Best Albums of 1987

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Listed below are the best albums of 1987 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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

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The Desert Rose Band

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1987

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6 charts

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282.

Fleshtones Vs. Reality

The Fleshtones

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1987

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3 charts

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283.

You

Government Issue

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1987

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5 charts

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284.

Freedom - No Compromise

Little Steven

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1987

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12 charts

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Box Frenzy

Pop Will Eat Itself

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1987

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15 charts

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Half Dead Ganja Music

Vox Populi!

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1987

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2 charts

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287.

1987 What The Fuck's Going On?

The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu

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1987

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9 charts

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Passarim

Antônio Carlos Jobim

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1987

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10 charts

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Cloud About Mercury

David Torn

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1987

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11 charts

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290.

Get Lost (Don't Lie)

These Immortal Souls

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1987

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19 charts

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Best Albums of 1987 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Blaine L. Reininger	3	0%
Big Black	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
The Smiths	3	0%
Metallica	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	395	40%
	237	24%
	41	4%
	31	3%
	30	3%
	29	3%
	26	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	912	91%
Yes	88	9%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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