1987 in music

• The Composers' Hall of Fame included Bob Marill , Carol Beyer Sager , Paul McCartney , Sam Cook , John Lennon , Jerry Goffin , Cynthia Weil, and Barry Mann .
• January 3 - Aretha Franklin became the first woman whose name was entered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .
• February 6 - American singer , actor and ex-husband Cher , Sonny Bono, has put forward his candidacy for the post of mayor of the city of Palm Springs , California .
• February 7 - Premiere of the pseudo-documentary television film The Return of Bruno . The musical program tells the story of a fictional character - a singer with a dubious reputation Bruno Radolini ( Bruce Willis ). Many famous musicians and show businessmen in a jokingly ironic manner talk in an interview about how he allegedly influenced their life and work, among them: Phil Collins , Michael J. Fox , Elton John , Ringo Starr , John Bon Jovi , Brian Wilson , Grace Slick , Joan Baez , The Bee Gees and Paul Stanley .
• March 5 - The first solo concert of Rock-Syndrome . The program was called "Unhealthy excitement."
• March 13 - Bob Seager and The Silver Bullet Band were awarded stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .
• August 3 - Def Leppard (Deaf Leopard - Deaf Leopard) released their 4th studio album " Hysteria ".
• October 12 - The American glam metal band Twisted Sister collapsed (the next reunion will take place only 10 years later, in 1997 ).
• November 13 - Sonny and Cher re-united in a duet for a short performance in “Late Show with David Letterman” .
• British electronic duo Autechre formed
• Norwegian death metal band Black Death has been renamed Darkthrone .
• As a solo project by Stephen Wilson , the progressive group Porcupine Tree appears.
• A Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy has been created , the lead singer of which is Massa Broberg .
• Blue System group formed
• A rock band playing in grunge style - Nirvana .
• Kingdom Come is formed
• The first lineup of the Aria group fell apart. The musicians founded by the Master are gone.
• The seven-stringed bass guitar HEADGCF (si-mi-la-pri-sol-do-fa) first appeared.
• Members of the American hard rock band Winger sign a contract with Atlantic Records .

Michael Jackson

• September 12 - the beginning of the Bad World Tour (1987-1989)

• Ace of base
• Alice in chains
• Ayas
• Blue system
• Crownear
• Darkthrone
• Gorky park
• The cross
• Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
• Entombed
• Fear of God
• Fugazi
• Kingdom Come (group)
• Nirvana
• New york voices
• Rapeman
• A-studio
• Dune
• Quarter
• Mango-Mango
• Master
• Megapolis
• Gaza Strip
• Safe
• Time-out
• Trefoil (group)
• Front

See also the category of albums released in 1987.

January

• She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter ( The Blow monkeys ) (January 5)
• The House of Blue Light ( Deep Purple ) (January 12)

March

• Taking over ( overkill )
• The Joshua Tree ( U2 ) (March 9)
• Among the Living ( Anthrax ) (March 22)
• Into the Fire ( Brian Adams ) (March 30)
• The Circus ( Erasure ) (March 30)

April

• Whitesnake ( Whitesnake ) (April 7)
• Tango in the Night ( Fleetwood Mac ) (April 13)
• The Legacy ( Testament ) (April 21)
• Introduce Yourself ( Faith No More ) (April 23)
• Never Let Me Down ( David Bowie ) (April 27)

May

• Fighting the World ( Manowar , LP , ATCO Records ) (May 14)
• Girls, Girls, Girls ( Motley Crue ) (May 15)
• Keeper of the Seven Keys pt. 1 ( Helloween ) (May 23)
• Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me ( The Cure ) (May 25)
• Scream Bloody Gore ( Chuck Shuldiner , Death ) (May 25)

June

• Romantic Warriors ( Modern Talking ) (June 8)

July

• Scum ( Napalm Death ) (July 1)
• Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby ( Terence Trent D'Arby ) (July 13)
• Appetite for Destruction ( Guns n 'Roses ) (July 21)

August

• Hysteria ( Def Leppard ) (August 3)
• Deathcrush ( Mayhem , EP) (August 16)
• Permanent Vacation ( Aerosmith ) (August 18)
• Tiffany ( Tiffany ) (August 24)
• Bad ( Michael Jackson ) (August 31)

September

• Document ( REM ) (September 1)
• Rock 'n' Roll ( Motorhead ) (September 5)
• A Momentary Lapse of Reason ( Pink Floyd ) (September 7)
• Radio KAOS ( Roger Waters ) (September 7)
• Actually ( Pet Shop Boys ) (September 7)
• Islands ( Mike Oldfield ) (September 7)
• Hold Your Fire ( Rush ) (September 8)
• Crest of a Knave ( Jethro Tull ) (September 11)
• Terrible Certainty ( Kreator ) (September 22)
• Music for the Masses ( Depeche Mode ) (September 28)
• Raise Your Fist and Yell ( Alice Cooper ) (September 28)
• Love Is No Crime ( Bad Boys Blue ) (September 29)
• The Uplift Mofo Party Plan ( Red Hot Chili Peppers ) ( September 29 )
• Asphalt Hero ( Aria )

October

• Ten years later ( Time Machine )
• Kick ( INXS ) (October 19)
• Faith ( George Michael ) (October 30)
• Schizophrenia ( Sepultura ) (October 30)

November

• All the Best! ( Paul McCartney ) (November 2)
• Cloud Nine ( George Harrison ) (November 2)
• Walking on a Rainbow ( Blue System ) (November 2)
• Eternal Idol ( Black Sabbath ) (November 23)
• In the Garden of Venus ( Modern Talking ) (November 23)

December

• Persecution Mania ( Sodom ) (December 1)
• Inside Information ( Foreigner ) (December 8)

Without exact date

• Velvet Season ( Valery Leontiev )
• A drop of water ( Keiko Matsui )
• In certi momenti ( Eros Ramazzotti )
• La pubblica ottusità ( Adriano Celentano )
• Stan Bush & Barrage ( Stan Bush & Barrage )
• Terror Squad ( Artillery )
• White Rider ( Skrewdriver )
• Bouquet ( Carnival , LP )
• Camel ( Vyacheslav Malezhik and Sacvoyazh Group, LP )
• Life in October ( Metal Corrosion , live album)
• Cross the threshold ( black coffee )
• Holiday season ( Vladimir Asmolov )
• And sad and funny ( Vladimir Asmolov )
• Rivers and Bridges ( Time Machine )
• Eurasia ( Levon Vardanyan )
• Lifting ( Nautilus Pompilius )
• Pop Combine ( Bioconstructor )

• Top Selling Album in the USA ( Billboard Top 200 ) - "Slippery When Wet" ( Bon Jovi )
• The best-selling album in the UK is “Bad” ( Michael Jackson ), second place is “The Joshua Tree” ( U2 ), third place is “Whitney” ( Whitney Houston )
• The best selling single in the US ( Billboard Hot 100 ) - "Walk Like an Egyptian" ( Bangles )
• UK 's best selling single, Never Gonna Give You Up ( Rick Astley )
• France Gold Disc - single "Yaka Dansé (l'aborigène)" ( RafT )

• Grammy for the album of the year - U2 for The Joshua Tree
• Grammy Record of the Year - Paul Simon for Graceland
• Brit Awards for the best British recordings: single - “Never Gonna Give You Up” ( Rick Astley ), album - “Nothing Like the Sun” ( Sting )

• “I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For” and “With or Without You” (both - U2 )
• "Sweet Child O'Mine" and "Welcome to the Jungle" (both - Guns N'Roses )
• “White Crow” according to the results of the open voting of ITAR-TASS in the USSR, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, etc. ( Valery Leontiev )

• February 10 - Dobrin Petkov , Bulgarian conductor.
• May 3 - Delilah , French singer and actress.
• September 9 - Gunnar de Fumery , Swedish composer, pianist and teacher.
• September 21 - Jaco Pastorius , American jazz bass player and composer.
• September 30 - Robert Shollum , Austrian composer, pianist, organist and teacher.