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 New Order.

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Album

Artist

The Joshua Tree

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	1,467 charts
Rank in 1987:	1	Rank Score:	48,674
Rank in 1980s	4	Overall Rank:	34
Average Rating: 82/100 (1,944 votes)
Comments: 189 comments

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Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	1,069 charts
Rank in 1987:	2	Rank Score:	31,591
Rank in 1980s	9	Overall Rank:	69
Average Rating: 78/100 (1,525 votes)
Comments: 131 comments

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Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	558 charts
Rank in 1987:	3	Rank Score:	11,026
Rank in 1980s	31	Overall Rank:	245
Average Rating: 81/100 (821 votes)
Comments: 51 comments

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Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	542 charts
Rank in 1987:	4	Rank Score:	10,764
Rank in 1980s	32	Overall Rank:	250
Average Rating: 80/100 (647 votes)
Comments: 38 comments

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You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	464 charts
Rank in 1987:	5	Rank Score:	8,207
Rank in 1980s	43	Overall Rank:	334
Average Rating: 84/100 (501 votes)
Comments: 28 comments

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R.E.M.

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	494 charts
Rank in 1987:	6	Rank Score:	6,882
Rank in 1980s	49	Overall Rank:	381
Average Rating: 81/100 (647 votes)
Comments: 38 comments

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Bad

Michael Jackson

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	400 charts
Rank in 1987:	7	Rank Score:	6,580
Rank in 1980s	53	Overall Rank:	394
Average Rating: 74/100 (671 votes)
Comments: 41 comments

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Louder Than Bombs
Compilation

The Smiths

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	225 charts
Rank in 1987:	8	Rank Score:	4,912
Rank in 1980s	74	Overall Rank:	520
Average Rating: 83/100 (486 votes)
Comments: 20 comments

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Hysteria

Def Leppard

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	288 charts
Rank in 1987:	9	Rank Score:	4,877
Rank in 1980s	75	Overall Rank:	525
Average Rating: 70/100 (392 votes)
Comments: 34 comments

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Sister

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:	1987	Appears in:	357 charts
Rank in 1987:	10	Rank Score:	4,627
Rank in 1980s	78	Overall Rank:	544
Average Rating: 81/100 (469 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%
The Chesterfields	2	0%
Guided By Voices	2	0%
Meat Puppets	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	406	41%
	235	23%
	44	4%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	28	3%
	20	2%
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