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:

309 charts

Rank Score:

2,920

Rank in 1987:

11

Rank in 1980s:

94

Overall Rank:

609

Average Rating:

 83 (460 votes)

Comments:

36

2.

Louder Than Bombs 
Compilation

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

304 charts

Rank Score:

2,683

Rank in 1987:

14

Rank in 1980s:

102

Overall Rank:

669

Average Rating:

 83 (647 votes)

Comments:

25

3.

The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,812 charts

Rank Score:

19,931

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,388 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:

5,966

Rank in 1987:

5

Rank in 1980s:

38

Overall Rank:

302

Average Rating:

 82 (715 votes)

Comments:

45

5.

Strangeways, Here We Come 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

724 charts

Rank Score:

6,384

Rank in 1987:

4

Rank in 1980s:

36

Overall Rank:

275

Average Rating:

 81 (1,103 votes)

Comments:

64

6.

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:

247

Rank in 1980s:

2,532

Overall Rank:

18,773

Average Rating:

 81 (12 votes)

Comments:

3

7.

Sign 'O' The Times 

 Prince

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

838 charts

Rank Score:

9,275

Rank in 1987:

3

Rank in 1980s:

21

Overall Rank:

171

Average Rating:

 81 (911 votes)

Comments:

54

8.

Document 

 R.E.M.

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

673 charts

Rank Score:

4,786

Rank in 1987:

6

Rank in 1980s:

51

Overall Rank:

376

Average Rating:

 80 (900 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:

6 charts

Rank Score:

3

Rank in 1987:

1,035

Rank in 1980s:

9,936

Overall Rank:

90,570

Average Rating:

 80 (15 votes)

Comments:

0

10.

Sister 

 Sonic Youth

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

491 charts

Rank Score:

3,500

Rank in 1987:

9

Rank in 1980s:

76

Overall Rank:

515

Average Rating:

 80 (624 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).