Best Albums of 1987

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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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
26
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
26
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
26
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
26
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
25
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
25
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
25
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
24
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
24
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
24
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 41 of 100

Best Albums of 1987 composition

Country Albums %


United States 394 39%
United Kingdom 238 24%
Mixed Nationality 40 4%
Australia 32 3%
Germany 30 3%
Japan 29 3%
Canada 27 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 913 91%
Yes 88 9%
Live? Albums %
No 979 98%
Yes 22 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 11 1%
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3. Funeral by Arcade Fire
4. Is This It by The Strokes
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6. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
7. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
8. Madvillainy by Madvillain
9. Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol
10. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
11. Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
12. A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
13. Elephant by The White Stripes
14. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
15. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
16. Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age
17. Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
18. Amnesiac by Radiohead
19. Demon Days by Gorillaz
20. Discovery by Daft Punk
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