Best Albums of 1987

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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71.

Back To Basics 
Compilation

 Billy Bragg

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

226

Rank in 1987:

71

Rank in 1980s:

861

Overall Rank:

5,854

Average Rating:

 72 (38 votes)

Comments:

2

72.

Abigail 

 King Diamond

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

220

Rank in 1987:

72

Rank in 1980s:

883

Overall Rank:

5,998

Average Rating:

 78 (72 votes)

Comments:

1

73.

Hold Your Fire 

 Rush

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

218

Rank in 1987:

73

Rank in 1980s:

889

Overall Rank:

6,055

Average Rating:

 70 (166 votes)

Comments:

7

74.

Superficies De Placer 

 Virus (AR)

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

215

Rank in 1987:

74

Rank in 1980s:

896

Overall Rank:

6,116

Average Rating:

 72 (28 votes)

Comments:

1

75.

Ali Farka Toure (Ten Songs From The Legendary Singer From Mali) 

 Ali Farka Touré

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

213

Rank in 1987:

75

Rank in 1980s:

905

Overall Rank:

6,176

Average Rating:

 77 (35 votes)

Comments:

0

76.

Radio K.A.O.S. 

 Roger Waters

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

212

Rank in 1987:

76

Rank in 1980s:

909

Overall Rank:

6,188

Average Rating:

 67 (124 votes)

Comments:

5

77.

In The Dark 

 Grateful Dead

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

204

Rank in 1987:

77

Rank in 1980s:

932

Overall Rank:

6,380

Average Rating:

 72 (73 votes)

Comments:

3

78.

Hole In The Heart 

 Ramleh

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

203

Rank in 1987:

78

Rank in 1980s:

938

Overall Rank:

6,412

Average Rating:

 72 (28 votes)

Comments:

1

79.

Squirrel And G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) 

 Happy Mondays

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

202

Rank in 1987:

79

Rank in 1980s:

940

Overall Rank:

6,420

Average Rating:

 73 (53 votes)

Comments:

3

80.

Pontiac 

 Lyle Lovett

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

201

Rank in 1987:

80

Rank in 1980s:

947

Overall Rank:

6,455

Average Rating:

 73 (64 votes)

Comments:

3

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Best Albums of 1987 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

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