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.

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1987 year 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:
18,275
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1987
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11,076
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1987
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8,721
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Buy album United States
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1987
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Rank Score:
5,697
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1987
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5,501
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1987
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4,606
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Year of Release:
1987
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4,387
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
3,645
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Year of Release:
1987
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3,246
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Year of Release:
1987
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2,882
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Best Albums of 1987 composition

Country Albums %


United States 396 40%
United Kingdom 237 24%
Mixed Nationality 41 4%
Australia 31 3%
Germany 30 3%
Japan 28 3%
Canada 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%
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