APRA Music Awards of 1987
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1987 are a series of awards held in 1987. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society.
Awards
Only winners are noted| Award | Winner |
| Gold Award | "Back in Black" by AC/DC |
| Gold Award | For works on the album, Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits |
| Most Performed Australasian Music for Film | Crocodile Dundee by Peter Best |
| Most Performed Australasian Country Work | "The Garden" by Allan Caswell |
| Most Performed Australasian Popular Work | "Live It Up" by Mental As Anything |
| Most Performed Australasian Serious Work | The Mountain |
| Most Performed Australasian Jazz Work | "Blue" by Vince Jones |
| Most Performed Overseas Work | "Chain Reaction" by Diana Ross |