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The Year in Music

1987

The songs, the screens, the headlines

Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles — cover art

1987 in music: “Walk Like an Egyptian” by The Bangles topped the year-end chart; Madonna owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1987

Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles — cover art
Walk Like an Egyptian
The Bangles1985
Alone by Heart — cover art
Alone
Heart1987
Shake You Down by Gregory Abbott — cover art
Shake You Down
Gregory Abbott1987
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston — cover art
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney Houston1987
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship — cover art
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Starship1987
C'est La Vie by Robbie Nevil — cover art
C'est La Vie
Robbie Nevil1987
Here I Go Again by Whitesnake — cover art
Here I Go Again
Whitesnake1987
The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby & The Range — cover art
The Way It Is
Bruce Hornsby & The Range1987
Shakedown by Bob Seger — cover art
Shakedown
Bob Seger1987
Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi — cover art
Livin' on a Prayer
Bon Jovi1986
La Bamba by Los Lobos — cover art
La Bamba
Los Lobos1987
Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung — cover art
Everybody Have Fun Tonight
Wang Chung1987

At the movies

  • The Princess Bride
  • Dirty Dancing
  • Predator

On TV

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • Full House
  • Married... with Children

Headlines

  • 'Tear down this wall' speech
  • The Simpsons debut as shorts on Tracey Ullman
  • Black Monday stock crash
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