Top-rated albums of 1987

Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1987 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

1.

Substance 1987 
Compilation

 New Order

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

310 charts

Rank Score:

2,897

Rank in 1987:

11

Rank in 1980s:

97

Overall Rank:

616

Average Rating:

 83 (460 votes)

Comments:

36

2.

Louder Than Bombs 
Compilation

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

305 charts

Rank Score:

2,703

Rank in 1987:

14

Rank in 1980s:

102

Overall Rank:

666

Average Rating:

 83 (650 votes)

Comments:

25

3.

The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,816 charts

Rank Score:

19,861

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,391 votes)

Comments:

226

4.

You're Living All Over Me 

 Dinosaur Jr.

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

638 charts

Rank Score:

5,930

Rank in 1987:

5

Rank in 1980s:

40

Overall Rank:

307

Average Rating:

 82 (718 votes)

Comments:

45

5.

Strangeways, Here We Come 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

725 charts

Rank Score:

6,359

Rank in 1987:

4

Rank in 1980s:

36

Overall Rank:

276

Average Rating:

 81 (1,104 votes)

Comments:

64

6.

Sign 'O' The Times 

 Prince

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

841 charts

Rank Score:

9,249

Rank in 1987:

3

Rank in 1980s:

21

Overall Rank:

174

Average Rating:

 81 (914 votes)

Comments:

54

7.

A Revolta Dos Dândis 

 Engenheiros Do Hawaii

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

56

Rank in 1987:

247

Rank in 1980s:

2,532

Overall Rank:

18,801

Average Rating:

 80 (12 votes)

Comments:

3

8.

Document 

 R.E.M.

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

672 charts

Rank Score:

4,766

Rank in 1987:

6

Rank in 1980s:

51

Overall Rank:

376

Average Rating:

 80 (902 votes)

Comments:

45

9.

Reelin' In The Years: The Very Best Of Steely Dan 
Compilation

 Steely Dan

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

3

Rank in 1987:

1,043

Rank in 1980s:

9,965

Overall Rank:

90,872

Average Rating:

 80 (15 votes)

Comments:

0

10.

Sister 

 Sonic Youth

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

492 charts

Rank Score:

3,569

Rank in 1987:

9

Rank in 1980s:

74

Overall Rank:

506

Average Rating:

 80 (625 votes)

Comments:

43

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).