Editing 1987 in music (section)

==Notable singles==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! <big>Song title</big> 
! <big>Artist(s)</big> 
! <big>Release date(s)</big> 
! <big>Other Chart Performance(s)</big>
|-
|"[[Alex Chilton (song)|Alex Chilton]]" || [[The Replacements (band)|The Replacements]] || {{Date table sorting|061987}}|June 1987 || n/a
|-
|"[[April Skies]]" || [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]] || {{Date table sorting|071987}}|July 1987 || 6 (Ireland) - 8 (UK Singles Chart) - 16 (New Zealand) - 44 (Europe)
|-
|"[[Beds Are Burning]]" || [[Midnight Oil]] || {{Date table sorting|081987}}|August 1987 || [[Beds_Are_Burning#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|"[[Behind the Wheel]]" || [[Depeche Mode]] || {{Date table sorting|121987}}|December 1987 || [[Behind_the_Wheel#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|"[[Birthday (The Sugarcubes song)|Birthday]]" (Icelandic) || [[The Sugarcubes]] || {{Date table sorting|081987}}|August 1987 || n/a ''English version would chart the following year''
|- 
|"[[Bury Me Deep in Love]]" || [[The Triffids]] || {{Date table sorting|101987}}|October 1987 || 48 (Australia)
|-
|"[[Don't Let's Start]]" || [[They Might Be Giants]] || {{Date table sorting|111987}}|November 1987 || 94 (Australia)
|-
|"[[Fairytale of New York]]" || [[The Pogues]] featuring [[Kirsty MacColl]] || {{Date table sorting|111987}}|November 1987 || 1 (Ireland) - 2 (UK Singles Chart)
|-
|"[[Just Like Heaven (The Cure song)|Just Like Heaven]]" || [[The Cure]] || {{Date table sorting|101987}}|October 1987 || [[Just_Like_Heaven_(The_Cure_song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|"[[Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me]]" || [[The Smiths]] || {{Date table sorting|121987}}|December 1987 || 2 (UK Indie Singles Chart) - 17 (New Zealand) - 30 (UK Singles Chart)
|-
|"[[Mandinka (song)|Mandinka]]" || [[Sinéad O'Connor]] || {{Date table sorting|121987}}|December 1987 || [[Mandinka_(song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|"[[My Island Home]]" || [[Warumpi Band]] || {{Date table sorting|011987}}|January 1987 || 67 (Australia)
|-
|"[[Never Let Me Down Again]]" || [[Depeche Mode]] || {{Date table sorting|081987}}|August 1987 || [[Never_Let_Me_Down_Again#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|"[[The One I Love (R.E.M. song)|The One I Love]]" || [[R.E.M.]] || {{Date table sorting|081987}}|August 1987 || [[The_One_I_Love_(R.E.M._song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|"[[Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim song)|Paid in Full]]" || [[Eric B. & Rakim]] || {{Date table sorting|101987}}|October 1987 || [[Paid_in_Full_(Eric_B._%26_Rakim_song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|"[[True Faith (song)|True Faith]]" || [[New Order (band)|New Order]] || {{Date table sorting|071987}}|July 1987 || [[True_Faith_(song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|"[[What's My Scene?]]" || [[Hoodoo Gurus]] || {{Date table sorting|031987}}|March 1987 || 3 (Australia) - 35 (New Zealand)
|}

===Other Notable singles===
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
*"[[Adultery (song)|Adultery]]" - [[Do-Re-Mi (band)|Do-Re-Mi]]
*"[[Bye Bye Pride]]" - [[The Go-Betweens]]
*"Little Fury Things" - [[Dinosaur Jr.]] 
*"[[Good Times (Hoodoo Gurus song)|Good Times]]" - [[Hoodoo Gurus]]
*"The Prettiest Girl in the World" b/w "If That's What Love Is" - [[Television Personalities|T.V. Personalities]]
*"[[Right Here (The Go-Betweens song)|Right Here]]" - [[The Go-Betweens]]
*"[[Shine On (The House of Love song)|Shine On]]" - [[The House of Love]]
*"[[There's Too Many Irons in the Fire]]" - [[Cardiacs]]
}}