Top 50 Music Albums of 1987
by chriskarman

• Chart updated: 10/29/2022 03:45
• (Created: 05/02/2015 04:13).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,858 charts

Rank Score:

18,415

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,452 votes)

Comments:

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Strangeways, Here We Come 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

747 charts

Rank Score:

5,797

Rank in 1987:

4

Rank in 1980s:

38

Overall Rank:

291

Average Rating:

 81 (1,130 votes)

Comments:

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3. (8) 5

Sign "O" The Times 

 Prince

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

883 charts

Rank Score:

8,907

Rank in 1987:

3

Rank in 1980s:

22

Overall Rank:

169

Average Rating:

 81 (944 votes)

Comments:

56

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Document 

 R.E.M.

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

698 charts

Rank Score:

4,628

Rank in 1987:

6

Rank in 1980s:

49

Overall Rank:

367

Average Rating:

 80 (929 votes)

Comments:

48

5. (6) 1

Music For The Masses 

 Depeche Mode

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

3,683

Rank in 1987:

8

Rank in 1980s:

71

Overall Rank:

470

Average Rating:

 79 (614 votes)

Comments:

33

6. (3) 3

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Sister 

 Sonic Youth

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

3,303

Rank in 1987:

9

Rank in 1980s:

82

Overall Rank:

528

Average Rating:

 80 (646 votes)

Comments:

43

7. (5) 2

The Perfect Prescription 

 Spacemen 3

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

187 charts

Rank Score:

954

Rank in 1987:

36

Rank in 1980s:

274

Overall Rank:

1,767

Average Rating:

 79 (186 votes)

Comments:

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8. (16) 8

The Lion And The Cobra 

 Sinéad O'Connor

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

1,310

Rank in 1987:

24

Rank in 1980s:

211

Overall Rank:

1,320

Average Rating:

 78 (200 votes)

Comments:

6

9. (7) 2

Darklands 

 The Jesus And Mary Chain

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

344 charts

Rank Score:

2,102

Rank in 1987:

15

Rank in 1980s:

127

Overall Rank:

825

Average Rating:

 79 (386 votes)

Comments:

16

10. (9) 1

Louder Than Bombs 
Compilation

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

2,441

Rank in 1987:

14

Rank in 1980s:

109

Overall Rank:

712

Average Rating:

 83 (661 votes)

Comments:

25

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Top 50 Music Albums of 1987 composition

Artist	Albums	%
The Smiths	3	6%
R.E.M.	2	4%
Midnight Oil	1	2%
Melvins	1	2%
Dinosaur	1	2%
Butthole Surfers	1	2%
The Go-Betweens	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	24	48%
	18	36%
	4	8%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Music Albums of 1987 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 8 from 16th to 8th The Lion And The Cobra by Sinéad O'Connor
Up 5 from 8th to 3rd Sign "O" The Times by Prince
Up 1 from 6th to 5th Music For The Masses by Depeche Mode

Biggest fallers
Down 3 from 3rd to 6th Sister by Sonic Youth
Down 2 from 5th to 7th The Perfect Prescription by Spacemen 3
Down 2 from 7th to 9th Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

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