Best Albums of 1987

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Listed below are the best albums of 1987 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1987 year summaryThe best artists of 1987 were U2, Guns N' Roses, Prince, The Smiths, Dinosaur Jr., R.E.M., Michael Jackson, Depeche Mode, Sonic Youth and Def Leppard.

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101.

Into The Pandemonium

Celtic Frost

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

164

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102.

Bad Animals

Heart

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

162

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103.

Scream Bloody Gore

Death (Metal)

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

162

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104.

Girls, Girls, Girls

Mötley Crüe

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

162

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105.

By The Light Of The Moon

Los Lobos

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

162

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106.

Introduce Yourself

Faith No More

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

160

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107.

Lolita Nation

Game Theory

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

159

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108.

Babble

That Petrol Emotion

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

155

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109.

Engine

American Music Club

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

152

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110.

Nightfall

Candlemass

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

147

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Best Albums of 1987 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Big Black	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
The Smiths	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
Blaine L. Reininger	3	0%
William Orbit	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	394	39%
	234	23%
	43	4%
	32	3%
	32	3%
	27	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	913	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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