Best Albums of 1987

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Listed below are the best albums of 1987 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1987 year summaryThe best artists of 1987 were U2, Guns N' Roses, Prince, The Smiths, Dinosaur Jr., R.E.M., Michael Jackson, Depeche Mode, Sonic Youth and Def Leppard.

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Trio

Dolly Parton / Linda Ronstadt / Emmylou Harris

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

127

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122.

Escape From Noise

Negativland

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

127

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Triumph And Agony

Warlock (DE)

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

126

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124.

Mirage

Meat Puppets

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

125

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Embrace

Embrace (US)

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

125

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126.

Drum

Hugo Largo

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

121

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127.

Terrible Certainty

Kreator

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

24 charts

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121

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128.

Opus Dei

Laibach

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

31 charts

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120

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129.

Perfect Timing

McAuley Schenker Group

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

118

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130.

Bigger And Deffer

LL Cool J

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

51 charts

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118

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Best Albums of 1987 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	20	2%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
Blaine L. Reininger	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Big Black	3	0%
The Smiths	3	0%
The Gun Club	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	393	39%
	234	23%
	44	4%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	27	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	913	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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