Best Albums of 1987

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Listed below are the best albums of 1987 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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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989.

Hurricane Eyes

Loudness

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1987

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2 charts

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989.

Lord Of The Dark Skies

Outskirts Of Infinity

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1987

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3 charts

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989.

Gathering Pace

Relativity

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1987

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989.

Gilbert & Sullivan: Ruddigore

Simon Phipps / Orchestra Of The New Sadler's Wells Opera

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1987

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995.

Caught In The Act Of Being Ourselves

Mark Germino

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1987

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3 charts

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996.

Compact Jazz
Compilation

Dizzy Gillespie

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1987

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997.

Music From The Scourging Ground

Controlled Bleeding

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1987

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997.

Impossible

Paul Cleary & The Partisans

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1987

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999.

Resonance

Yumiko Morioka

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1987

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1000.

Pushing The Envelope

Bobby Previte

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1987

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Best Albums of 1987 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	20	2%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
The Smiths	3	0%
Big Black	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
Blaine L. Reininger	3	0%
Thin White Rope	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	397	40%
	233	23%
	44	4%
	32	3%
	32	3%
	27	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	913	91%
Yes	88	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	1%

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