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YEAR: 1987

albums are in italics, songs in quotes

1) Eye of the Hurricane by Alarm, The

2) "Hazy Shade of Winter" by Bangles, The

3) "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" by Belinda Carlisle

4) "Only Love" by Bodeans

5) "I Don't Mind at All" by Bourgeois Tagg

6) "Gettysburg" by Brandos, The

7) Tunnel of Love by Bruce Springsteen

8) "Desiree" by Bystander

9) "In The River" by Call, The

10) "You Are The Girl" by Cars, The

11) "Dance Along The Edge" by Concrete Blonde

12) After Dark by Cruzados, The

13) "Why Can't I Be You?" by Cure, The

14) "Along Again Or" by Damned, The

15) "Your Sister Told Me" by Don Dixon

16) "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo" by Echo and the Bunnymen

17) "No Stars" by Figures On A Beach

18) "Carry the Torch" by Firetown

19) Tango in the Night by Fleetwood Mac

20) "Idol" by Flesh for Lulu

21) Cloud 9 by George Harrison

22) Heroes and Zeros by Glen Burtnick

23) In The Dark by Grateful Dead

24) "I'm No Angel" by Greg Allman Band

25) Appetite for Destruction by Guns N Roses

26) "Alone" by Heart

27) "Karla With A K" by Hooters, The

28) "Crazy" by Icehouse

29) Kick by INXS

30) "Early One Morning" by Jah Love and The Survivors

31) Beyond the Beaches by James Deely and the Valiants

32) "April Skies" by Jesus and the Mary Chain

33) "Light of Day" by Joan Jett

34) The Lonesome Jubilee by John Mellencamp

35) "Wishes" by Jon Butcher

36) Freedom, No Compromise by Little Steven

37) "Midnight Blue" by Lou Gramm

38) "Pop Goes the World" by Men Without Hats

39) "Throwaway" by Mick Jagger

40) Diesel and Dust by Midnight Oil

41) "Elvis Is Everywhere" by Mojo Nixon

42) "Since You've Been Gone" by Outfield, The

43) Gematria by Peter Himmelman

44) A Momentary Lapse of Reason by Pink Floyd

45) "Heartbreak Beat" by Psychedelic Furs, The

46) Document by R.E.M.

47) Pleased to Meet Me by Replacements, The

48) Cool Blue Halo by Richard Barone

49) Robbie Robertson by Robbie Robertson

50) "Desiree (I Know You're Home Tonight)" by Secret Lovers

51) "Painted Moon" by Silencers, The

52) "Mandinka" by Sinead O'Connor

53) Louder Than Bombs by Smiths, The

54) Solitude Standing by Suzanne Vega

55) "Beautiful Imbalance" by Thrashing Doves

56) "Jammin' Me" by Tom Petty

57) Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

58) Joshua Tree by U2

59) Sentimental Hygiene by Warren Zevon

60) "The Promise" by When In Rome

61) "Wait" by White Lion

62) "Ship of Fools" by World Party

63) "Fourth of July" by X

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