Best Albums of 1987

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Listed below are the best albums of 1987 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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241.

Back Again In The D.H.S.S.

Half Man Half Biscuit

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1987

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9 charts

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242.

Brave Words

The Chills

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1987

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25 charts

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243.

Raise Your Fist And Yell

Alice Cooper

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1987

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25 charts

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244.

Out Of Our Idiot
Compilation

Elvis Costello

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1987

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4 charts

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The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited

Metallica

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1987

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28 charts

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A Revolta Dos Dândis

Engenheiros Do Hawaii

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1987

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6 charts

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247.

Life

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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1987

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32 charts

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Screaming Life

Soundgarden

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1987

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17 charts

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249.

Schizophrenia

Sepultura

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1987

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28 charts

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Surveillance

Triumph

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1987

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9 charts

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Best Albums of 1987 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	20	2%
The Smiths	3	0%
Blaine L. Reininger	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Big Black	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
Thin White Rope	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	393	39%
	234	23%
	44	4%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	27	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	913	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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