Best Albums of 1986

Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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, R.E.M., Beastie Boys and Depeche Mode.
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Year of Release:
1986
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304
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Year of Release:
1986
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303
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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301
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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301
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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299
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Year of Release:
1986
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294
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Year of Release:
1986
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294
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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287
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69.
The Whole Story 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1986
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287
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Year of Release:
1986
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283
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 7 of 100

Best Albums of 1986 composition

Country Albums %


United States 378 38%
United Kingdom 262 26%
Germany 47 5%
Mixed Nationality 46 5%
Japan 30 3%
Australia 28 3%
France 24 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 911 91%
Yes 89 9%
Live? Albums %
No 967 97%
Yes 33 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 980 98%
Yes 20 2%
Best Albums of 1962
1. Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music by Ray Charles
2. Waltz For Debby by Bill Evans Trio
3. Howlin' Wolf by Howlin' Wolf
4. Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
5. Green Onions by Booker T. & The M.G.'s
6. Go by Dexter Gordon
7. Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles by Françoise Hardy
8. Tijuana Moods by Charles Mingus
9. Jazz Samba by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
10. The Bridge by Sonny Rollins
11. Oh Yeah by Charles Mingus
12. Takin' Off by Herbie Hancock
13. Crying by Roy Orbison
14. Coltrane "Live" At The Village Vanguard by John Coltrane
15. Mosaic by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
16. Surfin' Safari by The Beach Boys
17. Peter, Paul And Mary by Peter, Paul And Mary
18. Coltrane by John Coltrane Quartet
19. Sentimentally Yours by Patsy Cline
20. The Original Telstar: The Sounds Of The Tornadoes by The Tornados
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