The year in music

Best Songs of 1987

U2’s “The Joshua Tree”, Guns N’ Roses’ “Appetite for Destruction”, Michael Jackson’s “Bad”, George Michael’s “Faith”, and Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”.

U2's The Joshua Tree
Play 1987

49 songs

Englishman in New York

Englishman in New York

Sting
I Should Be So Lucky

I Should Be So Lucky

Kylie Minogue
Bad

Bad

Michael Jackson
Dirty Diana

Dirty Diana

Michael Jackson
It Must Have Been Love

It Must Have Been Love

Roxette
Man in the Mirror

Man in the Mirror

Michael Jackson
Smooth Criminal

Smooth Criminal

Michael Jackson
Christmas in Hollis

Christmas in Hollis

Run-D.M.C.
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

U2
Where the Streets Have No Name

Where the Streets Have No Name

U2
With or Without You

With or Without You

U2
It Would Take a Strong Strong Man

It Would Take a Strong Strong Man

Rick Astley
Never Gonna Give You Up

Never Gonna Give You Up

Rick Astley
Together Forever

Together Forever

Rick Astley
Whenever You Need Somebody

Whenever You Need Somebody

Rick Astley
Never Let Me Down Again

Never Let Me Down Again

Depeche Mode
Armageddon It

Armageddon It

Def Leppard
Hysteria

Hysteria

Def Leppard
It’s the End of the World as We Know It

It’s the End of the World as We Know It

R.E.M.
Love Bites

Love Bites

Def Leppard
Pour Some Sugar on Me

Pour Some Sugar on Me

Def Leppard
Touch of Grey

Touch of Grey

Grateful Dead
Alex Chilton

Alex Chilton

The Replacements
Can't Hardly Wait

Can't Hardly Wait

The Replacements
Faith

Faith

George Michael
Father Figure

Father Figure

George Michael
Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven

The Cure
Little Fury Things

Little Fury Things

Dinosaur Jr.
One More Try

One More Try

George Michael
When Smokey Sings

When Smokey Sings

ABC
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

Whitney Houston
True Faith

True Faith

New Order
Always on My Mind

Always on My Mind

Pet Shop Boys
Bring the Noise

Bring the Noise

Public Enemy
Devil Inside

Devil Inside

INXS
Everything I Own

Everything I Own

Boy George
It’s a Sin

It’s a Sin

Pet Shop Boys
Need You Tonight

Need You Tonight

INXS
Never Tear Us Apart

Never Tear Us Apart

INXS
Sweet Child O' Mine

Sweet Child O' Mine

Guns N’ Roses
Welcome to the Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle

Guns N’ Roses
Alone

Alone

Heart
April Skies

April Skies

The Jesus and Mary Chain
This Corrosion

This Corrosion

The Sisters of Mercy
Beds Are Burning

Beds Are Burning

Midnight Oil
Birthday

Birthday

The Sugarcubes
Fairytale of New York

Fairytale of New York

The Pogues
Paid in Full

Paid in Full

Eric B. & Rakim
The Dream

The Dream

David Sanborn

1987 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 49 songs first released in 1987. Rock, Pop and Alternative Rock lead the year. Def Leppard, Michael Jackson and Rick Astley are among the voices of 1987.

Artists of 1987

The sound of 1987

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