Best Albums of 1987

Listed below are the best albums of 1987 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
61
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
61
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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60
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
60
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
60
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
59
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Rank in 1980s:
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Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
59
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
58
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
58
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
58
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 24 of 100

Best Albums of 1987 composition

Country Albums %


United States 395 40%
United Kingdom 236 24%
Mixed Nationality 41 4%
Australia 32 3%
Germany 29 3%
Japan 29 3%
Canada 27 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 912 91%
Yes 88 9%
Live? Albums %
No 978 98%
Yes 22 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
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