Top-rated songs of 1987
Listed below are the top-rated songs of 1987 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, a song must have had at least 10 member ratings.)
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31. | Love Removal Machine Song from album: Electric | The Cult | |||||||
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32. | True Faith Song from album: Substance | New Order | |||||||
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33. | Never Let Me Down Again Song from album: Music For The Masses | Depeche Mode | |||||||
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34. | You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby Song from album: The World Won't Listen | The Smiths | |||||||
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35. | Half A Person Song from album: Louder Than Bombs | The Smiths | |||||||
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| 36. | Bigmouth Strikes Again Song from album: The World Won't Listen | The Smiths | |||||||
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37. | Hysteria Song from album: Hysteria | Def Leppard | |||||||
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38. | Tuff Gnarl Song from album: Sister | Sonic Youth | |||||||
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39. | Need You Tonight Song from album: Kick | INXS | |||||||
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| 40. | White Kross Song from album: Sister | Sonic Youth | |||||||
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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 a track has currently received.
n = number of ratings a track has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for a track to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 20).
AV = the site mean average rating for a track (currently 78/100).
