Editing 1987 in music (section)

===January–February===
*[[January 3]] – [[Aretha Franklin]] becomes the first woman inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. The other inductees this year consist of [[The Coasters]], [[Eddie Cochran]], [[Bo Diddley]], [[Marvin Gaye]], [[Bill Haley]], [[Clyde McPhatter]], [[Ricky Nelson]], [[Roy Orbison]], [[Carl Perkins]], [[Smokey Robinson]] and [[Jackie Wilson]].
*[[January 5]] – [[Elton John]], after several months of voice problems, undergoes throat surgery in an Australian hospital. The outcome would hinder his voice permanently and he would soon start singing in a deep register.
*[[January 16]] – [[Beastie Boys]] become the first act to be censored by ''[[American Bandstand]]''.
*[[January 24]] – [[Steve Hurley|Steve "Silk" Hurley]]'s innovative "[[Jack Your Body]]" becomes the first [[house music]] record to top the UK singles chart.
*[[February 6]] – [[Sonny Bono]] announces his candidacy for mayor of [[Palm Springs, California]].
*[[February 14]]
**<!--February 14-->[[Bon Jovi]]'s "[[Livin' on a Prayer]]" reaches #1 in the USA. It would be 1987's biggest hit song worldwide.
**<!--February 14-->Los Angeles radio station [[KMET (FM)|KMET]] signs off after nineteen years on the air. The station had been a pioneer of underground progressive rock programming.
*[[February 15]] – ''[[Video Hits (Australian TV series)|Video Hits]]'' premieres on Australian television.
*[[February 24]] – The [[29th Annual Grammy Awards]] are presented in [[Los Angeles]], hosted by [[Billy Crystal]]. [[Paul Simon]]'s ''[[Graceland (album)|Graceland]]'' wins [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], [[Steve Winwood]]'s "[[Higher Love]]" wins [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Dionne Warwick]]'s cover of "[[That's What Friends Are For]]", featuring [[Elton John]], [[Gladys Knight]] and [[Stevie Wonder]], wins [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]. [[Bruce Hornsby|Bruce Hornsby & the Range]] win [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]].
*[[February 26]] – The first four [[The Beatles|Beatles]] albums, ''[[Please Please Me]]'', ''[[With the Beatles]]'', ''[[A Hard Day's Night (album)|A Hard Day's Night]]'' and ''[[Beatles for Sale]]'' are released on compact disc. Capitol Records decides to release the original UK mixes of the Beatles albums, which means that the first four CDs are released in mono. This marks the first time that many of these mono mixes are available in the US.