Best Albums of 1986

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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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
113
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
112
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153.
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
112
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
112
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
111
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
110
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
109
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
108
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
107
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
106
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 16 of 100

Best Albums of 1986 composition

Country Albums %


United States 382 38%
United Kingdom 264 26%
Germany 46 5%
Mixed Nationality 43 4%
Japan 30 3%
Australia 28 3%
Canada 23 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 915 91%
Yes 87 9%
Live? Albums %
No 968 97%
Yes 34 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 982 98%
Yes 20 2%
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