Top-rated albums of 1986

Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1986 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
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11.

Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

781 charts

Rank Score:

7,446

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Overall Rank:

225

Average Rating:

80 (903 votes)

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12.

Skylarking

XTC

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

572 charts

Rank Score:

4,938

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Overall Rank:

366

Average Rating:

80 (621 votes)

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13.

Every Breath You Take: The Singles
Compilation

The Police

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

108

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14.

Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

484 charts

Rank Score:

3,495

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Overall Rank:

518

Average Rating:

80 (734 votes)

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15.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral"

Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

121

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16.

A Quiet Normal Life: The Best Of Warren Zevon
Compilation

Warren Zevon

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

4 charts

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Awaken The Guardian

Fates Warning

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

174

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Strange Times

The Chameleons

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

111 charts

Rank Score:

796

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319

Overall Rank:

2,085

Average Rating:

79 (133 votes)

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19.

The Man And His Music
Compilation

Sam Cooke

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

9 charts

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20.

Tango: Zero Hour

Astor Piazzolla

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

542

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434

Overall Rank:

2,838

Average Rating:

79 (87 votes)

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Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

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av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).

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