Best Albums of 1986

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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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
307
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Year of Release:
1986
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307
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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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299
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65.
The Whole Story 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1986
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298
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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296
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
295
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
293
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
291
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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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Total albums: 1,000. Page 7 of 100

Best Albums of 1986 composition

Country Albums %


United States 377 38%
United Kingdom 268 27%
Mixed Nationality 46 5%
Germany 45 5%
Japan 29 3%
Australia 28 3%
France 23 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 912 91%
Yes 88 9%
Live? Albums %
No 966 97%
Yes 34 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 980 98%
Yes 20 2%
Best Albums of 1953
1. Black Coffee With Peggy Lee by Peggy Lee
2. Ellington Uptown by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
3. Chante Les Chansons Poétiques no1 by Georges Brassens
4. Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet by Sonny Rollins
5. Dean Martin Sings by Dean Martin
6. The Great Artistry Of Django Reinhardt by Django Reinhardt
7. An Evening With Billie Holiday by Billie Holiday
8. Songs By Tom Lehrer by Tom Lehrer
9. Inca Taqui by Yma Sumac
10. Jazz At Oberlin by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
11. Calamity Jane by Doris Day
12. Puccini: Tosca by Maria Callas / Victor De Sabata
13. Nat King Cole Sings For Two In Love by Nat King Cole
14. Moondog And His Friends by Moondog
15. Memorial Album by Hank Williams
16. New Concepts Of Artistry In Rhythm by Stan Kenton
17. Vol. 2 by Georges Brassens
18. The Duke Plays Ellington by Duke Ellington
19. Young Man With A Horn by Miles Davis
20. Chante... Charles Aznavour by Charles Aznavour
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