1987 in music
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See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music'
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2 Albums released 3 Top hits on record 4 Published popular music 5 Musical theater 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 Awards |
Events
- 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.
- February 6 - Sonny Bono announces his candidacy for mayor of Palm Springs, California
- February 26 - The first four Beatles albums, Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night and Beatles for Sale, 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
- March 13 - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 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 cassingles.
- 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.
- November 13 - Sonny and Cher reunite for a performance on Late Night with David Letterman.
- Social Distortion returns to record Prison Bound
- Jane's Addiction's career begins
- Public Enemy's career starts
- Paul Oakenfold's career begins
- Tori Amos' career begins
- Danzig's career begins
- Gin Blossoms forms
- Mr. Big forms
- Nirvana forms
- Pennywise forms
- Zebra breaks up
- Wham breaks up
- Huesker Due breaks up
- Jane's Addiction signs to Warner Bros
- 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
Albums released
- Permanent Vacation - Aerosmith
- Among The Living - Anthrax
- I'm The Man - Anthrax
- Eternal Idol - Black Sabbath
- Tunnel of Love - Bruce Springsteen
- Into the Fire - Bryan Adams
- Speed Metal Symphony - Cacophony
- Best Before 1984 - Crass
- Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - The Cure
- Dream Evil - Dio
- You're Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr
- White Fields - The Escape Club (debut)
- Paid in Full - Eric B. & Rakim
- Introduce Yourself - Faith No More
- Official Version - Front 242
- Faith - George Michael
- Once Bitten - Great White
- Appetite for Destruction - Guns n' Roses (debut)
- Music to Strip By - Half Japanese
- Bring the Family - John Hiatt
- - Huesker Due (final album)
- Rhyme Pays - Ice-T (debut)
- Bad - Michael Jackson
- Jane's Addiction - Jane's Addiction
- Crest of a Knave - Jethro Tull
- Priest... Live - Judas Priest
- Turbo - Judas Priest
- Abigail - King Diamond
- Crazy Nights\ - KISS
- 1987 (What the Fuck is Going On?) - KLF (Kopyright Liberation Front)/The Jams. Subsequently destroyed after copyright infringement claim
- Shaka Zulu - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Trio - Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton
- Bigger and Deffer - LL Cool J
- By the Light of the Moon - Los Lobos
- Immaculate Deception - Ludichrist
- Strange Weather - Marianne Faithfull
- Huevos - Meat Puppets
- Diesel and Dust - Midnight Oil
- Escape From Noise - Negativland
- Actually - Pet Shop Boys
- A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Pink Floyd
- Come On Pilgrim - Pixies (debut)
- Sign O' the Times - Prince
- Yo! Bum Rush the Show - Public Enemy
- Randy Travis - Randy Travis
- Document - R.E.M
- Pleased to Meet Me - The Replacements
- King's Record Shop - Rosanne Cash
- Hold Your Fire - Rush (band)
- Sister - Sonic Youth
- Floodland - The Sisters Of Mercy
- New Again - TexAns
- Whitesnake 1987 - Whitesnake
- Characters - Stevie Wonder
- Introducing the Hardline - Terence Trent D'Arby
- Love Is for Suckers - Twister Sister (final album)
- The Joshua Tree - U2
- To the Power of 3 - 3
- 3.V - Zebra
- Bridge of spies - T'Pau
- Running in the Family - Level 42
Top hits on record
- "Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi
- "(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight" - Cutting Crew
- "Beds Are Burning" - Midnight Oil
- "Walk Like An Egyptian" - The Bangles
- "Shake You Down" - Gregory Abbott
- "Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days" - Judas Priest
- "I Knew You Were Waiting for Me" - Aretha Franklin & George Michael
- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2
- "I Think We're Alone Now" - Tiffany
- "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" - Starship
- "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (who loves me)" - Whitney Houston
- "La Bamba" - Los Lobos
- "With or Without You" - U2
- "Alone" - Heart
- "Faith" - George Michael
- "Luka" - Suzanne Vega
- "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" - Belinda Carlisle
- "Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House
- "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" - Genesis
- "You Can Call Me Al" - Paul Simon
- "China in your hand" - T'Pau
- "Here I go Again" - Whitesnake
Published popular music
- "Children Will Listen" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
- "The Time Of My Life" w.m. Franke Previte, Donald Markowitz & John DeNicola
Musical theater
- Anything Goes Broadway revival
- Bless the Bride London revival
- Cabaret Broadway revival
- Dreamgirls Broadway revival
- Into the Woods Broadway production
- Les Miserables Broadway production
- Oil City Symphony Broadway production
- Starlight Express Broadway production
Births
Deaths
- April 2 - Buddy Rich, brain tumor
- May 3 - Dalida commits suicide
- May 4 - Paul Butterfield, drug overdose
- May 11 - Peter Tosh is murdered
- October 19 - Jacqueline Du Pre, English Cellist
Awards
- The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Coasters, 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
Grammy Awards
Country Music Association Awards
Eurovision Song Contest