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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Plays The Devil's Music

Lubricated Goat

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1987

Appears in:

9 charts

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Imperium

Current 93

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1987

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3 charts

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Stories Without Words

Spyro Gyra

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1987

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4 charts

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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
Live

Aretha Franklin

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1987

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2 charts

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Cold And The Crackle

Not Drowning, Waving

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1987

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3 charts

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R.I.P.

Coroner

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1987

Appears in:

5 charts

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Noiseworks

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1987

Appears in:

7 charts

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El Grito Del Tiempo

Duncan Dhu

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1987

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11 charts

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Thunder Before Dawn - The Indestructible Beat Of Soweto Volume Two
Compilation

Various Artists

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1987

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3 charts

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Wasted... Again
Compilation

Black Flag

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1987

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3 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%
Henry Rollins	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	396	39%
	238	24%
	40	4%
	32	3%
	30	3%
	29	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	91%
Yes	88	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	11	1%

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