Top 20 Music Albums of 1987
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Favorite songs of the year:
• It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.
• Just Like Heaven - The Cure
• Schizophrenia - Sonic Youth
• True Faith - New Order
• With or Without You - U2
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- (Created: 11/04/2025 16:40).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2025]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
2,868
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2025]
Year of Release:
1987
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1987 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 2 | 10% | |
| The Hilliard Ensemble / Gidon Kremer / Vladimir Mendelssohn / Thomas Demenga / Brass Ensemble Staatsorchester Stuttgart / Dennis Russell Davies | 1 | 5% | |
| Sonic Youth | 1 | 5% | |
| Dead Can Dance | 1 | 5% | |
| New Order | 1 | 5% | |
| Depeche Mode | 1 | 5% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 5% | |
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