Top 100 Music Albums of 1987
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Norman Bates 
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- Chart updated: 01/30/2026 09:15
- (Created: 05/08/2012 22:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,855
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2025]
[First added to this chart: 09/16/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
5,668
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
8,592
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5. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
3,205
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
942
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
592
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8. (=)
[First added to this chart: 10/30/2012]
[First added to this chart: 04/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,132
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2014]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Dukes Of Stratosphear | 2 | 2% | |
| The Gun Club | 2 | 2% | |
| Dinosaur | 1 | 1% | |
| Chris Isaak | 1 | 1% | |
| Paul Roland | 1 | 1% | |
| Able Tasmans | 1 | 1% | |
| The Chills | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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40 | 40% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 70th to 71stIf'n by fIREHOSE |
| Down 1 from 71st to 72ndDarklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain |
| Down 1 from 72nd to 73rdLove Bikes by Kid Pharaon & The Lonely Ones |
| New entries |
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| For Olim by Cecil Taylor |
| Leavers |
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| In My Tribe by 10,000 Maniacs |
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