A New Year means there are new album anniversaries to celebrate. Believe it or not, the albums listed below were all released in 1987!

From hard rock classics to pop-rock gems, here are 36 albums that turn 35 in 2022.

• U2 – ‘The Joshua Tree’

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  Released on March 9, 1987.

• R.E.M – ‘Document’

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  Released on March 21, 1987.

• Prince – ‘Sign O the Times’

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  Released on March 30, 1987.

• Bruce Springsteen – ‘Tunnel of Love’

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  Released on October 9, 1987.

• The Cure – ‘Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me’

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  Released on May 25, 1987.

• INXS – ‘Kick’

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  Released on October 19, 1987.
• Def Leppard – ‘Hysteria’

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  Released on August 3, 1987.

• Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads – ‘Tribute’

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  Released on March 19, 1987.

• Rush – ‘Hold Your Fire’

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  Released on September 8, 1987.

• Aerosmith – ‘Permanent Vacation’

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  Released on August 25, 1987.

• Sting – ‘…Nothing Like the Sun’

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  Released on October 1, 1987

• David Bowie – ‘Never Let Me Down’

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  Released on April 20, 1987.
• Whitesnake – ‘Whitesnake’

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  Released on March 31, 1987.

• George Harrison – ‘Cloud Nine’

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  Released on November 2, 1987.

• Pink Floyd – ‘A Momentary Lapse of Reason’

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  Released on September 7, 1987.

• Roger Waters – ‘Radio K.A.O.S.’

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  Released on June 15, 1987.

• Sammy Hagar – ‘Sammy Hagar (I Never Said Goodbye)’

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  Released on June 23, 1987.

• Motley Crue – ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’

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  Released on May 15, 1987.
• Joe Cocker – ‘Unchain My Heart’

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  Released on October 9, 1987.

• Heart – ‘Bad Animals’

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  Released on June 6, 1987.

• Fleetwood Mac – ‘Tango in the Night’

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  Released on April 13, 1987.

• The Cult – ‘Electric’

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  Released on April 6, 1987.

• Tom Petty – ‘Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough)’

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  Released on April 27, 1987.

• Motorhead – ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’

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  Released on September 5, 1987.
• The Grateful Dead – ‘In the Dark’

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  Released on July 6, 1987.

• Foreigner – ‘Inside Information’

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  Released on December 8, 1987.

• Jethro Tull – ‘Crest of a Knave’

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  Released on September 11, 1987.

• Mick Jagger – ‘Primitive Cool’

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  Released on September 14, 1987.

• KISS – ‘Crazy Nights’

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  Released on September 18, 1987.

• The Cars – ‘Door to Door’

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  Released on August 25, 1987.
• Depeche Mode – ‘Music for the Masses’

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  Released on September 28, 1987.

• Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘The Uplift Mofo Party Plan’

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  Released on September 29, 1987.

• George Michael – ‘Faith’

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  Released on October 30, 1987.

• Faith No More – ‘Introduce Yourself’

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  Released on April 23, 1987.

• Yes – “Big Generator’

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  Released on September 21, 1987.

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