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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Saturday

The Reivers

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

6 charts

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332.

Flash Light

Tom Verlaine

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

17 charts

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Circo De Feras

Xutos & Pontapés

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1987

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7 charts

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334.

She Was Only A Grocer's Daughter

The Blow Monkeys

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

4 charts

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A Monument Of Trust

The Essence

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1987

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6 charts

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336.

Lightspring

David Gordon / Steve Gordon

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1987

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2 charts

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337.

Hearsay

Alexander O'Neal

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1987

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19 charts

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Neurotica

Redd Kross

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1987

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20 charts

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339.

The Last Emperor (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Byrne

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1987

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11 charts

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In Gut's House

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1987

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12 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%
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	395	40%
	236	24%
	40	4%
	32	3%
	31	3%
	29	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	912	91%
Yes	88	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

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

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