Best Albums of 1986

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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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The Dark

Metal Church

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

107

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162.

Georgia Satellites

The Georgia Satellites

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

106

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163.

The Big Heat

Stan Ridgway

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

106

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164.

The Ultimate Sin

Ozzy Osbourne

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

106

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On The Beach

Chris Rea

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

106

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Sextet / Six Marimbas

Steve Reich

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

14 charts

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106

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167.

Lives In The Balance

Jackson Browne

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

35 charts

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105

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Birth Of The Bebop: Bird On Tenor

Charlie Parker

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

8 charts

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103

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169.

Gossip

Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

37 charts

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102

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170.

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

51 charts

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102

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	29	3%
B.B. King	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Gone	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	379	38%
	263	26%
	46	5%
	45	5%
	30	3%
	28	3%
	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	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

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