Best Albums of 1987

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Listed below are the best albums of 1987 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1987 year summaryThe best artists of 1987 were U2, Guns N' Roses, Prince, The Smiths, Dinosaur Jr., Dinosaur, R.E.M., Michael Jackson, Depeche Mode and Sonic Youth.

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Shy

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1987

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Compliments And Roses

Montanablue

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1987

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Daydreaming

Morris Day

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1987

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3 charts

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The President

Wayne Horvitz

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1987

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Madhouse

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1987

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Some Funny Nightmares

Shiny Gnomes

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1987

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Night Of Passion

Mad Max

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1987

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Cutting Both Ways

Phil Miller

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1987

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Human Error

Unseen Terror

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1987

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1000.

Control: Remixes

Janet Jackson

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1987

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Best Albums of 1987 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Big Black	3	0%
Blaine L. Reininger	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
The Smiths	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
Dezerter	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	395	39%
	235	23%
	43	4%
	32	3%
	32	3%
	27	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	913	91%
Yes	88	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

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