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Best Albums of 1987 by User Score
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Prince - Sign O' the Times
March 31st, 1987
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
88
1,476 ratings
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2
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Gipsy Kings - Gipsy Kings
November 22nd, 1987
Samba
,
Flamenco
USER SCORE
86
25 ratings
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3
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Ozzy Osbourne & Randy Rhoads - Tribute
March 19th, 1987
USER SCORE
85
17 ratings
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4
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New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra / Lev Markiz - Alfred Schnittke: Concerto grosso I; Concerto for Oboe and Harp; Concerto for Piano and Strings
January 0th, 1987
Chamber Music
,
Serialism
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Concerto
,
Modern Classical
USER SCORE
85
10 ratings
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5
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Michael Jackson - Bad
August 31st, 1987
Contemporary R&B
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Dance-Pop
USER SCORE
84
2,183 ratings
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6
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Dinosaur - You're Living All Over Me
December 14th, 1987
Noise Rock
,
Slacker Rock
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Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
84
1,057 ratings
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7
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The Smiths - Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
December 8th, 1987
USER SCORE
84
15 ratings
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8
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Sonic Youth - Sister
June 1st, 1987
Alternative Rock
,
Noise Rock
USER SCORE
83
1,033 ratings
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9
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Eliane Radigue - Jetsun Mila
Drone
USER SCORE
83
37 ratings
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10
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Candlemass - Nightfall
November 9th, 1987
Epic Doom Metal
USER SCORE
83
192 ratings
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11
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Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Phantom of the Opera
March 20th, 1987
Show Tunes
,
Opera
USER SCORE
83
26 ratings
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12
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Jagatara - Nise Yogensya-Domo
December 0th, 1987
Funk Rock
,
New Wave
,
Dance-Punk
USER SCORE
83
24 ratings
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13
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Himiko Kikuchi - Flying Beagle
October 21st, 1987
Jazz Fusion
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Jazz-Funk
,
City Pop
USER SCORE
83
395 ratings
Amazon
14
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CCCP Fedeli alla Linea - Socialismo e barbarie
USER SCORE
83
10 ratings
Amazon
15
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The Replacements - Pleased to Meet Me
June 17th, 1987
Alternative Rock
,
Power Pop
USER SCORE
82
241 ratings
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16
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Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
September 28th, 1987
Synthpop
,
Darkwave
USER SCORE
82
817 ratings
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17
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Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
November 4th, 1987
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alternative Rock
,
Art Pop
USER SCORE
82
353 ratings
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18
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Swans - Children of God
October 19th, 1987
Gothic Rock
,
Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
82
1,505 ratings
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19
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Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal / Charles Dutoit - Holst: The Planets
April 0th, 1987
Modern Classical
,
Orchestral
USER SCORE
82
16 ratings
Amazon
20
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Yoo Jae-ha - Because I Love You 사랑하기 때문에
August 20th, 1987
Soft Rock
,
Sophisti-Pop
USER SCORE
82
51 ratings
Amazon
21
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Pat Metheny Group - Still Life (Talking)
July 7th, 1987
Smooth Jazz
,
Jazz Fusion
,
Latin Jazz
USER SCORE
82
67 ratings
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22
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Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
July 27th, 1987
Neoclassical Darkwave
USER SCORE
82
359 ratings
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23
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Voïvod - Killing Technology
April 3rd, 1987
Technical Thrash Metal
,
Progressive Metal
USER SCORE
82
86 ratings
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24
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La Monte Young - The Well-Tuned Piano 81 X 25 6:17:50 - 11:18:59 PM NYC
Minimalism
,
Modern Classical
USER SCORE
82
41 ratings
Amazon
25
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坂本龍一 [Ryuichi Sakamoto] - The Last Emperor
December 8th, 1987
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
82
13 ratings
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