Top Albums of 1987
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Abdel Aziz el Mubarak |
Abdel Aziz el Mubarak |
Arabic Pop
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10 |
613 |
Pet Shop Boys |
Actually |
Synthpop
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Randy Travis |
Always & Forever |
Country
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36 |
2119 |
Anthrax |
Among the Living |
Thrash Metal
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3 |
63 |
Guns N' Roses |
Appetite for Destruction |
Hard Rock
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That Petrol Emotion |
Babble |
Indie Rock,
Post-Punk
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17 |
799 |
Michael Jackson |
Bad |
Dance-Pop
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47 |
2776 |
LL Cool J |
BAD: Bigger and Deffer |
Hardcore Hip Hop
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Hoodoo Gurus |
Blow Your Cool! |
Garage Rock,
Power Pop
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12 |
718 |
John Hiatt |
Bring the Family |
Americana,
Roots Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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49 |
2863 |
Los Lobos |
By the Light of the Moon |
Americana,
Tex-Mex
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33 |
1913 |
Swans |
Children of God |
Experimental Rock,
Post-Punk
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38 |
2147 |
Chris Isaak |
Chris Isaak |
Pop Rock
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George Harrison |
Cloud Nine |
Pop Rock
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32 |
1732 |
Pixies |
Come On Pilgrim EP |
Indie Rock
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9 |
599 |
Boogie Down Productions |
Criminal Minded |
Boom Bap
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The Bats |
Daddy's Highway |
Dunedin Sound,
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
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26 |
1278 |
The Jesus and Mary Chain |
Darklands |
Alternative Rock
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15 |
768 |
Midnight Oil |
Diesel and Dust |
Pop Rock
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6 |
400 |
R.E.M. |
Document |
Jangle Pop
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30 |
1540 |
The Cult |
Electric |
Hard Rock
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Negativland |
Escape from Noise |
Plunderphonics
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8 |
591 |
George Michael |
Faith |
Pop
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45 |
2522 |
The Sisters of Mercy |
Floodland |
Gothic Rock
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Cecil Taylor |
For Olim |
Free Jazz
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31 |
1686 |
Tom Waits |
Frank's Wild Years |
Singer/Songwriter
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40 |
2182 |
The Wedding Present |
George Best |
C86,
Jangle Pop
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Opal |
Happy Nightmare Baby |
Neo-Psychedelia,
Paisley Underground
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Alexander O'Neal |
Hearsay |
Smooth Soul
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18 |
818 |
Def Leppard |
Hysteria |
AOR,
Hard Rock
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50 |
2941 |
10,000 Maniacs |
In My Tribe |
Folk Pop,
Jangle Pop
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28 |
1414 |
Terence Trent D'Arby |
Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby |
Contemporary R&B,
Soul
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24 |
1131 |
INXS |
Kick |
Pop Rock
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42 |
2213 |
The Cure |
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me |
Alternative Rock,
Post-Punk
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37 |
2145 |
Radio Futura |
La canción de Juan Perro |
New Wave,
Pop Rock
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46 |
2640 |
Butthole Surfers |
Locust Abortion Technician |
Experimental Rock,
Noise Rock
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Bill Frisell |
Lookout for Hope |
Avant-Garde Jazz,
Jazz Fusion
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Wynton Marsalis |
Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1 |
Jazz
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Willy DeVille |
Miracle |
Pop Rock
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16 |
775 |
Depeche Mode |
Music for the Masses |
Synthpop
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35 |
2067 |
Sting |
...Nothing Like the Sun |
Jazz Pop,
Pop Rock,
Sophisti-Pop
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Laibach |
Opus Dei |
Industrial,
Martial Industrial
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4 |
307 |
Eric B. & Rakim |
Paid in Full |
Boom Bap,
Hardcore Hip Hop
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Aerosmith |
Permanent Vacation |
Hard Rock
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21 |
936 |
The Replacements |
Pleased to Meet Me |
Alternative Rock,
Power Pop
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48 |
2824 |
Van Morrison |
Poetic Champions Compose |
Pop Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Deacon Blue |
Raintown |
Pop Rock,
Sophisti-Pop
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Sly and Robbie |
Rhythm Killers |
Hip Hop,
Ragga,
Synth Funk
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41 |
2200 |
Robbie Robertson |
Robbie Robertson |
Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Julian Cope |
Saint Julian |
Neo-Psychedelia,
New Wave,
Psychedelic Pop
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27 |
1381 |
Napalm Death |
Scum |
Grindcore
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29 |
1483 |
David Sylvian |
Secrets of the Beehive |
Ambient Pop,
Art Pop
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51 |
2995 |
Ladysmith Black Mambazo |
Shaka Zulu |
Mbube,
Nguni Folk Music
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1 |
30 |
Prince |
Sign 'O' the Times |
Funk Rock,
Pop Rock
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5 |
380 |
Sonic Youth |
Sister |
Alternative Rock,
Noise Rock
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43 |
2396 |
Suzanne Vega |
Solitude Standing |
Pop Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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20 |
924 |
Big Black |
Songs About Fucking |
Noise Rock,
Post-Hardcore
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22 |
960 |
Salif Keita |
Soro |
Mande Music
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44 |
2453 |
John Zorn |
Spillane |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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11 |
631 |
The Smiths |
Strangeways, Here We Come |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
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39 |
2162 |
Joe Satriani |
Surfing with the Alien |
Hard Rock
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The Go-Betweens |
Tallulah |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
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Fleetwood Mac |
Tango in the Night |
Soft Rock
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2 |
40 |
U2 |
The Joshua Tree |
Alternative Rock,
Pop Rock
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23 |
1035 |
Sinéad O'Connor |
The Lion and the Cobra |
Alternative Rock,
Pop Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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34 |
1944 |
John Mellencamp |
The Lonesome Jubilee |
Heartland Rock
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The Housemartins |
The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
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25 |
1246 |
Spacemen 3 |
The Perfect Prescription |
Neo-Psychedelia,
Space Rock
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The Young Gods |
The Young Gods |
Experimental Rock,
Industrial Rock
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Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Dub Syndicate |
Time Boom x De Devil Dead |
Dub
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Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris |
Trio |
Country
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19 |
823 |
Bruce Springsteen |
Tunnel of Love |
Pop Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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The Pastels |
Up for a Bit with The Pastels |
C86,
Jangle Pop,
Twee Pop
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14 |
757 |
Hüsker Dü |
Warehouse: Songs and Stories |
Alternative Rock
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52 |
3000 |
Whitesnake |
Whitesnake/1987 |
Hard Rock
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Dead Can Dance |
Within the Realm of a Dying Sun |
Neoclassical Darkwave
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13 |
745 |
Public Enemy |
Yo! Bum Rush the Show |
Conscious Hip Hop,
Hardcore Hip Hop
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7 |
517 |
Dinosaur Jr. |
You're Living All Over Me |
Indie Rock,
Noise Rock
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