  • "Only in My Dreams" – Debbie Gibson
  • "Open Your Heart" – Madonna (released in 1986)
  • "Out of the Blue" – Debbie Gibson
  • "Paper in Fire" – John Cougar Mellencamp
  • "People Are Strange" – Echo & the Bunnymen
  • "The Pleasure Principle" (1986) – Janet Jackson
  • "Point of No Return" – Exposé
  • "Pour Some Sugar on Me" – Def Leppard
  • "The Power of Love" – Laura Branigan
  • "Pump Up The Volume" – MARRS
  • "Rag Doll" – Aerosmith
  • "Rent" – Pet Shop Boys
  • "Respect Yourself" – Bruce Willis
  • "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
  • "Rhythm of Love" – Yes
  • "Rock Steady" – The Whispers
  • "Rocket" – Def Leppard
  • "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" – Mel & Kim
  • "Sans contrefaçon" – Mylène Farmer
  • "Say It Again" – Jermaine Stewart
  • "Say You Really Want Me" – Kim Wilde
  • "Shakedown" – Bob Seger
  • "Sign o' the Times" – Prince
  • "Skin Trade" - Duran Duran
  • "So Emotional" – Whitney Houston
  • "(Something Inside) So Strong" – Labi Siffre (UK)
  • "Something So Strong" – Crowded House
  • "Somewhere Out There" – Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
  • "Songbird" – Kenny G
  • "Star Trekkin" – The Firm
  • "Stone Love" – Kool & the Gang
  • "Strangelove" – Depeche Mode
  • "Surrender" (1986) – Swing Out Sister
  • "Sweet Child o' Mine" – Guns N' Roses (charted in 1988)
  • "There's The Girl" – Heart
  • "Throwing It All Away" – Genesis
  • "Time Stand Still" – Rush
  • "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" – Genesis
  • "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" – Samantha Fox
  • "Touch of Grey" – Grateful Dead
  • "Tristana" – Mylène Farmer
  • "Twilight World" – Swing Out Sister
  • "U Got the Look" – Prince and Sheena Easton
  • "Une autre histoire" – Gérard Blanc
  • "Valerie" (1982) – Steve Winwood
  • "Wait" – White Lion
  • "Walking Down Your Street" – The Bangles
  • "Walking in the Air (Theme from 'The Snowman')" – The Shadows
  • "Wanted Dead or Alive" (1986) – Bon Jovi
  • "War" – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
  • "The Way It Is" – Bruce Hornsby and the Range
  • "We Connect"- Stacey Q.
  • "Welcome to the Jungle" – Guns N' Roses
  • "What You Get Is What You See" – Tina Turner
  • "What's Going On" – Cyndi Lauper
  • "Whenever You Need Somebody" – Rick Astley
  • "Where the Streets Have No Name" – U2
  • "Who's That Girl" – Madonna
  • "Why Can't I Be You?" – The Cure
  • "With or Without You" – U2
  • "Wonderful Life" – Black
  • "Y Tú También Llorarás" – José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"
  • "Yaka dansé" – Raft
  • "You Keep Me Hanging On" – Kim Wilde
  • "You're the Voice" – John Farnham
  • Notable singles[edit]

    Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) Other Chart Performance(s)
    "Alex Chilton" The Replacements June 1987 n/a
    "April Skies" The Jesus and Mary Chain July 1987 6 (Ireland) - 8 (UK Singles Chart) - 16 (New Zealand) - 44 (Europe)
    "Beds Are Burning" Midnight Oil August 1987 See chart performance entry
    "Behind the Wheel" Depeche Mode December 1987 See chart performance entry
    "Birthday" (Icelandic) The Sugarcubes August 1987 n/a English version would chart the following year
    "Bury Me Deep in Love" The Triffids October 1987 48 (Australia)
    "Don't Let's Start" They Might Be Giants November 1987 94 (Australia)
    "Fairytale of New York" The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl November 1987 1 (Ireland) - 2 (UK Singles Chart)
    "Just Like Heaven" The Cure October 1987 See chart performance entry
    "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" The Smiths December 1987 2 (UK Indie Singles Chart) - 17 (New Zealand) - 30 (UK Singles Chart)
    "Mandinka" Sinéad O'Connor December 1987 See chart performance entry
    "My Island Home" Warumpi Band January 1987 67 (Australia)
    "Never Let Me Down Again" Depeche Mode August 1987 See chart performance entry
    "The One I Love" R.E.M. August 1987 See chart performance entry
    "Paid in Full" Eric B. & Rakim October 1987 See chart performance entry
    "True Faith" New Order July 1987 See chart performance entry
    "What's My Scene?" Hoodoo Gurus March 1987 3 (Australia) - 35 (New Zealand)

    Other Notable singles[edit]

  • "Bye Bye Pride" - The Go-Betweens
  • "Little Fury Things" - Dinosaur Jr.
  • "Good Times" - Hoodoo Gurus
  • "The Prettiest Girl in the World" b/w "If That's What Love Is" - T.V. Personalities
  • "Right Here" - The Go-Betweens
  • "Shine On" - The House of Love
  • "There's Too Many Irons in the Fire" - Cardiacs
  • Published popular music[edit]

    Classical music[edit]

    Opera[edit]

    Jazz[edit]

    Musical theater[edit]

    Musical films[edit]

    Births[edit]

    Deaths[edit]

    Awards[edit]

    Grammy Awards[edit]

    Country Music Association Awards[edit]

    Eurovision Song Contest[edit]

    Glenn Gould Prize[edit]

    Charts[edit]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Giles, Jeff (December 23, 2015). "How Roger Waters' Split From Pink Floyd Was Eventually Finalized". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  • ^ Hearsay Fake was R&B big hit in 1987. Retrieved 23 July 2022
  • ^ Holmes, Ann (October 18, 1987). "Nixon in China/HGO presents world premiere of unusual opera". Houston Chronicle. p. Zest 15. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  • ^ Jay Robert Nash (April 1, 1997). The Motion Picture Guide 1988 Annual: The Films of 1987. Cinebooks. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-933997-16-5.
  • ^ Roger D. Kinkle (1997). Leading musical performers (popular music and jazz) 1900-1950: 2150 biographies updated to 1996 with additions and corrections. Windmill Publications. p. 159.
  • ^ Anthony Slide (March 12, 2012). The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-61703-250-9.
  • ^ Colin Larkin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 429. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1.
  • ^ Richard Cook (2004). Blue Note Records: The Biography. Justin, Charles & Co. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-932112-27-6.
  • ^ Wisconsin Magazine of History. State Historical Society of Wisconsin. 2008. p. 27.
  • ^ Year Book Covering the Year ... Crowell-Collier Educational Corporation. 1987. p. 413.
  • ^ Dalida's Official Website, Biography Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved December 29, 2009
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  • ^ Bar-Kays: Bio. Accessed 22 July 2014

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