Global shifts and historic headlines
The revolutionary beat of 1987
Cinema, cult classics, and animation explosions
Tech, toys, and the dawn of the digital age
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Master of The wild and wonderful world of 1987
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They put the Beatles on the TV screen, a revolution spinning in the air machine!
schopenhauer Revolutionary albums in 1987 laid the foundation for modern hip-hop culture and production.
schopenhauer Irish rock band U2 achieved global superstardom with a deeply poetic, desert-inspired album.
schopenhauer Match 1987's hits and headlines to discover the pop culture that defined the year.
Jackson's pet chimpanzee: During the recording of the 'Bad' album, Michael Jackson frequently brought his famous pet chimpanzee, Bubbles, into the studio with him.
A genre of popular music that fuses elements of jazz, funk, rap, and contemporary rhythm and blues. Journalist Barry Michael Cooper coined the term in an October 1987 profile of music producer Teddy Riley.
What hit single by Whitney Houston became a global dance anthem in the summer of 1987?
Which Irish rock band released the Grammy-winning album 'The Joshua Tree' in March 1987?
Which band reached number one in 1987 with a Spanish-language cover of 'La Bamba'?
Which hard rock band released their debut album 'Appetite for Destruction' in July 1987?
Whitney Houston's 1987 album 'Whitney' made history as the first album by a female artist to do what?
Which Michael Jackson album, released in August 1987, produced five consecutive number-one singles?