Best Albums of 1987

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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Substance 1987 
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
2,893
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1987
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2,824
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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2,726
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
2,697
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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2,152
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Buy album United States
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1987
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2,094
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,996
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,838
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,653
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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1,626
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100

Best Albums of 1987 composition

Country Albums %


United States 394 39%
United Kingdom 234 23%
Mixed Nationality 44 4%
Germany 33 3%
Australia 32 3%
Japan 27 3%
Canada 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 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
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