Editing 1987 in music (section)

===April–June===
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! colspan="2"|Date
!Album
!Artist
!Notes
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| rowspan="28" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#FFA07A; textcolor:#000;" | '''A<br />P<br />R<br />I<br />L'''
| style="vertical-align:top;"|1
| ''[[Solitude Standing]]'' || [[Suzanne Vega]] ||-
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| style="vertical-align:top;"|2
| ''[[Incognito (Celine Dion album)|Incognito]]'' || [[Céline Dion]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;" |6
| ''[[Electric (The Cult album)|Electric]]'' || [[The Cult]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Close to the Bone (Thompson Twins album)|Close to the Bone]]'' || [[Thompson Twins]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Meet Danny Wilson (album)|Meet Danny Wilson]]'' || [[Danny Wilson (band)|Danny Wilson]] ||-
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| ''[[Raindancing]]'' || [[Alison Moyet]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |7
| ''[[Rock the House (album)|Rock the House]]'' || [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;" |13
| ''[[F.L.M. (album)|F.L.M.]]'' || [[Mel and Kim]] || UK & Canada
|-
| ''[[Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town]]'' || [[Johnny Cash]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Tango in the Night]]'' || [[Fleetwood Mac]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Tell No Tales]]'' || [[TNT (Norwegian band)|TNT]] ||-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;"|15
| ''[[Death Before Dishonour]]'' || [[The Exploited]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |21
| ''[[Never Let Me Down]]'' || [[David Bowie]] ||-
|-
| ''[[The Legacy (album)|The Legacy]]'' || [[Testament (band)|Testament]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |23
| ''[[Introduce Yourself]]'' || [[Faith No More]] ||-
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| ''[[The Ultra-Violence]]'' || [[Death Angel]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;" |27
| ''[[Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)]]'' || [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Dead Letter Office (album)|Dead Letter Office]]'' || [[R.E.M.]] || Compilation
|-
| ''[[You Boyz Make Big Noize]]'' || [[Slade]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="9" style="vertical-align:top;" |?
| ''[[Tribute (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Tribute]]'' || [[Ozzy Osbourne]] and [[Randy Rhoads]] || Live 1981
|-
| ''[[Coming Around Again (album)|Coming Around Again]]'' || [[Carly Simon]] ||-
|-
| ''[[The Ideal Copy]]'' || [[Wire (band)|Wire]] ||-
|-
| ''[[One Voice (Barbra Streisand album)|One Voice]]'' || [[Barbra Streisand]] || Live
|-
| ''[[Out & Intake]]'' || [[Hawkwind]] || Compilation
|-
| ''[[Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)|Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People<br> Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)]]'' || [[Happy Mondays]] ||-
|-
| ''Uptown'' || [[The Neville Brothers]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Will Power (album)|Will Power]]'' || [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]] ||-
|-
| ''[[The Young Gods (album)|The Young Gods]]'' || [[The Young Gods]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="24" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8; textcolor:#000;" | '''M<br />A<br />Y'''
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|1
| ''[[Never Mind the Ballots]]'' || [[Chumbawamba]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Raintown (album)|Raintown]]'' || [[Deacon Blue]] || debut
|-
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |4
| ''[[Always & Forever (Randy Travis album)|Always & Forever]]'' || [[Randy Travis]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Dawnrazor]]'' || [[Fields of the Nephilim]] || debut
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |8
| ''[[Red Hot Rhythm & Blues]]'' || [[Diana Ross]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |11
| ''[[It's Better to Travel]]'' || [[Swing Out Sister]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Under the Sign of the Black Mark]]'' || [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |15
| ''[[Bad Animals]]'' || [[Heart (band)|Heart]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Jane's Addiction (album)|Jane's Addiction]]'' || [[Jane's Addiction]] || Live
|-
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |18
| ''[[Beverly Hills Cop II]]'' || Various Artists || Soundtrack
|-
| ''[[Exit 0]]'' || [[Steve Earle]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |20
| ''[[Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe album)|Girls, Girls, Girls]]'' || [[Mötley Crüe]] ||-
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| ''[[Open Sesame (Whodini album)|Open Sesame]]'' || [[Whodini]] ||-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |21
| ''Proud of the Country'' || [[Travis Tritt]] ||-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |22
| ''[[Dana Dane with Fame]]'' || [[Dana Dane]] ||-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |23
| ''[[Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1]]'' || [[Helloween]] ||-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |25
| ''[[Scream Bloody Gore]]'' || [[Death (metal band)|Death]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |26
| ''[[Live in the City of Light]]'' || [[Simple Minds]] || Live
|-
| ''[[Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me]]'' || [[The Cure]] || Double album
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |29
| ''[[Bring the Family]]'' || [[John Hiatt]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"|?
| ''[[Blow Your Cool!]]'' || [[Hoodoo Gurus]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Chayanne (1987 album)|Chayanne]]'' || [[Chayanne]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Greatest Hits (Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel album)|Greatest Hits]]'' || [[Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel]] || Compilation
|-
| ''[[Living in a Box (album)|Living in a Box]]'' || [[Living in a Box]] ||-
|-
| style="background:#98FB98; textcolor:#000;" align="center" valign="center" rowspan="31" | '''J<br />U<br />N<br />E'''
| rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;" |1
| ''[[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]'' || [[Whitney Houston]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Priest...Live!]]'' || [[Judas Priest]] || Live
|-
| ''[[Into the Pandemonium]]'' || [[Celtic Frost]] ||-
|-
| ''[[R.I.P. (Coroner album)|R.I.P.]]'' || [[Coroner (band)|Coroner]] || Debut
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |9
| ''[[Join the Army]]'' || [[Suicidal Tendencies]] ||-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |11
| ''[[Bigger and Deffer]]'' || [[LL Cool J]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;" |15
| ''[[First Hand (album)|First Hand]]'' || [[Steven Curtis Chapman]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Radio K.A.O.S.]]'' || [[Roger Waters]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Richard Marx (album)|Richard Marx]]'' || [[Richard Marx]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Abigail (album)|Abigail]]'' || [[King Diamond (band)|King Diamond]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;" |22
| ''[[Clutching at Straws]]'' || [[Marillion]] ||
|-
| ''[[Pride (White Lion album)|Pride]]'' || [[White Lion]] ||-
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| ''[[Strength of Steel]]'' || [[Anvil (band)|Anvil]] ||-
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| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |23
| ''[[Bangin']]'' || [[The Outfield]] ||-
|-
| ''[[I Never Said Goodbye]]'' || [[Sammy Hagar]] || original title was ''Sammy Hagar''
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |25
| ''[[Cleanse Fold and Manipulate]]'' || [[Skinny Puppy]] ||-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |26
| ''[[King's Record Shop]]'' || [[Rosanne Cash]] ||-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |29
| ''[[Pop Goes the World]]'' || [[Men Without Hats]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |30
| ''[[La Bamba (film)|La Bamba]]'' || [[Los Lobos]] et al. || Soundtrack
|-
| ''[[Life (Neil Young & Crazy Horse album)|Life]]'' || [[Neil Young]] & [[Crazy Horse (band)|Crazy Horse]] ||-
|-
| rowspan="11" style="vertical-align:top;" |?
| ''[[Keel (album)|Keel]]'' || [[Keel (band)|Keel]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Wild in the Streets (Helix album)|Wild in the Streets]]'' || [[Helix (band)|Helix]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Contagious (Y&T album)|Contagious]]'' || [[Y&T]] ||-
|-
| ''[[1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?)]]'' || [[The KLF|The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu]] || recalled over copyright violation claim
|-
| ''[[Dry As a Bone]]'' || [[Green River (band)|Green River]] || Extended play
|-
| ''Female Trouble'' || [[Nona Hendryx]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Let It Loose (album)|Let It Loose]]'' || [[Gloria Estefan|Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Pleased to Meet Me]]'' || [[The Replacements (band)|The Replacements]] ||-
|- 
| ''[[Sister (Sonic Youth album)|Sister]]'' || [[Sonic Youth]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Sold (Boy George album)|Sold]]'' || [[Boy George]] ||-
|-
| ''[[Tallulah (The Go-Betweens album)|Tallulah]]'' || [[The Go-Betweens]] ||-
|}