Best Albums of 1987

Listed below are the best albums of 1987 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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1987 year summaryThe best artists of 1987 were U2, Guns N' Roses, The Smiths, Prince, Dinosaur Jr., R.E.M., Michael Jackson, Depeche Mode, Sonic Youth and Def Leppard.
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1987
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21,174
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1987
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13,233
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1987
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9,279
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1987
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6,597
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1987
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6,150
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1987
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4,727
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1987
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4,650
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1987
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3,663
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1987
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3,543
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1987
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3,331
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of 1987 composition

Country Albums %


United States 406 40%
United Kingdom 230 23%
Mixed Nationality 45 4%
Germany 33 3%
Australia 32 3%
Canada 27 3%
Japan 24 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 914 91%
Yes 89 9%
Live? Albums %
No 981 98%
Yes 22 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Kendrick Lamar
11. Nirvana (US)
12. The Smiths
13. Neil Young
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. Pixies
18. Jimi Hendrix
19. R.E.M.
20. Bruce Springsteen
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