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The Best Pop Albums of 1987
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Prince - Sign "O" the Times
March 31, 1987
Critic Score
100
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2
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U2 - The Joshua Tree
March 9, 1987
Critic Score
100
4
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3
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U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
May 25, 1987
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
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Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
October 9, 1987
Critic Score
99
4
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5
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David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive
November 7, 1987
Critic Score
91
2 reviews
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6
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Sting - ...Nothing Like the Sun
October 13, 1987
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
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7
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Marc Almond & The Willing Sinners - Mother Fist And Her Five Daughters
Critic Score
90
1 review
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8
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Warren Zevon - Sentimental Hygiene
August 29, 1987
Critic Score
90
1 review
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9
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The Communards - Red
October 1, 1987
Critic Score
90
1 review
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10
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Jody Watley - Jody Watley
February 23, 1987
Critic Score
90
1 review
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11
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The Alan Parsons Project - The Best of the Alan Parsons Project, Vol. 2
Critic Score
90
1 review
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12
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Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing
April 1, 1987
Critic Score
90
1 review
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13
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Swing Out Sister - It's Better to Travel
May 11, 1987
Critic Score
90
1 review
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14
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George Michael - Faith
November 2, 1987
Critic Score
87
4
reviews
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15
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Pet Shop Boys - Actually
September 7, 1987
Critic Score
87
2 reviews
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16
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Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris - Trio
March 2, 1987
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
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17
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Rosanne Cash - King's Record Shop
June 26, 1987
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
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18
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Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust
August 1, 1987
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
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19
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Michael Jackson - Bad
August 31, 1987
Critic Score
84
3 reviews
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20
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Michael Jackson - Bad
September 7, 1987
Critic Score
83
1 review
Amazon
21
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INXS - Kick
October 19, 1987
Critic Score
81
3 reviews
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22
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The Triffids - Calenture
November 1, 1987
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
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23
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Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody
November 16, 1987
Critic Score
80
1 review
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24
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Jane Siberry - The Walking
February 4, 1987
Critic Score
80
1 review
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Cher - Cher
November 10, 1987
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
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