Best Albums of 1987

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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Year of Release:
1987
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8
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
8
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
8
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
8
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Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
8
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
8
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Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8
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:
8
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 1,000. Page 72 of 100

Best Albums of 1987 composition

Country Albums %


United States 395 39%
United Kingdom 235 23%
Mixed Nationality 43 4%
Australia 32 3%
Germany 32 3%
Canada 27 3%
Japan 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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