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1987- A formative year for sure- the year of both my freshman and sophomore years in high school.  At the time I was mostly about  Heavy Metal and the harder edged Classic Rock (ala Sabbath, Zeppelin, The Doors) though I was expanding my taste to include the Beatles and some stuff from the more mainstream end of rock like U2 and INXS.  ’87 was not a good time for pop music overall though a handful of releases- U2’s “The Joshua Tree”, INXS’s “Kick”, George Michael’s “Faith”, Prince’s great sprawling double album “Sign O the Times” and Bruce Springsteen’s very adult oriented “Tunnel of Love” made things a bit more tolerable.

Mainstream R&B had mostly turned to crap other than the aforementioned Prince- most of the good urban stuff in ’87 could be found in the burgeoning rap scene.  Early releases from Run-DMC, LL Cool J & the Beastie Boys helped make rap more mainstream and ’87 proved a pivotal year in launching the music into its golden era.  Debut albums by Bronx’s Boogie Down Productions “Criminal Minded” and ace MC/DJ combo Eric B & Rakim’s “Paid In Full”, along with Long Island’s Public Enemy’s “Yo! Bum Rush the Show!” were some of the best and most important rap albums ever released.  Though LL Cool J’s 2nd album “Bigger and Deffer” was a disappointment compared with his debut, tracks “I’m Bad” and “I Need Love” (the first rap ballad) were seminal.  Kool Moe Dee, once a member of founding rap father’s Treacherous Three, released his debut as well with the great hits “How Ya Like Me Now” and “Wild Wild West”.  “Push It” by groundbreaking female duo Salt-N-Pepa was another monster cut and other greats by rap vet Spoonie Gee along with gangsta rap pioneers Ice T & Schoolly D & EPMD’s, Biz Markie & Ultramagnetic MC’s first singles and the ultimate Christmas rap song “Christmas in Hollis” by Run-DMC helped make ’87 a watershed year for rap music.  But the best was still to come for the genre.

Speaking of both Heavy Metal and crap, Metal was becoming increasingly popular and more awful.  Though underground Metal was strong with thrash album touchstones by Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer released the previous year, most of the genre was getting more popular and more mainstream.  Def Leppard’s “Hysteria” was actually one of the better pop metal albums released that year but it was a far cry from the quality of their previous “Pyromania” album.  Other groups like Poison, Ratt, Motley Crue, Whitesnake & Bon Jovi were heavily reliant on style over substance and much of their music was more pop oriented than Metal.  When you hear the term “Hair Band” it practically starts in ’87.  Even the bands just mentioned (Poison excepted) had a harder edge previous to that year.  Heavy Metal stalwarts Iron Maiden and Judas Priest had even gone softer to keep up with the trends.  The danger and edge was mostly gone from the music and the landscape was quite depressing.  Enter Guns N’ Roses.  Their late summer release “Appetite for Destruction” took awhile to take hold with the public but it was one of the few albums by an unknown band that I knew would be huge the moment I heard it.  Opening track and first single/video “Welcome to the Jungle” sounded like the antithesis of the cheesy, stale pop metal I just mentioned.  It was ballsy, dangerous, original & fresh- and the songs and playing on the album were phenomenal.  Though pop metal would grow even worse throughout the rest of the eighties and into the early part of the new decade, GNR carried the flag for what was left of the best of it.  The band and album would become huge and would even garner tons of radio and video airplay proving that you didn’t have to soften your sound to sell albums.  Though not quite heavy metal and not quite alternative rock The Cult’s “Electric” was another ass kicker of an album in ’87.  Pure rock n’ roll start to finish

Though quality top 40 and mainstream music in ’97 was dominated by a select few albums and ’87 in my opinion is one of the weaker years of the decade for this music, there was plenty of great rock music happening underground.  Groups like The Cure and R.E.M. were having their first hits- “Just Like Heaven” off of “Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me” and “The One I Love” from “Document” respectively.  Both bands were already well established in the underground and would become much bigger in the ensuing years.  The Replacements released their 2nd major label album (and last great one) “Pleased to Meet Me”.  Fellow Minneapolis band Husker Du released their swan song “Warehouse: Songs and Stories” and the great U.K. band The Smiths bowed out as well with “Strangeways, Here We Come”.  The Smiths four year run has to be put up there as one of the all time greats.  On the flipside of things Boston’s the Pixies released their debut EP “Come On Pilgrim” and Western Ma. group Dinosaur Jr. their first great album “You’re Living All Over Me”.  Though experimental noise group Sonic Youth had been around since the early 80’s, their 1987 album “Sister” marked their transition toward and slightly more mainstream, yet still musically challenging sound.  Back in the UK Jesus & Mary Chain released their follow-up to their great debut with “Darklands”, though not as groundbreaking as “Psychocandy”, it cleaned up their sound and further established them as an alternative band to be reckoned with.  Experimental/gospel psych group Spacemen 3 released their full length debut “The Perfect Prescription”, their first in a line of mind blowing epics- including albums released by lead guy J. Spacemen’s follow-up band Spiritualized.  Longtime U.K. heroes XTC stepped out of their identity to release “Psonic Psunspot” under an alias Dukes of Strastosphear which played homage to their sixties influences to the point where it sounded exactly like them!  L.A.’s Jane’s Addiction came out with their debut live EP which put them on the map in road to their follow-up masterpiece “Nothing’s Shocking” released in ’88.  That just touches on some of the best of alternative music in ’87.  The seeds were being planted for cultural domination in the early 90’s.

Though techno music was still in its nascent stage, crucial techno/house tracks like “Strings of Life” by Rhythm is Rhythm, AIDS lament “Silent Morning” by Noel, actual top forty hit, the mash-up track “Pump Up the Volume” by M/A/R/R/S and first acid house track “Acid Tracks” by Phuture all bear mentioning.  All of these tracks are constantly namechecked in the development of techno, house & big beat.  In addition, tracks by great synth driven groups like New Order (True Faith), Depeche Mode (Never Let Me Down Again and Strangelove) and Pet Shop Boys (It’s a Sin, Rent, What Have I Done to Deserve This) helped expand the genre and further bridge the gap between rock, synth-pop and club music.

THE REPLACEMENTS- PLEASED TO MEET ME

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PUBLIC ENEMY- YO! BUM RUSH THE SHOW

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GUNS N’ ROSES- APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

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BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS- CRIMINAL MINDED

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PRINCE- SIGN O’ THE TIMES

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THE SMITHS- STRANGEWAYS, HERE WE COME

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THE PIXIES- COME ON PILGRIM EP

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THE CURE- KISS ME KISS ME KISS ME

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- TUNNEL OF LOVE

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SPACEMEN 3- THE PERFECT PRESCRIPTION

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INXS- KICK

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DINOSAUR JR. -YOU’RE LIVING ALL OVER ME

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JANE’S ADDICTION- JANE’S ADDICTION (LIVE)

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HUSKER DU- WAREHOUSE: SONGS AND STORIES

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R.E.M.- DOCUMENT

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DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR- PSONIC PSUNSPOT

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U2- THE JOSHUA TREE

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SONIC YOUTH- SISTER

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ERIC B & RAKIM- PAID IN FULL

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THE CULT- ELECTRIC

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Best of 1987 Volume 1 (3/25/02)

1.  Guns N’ Roses- Welcome to the Jungle

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2.  The Cult- Love Removal Machine

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3.  The Cure- Just Like Heaven

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4.  New Order- True Faith

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5.  Eric B & Rakim- I Know You Got Soul

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6.  Salt N’ Pepa- Push It

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7.  Sinead O’ Connor- Mandinka

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8.  The Smiths- Stop Me If You Think That You’ve Heard This One Before

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9.  Prince- U Got the Look

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10.  Husker Du- Could You Be the One?

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11.  The Replacements- Alex Chilton

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12.  LL Cool J- I’m Bad

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13.  Public Enemy- You’re Gonna Get Yours

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14.  Dinosaur Jr.- Little Fury Things

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15.  Sonic Youth- Schizophrenia

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16.  Jane’s Addiction- I Would For You (Live)

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17.  U2- Red Hill Mining Town

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18.  Bruce Springsteen- Brilliant Disguise

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19.  R.E.M.- It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

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Best of 1987 Volume 2 (3/26/02)

1.  Boogie Down Productions- Criminal Minded

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2.  Kool Moe Dee- How Ya Like Me Now

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3.  INXS (with Jimmy Barnes)- Good Times

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4.  Prince- Sign O’ the Times

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5.  R.E.M.- Exhuming McCarthy

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6.  John Mellencamp- Check It Out

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7.  John Hiatt- Have a Little Faith in Me

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8.  The Replacements- Can’t Hardly Wait

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9.  Guns N’ Roses- Sweet Child O’ Mine

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10.  Public Enemy- Miuzi Weighs a Ton

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11.  The Cult- Wild Flower

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12.  Eric B & Rakim- Paid in Full

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13.  Run-DMC- Christmas in Hollis

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14.  The Ramones- I Wanna Live

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15.  U2- Running to Stand Still

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16.  Dinosaur Jr.- In a Jar

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17.  The Smiths- Sheila Take a Bow

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18.  Echo & the Bunnymen- Lips Like Sugar

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19.  Bruce Springsteen- Tunnel of Love

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Best of 1987 Volume 3 (10/20/04)

1.  U2- Where the Street Have No Name

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2.  Boogie Down Productions- The Bridge Is Over

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3.  Public Enemy- Public Enemy #1

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4.  The Vaselines- Son of a Gun

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5.  Sonic Youth- I Got a Catholic Block

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6.  The Pixies- The Holiday Song

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7.  The Fall- Hit the North

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8.  The Jesus & Mary Chain- April Skies

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9.  Spacemen 3- Walking With Jesus

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10.  Guns N’ Roses- Rocket Queen

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11.  Big Black- The Model

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12.  The Cure- Why Can’t I Be You?

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13.  Prince- I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

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14.  Depeche Mode- Never Let Me Down Again

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15.  The Smiths- Half a Person

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16.  George Michael- One More Try

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17.  Eric B & Rakim- I Ain’t No Joke

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18.  R.E.M.- The Finest Worksong

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19.  The Replacements- Skyway

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Best of 1987 Volume 4 (10/21/04)

1.  M/A/R/R/S- Pump Up the Volume (Radio Edit)

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2.  Eric B & Rakim- Move the Crowd

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3.  The Hoodoo Gurus- What’s My Scene?

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4.  Boogie Down Productions- South Bronx

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5.  Kool Moe Dee- Wild Wild West

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6.  Red Hot Chili Peppers- Fight Like a Brave

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7.  R.E.M.- Welcome to the Occupation

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8.  10,000 Maniacs- What’s the Matter Here

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9.  Tom Waits- Hang On St. Christopher

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10.  The Replacements- The Ledge

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11.  The Smiths- I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish

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12.  The Cure- Catch

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13.  Mission Of Burma- Forget        *released posthumously in ’87 long after band broke up

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14.  Spacemen 3- Come Down Easy

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15.  Prince- If I Was Your Girlfriend

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16.  Guns N’ Roses- My Michelle

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17.  The Pixies- Nimrod’s Son

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18.  Dwight Yoakam- Please, Please Baby

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19.  John Mellencamp- Cherry Bomb

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20.  Bruce Springsteen- One Step Up

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Best of 1987 Volume 5 (11/18/07)

1.  INXS- Need You Tonight (Single Edit)

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2.  The Happy Mondays- 24 Hour Party People

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3.  Pet Shop Boys- It’s a Sin

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4.  Sinead O’ Connor- I Want Your (Hands On Me)

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5.  The Pixies- I’ve Been Tired

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6.  Dukes of the Stratosphear- Vanishing Girl

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7.  The Go-Betweens- Bye Bye Pride

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8.  The Jesus & Mary Chain- Happy When It Rains

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9.  Spacemen 3- Take Me to the Other Side

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10.  Rhythm Is Rhythm- Strings Of Life

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11.  Guns N’ Roses- Mr. Brownstone

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12.  The Cult- Lil’ Devil

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13.  The Grateful Dead- Hell in a Bucket

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14.  The Silos- Tennessee Fire

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15.  U2- One Tree Hill

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16.  Midnight Oil- the Dead Heart

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17.  Love & Rockets- No New Take to Tell

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18.  The Smiths- Shoplifters Of the World Unite

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19.  Sonic Youth- Stereo Sanctity

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Best of 1987 Volume 6 (11/20/07)

1.  EPMD- It’s My Thing

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2.  Ultramagnetic MC’s- Funky (Original Version)

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3.  Sisters Of Mercy- This Corrosion (Single Edit)

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4. Big Black- Bad Penny

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5.  The Screaming Trees- Transfiguration

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6.  The Vaselines- You Think You’re a Man

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7.  Dana Dane- Cinderfella

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8.  Boogie Down Productions- P Is Free

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9.  The Cure- Hot Hot Hot!!

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10.  The Smiths- Sweet and Tender Hooligan

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11.  Sonic Youth- Master Dik

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12.  Husker Du- Turn It Around

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13.  The Replacements- Never Mind

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14.  Pet Shop Boys (Feat. Dusty Springfield)- What Have I Done to Deserve This?

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15.  Noel- Silent Morning

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16.  The Bangles- Hazy Shade of Winter

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17.  The Grateful Dead- Touch of Grey

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18.  Randy Travis- Too Gone Too Long

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19.  INXS- Never Tear Us Apart

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Best of 1987 Volume 7 (8/6/11)

1.  The Smiths- Is It Really So Strange?

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2.  R.E.M.- Oddfellows Local 151

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3.  Guided By Voices- Captain’s Dead

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4.  Boogie Down Productions- 9mm Goes Bang

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5.  Spoonie Gee- The Godfather

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6.  N.W.A. & the Posse- Boyz-N-The-Hood

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7.  INXS- Devil Inside

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8.  The Cult- Aphrodisiac Jacket

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9.  Pet Shop Boys- Rent

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10.  Depeche Mode- Strangelove

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11.  Phuture- Acid Tracks

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12.  Spacemen 3- Transparent Radiation (Flashback)

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13.  The Sisters Of Mercy- Lucretia My Reflection

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14.  U2- In God’s Country

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15.  Guns N’ Roses- Paradise City

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Best of 1987 Volume 8 (8/6/11)

1.  The Replacements- I.O.U.

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2.  Rites of Spring- All Through a Life

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3.  Husker Du- Charity, Chastity, Prudence and Hope

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6.  Los Lobos- Is This All There Is?

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9.  Midnight Oil- Beds Are Burning

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2. Public Enemy- Yo! Bum Rush The Show
3. Michael Jackson- Smooth Criminal
4. Prince- Play In The Sunshine
5. Terence Trent D’Arby- Wishing Well
6. Fleetwood Mac- Everywhere
7. George Michael- Father Figure
8. Frankie Knuckles (Feat. Jamie Principle)- Your Love
9. Depeche Mode- Behind The Wheel
10. Echo & The Bunnymen- New Direction
11. Jesus & Mary Chain- Darklands
12. R.E.M.- Disturbance At The Heron House
13. Dinosaur Jr.- Raisans
14. U2- Bullet The Blue Sky
15. The House Of Love- Shine On
16. The Pixies- Caribou
17. The Go-Betweens- Right Here
18. The Smiths- Girlfriend In A Coma