1987
Acts Formed
808 State
Manchester, England
Dance
Alice in Chains
Seattle, Washington, England
Grunge
Autechre
Manchester, England
IDM
Babes in Toyland
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Alternative Rock
Biohazard
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Metal
Cop Shoot Cop
New York, New York, USA
Noise Rock
Danzig
Lodi, New Jersey, USA
Heavy Metal
Deicide
Tampa, Florida, USA
Death Metal
Digable Planets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jazz Rap
Digital Underground
Oakland, California, USA
Hip Hop
Fugazi
Washington, D.C., USA
Post Hardcore
Galaxie 500
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Indie Rock
Green Day
Rodeo, California, USA
Pop Punk
Harem Scarem
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hard Rock
Jungle Brothers
New York, New York, USA
Hip Hop
Kyuss
Palm Desert, California, USA
Stoner Rock
Meshuggah
Umeå, Sweden
Metal
Nirvana
Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Grunge
Organized Konfusion
Queens, New York, USA
Hip Hop
Pale Saints
Leeds, England
Alternative Rock
The KLF
Liverpool, England
House
The Roots
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Hip Hop
Ultra Vivid Scene
New York, New York, USA
Indie Rock
Uncle Tupelo
Belleville, Illinois, USA
Alternative Country
January 24th
'Jack Your Body' by Steve 'Silk' Hurley becomes the first house single to reach #1 in the UK.
February 24th - Grammy Awards
Album of the Year: Paul Simon - Graceland
Song of the Year: Dionne Warwick - That's What Friends Are For
March 9th
U2 - The Joshua Tree is released.
March 22nd
Anthrax - Among the Living is released.
June 27th
Whitney Houston becomes the first woman to top the American album charts as a soloist.
July 7th
Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full is released.
July 21st
Guns n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction is released. Debut album.
July 27th
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun is released.
August 1st
MTV launches in Europe.
August 25th
Scott La Rock, of Boogie Down Productions, is murdered at 25.
Michael Jackson - Bad is released.
September 11th
Peter Tosh, of The Wailers, is murdered at 42.
November 18th
Sony buy CBS Records for $2 billion.
