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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Survive The Gesture

Charles Hayward

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1987

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3 charts

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892.

More Fun Than An Open Casket Funeral

The Accüsed

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1987

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5 charts

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893.

Too Late To Cry

Alison Krauss

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1987

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2 charts

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Instrumentals

Blaine L. Reininger

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1987

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2 charts

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895.

Kool Moe Dee

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1987

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9 charts

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896.

The Firing Squad For God

The Swimming Pool Q's

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1987

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1 chart

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Stromboli

Stromboli (CZ)

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1987

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Отечество Иллюзий [Otechestvo Illyuziy]

Телевизор [Televizor]

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1987

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Sabbat

Elixir (FR)

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1987

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896.

Ngoma Ngairire

Robson Banda And The New Black Eagles

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1987

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Best Albums of 1987 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	396	39%
	237	24%
	43	4%
	32	3%
	32	3%
	27	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	916	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	11	1%

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