Best Albums of 1987

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Listed below are the best albums of 1987 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1987 were U2, Guns N' Roses, Prince, The Smiths, Dinosaur Jr., Dinosaur, R.E.M., Michael Jackson, Depeche Mode and Sonic Youth.

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Na Ceste Domov

Dežo Ursiny & Ivan Štrpka

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

107

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142.

Don Cornelio Y La Zona

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

7 charts

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106

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The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla & Gary Burton

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

106

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Pride

White Lion

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

102

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Through The Looking Glass

Siouxsie And The Banshees

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

101

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Under The Influence

Mary Coughlan

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1987

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3 charts

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Aguaplano

Paolo Conte

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

14 charts

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Huevos

Meat Puppets

Year of Release:

1987

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39 charts

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Truth

The Square (JP)

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1987

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3 charts

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Inside Information

Foreigner

Year of Release:

1987

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26 charts

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Best Albums of 1987 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	18	2%
Blaine L. Reininger	3	0%
Big Black	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
The Smiths	3	0%
Steve Reich	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	395	39%
	238	24%
	40	4%
	32	3%
	30	3%
	29	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	88	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	11	1%

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