Best Albums of 1987 : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of 1987

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1987 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 35,000 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, Def Leppard, Sonic Youth and The Cure.

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Album

Artist

The Joshua Tree

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	1,480 charts
Rank in 1987:	1	Rank Score:	49,138
Rank in 1980s	4	Overall Rank:	35
Average Rating: 82/100 (1,964 votes)
Comments: 190 comments

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Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	1,084 charts
Rank in 1987:	2	Rank Score:	31,749
Rank in 1980s	9	Overall Rank:	72
Average Rating: 78/100 (1,547 votes)
Comments: 132 comments

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Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	561 charts
Rank in 1987:	3	Rank Score:	11,475
Rank in 1980s	30	Overall Rank:	236
Average Rating: 80/100 (662 votes)
Comments: 40 comments

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Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	565 charts
Rank in 1987:	4	Rank Score:	11,142
Rank in 1980s	32	Overall Rank:	246
Average Rating: 81/100 (835 votes)
Comments: 53 comments

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You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	469 charts
Rank in 1987:	5	Rank Score:	8,384
Rank in 1980s	41	Overall Rank:	331
Average Rating: 84/100 (505 votes)
Comments: 28 comments

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R.E.M.

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	505 charts
Rank in 1987:	6	Rank Score:	6,991
Rank in 1980s	48	Overall Rank:	379
Average Rating: 81/100 (658 votes)
Comments: 38 comments

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Bad

Michael Jackson

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	408 charts
Rank in 1987:	7	Rank Score:	6,751
Rank in 1980s	52	Overall Rank:	390
Average Rating: 74/100 (688 votes)
Comments: 42 comments

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Louder Than Bombs
Compilation

The Smiths

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	231 charts
Rank in 1987:	8	Rank Score:	5,087
Rank in 1980s	73	Overall Rank:	507
Average Rating: 83/100 (491 votes)
Comments: 21 comments

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Hysteria

Def Leppard

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	294 charts
Rank in 1987:	9	Rank Score:	4,882
Rank in 1980s	75	Overall Rank:	528
Average Rating: 70/100 (404 votes)
Comments: 34 comments

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Sister

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	369 charts
Rank in 1987:	10	Rank Score:	4,824
Rank in 1980s	78	Overall Rank:	535
Average Rating: 81/100 (483 votes)
Comments: 35 comments

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Best Albums of 1987 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
The Smiths	3	0%
Blaine L. Reininger	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
John Zorn	2	0%
The Gun Club	2	0%
Front 242	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	403	40%
	234	23%
	47	5%
	35	4%
	32	3%
	28	3%
	19	2%
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