1987 - Metallica?

[Galactic Bulldozer]

50 -100 Plays
Sylvian, David - Secrets of The Beehive

20 - 50 Plays
Cult - Electric
Rush - Hold Your Fire
Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Earthworks
Torn, Rip - Cloud About Mercury
Bardens, Peter - Seen One Earth
Fents - The Other Side
U2 - Joshua Tree

10 - 20 Plays
Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave
Water, Roger - Radio K.A.O.S.
Floyd, Pink - A Momentary Lapse of Reason

5 - 10 Plays
Chick Corea Elektric Band - Light Years
Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol
Demon - Breakout
Wall of Voodoo - Happy Planet
Trower, Robin - Passion(less)
Deacon Blue - Rain Town (aagh!)

[Facelift]

Sonny Sharrock - Seize the Rainbow

Hermeto Pascoal - Só Não Toca Quem Não Quer
Bobby Previte - Pushing the Envelope
Eric B. and Rakim - Paid in Full

David Torn - Cloud About Mercury
Sonic Youth - Sister
Husker Du - Warehouse: Songs and Stories
Meat Puppets - Huevos
Dinosuar Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
Spacemen 3 - Perfect Prescription
Prince - Sign O the Times
Sodom - Persecution Mania

[bill g]

Man, unless I'm forgetting stuff, this was the year very little came out that really interested me a lot. Even the Ant Phillips album that year was weak.

Jethro Tull - Crest of a Knave
Pink Floyd - Momentary Lapse
Marillion - Clutching At Straws

all less than 10 plays.

[NogbadTheBad]

Dead Can Dance - Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun
David Sylvian - Secrets Of The Beehive
Thinking Plague - Moonsongs
Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing

That's it. Yeesh.

[Trane]

11 Noir Désir Où Veux-tu qu'je R'garde? (EP) Fra 1987
11 Wondeur Brass Simoneda, Reine Des Esclaves Can 1987
10 Congreso Gira Al Sur (aka En Vivo) Chl 1987
10 U2 The Joshua Tree Ire 1987
09 Cult, The Electric Eng 1987
09 Dead Can Dance Within the Realm of a Dying Sun Oz 1987
09 Litfiba 17 Re Ita 1987
09 Marillion Clutching at Straws Eng 1987
09 Pink Floyd The Delicate Sound of Thunder Eng 1987
09 Schell, Daniel & Karo If Windows They Have Bel 1987
09 Zappa, Frank London Symphony Orchestra- Vol. II USA 1987

[spacefreak]

15 Napalm Death Scum Eng 1987

14 Candlemass Nightfall Swe 1987
14 Hafler Trio A Thirsty Fish Eng 1987
14 Nurse With Wound Automating Volume 1 Eng 1987
14 Slaughter Strappado Can 1987
14 Zoviet France Shouting at the Ground Eng 1987

13 Bevis Frond, The Inner Marshland Eng 1987
13 Doubling Riders, The Doublings & Silences Vol. II Ita 1987
13 Ex, The Too Many Cowboys Net 1987
13 Frohmader, Peter Homunculus Volume 2 Ger 1987
13 Organum / Eddie Prévost Crux / Flayed Eng 1987
13 Pentagram Day of Reckoning USA 1987
13 Reich, Steve Drumming (Nonesuch) USA 1987
13 Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus The Gift of Tears Eng 1987
13 Steaming Coils Never Creak USA 1987
13 Vesala, Edward / Sound and Fury Lumi Fin 1987
13 Zoviet France A Flock Of Rotations Eng 1987

12 1919, La Ars Sra Ita 1987
12 Algebra Suicide The Secret Like Crazy USA 1987
12 Anima Bruchstucke fur Ilona Ger 1987
12 Biota Tinct USA 1987
12 Blitzoids, The Stealing From Helpless Children USA 1987
12 Butthole Surfers Locust Abortion Technician USA 1987
12 Camberwell Now Greenfingers (EP) Eng 1987
12 Caroline K. (Walters) Now Wait for Last Year Eng 1987
12 Daly, Ross and Labyrinth Anadysi Gre 1987
12 Frith, Fred The Technology of Tears Eng 1987
12 Frohmader, Peter Homunculus Volume 1 Ger 1987
12 Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction USA 1987
12 Kallabris Kallabris Ger 1987
12 Kinothek Percussion Ensemble Adventure USA 1987
12 Laibach Krst Pod Triglavom - Baptism Slo 1987
12 Lunch, Lydia Hysterie (1976-1986) USA 1987
12 Mayhem Deathcrush (EP) Nor 1987
12 Muslimgauze Abu Nidal Eng 1987
12 Nimal Nimal Var 1987
12 O Yuki Conjugate Primitive Eng 1987
12 Plasticland Salon USA 1987
12 Sleep Chamber Sexmagick Ritual USA 1987
12 Sonic Youth Sister USA 1987
12 Steaming Coils The Tarkington Table USA 1987
12 Swans Children of God USA 1987
12 Tazartes, Ghedalia Tazartes Fra 1987
12 Thinking Plague Moonsongs USA 1987
12 U2 The Joshua Tree Ire 1987
12 Westbrook, Mike London Bridge is Broken Down Eng 1987

11 Amebix Monolith Eng 1987
11 Art Zoyd Berlin Fra 1987
11 Asimos, Nicolas Fanari Tou Diogeni (MC) Gre 1987
11 Chumbawamba Never Mind the Ballots Eng 1987
11 Clair Obscur In Out Fra 1987
11 Cranioclast A Con Cristal Ger 1987
11 Current 93 Imperium Eng 1987
11 Current 93 Swastikas for Noddy Eng 1987
11 Dax, Danielle Inky Bloaters Eng 1987
11 Dimentia 13 Mirror Mind USA 1987
11 Dimosioypalliliko Retire Gesture (MC) Gre 1987
11 Dream Death Journey Into Mystery USA 1987
11 Dukes Of Stratosphear, The Psonic Psunspot Eng 1987
11 Embryo Africa Ger 1987
11 Ezra Winston Myth of the Chrysavides Ita 1987
11 Frohmader, Peter Winter Music (EP) Ger 1987
11 Fuchs, Limpe Via Ger 1987
11 Fulton, David Don't Ask USA 1987
11 Galaxie 500 Today USA 1987
11 Gerechtigkeits Liga Per ignem ad lucem (1981-1987) Ger 1987
11 Go-Betweens Tallulah Oz 1987
11 Greif, Randy Bacteria And Gravity USA 1987
11 Hirsche Nicht Aufs Sofa (H.N.A.S.) Bitte Werfen Sie Ihren Mull Aus Dem Fenster Ger 1987
11 Hirsche Nicht Aufs Sofa (H.N.A.S.) The Book Of Dingenskirchen Ger 1987
11 Infernäl Mäjesty None Shall Defy Can 1987
11 Lounge Lizards, The No Pain For Cakes USA 1987
11 Low Flying Aircraft Low Flying Aircraft Eng 1987
11 Macromassa Macromissa Spa 1987
11 Motorhead Rock 'N' Roll Eng 1987
11 Musci / Venosta Water Messages on Desert Sand Ita 1987
11 Nits, The In The Dutch Mountains Net 1987
11 No Strange L'Universo Ita 1987
11 Nurse With Wound Drunk With the Old Man of the Mountains Eng 1987
11 Oyster Band, The Step Outside Eng 1987
11 Papadimitriou, Sakis Piano Oracles Gre 1987
11 Penguin Cafe Orchestra Signs of Life Eng 1987
11 Portal, Michel Turbulence Fra 1987
11 Potter, Nic Self Contained Eng 1987
11 Power Tools Strange Meeting USA 1987
11 Research Social Studies Eng 1987
11 Reyes, Jorge Comala Mex 1987
11 Rimarimba Chicago Death Excretion Geometry USA 1987
11 Rova Beat Kennel USA 1987
11 Royal Family & the Poor In the Sea of E Eng 1987
11 Schnitzler, Conrad & Michael Otto Micon In Italia Ger 1987
11 Sprung Aus Den Wolken Story Of Electricity Ger 1987
11 Ur Kaos Ur Kaos Swe 1987
11 Velez, Glen Seven Heaven USA 1987
11 Voivod Killing Technology Can 1987
11 When Drowning But Learning Nor 1987
11 Wipers Follow Blind USA 1987
11 Wondeur Brass Simoneda, Reine Des Esclaves Can 1987
11 Zorn, John Godard / Spillane USA 1987
11 Zorn, John Spillane USA 1987
11 Zoviet France Loh Land Eng 1987

10 Aerosmith Permanent Vacation USA 1987
10 Birdsongs of the Mesozoic Between Fires USA 1987
10 Blumen Des Exotischen Eises Karawane Der Mystiks Ger 1987
10 Catalogue Insomnie Fra 1987
10 Cranioclast Cris Con Tala (MC) Ger 1987
10 Cranioclast Lost in Karak Ger 1987
10 Current 93 Dawn Eng 1987
10 Dead Can Dance Within the Realm of a Dying Sun Oz 1987
10 Death (2) Scream Bloody Gore USA 1987
10 Death in June Brown Book Eng 1987
10 Deficit Des Annees Anterieures (D.D.A.A.) Objet Fra 1987
10 Dinosaur Jr. You're Living All Over Me USA 1987
10 Effervescent Elephants Something To Say Ita 1987
10 Eider Stellaire III Fra 1987
10 Electro Static Cat Dysteleology Can 1987
10 F/i Why Not Now? Alan! USA 1987
10 Fabriek, De Made In Spain Net 1987
10 Fibonaccis, The Civilization And It's Discotheques USA 1987
10 Hayward, Charles Survive The Gesture Eng 1987
10 Hirsche Nicht Aufs Sofa (H.N.A.S.) Im Schatten Der Mohre Ger 1987
10 Hula Voice Eng 1987
10 Isildurs Bane Sagan om Ringen Swe 1987
10 Jesus and Mary Chain Darklands Sco 1987
10 Kelly, Jeff Coffee in Nepal USA 1987
10 King Diamond Abigail Den 1987
10 Kistenmacher, Bernd Wake Up in the Sun Ger 1987
10 Koch, Hans / Martin Schütz / Marco Käppeli Acceleration Swz 1987
10 Laibach Opus Dei Slo 1987
10 Loop Heaven's End Eng 1987
10 Lurie, John Down by Law & Variety USA 1987
10 Minimal Compact Lowlands Flight (Made to Measure Vol. 10) Isr 1987
10 Muslimgauze Coup d'Etat Eng 1987
10 Nasty Savage Indulgence USA 1987
10 Opal Happy Nightmare Baby USA 1987
10 Organum Ikon Eng 1987
10 Osjan Rytual Dzwieku i Ciszy - The Rites of Sound and of Silence Pol 1987
10 Outskirts of Infinity Lord Of The Dark Skies Eng 1987
10 Pärt, Arvo Arbos Est 1987
10 Popol Vuh Cobra Verde Ger 1987
10 Prescott, David Walking in Slow Circles USA 1987
10 Psyclones Another Bridge USA 1987
10 Raindance Raindance Eng 1987
10 Ramleh Hole in the Heart Eng 1987
10 Renaldo & The Loaf The Elbow is Taboo Eng 1987
10 Reportaz Reportaz Pol 1987
10 Reyes, Jorge Ek-Tunkul Mex 1987
10 Sacrilege Within the Prophecy Eng 1987
10 Sepultura Schizophrenia Bra 1987
10 Shiny Gnomes Some Funny Nightmares Ger 1987
10 Sleep Chamber Babylon USA 1987
10 Thomas, David And The Wooden Birds Blame the Messenger USA 1987
10 Waits, Tom Frank's Wild Years USA 1987
10 Wiggins, John Anagenic / Particle Music USA 1987
10 Yellow Sunshine Explosion Yellow Sunshine Explosion Ger 1987
10 Young Gods, The The Young Gods Swz 1987
10 Zorn, John Cobra USA 1987

[BravadoNJ]

i remember the confusion when Roger Hodgson & Supertramp both released albums the same month.
Roger's song You Made Me Love You got alot of airplay and many people thought he was back with Supertramp.
....... but both albums fell flat.