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U2‘s ‘The Joshua Tree’ feat. ‘Where the Streets Have No Name’ is their fifth studio album produced by Daniel Lanois & Brian Eno and was released on March 9, 1987 by Island Records.
Boogie Down Productions’ ‘Criminal Minded’ is their debut studio album produced by Scott La Rock, KRS-One and Ced-Gee and released on March 3, 1987 by B-Boy
Trio’ is the first collaborative studio album between Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, released on March 2, 1987 by Warner Bros.
Public Enemy’s ‘Yo! Bum Rush the Show’ is their debut studio album produced by Bill Stephney and The Bomb Squad and released on February 10, 1987 by Def Jam
Santana’s ‘Freedom’ is their fourteenth studio album featuring Buddy Miles as a vocalist and released in February 1987 by Columbia.
Sarah Vaughan‘s ‘Brazilian Romance’ is her last (and her third of Brazilian music) album produced by Sérgio Mendes, recorded in January 1987 and released the same year by Columbia.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo‘s ‘Shaka Zulu’ is their twenty fifth album produced by Paul Simon and released in 1987 by Warner Bros.
Dinosaur Jr.‘s “You’re Living All Over Me” is their second studio album produced by Wharton Tiers and released on December 14, 1987 by SST Records.
Joe Satriani‘s ‘Surfing with the Alien’ is his second album (and one of his most successful) released on December 10, 1987 by Relativity Records.
Mike Stern’s ‘Time in Place’ is his third studio album recorded during December 1987 with among others Peter Erskine, Don Alias and Michael Brecker and released in 1988 by Atlantic Records.
Cowboy Junkies‘ “The Trinity Session” is their second album recorded at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto on November 27, 1987 and released in 1988 by Latent Recordings
The Sisters Of Mercy‘s ‘Floodland’ is their second studio album produced by frontman Andrew Eldritch alongside Larry Alexander and Jim Steinman and released on November 16, 1987 by Merciful Release
Eurythmics‘ ‘Savage’ is their seventh album produced by member Dave Stewart and released on November 9, 1987 by RCA Records.
David Sylvian‘s “Secrets of the Beehive” is his fourth solo album co-produced with Steve Nye, featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto, Mark Isham among other guests and released on November 7, 1987 by Virgin.
Sinéad O’Connor‘s “The Lion and the Cobra” is her debut album co-produced with Kevin Mooney and released on November 4, 1987 by Ensign / Chrysalis
George Harrison‘s ‘Cloud Nine’ feat. “Got My Mind Set on You” is his eleventh studio album co-produced with Jeff Lynne and released on November 2, 1987 by Dark Horse
Bryan Ferry‘s ‘Bête Noire’ is his seventh solo studio album released on November 2, 1987 by Virgin / E.G.
George Michael‘s ‘Faith’ feat. ‘I Want Your Sex’ is his debut solo studio album released on October 30, 1987 by Columbia / Epic Records.
‘Robbie Robertson‘ is his eponymous solo debut album co-produced with Daniel Lanois and released on October 27, 1987 by Geffen.
INXS‘ ‘Kick’ feat. ‘Need You Tonight’ is their sixth studio album produced by Chris Thomas and released on October 19, 1987 by WEA / Atlantic / Phonogram Records.