Top 50 Music Albums of 1987
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covecove 
- Chart updated: 10/30/2025 21:15
- (Created: 09/19/2012 02:42).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
8,785
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,318
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[First added to this chart: 02/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,869
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,404
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
11,221
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
3,282
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
5,570
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,688
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
4,602
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1987 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Testament | 1 | 2% | |
| The Wedding Present | 1 | 2% | |
| The Cult | 1 | 2% | |
| Dwight Yoakam | 1 | 2% | |
| Prince | 1 | 2% | |
| Big Black | 1 | 2% | |
| Boogie Down Productions | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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28 | 56% | |
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13 | 26% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1987 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 10 from 34th to 24th Actually by Pet Shop Boys |
| Up 9 from 20th to 11th George Best by The Wedding Present |
| Up 8 from 37th to 29th By The Light Of The Moon by Los Lobos |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 9 from 11th to 20th Nightfall by Candlemass |
| Down 8 from 26th to 34th Diesel And Dust by Midnight Oil |
| Down 6 from 27th to 33rd Songs About Fucking by Big Black |
| New entries |
|---|
| ...Nothing Like The Sun by Sting |
| Electric by The Cult |
| Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain |
| Hearsay by Alexander O'Neal |
| Savage by Eurythmics |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/27/2014 12:38 |  sssvnnn | 2,866 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2014 10:43 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2013 17:56 |  tgarritsen | 375 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/02/2013 10:19 |  Antonio-Pedro | 563 | 90/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2013 20:59 | JusticeDone | 424 | 96/100 |
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From tgarritsen 12/19/2013 17:56 | #98103
tgarritsen 12/19/2013 17:56 | #98103
Pretty sweet chart
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From Antonio-Pedro 11/02/2013 10:20 | #90212
Antonio-Pedro 11/02/2013 10:20 | #90212
Awesome albuns
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