Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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131.

Quirk Out

Stump

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

142

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132.

Look What The Cat Dragged In

Poison

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

140

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133.

Neither Washington Nor Moscow

Redskins

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

135

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134.

Crimson Glory

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

134

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135.

Zazu

Rosie Vela

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

131

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Pearls Of Passion

Roxette

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

128

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137.

Monster Walks The Winter Lake

David Thomas

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

30 charts

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128

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138.

Mechanical Resonance

Tesla

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

35 charts

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127

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139.

Turbo

Judas Priest

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

125

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140.

Skag Heaven

Squirrel Bait

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

121

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	28	3%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
B.B. King	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Gone	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	383	38%
	264	26%
	46	5%
	43	4%
	30	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	916	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	20	2%

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