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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Primitive Cool

Mick Jagger

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1987

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11 charts

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542.

Rock The House

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

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1987

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9 charts

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543.

Keel

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1987

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4 charts

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544.

Powder Keg

The Charlie Daniels Band

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1987

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2 charts

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545.

What We Had

Wednesday Week

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1987

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4 charts

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546.

Popped In Souled Out

Wet Wet Wet

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1987

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10 charts

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547.

In: Palace Of Swords Reversed
Compilation

The Fall

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1987

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7 charts

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Hai Hai

Roger Hodgson

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1987

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6 charts

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549.

Ambuya?

Stella Chiweshe

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1987

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3 charts

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Team Goon

D.I.

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1987

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Best Albums of 1987 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	396	40%
	233	23%
	44	4%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	27	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	87	9%

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

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

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