Ali Farka Touré records his first eponymous and major album : ‘Ali Farka Touré’ (1987)
Ali Farka Touré‘ is his first eponymous and major album, recorded on October 4, 1987 by Mango/World Circuit.
Rough Trade publish The Smiths’ fourth and final album : ‘Strangeways, Here We Come’ (1987)
The Smiths‘ ‘Strangeways, Here We Come’ is their fourth and final studio album produced by Stephen Street and band members Johnny Marr and Morrissey, and released on September 28, 1987 by Rough Trade Records
Depeche Mode release ‘Music for the Masses,’ their sixth album featuring ‘Strangelove’ and ‘Never Let Me Down Again’ (1987)
Depeche Mode‘s ‘Music for the Masses’ is their sixth studio album released on September 28 1987 by Mute Records.
EMI publish Pink Floyd’s thirteenth album : ‘A Momentary Lapse of Reason’ (1987)
Pink Floyd‘s ‘A Momentary Lapse of Reason’ is their thirteenth studio album (the first without Roger Waters) co-produced by Bob Ezrin & David Gilmour and released on September 7, 1987 by EMI / Columbia.
Parlophone release Pet Shop Boys’ second album : ‘Actually’ featuring ‘It’s a Sin,’ ‘What Have I Done to Deserve This?’ and ‘Heart’ (1987)
Pet Shop Boys‘ ‘Actually’ feat. ‘It’s a Sin’ is their second studio album released on September 7, 1987 by Parlophone/ EMI Manhattan
I.R.S. publish R.E.M.’ fifth album : ‘Document’ featuring ‘The One I Love’ and ‘It’s the End of the World as We Know It’ (1987)
Blanco y Negro publish ‘Darklands,’ The Jesus And Mary Chain’s second album (1987)
The Jesus And Mary Chain‘s ‘Darklands’ is their second studio album produced by member William Reid and Bill Price & John Loder and released on August 31, 1987 by Blanco y Negro
John Mellencamp releases his ninth studio album : ‘The Lonesome Jubilee’ featuring ‘Paper in Fire’ and ‘Check It Out’ (1987)
John Mellencamp‘s ‘The Lonesome Jubilee’ is his ninth studio album released on August 24, 1987 by Mercury Records.
Aerosmith release their ninth studio album : ‘Permanent Vacation’ featuring ‘Angel’ and ‘Dude (Looks Like a Lady)’ (1987)
Aerosmith‘s ‘Permanent Vacation’ is their ninth studio album produced by Bruce Fairbairn and released on August 18 1987 by Geffen Records.
Island publish ‘Frank’s Wild Years,’ Tom Waits’ tenth album featuring ‘Way Down in the Hole’ (1987)
Tom Waits‘ ‘Franks Wild Years’ is his tenth studio album featuring ‘Way Down in the Hole’ and released on August 17, 1987 by Island
Def Leppard release ‘Hysteria,’ their fourth album featuring ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me’ (1987)
Def Leppard‘s ‘Hysteria’ is their fourth album featuring ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me’, produced by Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange and released on August 3, 1987 by Phonogram / Mercury
Midnight Oil release their sixth album ‘Diesel and Dust’ featuring ‘Beds Are Burning’ (1987)
Midnight Oil‘s ‘Diesel and Dust’ is their sixth studio album featuring ‘Beds Are Burning,’ co-produced with Warne Livesey and released on August 2, 1987 by SPRINT Music
Dead Can Dance release their third album : ‘Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun’ on 4AD (1987)
Dead Can Dance‘s ‘Within the Realm of a Dying Sun’ is their third studio album produced by members Lisa Gerrard & Brendan Perry with John A. Rivers and released on July 27, 1987 by 4AD.
Elektra publish 10,000 Maniacs’ second album : ‘In My Tribe’ mostly written by Natalie Merchant (1987)
10,000 Maniacs‘ ‘In My Tribe’ is their second album mostly written by lead singer Natalie Merchant and released on July 27, 1987 by Elektra.
Guns N’ Roses release ‘Appetite for Destruction,’ their debut album featuring ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ and ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’ (1987)
Guns N’ Roses‘ ‘Appetite for Destruction’ is their debut studio album released on July 21, 1987 by Geffen Records
Columbia publish ‘Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby’ featuring ‘Wishing Well’ (1987)
‘Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby‘ feat. ‘Wishing Well’ is D’Arby’s debut studio album released on July 13, 1987 by Columbia Records.
Michael Jackson finishes the recording of his seventh album : ‘Bad’ featuring ‘I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,’ ‘Man in the Mirror,’ ‘Smooth Criminal’ etc. (1987)
Michael Jackson‘s ‘Bad’ is his seventh studio album, recorded from January till July 9, 1987 and released on August 31, 1987 by Epic..
4th & B’way Records publish Eric B. & Rakim’s debut album : ‘Paid In Full’ (1987)
Eric B. & Rakim‘s ‘Paid in Full’ is their debut album released on July 7, 1987 by 4th & B’way Records.
Arista publish Grateful Dead’s twelfth album : ‘In the Dark,’ their first in six years (1987)
Grateful Dead‘s ‘In the Dark’ is their twelfth (and first in six years) studio album recorded in January 1987 and released on July 6, 1987 by Arista.