Best Albums of 1987
Explore the best albums of 1987, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"The Joshua Tree is often a very controversial chart pick because of the sheer amount of hate it receives from our forum regulars. And yes, I can see where the hate is coming from. But every time I listen to this album, I completely forget the constant lashings that the members here give this albu..." [+] Reply
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1987
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17,922
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"This sleazy album is a breakneck freight train ride from the start to the end of the line. Ugly, dirty, rude, hateful, dangerous and rough. "Appetite for Destruction" was the sound of the American dream gone wrong. By virtue of its grittiness, this never was intended for mainstream success. So ap..." [+] Reply
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~SMiLE~ | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1987
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10,608
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"My personal favourite album Prince ever released. This kaleidoscopic double album captures Prince at the peak of his studio craft and holds many of his greatest songs as a result. Track Picks: Sign 'O' the Times The Ballad of Dorothy Parker Starfish and Coffee Slow Love If I Was Your Girlfriend I..." [+] Reply
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1987
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8,506
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"Instrumentally probably the most complex and best Smiths record. It does lack a bit of roughness of the first two records, or the overall brilliance of TQID, mostly in the lyrics. Although still unbelievably cool, humorous and ironic, the lyrics just seem a little more straightforward than the ot..." [+] Reply
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LedZep | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1987
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"Very good and entertaining album with slightly stronger first half than the second with 3 first tracks being absolutely killer. I like how it mixes classic-sounding heavy riffs (in style of Black Sabbath) with more modern noisy sound similar to Psychocandy, but fast-paced. Definitely influential ..." [+] Reply
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1987
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5,257
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"REM's fifth album, sees the band starting to lean towards the mainstream, at least in terms of commercial success. Document, is similar to predecessor, life's rich pageant, in that it's predominately a rock album, but this record has a bigger, fuller sound. It kicks off with an REM classic, fines..." [+] Reply
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1987
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4,536
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"Another Part of Me is his best song." Reply
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joannajewsom | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (6 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1987
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4,238
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"Depeche Mode stretches out their sound dropping samples for synthesizers. The songs are grand, dark and cold, with complex storylines for "dance pop". (See "little fifteen" or "strangelove".) The roots of what made "violator" dark and cool and fun have large roots in "music for the masses"." Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1987
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3,573
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"This album is definitely a keeper, I sent my copy of the album slip cover to Thurston and he replied signing it, it said "To Christian love Thurston", what a cool guy" Reply
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C_Krug2009 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1987
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"One of the best compilation album ever" Reply
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1987
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2,858
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 1987 composition
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| Various Artists | 17 | 2% | |
| XTC | 3 | 0% | |
| Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic | 3 | 0% | |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 0% | |
| Big Black | 3 | 0% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 0% | |
| Blaine L. Reininger | 3 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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397 | 40% | |
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238 | 24% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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