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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Nâo

Aminata Fall & Xâlis

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1987

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2 charts

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702.

Hopeless Cases

Anne Clark

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1987

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4 charts

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703.

The Guitar And Other Machines

The Durutti Column

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1987

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6 charts

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704.

Mary Jean & 9 Others

Marshall Crenshaw

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1987

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5 charts

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705.

Tyger

Tangerine Dream

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1987

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4 charts

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706.

Ancient To The Future

Art Ensemble Of Chicago

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1987

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1 chart

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707.

Spitting Out Miracles

The Blue Aeroplanes

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1987

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4 charts

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708.

Live Miles: More Music From The Legendary Carnegie Hall Concert
Live compilation

Miles Davis

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1987

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709.

Augenblicke

STS

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1987

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710.

Portrait
Compilation

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

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1987

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3 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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