Radio X magazine's ranking of the best rock albums of 1987

1987 is one of those years in which pop and rock seem to be moving in many different directions at once. The biggest stars of the '80s reach new commercial heights, while alternative rock, post-punk, gothic rock and indie lay the groundwork for what will happen in the following decade. It's the year of albums destined to become massive international hits, from U2's "The Joshua Tree" to Michael Jackson's "Bad", from George Michael's "Faith" to Guns N' Roses' "Appetite For Destruction", but also of landmark works by Prince, The Cure, The Smiths, Depeche Mode and R.E.M. The online magazine Radio X has revisited that year, selecting 25 albums that capture its variety and richness.

So here is Radio X's ranking of the 25 best albums of 1987 (full feature here)

1. Julian Cope – Saint Julian
2. U2 – The Joshua Tree
3. Prince – Sign ‘O’ The Times
4. Erasure – The Circus
5. The Cult – Electric
6. Fleetwood Mac – Tango In The Night
7. Suzanne Vega – Solitude Standing
8. Happy Mondays – Squirrel And G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)
9. The Cure – Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
10. Whitney Houston – Whitney
11. Guns N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction
12. Def Leppard – Hysteria
13. New Order – Substance
14. Aerosmith – Permanent Vacation
15. Michael Jackson – Bad
16. The Jesus And Mary Chain – Darklands
17. Pet Shop Boys – Actually
18. Pink Floyd – A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
19. R.E.M. – Document
20. The Housemartins – The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death
21. The Smiths – Strangeways, Here We Come
22. Depeche Mode – Music For The Masses
23. George Michael – Faith
24. Sisters Of Mercy – Floodland
25. INXS – Kick

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