1987 | Michael Jackson’s Year In Review | the detail.

01:4200:13Pegged to be the year of Michael Jackson’s musical comeback, 1987 was tainted by delays and dogged by media ridicule. But his new album, Bad, was finally complete and Jackson set his eyes on Japan to start his much anticipated Bad World Tour. Causing pandemonium wherever he went, Michael Jackson’s first leg of his tour broke records and set the tone for what was to come for his next era of pop superstardom. Here is a breakdown of events that took place this year: 00:00 - 1987 Rewind 00:13 - 03/87 - 05/87 - Films ’Smooth Criminal’ video and scenes for ’Moonwalker’ 01:42 - 07/20/87 - ’I Just Can’t Stop Loving You’ was released 01:59 - 08/87 - Promotion starts for the ’Bad’ album 03:01 - 08/31/87 - ’Bad’ video debuts on television 03:29 - 08/31/87 - ’Bad’ album goes on sale 05:02 - 08/87 - Pepsi Commercials debut on television 05:24 - 09/06/87 - Shooting the ’The Way You Make Me Feel’ video