Editing 1987 in music (section)

===May–August===
*[[May 9]] – [[Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest|Ireland]]'s [[Johnny Logan (singer)|Johnny Logan]] wins the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1987|Eurovision Song Contest]], held in [[Brussels]], Belgium, with the song "[[Hold Me Now (Johnny Logan song)|Hold Me Now]]", making him the first artist to win the contest twice.  The song tops the charts in Ireland, and peaks at No. 2 in the UK.
*[[June 14]] – Madonna starts her [[Who's That Girl Tour]] in [[Osaka]], Japan.
*[[June 27]] – [[Whitney Houston]]'s second album ''[[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]'' becomes the first album by a female artist to debut at #1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].
*[[July 4]] 
**[[Kylie Minogue]]'s recording career begins with the release of her [[cover version]] of the [[Little Eva]] hit ''[[The Loco-Motion]]''; the single spends seven weeks at number one in her native Australia and leads to a contract with UK-based record producers [[Stock Aitken Waterman]].
**The first joint rock concert between the United States and the Soviet Union is held in Moscow to promote peace. [[The Doobie Brothers]], [[James Taylor]], [[Santana (band)|Santana]] and [[Bonnie Raitt]] share the bill with Soviet rock group [[Autograph (Russian band)|Autograph]].
*[[July 21]] – American rock group [[Guns N' Roses]] release ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]'' which, after initial slow sales, will become the best-selling debut album of all time, with more than 18 million copies sold in the US alone to date.
*[[August 1]]
**<!--August 1--->[[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]] of [[Eurythmics]] and [[Siobhan Fahey]] of [[Bananarama]] are married in Normandy, France.
**<!--August 1-->[[MTV Europe]] is launched. The first video played is "[[Money for Nothing (song)|Money for Nothing]]" by [[Dire Straits]].
*[[August 3]] – [[Def Leppard]] releases ''[[Hysteria (Def Leppard album)|Hysteria]]'', the longest rock album ever released as a single LP or cassette.
*[[August 27]] – The [[Jello Biafra]] criminal trial is dismissed after ending in a [[hung jury]] in Los Angeles court. Biafra and his manager had been charged with distributing harmful material to minors due to a poster included in the [[Dead Kennedys]]' ''[[Frankenchrist]]'' album of a painting depicting rows of sexual organs.
*[[August 31]] – [[Michael Jackson]] releases ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]'', his first studio album since ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'', the best-selling album of all time. The album would produce five number one singles in the US, a record which has not been broken.