Top 11 Music Albums of 1987
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- (Created: 09/05/2022 11:07).
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Synthpop, Alternative Dance, New Wave
8.4/10
Tracks selection: Blue Monday, Ceremony, Temptation & True Faith
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1. Ceremony 9
2. Everything's Gone Green 8
3. Temptation 9
4. Blue Monday 9
5. Confusion 8
6. Thieves Like Us 8
7. Perfect Kiss 8.5
8. Subculture 8
9. Shellshock 8
10. State of the Nation 8
11. Bizarre Love Triangle 9.5
12. True Faith 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
8.4/10
Tracks selection: Blue Monday, Ceremony, Temptation & True Faith
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1. Ceremony 9
2. Everything's Gone Green 8
3. Temptation 9
4. Blue Monday 9
5. Confusion 8
6. Thieves Like Us 8
7. Perfect Kiss 8.5
8. Subculture 8
9. Shellshock 8
10. State of the Nation 8
11. Bizarre Love Triangle 9.5
12. True Faith 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
2,884
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Romanticism, Orchestral, Tone Poem
8.2/10
Track selection: Pictures at an Exhibition - La grande porte de Kiev
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1. Khovanshchina – Prelude 8
2. Night on the Bare Mountain 8
3. Russian Easter Festival Overture 8.5
• Pictures at an Exhibition 8.3
4. Promenade - Gnomus 8.5
5. Promenade - Il vecchio castello 8.5
6. Promenade - Tuileries 8.5
7. Bydło - Promenade 8.5
8. Ballet des poussins ans leurs coques 8
9. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle 8
10. Limoges: Le marché 8
11. Catacombae - Cum mortuis in lingua mortua 8
12. La cabane sur des pattes de poule 8
13. La grande porte de Kiev 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/26/2022]
8.2/10
Track selection: Pictures at an Exhibition - La grande porte de Kiev
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1. Khovanshchina – Prelude 8
2. Night on the Bare Mountain 8
3. Russian Easter Festival Overture 8.5
• Pictures at an Exhibition 8.3
4. Promenade - Gnomus 8.5
5. Promenade - Il vecchio castello 8.5
6. Promenade - Tuileries 8.5
7. Bydło - Promenade 8.5
8. Ballet des poussins ans leurs coques 8
9. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle 8
10. Limoges: Le marché 8
11. Catacombae - Cum mortuis in lingua mortua 8
12. La cabane sur des pattes de poule 8
13. La grande porte de Kiev 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/26/2022]
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Modern Classical, Orchestral, Tone Poem
8.1/10
Track selection: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
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1. Mars, the Bringer of War 8
2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace 8
3. Mercury, the Winged Messenger 8
4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 9
5. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age 8
6. Uranus, the Magician 8
7. Neptune, the Mystic 8 [First added to this chart: 10/21/2022]
8.1/10
Track selection: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
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1. Mars, the Bringer of War 8
2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace 8
3. Mercury, the Winged Messenger 8
4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 9
5. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age 8
6. Uranus, the Magician 8
7. Neptune, the Mystic 8 [First added to this chart: 10/21/2022]
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Jangle Pop, Indie Pop, Post-Punk
8/10
Track selection: Asleep
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1. Is It Really So Strange? 8
2. Sheila Take a Bow 8
3. Shoplifters of the World Unite 8
4. Sweet and Tender Hooligan 8
5. Half a Person 8
6. London 7.5
7. Panic 8
8. Girl Afraid 8
9. Shakespeare's Sister 7.5
10. William, It Was Really Nothing 8.5
11. You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby 8
12. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 8.5
13. Ask 8.5
14. Golden Lights 7.5
15. Oscillate Wildly 7.5
16. These Things Take Time 8
17. Rubber Ring 8
18. Back to the Old House 8
19. Hand in Glove 8
20. Stretch Out and Wait 8
21. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want 8.5
22. This Night Has Opened My Eyes 8
23. Unloveable 8
24. Asleep 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
8/10
Track selection: Asleep
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1. Is It Really So Strange? 8
2. Sheila Take a Bow 8
3. Shoplifters of the World Unite 8
4. Sweet and Tender Hooligan 8
5. Half a Person 8
6. London 7.5
7. Panic 8
8. Girl Afraid 8
9. Shakespeare's Sister 7.5
10. William, It Was Really Nothing 8.5
11. You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby 8
12. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 8.5
13. Ask 8.5
14. Golden Lights 7.5
15. Oscillate Wildly 7.5
16. These Things Take Time 8
17. Rubber Ring 8
18. Back to the Old House 8
19. Hand in Glove 8
20. Stretch Out and Wait 8
21. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want 8.5
22. This Night Has Opened My Eyes 8
23. Unloveable 8
24. Asleep 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
2,454
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Romanticism, Symphony
8/10
Best track: 4th movement (Finale: Adagio lamentoso - Andante)
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1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo - Andante - Moderato mosso - Andante - Moderato assai - Allegro vivo - Andante come prima - Andante mosso 8
2. Allegro con grazia 8
3. Allegro molto vivace 8
4. Finale: Adagio lamentoso - Andante 8 [First added to this chart: 09/16/2022]
8/10
Best track: 4th movement (Finale: Adagio lamentoso - Andante)
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1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo - Andante - Moderato mosso - Andante - Moderato assai - Allegro vivo - Andante come prima - Andante mosso 8
2. Allegro con grazia 8
3. Allegro molto vivace 8
4. Finale: Adagio lamentoso - Andante 8 [First added to this chart: 09/16/2022]
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Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Big Music
8/10
Track selection: With or Without You
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1. Where the Streets Have No Name 8.5
2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 8.5
3. With or Without You 9
4. Bullet the Blue Sky 8
5. Running to Stand Still 8
6. Red Hill Mining Town 7.5
7. In God's Country 7 5
8. Trip Through Your Wires 7.5
9. One Tree Hill 8
10. Exit 7.5
11. Mothers of the Disappeared 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
8/10
Track selection: With or Without You
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1. Where the Streets Have No Name 8.5
2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 8.5
3. With or Without You 9
4. Bullet the Blue Sky 8
5. Running to Stand Still 8
6. Red Hill Mining Town 7.5
7. In God's Country 7 5
8. Trip Through Your Wires 7.5
9. One Tree Hill 8
10. Exit 7.5
11. Mothers of the Disappeared 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,507
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Jangle Pop, Indie Pop
7.9/10
Best track: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
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1. A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours 8
2. I Started Something I Couldn't Finish 8
3. Death of a Disco Dancer 8
4. Girlfriend in a Coma 8
5. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
6. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me 8
7. Unhappy Birthday 8
8. Paint a Vulgar Picture 8
9. Death at One's Elbow 7.5
10. I Won't Share You 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
7.9/10
Best track: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
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1. A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours 8
2. I Started Something I Couldn't Finish 8
3. Death of a Disco Dancer 8
4. Girlfriend in a Coma 8
5. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
6. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me 8
7. Unhappy Birthday 8
8. Paint a Vulgar Picture 8
9. Death at One's Elbow 7.5
10. I Won't Share You 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
5,819
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Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Synthpop
7.8/10
Track selection: Everywhere
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1. Big Love 8
2. Seven Wonders 8
3. Everywhere 8.5
4. Caroline 7.5
5. Tango in the Night 8
6. Mystified 7.5
7. Little Lies 8
8. Family Man 8
9. Welcome to the Room...Sara 7.5
10. Isn't It Midnight 8
11. When I See You Again 7.5
12. You and I, Part II 7.5 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
7.8/10
Track selection: Everywhere
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1. Big Love 8
2. Seven Wonders 8
3. Everywhere 8.5
4. Caroline 7.5
5. Tango in the Night 8
6. Mystified 7.5
7. Little Lies 8
8. Family Man 8
9. Welcome to the Room...Sara 7.5
10. Isn't It Midnight 8
11. When I See You Again 7.5
12. You and I, Part II 7.5 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,614
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Alternative Rock, Jangle Pop
7.8/10
Track selection: It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
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1. Finest Worksong 8
2. Welcome to the Occupation 8
3. Exhuming McCarthy 7.5
4. Disturbance at the Heron House 8
5. Strange 7.5
6. It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 8.5
7. The One I Love 8
8. Fireplace 7.5
9. Lightnin' Hopkins 7.5
10. King of Birds 7.5
11. Oddfellows Local 151 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
7.8/10
Track selection: It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
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1. Finest Worksong 8
2. Welcome to the Occupation 8
3. Exhuming McCarthy 7.5
4. Disturbance at the Heron House 8
5. Strange 7.5
6. It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 8.5
7. The One I Love 8
8. Fireplace 7.5
9. Lightnin' Hopkins 7.5
10. King of Birds 7.5
11. Oddfellows Local 151 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
4,637
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Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Pop Rock
7.8/10
Track selection: Learning to Fly
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1. Signs of Life 7.5
2. Learning to Fly 9
3. The Dogs of War 8
4. One Slip 8
5. On the Turning Away 8.5
6. Yet Another Movie / Round and Around 7.5
7. A New Machine (Part 1) 6.5
8. Terminal Frost 8
9. A New Machine (Part 2) 6.5
10. Sorrow 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
7.8/10
Track selection: Learning to Fly
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1. Signs of Life 7.5
2. Learning to Fly 9
3. The Dogs of War 8
4. One Slip 8
5. On the Turning Away 8.5
6. Yet Another Movie / Round and Around 7.5
7. A New Machine (Part 1) 6.5
8. Terminal Frost 8
9. A New Machine (Part 2) 6.5
10. Sorrow 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,103
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Top 11 Music Albums of 1987 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Charles Dutoit / Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal | 2 | 18% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 18% | |
| New Order | 1 | 9% | |
| Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic | 1 | 9% | |
| U2 | 1 | 9% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 1 | 9% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 9% | |
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