Top 13 Music Albums of 1986 by Exist-en-ciel 
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Art Pop, Pop Rock, New Wave
8.4/10
Tracks selection: In Your Eyes & Red Rain
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1. Red Rain 9
2. Sledgehammer 8.5
3. Don't Give Up 8.5
4. That Voice Again 8
5. In Your Eyes 9
6. Mercy Street 8.5
7. Big Time 8
8. We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37) 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
8.4/10
Tracks selection: In Your Eyes & Red Rain
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1. Red Rain 9
2. Sledgehammer 8.5
3. Don't Give Up 8.5
4. That Voice Again 8
5. In Your Eyes 9
6. Mercy Street 8.5
7. Big Time 8
8. We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37) 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
7,433
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Jangle Pop, Indie Pop, Post-Punk
8.4/10
Track selection: There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
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1. The Queen Is Dead / Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty (Medley) 8.5
2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly 8.5
3. I Know It's Over 8.5
4. Never Had No One Ever 8
5. Cemetry Gates 8.5
6. Bigmouth Strikes Again 8.5
7. The Boy With the Thorn in His Side 8.5
8. Vicar in a Tutu 7.5
9. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out 9
10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
8.4/10
Track selection: There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
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1. The Queen Is Dead / Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty (Medley) 8.5
2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly 8.5
3. I Know It's Over 8.5
4. Never Had No One Ever 8
5. Cemetry Gates 8.5
6. Bigmouth Strikes Again 8.5
7. The Boy With the Thorn in His Side 8.5
8. Vicar in a Tutu 7.5
9. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out 9
10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others 8.5 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
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38,513
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Pop Rock, Progressive Pop, Progressive Rock
8.2/10
Track selection: Invisible Touch
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1. Invisible Touch 9
2. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight 8
3. Land of Confusion 8.5
4. In Too Deep 8
5. Anything She Does 8
6. Domino 8
7. Throwing It All Away 8.5
8. The Brazilian 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
8.2/10
Track selection: Invisible Touch
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1. Invisible Touch 9
2. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight 8
3. Land of Confusion 8.5
4. In Too Deep 8
5. Anything She Does 8
6. Domino 8
7. Throwing It All Away 8.5
8. The Brazilian 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
1,322
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Romanticism, Symphony
8.2/10
Track selection: 1rst movement (Andante comodo)
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1. Andante comodo 8.5
2. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb 8
3. Rondo-Burleske: Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig 8
4. Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend 8 [First added to this chart: 09/15/2022]
8.2/10
Track selection: 1rst movement (Andante comodo)
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1. Andante comodo 8.5
2. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb 8
3. Rondo-Burleske: Allegro assai. Sehr trotzig 8
4. Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend 8 [First added to this chart: 09/15/2022]
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Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Sophisti-Pop
8/10
Track selection: Time It's Time
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1. Happiness Is Easy 8
2. I Don't Believe in You 8
3. Life's What You Make It 8
4. April 5th 8
5. Living in Another World 8
6. Give It Up 8
7. Chameleon Day 7.5
8. Time It's Time 9 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
8/10
Track selection: Time It's Time
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1. Happiness Is Easy 8
2. I Don't Believe in You 8
3. Life's What You Make It 8
4. April 5th 8
5. Living in Another World 8
6. Give It Up 8
7. Chameleon Day 7.5
8. Time It's Time 9 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
4,253
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Synthpop, New Wave, Alternative Dance
8/10
Track selection: Bizarre Love Triangle
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1. Paradise 8
2. Weirdo 8
3. As It Is When It Was 7.5
4. Broken Promise 7.5
5. Way of Life 8
6. Bizarre Love Triangle 9.5
7. All Day Long 8
8. Angel Dust 8
9. Every Little Counts 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
8/10
Track selection: Bizarre Love Triangle
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1. Paradise 8
2. Weirdo 8
3. As It Is When It Was 7.5
4. Broken Promise 7.5
5. Way of Life 8
6. Bizarre Love Triangle 9.5
7. All Day Long 8
8. Angel Dust 8
9. Every Little Counts 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
1,044
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Pop Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Mbaqanga
8/10
Track selection: You Can Call Me Al
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1. The Boy in the Bubble 8
2. Graceland 8
3. I Know What I Know 8
4. Gumboots 8
5. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes 8
6. You Can Call Me Al 8.5
7. Under African Skies 8
8. Homeless 8
9. Crazy Love, Vol. II 8
10. That Was Your Mother 7.5
11. All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
8/10
Track selection: You Can Call Me Al
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1. The Boy in the Bubble 8
2. Graceland 8
3. I Know What I Know 8
4. Gumboots 8
5. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes 8
6. You Can Call Me Al 8.5
7. Under African Skies 8
8. Homeless 8
9. Crazy Love, Vol. II 8
10. That Was Your Mother 7.5
11. All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
11,648
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Gothic Rock, Post-Punk, New Wave
8/10
Track selection: Cities in Dust
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1. Candyman 8
2. The Sweetest Chill 8
3. This Unrest 8
4. Cities in Dust 8.5
5. Cannons 8
6. Party's Fall 8
7. 92° 7.5
8. Lands End 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
8/10
Track selection: Cities in Dust
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1. Candyman 8
2. The Sweetest Chill 8
3. This Unrest 8
4. Cities in Dust 8.5
5. Cannons 8
6. Party's Fall 8
7. 92° 7.5
8. Lands End 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
332
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Post-Punk, Dream Pop
8/10
Track selection: Swamp Thing
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1. Mad Jack 8
2. Caution 8
3. Tears 8
4. Soul in Isolation 8
5. Swamp Thing 8.5
6. Time / The End of Time 8
7. Seriocity 7.5
8. In Answer 8
9. Childhood 8
10. I'll Remember 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
8/10
Track selection: Swamp Thing
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1. Mad Jack 8
2. Caution 8
3. Tears 8
4. Soul in Isolation 8
5. Swamp Thing 8.5
6. Time / The End of Time 8
7. Seriocity 7.5
8. In Answer 8
9. Childhood 8
10. I'll Remember 8 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
794
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Synthpop, Electro-Disco, Dance-Pop
8/10
Track selection: Paninaro
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1. In the Night 8
2. Suburbia 8
3. Opportunities 8
4. Paninaro 8.5
5. Love Comes Quickly 8
6. West End Girls 7.5 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
8/10
Track selection: Paninaro
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1. In the Night 8
2. Suburbia 8
3. Opportunities 8
4. Paninaro 8.5
5. Love Comes Quickly 8
6. West End Girls 7.5 [First added to this chart: 09/05/2022]
Total albums: 13. Page 1 of 2
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Top 13 Music Albums of 1986 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Chameleons | 1 | 8% | |
| Pet Shop Boys | 1 | 8% | |
| Cocteau Twins | 1 | 8% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 1 | 8% | |
| Madonna | 1 | 8% | |
| The Smiths | 1 | 8% | |
| Depeche Mode | 1 | 8% | |
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