October 15:

Artist: Joe Satriani

Album: Surfing with the Alien

Label: Relativity Records

Release Date: October 15, 1987

July 21:

Artist: Guns N’ Roses

Album: Appetite For Destruction

Label: Geffen Records

Release Date: July 21, 1987

March 9:

Artist: U2

Album: The Joshua Tree

Label: Island Records

Release Date: March 9, 1987