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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Sonic Flower Groove

Primal Scream

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1987

Appears in:

39 charts

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Schizophrenia

Sepultura

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1987

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28 charts

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Let It Loose

Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine

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1987

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24 charts

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2400 Fulton Street
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Jefferson Airplane

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1987

Appears in:

7 charts

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Deathcrush

Mayhem

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1987

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20 charts

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Faster Pussycat

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1987

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22 charts

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Miracle

Willy DeVille

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1987

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5 charts

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The Desert Rose Band

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1987

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6 charts

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269.

Exit 0

Steve Earle & The Dukes

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1987

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29 charts

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Cleanse Fold And Manipulate

Skinny Puppy

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1987

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12 charts

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Best Albums of 1987 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	398	40%
	233	23%
	44	4%
	32	3%
	32	3%
	27	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	88	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	12	1%

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Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
9. Thriller by Michael Jackson
10. Closer by Joy Division
11. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
12. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
13. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
18. Back In Black by AC/DC
19. Murmur by R.E.M.
20. Moving Pictures by Rush