Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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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Greetings From Timbuk 3

Timbuk 3

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1986

Appears in:

21 charts

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312.

Don Giovanni

Lucio Battisti

Year of Release:

1986

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13 charts

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Call Of The Wild

Disneyland After Dark

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1986

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8 charts

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314.

More Love Songs

Loudon Wainwright III

Year of Release:

1986

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6 charts

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315.

Ночь [Noch]

Кино [Kino]

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1986

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7 charts

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316.

Vivendo E Não Aprendendo

Ira!

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1986

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9 charts

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Sleng Teng

Wayne Smith

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1986

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5 charts

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Gaudi

The Alan Parsons Project

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1986

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13 charts

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The Rainmakers

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1986

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16 charts

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Meteo Für Nada

Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine

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1986

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4 charts

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	382	38%
	265	27%
	45	5%
	43	4%
	29	3%
	29	3%
	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%

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