Top 100 Music Albums of 1987
by Johnnyo 
The rules; I have to own it, can include the odd compilation, but no best ofs or greatest hits.
- Chart updated: 06/11/2025 05:15
- (Created: 06/17/2012 14:02).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
4,607
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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,318
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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,496
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
333
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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,756
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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,153
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,776
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[First added to this chart: 08/17/2012]
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Townes Van Zandt | 2 | 2% | |
| The Bevis Frond | 2 | 2% | |
| Sidewinders | 1 | 1% | |
| Rory Gallagher | 1 | 1% | |
| Tom Waits | 1 | 1% | |
| The Gun Club | 1 | 1% | |
| The Kane Gang | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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62 | 62% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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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 climbers |
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| Up 18 from 91st to 73rdWho's Gonna Save The World? by Cindy Lee Berryhill |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 72nd to 75thDust by The Wild Flowers |
| Down 3 from 73rd to 76thFranks Wild Years by Tom Waits |
| Down 3 from 74th to 77thWarehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü |
| New entries |
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| Live & Obscure by Townes Van Zandt |
| The Vocal Album by The Crusaders (US) |
| Wide Blue Yonder by Oysterband |
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| ! | 11/09/2021 00:48 | Moondance | 477 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2021 08:55 |  Purplepash | 1,696 | 88/100 |
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From Moondance 11/09/2021 00:49 | #276023
Such an excellent chart and certainly some albums I am about to discover for the first time.
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