Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1986 year summaryThe best artists of 1986 were The Smiths, Metallica, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, XTC, Talk Talk, Slayer, Beastie Boys, R.E.M. and Depeche Mode.

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151.

In Visible Silence

Art Of Noise

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

110

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152.

Who Made Who
Soundtrack compilation

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

109

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153.

Every Breath You Take: The Singles
Compilation

The Police

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

108

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154.

Medusa

Clan Of Xymox

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

106

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155.

Sextet / Six Marimbas

Steve Reich

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

105

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156.

Selvagem?

Os Paralamas Do Sucesso

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

105

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157.

Enya

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

102

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158.

The Mission
Soundtrack

Ennio Morricone

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

30 charts

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102

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159.

Gossip

Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

101

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160.

Zeca Pagodinho

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

7 charts

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101

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	30	3%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Cocteau Twins	3	0%
B.B. King	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	377	38%
	268	27%
	46	5%
	45	4%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	913	91%
Yes	88	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	20	2%

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