Top-rated albums of 1987

Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1987 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

1.

Substance 1987 
Compilation

 New Order

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

312 charts

Rank Score:

2,883

Rank in 1987:

11

Rank in 1980s:

95

Overall Rank:

615

Average Rating:

 83 (461 votes)

Comments:

36

2.

Louder Than Bombs 
Compilation

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

307 charts

Rank Score:

2,693

Rank in 1987:

14

Rank in 1980s:

102

Overall Rank:

668

Average Rating:

 83 (650 votes)

Comments:

25

3.

The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,819 charts

Rank Score:

19,873

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,396 votes)

Comments:

226

4.

You're Living All Over Me 

 Dinosaur Jr.

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

638 charts

Rank Score:

5,912

Rank in 1987:

5

Rank in 1980s:

40

Overall Rank:

307

Average Rating:

 82 (718 votes)

Comments:

45

5.

Strangeways, Here We Come 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

726 charts

Rank Score:

6,320

Rank in 1987:

4

Rank in 1980s:

36

Overall Rank:

277

Average Rating:

 81 (1,107 votes)

Comments:

64

6.

Sign 'O' The Times 

 Prince

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

844 charts

Rank Score:

9,275

Rank in 1987:

3

Rank in 1980s:

21

Overall Rank:

171

Average Rating:

 81 (915 votes)

Comments:

54

7.

A Revolta Dos Dândis 

 Engenheiros Do Hawaii

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

56

Rank in 1987:

246

Rank in 1980s:

2,538

Overall Rank:

18,793

Average Rating:

 80 (12 votes)

Comments:

3

8.

Document 

 R.E.M.

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

673 charts

Rank Score:

4,748

Rank in 1987:

6

Rank in 1980s:

52

Overall Rank:

378

Average Rating:

 80 (902 votes)

Comments:

45

9.

Reelin' In The Years: The Very Best Of Steely Dan 
Compilation

 Steely Dan

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

3

Rank in 1987:

1,046

Rank in 1980s:

10,011

Overall Rank:

91,323

Average Rating:

 80 (15 votes)

Comments:

0

10.

Sister 

 Sonic Youth

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

3,557

Rank in 1987:

9

Rank in 1980s:

74

Overall Rank:

506

Average Rating:

 80 (627 votes)

Comments:

43

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).