Cultural Highlights of 1987
- Mar 1987: U2 Releases *The Joshua Tree* – Irish rock band U2 achieved global megastardom with the release of their masterpiece album *The Joshua Tree*. Blending atmospheric guitar textures, spiritual lyricism, and American roots rock influences, Bono and the band created a sweeping, cinematic sonic landscape. Supported by timeless radio hits like 'With or Without You' and 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,' the album became a defining critical and commercial triumph of the decade.
- Jul 1987: Guns N' Roses Inject Danger into Hard Rock – Mainstream hard rock was violently rescued from polished hair-metal complacency when Guns N' Roses released their explosive debut album, *Appetite for Destruction*. Fueled by Slash's blistering guitar riffs, Axl Rose's raw, screeching vocals, and unbridled street-level hedonism, the album injected genuine danger and gritty attitude back into rock music, going on to become one of the best-selling debut albums of all time.
- Aug 1987: MTV Expands with MTV Europe – Music television cemented its transnational cultural power with the launch of MTV Europe, standardizing music video promotion and pop culture branding across Western nations. The network ensured that American and British pop stars could simultaneously broadcast their latest singles and fashion trends directly to millions of European households, accelerating the globalization of pop music marketing.
- Aug 1987: Michael Jackson Follows *Thriller* with *Bad* – Anticipation reached a fever pitch when Michael Jackson released *Bad*, his highly awaited follow-up to the monster hit *Thriller*. Backed by sleek, Quincy Jones-produced urban funk and cutting-edge short films directed by Martin Scorsese and others, the album made chart history by producing an unprecedented five consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit singles, cementing Jackson's permanent reign over global pop music.
Jazz
By Ry Cooder
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Get Rhythm
By Ry Cooder
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Released: 1987
Time Loves a Hero
By Little Feat
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Released: 1987
Warehouse: Songs and Stories
By Hüsker Dü
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Released: 1987
Onkelz wie wir...
By Böhse Onkelz
Label: Metal Enterprises
Released: 1987
Woodlands
By Eric Tingstad
Label: Narada Lotus
Released: 1987
Born to Boogie
By Hank Williams, Jr.
Label: Curb Records
Released: 1987
Drop
By The Shamen
Label: The Communion Label
Released: 1987
Bad Mood Guy
By Severed Heads
Label: Nettwerk
Released: 1987
…Nothing Like the Sun
By Sting
Label: A&M Records
Released: 1987
A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector
By Phil Spector
Label: Phil Spector International
Released: 1987
The Royal Court of China
By The Royal Court of China
Label: A&M Records, Inc.
Released: 1987
Bigger and Deffer
By L.L. Cool J
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Released: 1987
Crack My Nut
By Claw Boys Claw
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Bête Noire
By Bryan Ferry
Label: Virgin
Released: 1987
Alphabet City
By ABC
Label: Mercury Records
Released: 1987
Luca Carboni
By Luca Carboni
Label: RCA
Released: 1987
Mummer
By XTC
Label: Virgin
Released: 1987
Eye of the Hurricane
By The Alarm
Label: I.R.S. Records
Released: 1987
Pleasures of the Flesh
By Exodus
Label: Combat
Released: 1987
Babylon and On
By Squeeze
Label: A&M Records
Released: 1987
Pop Goes the World
By Men Without Hats
Label: Mercury Records
Released: 1987
You’re Living All Over Me
By Dinosaur Jr.
Label: SST Records
Released: 1987
Loh Land
By :zoviet*france:
Label: Staaltape
Released: 1987
A Flock of Rotations
By :zoviet*france:
Label: Red Rhino Records
Released: 1987
Assault and Mirage
By :zoviet*france:
Label: Red Rhino Records
Released: 1987
The Road Less Travelled
By Preston Reed
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Total Control
By John Norum
Label: CBS
Released: 1987
King Pleasure Sings / Annie Ross Sings
By Annie Ross
Label: Prestige
Released: 1987
Paid in Full
By Eric B. & Rakim
Label: 4th & B’way
Released: 1987
Meet Danny Wilson
By Danny Wilson
Label: Virgin
Released: 1987
Gathering Pace
By Relativity
Label: Green Linnet
Released: 1987
Dead Brain Cells
By DBC
Label: Combat
Released: 1987
Perfect Sounds (Were Never Found)
By Neon Rock Garden
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Golden Shower (12'')
By The Boy Hairdressers
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Kool Moe Dee
By Kool Moe Dee
Label: Jive
Released: 1987
Collection
By PSY・S
Label: CBS/Sony
Released: 1987
Lolita Nation
By Game Theory
Label: Enigma
Released: 1987
El mensaje del mago
By Ñu
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Electric
By The Cult
Label: Beggars Banquet
Released: 1987
Delighted With Harps
By Sìleas
Label: Green Linnet
Released: 1987
Crazy Nights
By KISS
Label: Mercury Records
Released: 1987
Patota de Cosme
By Zeca Pagodinho
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Mark Stewart
By Mark Stewart
Label: Mute
Released: 1987
Shabini
By Bhundu Boys
Label: Discafrique Records
Released: 1987
Kantate "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" / Magnificat
By Johann Sebastian Bach
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Released: 1987
Day of Reckoning
By Pentagram
Label: Napalm Records
Released: 1987
'k Zou best beroemd willen zijn
By Henny Huisman
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Davy’s Ride
By Davy D
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Released: 1987
Canzone d'autore
By Pierangelo Bertoli
Label: CGD
Released: 1987
Sister
By Sonic Youth
Label: SST Records
Released: 1987
Soy loco por ti, América
By Gilberto Gil
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Sport und Musik
By Züri West
Label: Black Cat
Released: 1987
Men and Women
By Simply Red
Label: Elektra
Released: 1987
La grande avventura
By Riccardo Cocciante
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
The Knife Feels Like Justice
By Brian Setzer
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Tirami Su
By The Al Di Meola Project
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Turn Back
By Toto
Label: CBS
Released: 1987
Ancient Artifacts
By D.I.
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Folksongs for a Nuclear Village
By Shadowfax
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Hero and Heroine
By Strawbs
Label: A&M Records
Released: 1987
Feeling the Elephant
By Bill Lloyd
Label: Throbbing Lobster
Released: 1987
Star Tracks II
By Erich Kunzel
Label: Telarc Digital
Released: 1987
This Blood's for You
By MDC
Label: R Radical Records
Released: 1987
Sent i september
By Ratata
Label: Stranded Rekords
Released: 1987
Attomica
By Attomica
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Healing
By Todd Rundgren
Label: Rhino
Released: 1987
Riddarna kring runda bordet
By Björn Afzelius
Label: Afzelius Vision Records
Released: 1987
El loco
By ZZ Top
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Released: 1987
Surprise Surprise Surprise
By Miracle Legion
Label: Rough Trade
Released: 1987
Retired Boxer
By Daniel Johnston
Label: Stress Records
Released: 1987
MILITALY AFFAIRS NEUROTIC
By G.I.S.M.
Label: BEAST ARTS
Released: 1987
Finished With the Dogs
By Holy Moses
Label: Aaargh! Records
Released: 1987
Heavy Meta
By Whitenoise
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Season of the Dead
By Necrophagia
Label: New Renaissance Records
Released: 1987
Pariisin taivaan alla
By Erkki Friman
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
After the Fact
By M.I.A.
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Firefly
By Heidi Berry
Label: Creation Records
Released: 1987
Dawn to Dust
By Legion of Parasites
Label: Stud Records
Released: 1987
Lethal
By UTFO
Label: Select Records
Released: 1987
Powder Keg
By The Charlie Daniels Band
Label: Epic
Released: 1987
Arab Shadows
By Dissidenten
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Highway 101
By Highway 101
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Released: 1987
Out of Silence
By Yanni
Label: Private Music
Released: 1987
Canciones de mi padre
By Linda Ronstadt
Label: Asylum Records
Released: 1987
The Beauty and the Beast
By Stormwitch
Label: Scratch Records
Released: 1987
Persecution Mania
By Sodom
Label: Steamhammer
Released: 1987
Once Bitten
By Great White
Label: Capitol Records
Released: 1987
Scream Bloody Gore
By Death
Label: Combat
Released: 1987
Soldiers of Sunrise
By Viper
Label: Rock Brigade Records
Released: 1987
Synthetic Socks
By Synthetic Socks
Label: Teenbeat
Released: 1987
DR503
By Dead C.
Label: Flying Nun Records
Released: 1987
Retaliation
By Carnivore
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
FENCE OF DEFENSE
By FENCE OF DEFENSE
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 1987
Tiny Days
By Scruffy the Cat
Label: Relativity Records
Released: 1987
Geography
By Front 242
Label: Wax Trax! Records
Released: 1987