Arts & Culture — 1987
Films, music, literature, art, and cultural moments of 1987.
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Arts & Culture — 1987
Films, music, literature, art, and cultural moments of 1987.
| File | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aretha Franklin: First Woman Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987) | 1987-01-21 | On January 21, 1987, Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, at the ceremony in New York City. |
| U2's The Joshua Tree Released (March 9, 1987) | 1987-03-09 | Released March 9, 1987, U2's fifth studio album became Britain's fastest-selling record, topped charts in 20+ countries, and won the 1988 Grammy Album of the Year. |
| Sign 'O' the Times (Prince, 1987) | 1987-03-31 | Prince's double album released March 31, 1987, widely considered his finest work and one of the greatest albums in popular music history. |
| Full Metal Jacket | 1987-06-26 | Stanley Kubrick's two-part Vietnam War film, released June 26, 1987, a landmark entry in the cinema of the Vietnam War. |
| Michael Jackson's Bad Released (August 31, 1987) | 1987-08-31 | Jackson's seventh studio album, released August 31, 1987, becomes the first album in history to produce five Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, selling over 35 million copies worldwide. |
| Toni Morrison's Beloved Published (September 16, 1987) | 1987-09-16 | Morrison's fifth novel, published September 16, 1987, draws on the true story of Margaret Garner and wins the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, later ranked the best American fiction from 1981–2006. |
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