Top New Zealand Albums - Year-end 1987

The best selling album in 1987 in New Zealand was THE JOSHUA TREE by U2.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 U2 THE JOSHUA TREE 1987
2 PAUL SIMON GRACELAND 1986
3 BON JOVI SLIPPERY WHEN WET 1986
4 EURYTHMICS REVENGE 1986
5 JOHN FARNHAM WHISPERING JACK 1987
6 MIDNIGHT OIL DIESEL AND DUST 1987
7 CROWDED HOUSE CROWDED HOUSE 1986
8 ALISON MOYET RAINDANCING 1987
9 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY 1987
10 GENESIS GENESIS 1983
11 PETER GABRIEL SO 1986
12 SUZANNE VEGA SOLITUDE STANDING 1987
13 SIMPLY RED MEN AND WOMEN 1987
14 MICHAEL JACKSON BAD 1987
15 PSEUDO ECHO FUNKYTOWN 1987
16 FLEETWOOD MAC TANGO IN THE NIGHT 1987
17 GENESIS INVISIBLE TOUCH 1986
18 MEL & KIM FLM (FUN, LOVE AND MONEY) 1987
19 TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY 1987
20 ROBERT CRAY STRONG PERSUADER 1986
21 SOUNDTRACK THE BIG CHILL 1983
22 RUBY TURNER WOMEN HOLD UP HALF THE SKY 1986
23 LEVEL 42 RUNNING IN THE FAMILY 1987
24 PINK FLOYD A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON 1987
25 KEVIN BLOODY WILSON KEV'S BACK (THE RETURN OF THE YOBBO) 1985
26 THE POLICE EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES 1986
27 CHRIS REA DANCING WITH STRANGERS 1987
28 LIONEL RICHIE DANCING ON THE CEILING 1986
29 HERBS SENSITIVE TO A SMILE 1987
30 INXS KICK 1987
31 BARBRA STREISAND ONE VOICE 1987
32 PRINCE SIGN O' THE TIMES 1987
33 ICEHOUSE MAN OF COLOURS 1987
34 BILLY IDOL WHIPLASH SMILE
[listed twice for no reason]		 1986
35 THE PRETENDERS GET CLOSE 1986
36 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY HOUSTON 1985
37 EUROPE THE FINAL COUNTDOWN 1986
38 LOS LOBOS LA BAMBA (SOUNDTRACK) 1987
39 MADONNA TRUE BLUE 1986
40 BRUCE HORNSBY THE WAY IT IS 1986
41 BILLY IDOL WHIPLASH SMILE
[listed twice for no reason]		 1986
42 THE ANGELS HOWLING 1987
43 DOLLY PARTON, EMMYLOU HARRIS & LINDA RONSTADT TRIO 1987
44 KATE BUSH THE WHOLE STORY 1986
45 THE BANGLES DIFFERENT LIGHT 1986
46 CARL DOY PIANO BY CANDLELIGHT 1987
47 UB40 THE BEST OF UB40 VOL I 1987
48 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS FORE! 1986
49 SUPERTRAMP THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SUPERTRAMP 1986
50 CYNDI LAUPER TRUE COLORS 1986

Source: Recorded Music New Zealand