The 25 best classic rock albums of 1987, according to Radio X magazine
09-03-2026
On this day in 1987, “The Joshua Tree“, one of U2's masterpieces, was released – a turning-point album – overseen in the producer's chair by Brian Eno – that wasn't fully understood by all the Irish band's early fans. But 1987 was also the year of other rock classics like “Tango In The Night” by Fleetwood Mac, “Appetite For Destruction” by Guns N' Roses, “Cloud Nine” by George Harrison and “Kick” by INXS. The British online magazine Radio X took the opportunity to publish a ranking of the best albums of that year in the field of so-called “classic rock”, a category that by then also included the work of Bono and co.
So here below is Radio X's ranking of the 25 best classic rock albums of 1987 (full feature here).
25. INXS – “Kick”
24. George Harrison – “Cloud Nine”
23. Sting – “…Nothing Like The Sun”
22. Bruce Springsteen – “Tunnel Of Love”
21. Alice Cooper – “Raise Your Fist And Yell”
20. KISS – “Crazy Nights”
18. Pink Floyd – “A Momentary Lapse Of Reason”
17. Rush – “Hold Your Fire”
16. Aerosmith – “Permanent Vacation”
15. Def Leppard – “Hysteria”
14. Midnight Oil – “Diesel & Dust”
13. Guns N’ Roses – “Appetite For Destruction”
12. Grateful Dead – “In The Dark”
11. Roger Waters – “Radio K.A.O.S.”
10. Mötley Crüe – “Girls, Girls, Girls”
9. Heart – “Bad Animals”
8. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – “Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough)”
7. Suzanne Vega – “Solitude Standing”
6. Fleetwood Mac – “Tango In The Night”
5. The Cult – “Electric”
4. Bryan Adams – “Into The Fire”
3. Whitesnake – “Whitesnake”
2. Anthrax – “Among The Living”
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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Claudio Fabretti, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.
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