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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The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,425 charts

Rank Score:

38,517

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Average Rating:

88 (2,849 votes)

Comments:

265

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,231 charts

Rank Score:

13,182

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,103 charts

Rank Score:

11,649

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Overall Rank:

127

Average Rating:

81 (1,318 votes)

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Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

783 charts

Rank Score:

7,433

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Overall Rank:

225

Average Rating:

80 (904 votes)

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Skylarking

XTC

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

575 charts

Rank Score:

4,946

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

453 charts

Rank Score:

4,253

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Overall Rank:

421

Average Rating:

80 (551 votes)

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Reign In Blood

Slayer

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

486 charts

Rank Score:

3,785

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

592 charts

Rank Score:

3,525

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Overall Rank:

509

Average Rating:

77 (837 votes)

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Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

486 charts

Rank Score:

3,500

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Overall Rank:

517

Average Rating:

80 (734 votes)

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10.

Black Celebration

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

353 charts

Rank Score:

2,589

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104

Overall Rank:

698

Average Rating:

78 (480 votes)

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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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