El año 1987 fue un gran año para Aretha Franklin, la reina del soul, pues fue inducida al Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll, junto con otros grandes artistas como Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Marvin Gaye, Bill Haley, Clyde McPhatter,The Coasters, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Smokey Robinson y Jackie Wilson. Los cinco primeros álbumes de The Beatles, "Please Please Me", "With the Beatles", "A Hard Day's Night", "Beatles for Sale" y "Help!" llegarían a ser editados en disco compacto por primera vez.
El 4 de julio de este año también se llevó a cabo el primer concierto en Moscú para promover la paz, con la participación de los artistas estadounidenses The Doobie Brothers, James Taylor, Santana y Bonnie Raitt y la banda soviética de rock Autograph.
Una gran lista de temas que se propagaron por las radios del mundo aquel año:
Only in My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
Alone - Heart
Shakedown - Bob Seger
I Want Your Sex - George Michael
At This Moment - Billy Vera and the Beaters
Open Your Heart - Madonna
Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston
Lean on Me - Club Nouveau
With or Without You - U2
(I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
Why Can't I Be You - The Cure
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Notorious - Duran Duran
Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera and Amy Grant
Head to Toe - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
Lost in Emotion - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
Heart and Soul - T'Pau
(I've Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
Mony Mony - Billy Idol
C'est La Vie - Robbie Nevil
You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett
La Bamba - Los Lobos
Who's That Girl - Madonna
Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Causing a Commotion - Madonna
Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
Will You Still Love Me? - Chicago
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
Always - Atlantic Starr
Hip to Be Square - Huey Lewis and the News
Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis and the News
Luka - Suzanne Vega
Let's Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson
In Too Deep - Genesis
Land of Confusion - Genesis
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight - Genesis
You Got It All - The Jets
Cross My Broken Heart - The Jets
U Got the Look - Prince
I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
Control - Janet Jackson
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin and George Michael
Don't Mean Nothing - Richard Marx
Carrie - Europe
La Isla Bonita - Madonna
To Be a Lover - Billy Idol
Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Can't We Try - Dan Hill featuring Vonda Shepard
I Heard A Rumour - Bananarama
Bad - Michael Jackson
Breakout - Swing Out Sister
Looking for a New Love - Jody Watley
Don't Disturb This Groove - The System
Change of Heart - Cyndi Lauper
Sign o' the Times - Prince
Meet Me Half Way - Kenny Loggins
Come Go with Me - Exposé
Big Time - Peter Gabriel
Point of No Return - Exposé
Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
Let Me Be the One - Exposé
The Finer Things - Steve Winwood
Angel - Aerosmith
Casanova - LeVert
When Smokey Sings - ABC
Cherry Bomb - John Cougar Mellencamp
Songbird - Kenny G
The Irish Rover - The Pogues & The Dubliners
Stand by Me - Ben E. King
Heat of the Night - Bryan Adams
Ballerina Girl - Lionel Richie
Rock Steady - The Whispers
Right on Track - The Breakfast Club
Is This Love - Survivor
Who Will You Run To - Heart
Something So Strong - Crowded House
Doing It All for My Baby - Huey Lewis and the NewsSomeday - Glass Tiger
Midnight Blue - Lou Gramm
Diamonds - Herb Alpert
Big Love - Fleetwood Mac
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You - Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You - Glenn Medeiros
Don't Get Me Wrong - The Pretenders
Love You Down - Ready for the World
Funkytown - Pseudo Echo
Victory - Kool & the Gang
I've Been in Love Before - Cutting Crew
Respect Yourself - Bruce Willis
Just to See Her - Smokey Robinson
(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) - Beastie Boys
Animal - Def Leppard
Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen
Barcelona - Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé
Catch Me (I'm Falling) - Pretty Poison
Behind the Wheel - Depeche Mode
Don't Shed a Tear - Paul Carrack
L'Hymne à l'amour - Cyclope
Les Citadelles - Indochine
La Chevauchée des champs de blé - Indochine
La Machine à rattraper le temps - Indochine
Un grand carnaval - Indochine
Dude (Looks Like a Lady) - Aerosmith
Signos - Soda Stereo
Prófugos - Soda Stereo
Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
Family man - Fleetwood M
Electric Blue - Icehouse
Everlasting Love - Sandra
Faith - George Michael
The Final Countdown - Europe
The Game - Echo & the Bunnymen
Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
Heartbreak Beat - The Psychedelic Furs
Hysteria - Def Leppard
I Want You So Bad - Heart
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.
Love Will Find a Way - Yes
Let's Go! - Wang Chung
Lips Like Sugar - Echo & the Bunnymen
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode
The One I love - R.E.M.
Out of the Blue - Debbie Gibson
Paper in Fire - John Cougar Mellencamp
People Are Strange - Echo & the Bunnymen
Pump Up The Volume - MARRS
Rent - Pet Shop Boys
Strangelove - Depeche Mode
Surrender - Swing Out Sister
There's The Girl - Heart
Twilight World - Swing Out Sister
Walking Down Your Street - The Bangles
War - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
We Connect - Stacey Q
What's Going On" - Cyndi Lauper
What You Get Is What You See - Tina Turner
Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
In The Dutch Mountains - The Nits
