Best Albums of 1987
Listed below are the best albums of 1987 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
"One of the few albums where I like the second half more than the first. Of course, "Lucretia my Reflection" and "This Corrosion," are the hits, but from "Flood II" onward it's all frosty darkwave to match the album art. Recommended for a moonlit winter stroll." Reply
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1987
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1,119
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"My favorite female record ever. A singer songwriter record, with softly spoken words about loving someone till it hurt them, with bitter sweet pain, songs about feeling solitude, about being in a violent relationship." Reply
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1987
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1,056
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"Part of the middle-era Tom Waits trilogy along with Swordfishtrombone and Rain Dogs. This album is usually considered the lowest of the 3 because it is the only one that has "weak" spots. I concede that point. Originally released as a double album in its original vinyl format it dose have moments..." [+] Reply
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Robert Anton Wilson | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1987
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"I think it's a slight improvement over Misplaced Childhood, but by this point it was clear that the band was taking a far more "adult-oriented" and less proggy direction. The direction's certainly not a bad thing, but I think the band lost some of its energy and power along the way. The first two..." [+] Reply
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1987
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984
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"Transparent Radiation is absolutely stunning!!! It's like floating down a lazy river while the most beautiful of sunsets is hanging in the sky." Reply
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1987
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973
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"Might be sacrilegious to say, but IMO this is their best collection of songs." Reply
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1987
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942
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"OK so he cheated by adding two old songs and 'updating' them to the sound of 1987, but even without those two songs, it is still a great album. And the video of Still Of The Night. I admit that 1987 was not a 'timeless' year and this album like Pyromania and Appetite For Destruction just don't se..." [+] Reply
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1987
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844
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"Best Anthrax album. A thrash metal masterpiece. That's right. I said it. Anthrax made a masterpiece. Joey is probably the best vocalist in all of thrash metal. I don't say that lightly either. Some of the best metal riffs I've ever heard. Indians is probably in my top 5 thrash songs ever." Reply
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Jasonconfused | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1987
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"The standout classic album by Sananda Maitreya in his former shape and with his former name. It does not sound as good now as it did when first released. The quality of the singles (T2, T5 & T9) stand out from the othet tracks. T9 was the masterpiece and swansong(? )of a potentially great Contemp..." [+] Reply
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1987
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715
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"A masterpiece from the late 80s, it was George's big return after five years. Every song has a good atmosphere, and I think it's the album you should listen to from the first until the last song." Reply
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1987
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675
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Best Albums of 1987 composition
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| 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% | |
| Loop | 2 | 0% | |
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396 | 40% | |
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238 | 24% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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