UNITED KINGDOM’S (Record Mirror) TOP ALBUMS OF 1987
No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month 1 BAD-MICHAEL JACKSON-SEPTEMBER 2 JOSHUA TREE-U2-March 3 WHITNEY-WHITNEY HOUSTON-June 4 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC VOLUME 10-VARIOUS ARTISTS-December 5 THE HITS ALBUM:VOLUME 6-VARIOUS ARTISTS-August 6 TANGO IN THE NIGHT-FLEETWOOD MAC-November 7 WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY-RICK ASTLEY-December 8 BRIDGE OF SPIES-T'Pau-November 9 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA-Original Cast-February 10 HITS 7???VARIOUS ARTISTS-December 11 Running In The Family-Level 42-March 12 Now That's What I Call Music 9-Various Artists-April 13 Raindancing-Alison Moyet-April 14 Graceland-Paul Simon-January 15 Actually-Pet Shop Boys-September 16 Introducing The Hardline According To???-Terence ???Trent??? D???Arby-December 17 All The Best!-Paul McCartney-November 18 Invisible Touch-Genesis-January 19 Men And Women-Simply Red-March 20 The Best Of:Volume 1-UB40-November 21 True Blue-Madonna-January 22 Live In The City Of Light-Simple Minds-May 23 The Singles-The Pretenders-November 24 Keep Your Distance-Curiosity Killed The Cat-May 25 Faith-George Michael-November 26 The Cream Of Clapton-Eric Clapton-October 27 Solitude Standing-Suzanne Vega-May 28 Always Guaranteed-Cliff Richard-September 29 The Very Best Of Hot Chocolate-Hot Chocolate-March 30 Sixties Mix-Various Artist-August 31 The Circus-Erasure-April 32 Give Me The Reason-Luther Vandross-February 33 Silk And Steel-Five Star-January 34 Hysteria-Def Leppard-August 35 F L M-Mel And Kim-April 36 Brothers In Arms???Dire Straits-January 37 Popped In Souled Out-Wet Wet Wet-October 38 So???Peter Gabriel-January 39 Whitesnake-Whitesnake-April 40 It's Better To Travel-Swing Out Sister-June 41 Who's That Girl-Madonna/Soundtrack-August 42 Simply Shadows-The Shadows-November 43 You Can Dance-Madonna-November 44 Dancing With Strangers-Chris Rea-September 45 The Return Of Bruno-Bruce Willis-July 46 Bad Animals-Heart-August 47 Hearsay-Alexander O'Neal-September 48 Move Closer-Various Artists-March 49 Tunnel Of Love-Bruce Springsteen-October 50 License To Ill-Beastie Boys-June 51 August-Eric Clapton-February 52 Picture Book-Simply Red-February 53 E.S.P.-The Bee Gees-October 54 Live Magic-Queen-January 55 From Motown With Love-Various Artists-November 56 Slippery When Wet???Bon Jovi-January 57 The Whole Story-Kate Bush-January 58 Love Songs-Michael Jackson & Diana Ross-December 59 Changing Faces:The Very Best Of-10cc & Godley & Creme-September 60 Control-Janet Jackson-July 61 Best Shots-Pat Benatar-November 62 Substance 1987-New Order-August 63 Wonderful Life-Black-September 64 Between The Lines-Five Star-September 65 The Christians-The Christians-October 66 Reflections-Foster & Allen-October 67 Red-The Communards-October 68 ...Nothing Like The Sun-Sting-October 69 Strangeways Here We Come-The Smiths-October 70 Songs From Stage And Screen-Michael Crawford & The London Symphony Orchestra-December 71 Atlantic Soul Classics-Various Artist-July 72 Whitney Houston???Whitney Houston-January 73 Cloud Nine-George Harrison-November 74 Presley:The All Time Greatest Hits-Elvis Presley-August 75 Memories-Elaine Paige-December 76 A Momentary Lapse Of Reason-Pink Floyd-September 77 The Final Countdown-Europe-March 78 Clutching At Straws-Marillion-June 79 Sign O' Times-Prince-April 80 The World Won't Listen-The Smiths-March 81 Electric-The Cult-April 82 Different Light-Bangles-January 83 Sweet Freedom-Michael McDonald-January 84 Revenge-Eurythmics-January 85 Savage-Eurythmics-November 86 The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death-The Housemartins-September 87 Dancing On The Ceiling???Lionel Richie-January 88 Now! Smash Hits-Various Artists-October 89 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-Beatles-June (1967) 90 Every Breath You Take:The Singles???The Police-January 91 Disco-Pet Shop Boys-January 92 Fore???Huey Lewis And The News-January 93 U2 Live:Under A Blood Red Sky???U2-January (1983) 94 Sentimentally Yours???Rose Marie-July 95 Greatest Hits-Queen-January (1981) 96 Now That's What I Call Music 8-Various Artists-January 97 The Greatest Hits Of 1987-Various Artists-November 98 The Communards-The Communards-January 99 Never Let Me Down-David Bowie-April 100 Now:The Christmas Album-Various Artists-December