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Best Albums of 1987 by User Score
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Alternative Rock
Ambient Pop
Art Pop
Black Metal
Experimental
Experimental Rock
Funk
Gothic Rock
Grindcore
Hard Rock
Hip Hop
Indie Pop
Metal
Neoclassical Darkwave
Noise Rock
Pop
Pop Rock
Pop Soul
Post-Punk
Power Pop
Progressive Rock
Punk
Punk Rock
R&B
Rap Rock
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Synthpop
Thrash Metal
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1.
Prince - Sign "O" the Times
March 31st, 1987
R&B
USER SCORE
90
261 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
2.
The Replacements - Pleased to Meet Me
July 7th, 1987
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
87
63 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
3.
Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
December 14th, 1987
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
86
174 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
4.
Spacemen 3 - The Perfect Prescription
September 0th, 1987
Space Rock
USER SCORE
85
32 reviews
Amazon
5.
Sonic Youth - Sister
June 1st, 1987
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
85
228 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
6.
U2 - The Joshua Tree
March 9th, 1987
Rock
USER SCORE
85
279 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7.
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands
October 18th, 1987
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
84
97 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8.
Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
November 4th, 1987
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
84
27 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
9.
Swans - Children of God
January 1st, 1987
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
84
196 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10.
Candlemass - Nightfall
November 9th, 1987
Doom Metal
USER SCORE
84
33 reviews
Amazon
Spotify
11.
Michael Jackson - Bad
August 31st, 1987
Pop
USER SCORE
84
303 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12.
R.E.M. - Document
September 1st, 1987
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
84
125 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13.
Pixies - Come on Pilgrim
September 28th, 1987
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
83
103 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14.
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
July 27th, 1987
Neoclassical Darkwave
USER SCORE
83
77 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15.
Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark
May 11th, 1987
Black Metal
USER SCORE
83
29 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16.
Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years
August 17th, 1987
Rock
USER SCORE
83
63 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17.
The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come
September 28th, 1987
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
83
289 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18.
Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician
March 1st, 1987
Noise Rock
USER SCORE
82
59 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19.
The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
May 25th, 1987
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
82
185 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20.
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
September 28th, 1987
Synthpop
USER SCORE
82
118 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21.
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
July 7th, 1987
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
125 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22.
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
October 9th, 1987
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
82
65 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23.
Testament - The Legacy
April 21st, 1987
Thrash Metal
USER SCORE
82
31 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24.
Pet Shop Boys - Actually
September 7th, 1987
Synthpop
USER SCORE
81
53 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25.
Big Black - Songs About Fucking
January 1st, 1987
Noise Rock
USER SCORE
81
144 reviews
Amazon
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